Tag: soweto
Young South Africans learn of Tutu’s activism for equality
By Mogomotsi Magome and Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press
Archbishop Desmond Tutu's legacy is reverberating among young South Africans, many of whom were not born when...
Tutu: a man of empathy, moral ardor, and some silly jokes
By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press
One Christmas Day in the 1980s, Desmond Tutu led a packed church service in Soweto, the Black Johannesburg township and...
Tutu’s Family Gathers in South Africa for Cape Town Funeral
Desmond Tutu's family members gathered at his Cape Town home on Tuesday in preparation for his funeral this weekend as South Africans honored his...
Deaths climb to 72 in South Africa riots after Zuma jailed
By Mogomotsi Magome and Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press
The death toll climbed to 72 from rioting in South Africa on Tuesday, with many people trampled...