LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The late anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu is to be aquamated – a process using water that is described as an environmentally friendly alternative to cremation. It was “what he aspired to as an eco-warrior,” said Very Rev Michael Weeder. Thousands of South Africans have been paying their last respects at St…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As South Africa celebrated the life of anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday, one of his daughters recalled the day he saved a young man from being burned alive by an angry mob as one of her proudest memories. In 1985, the country was in a state of emergency…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-“Archbishop Tutu was a towering global figure for peace and an inspiration to generations across the world. During the darkest days of apartheid, he was a shining beacon for social justice, freedom and non-violent resistance. … Although Archbishop Tutu’s passing leaves a huge void on the global stage, and in our hearts,…