Originally published in Church Times The Archbishop of Cape Town, Dr Thabo Makgoba, one of the main speakers at the 40th-anniversary celebrations of the United Democratic Front (UDF), expressed pride in being “a child of the UDF”, and acknowledged the organisation’s contribution to the struggle against apartheid, and to his […]
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Anglican Church in Southern Africa resolves to craft special prayers for same-sex couples
The Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa have resolved to craft special prayers for couples in same-sex relationships, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town announced on Monday. However, the bishops were unable to reach consensus on blessing same-sex unions during church services and ruled out church […]
Archbishop Makgoba calls on SA to publicly condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Originally published in Eyewitness News Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has called on the South African government to “loudly and clearly” condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its bombing of health centres and places of refuge. Thursday marked exactly a month since Russia waged an attack on the country, killing thousands of […]
Makgoba calls for SA government intervention in growing ethnic crisis in Ethiopia
The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, has called on South African faith groups and civil society lobbies to press the SA government to intervene in a Ethiopia where the government is accused of committing war crimes against the people of the northern province of Tigray. Warning that what […]
ANC must remove President Zuma says Anglican archbishop
Originally published in Ecumenical News The new leadership of the African National Congress should replace Jacob Zuma as national president as soon as possible, the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba has said in a Christmas message. Speaking during his Christmas Eve sermon at the St George’s Cathedral, Makgoba […]
Archbishop Makgoba enjoys fruitful few days in Nelson Mandela Bay
Archbishop Dr Thabo Makgoba, the Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and the Archbishop of the Diocese of Cape Town, visited the Port Elizabeth diocese from Wednesday 19 to Sunday 23 November. I was present in a breakfast on Friday the 21st at the St John’s Parish in […]