I need to say clearly and loudly that the South African government is presently breaching the constitutional rights of abandoned, abused and orphaned children.
A statement addressed to the media by the Ecumenical Caucus at the UN World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.
Sunday 26th August at 3pm sees St George's Cathedral, Cape Town the venue for a unique event in the life of the nation. An hour long service - presided at by former Archbishops of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu and Philip Russell - to mark the cathedral's centenary.
We, the Anglican Communion across Africa, pledge ourselves to the promise that future generations will be born and live in a world free from AIDS.
All governments in Africa are being called on to declare an HIV/AIDS state of emergency as one of several aspects of a plan developed at the All Africa Anglican Conference on HIV-Aids in Boksburg this week.
Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane will host a press conference at the Birchwood Conference Centre in Boksburg at 12:45 tomorrow, 16 August.
Over and over at this workshop we have heard these words of affirmation coming from, not someone else, but our own lips and I trust our hearts. In that same spirit I am asking you to accept a challenge to action starting right now, at this holy moment and in fellowship with your sisters and brothers that have worked and prayed so diligently over these last few days.
The Anglican Church should capitalise on its strengths, and use these to bring people together in order to effect change in the war against HIV/AIDS, according to former first-lady, Graca Machel.
An Anglican Priest living with AIDS has compared his feelings, about the All Africa Anglican AIDS Conference in Johannesburg, to those of Simeon when he first encountered the infant Christ at the temple. "'My Lord now you can allow your servant to depart.'
We are full of thanks and a renewed sense of commitment as we stand before the highest echelon of the Anglican Church in South Africa, and other parts of Africa and worldwide, to ponder one of the most urgent challenges that humanity has found itself confronted with since creation.
On the first day of the All Africa Anglican Aids Workshop, the host, the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane, urged delegates to the meeting to be a church that "saved souls and saved lives as well".
As the Anglican Church works with other faith-based organisations, philanthropic, welfare and humanitarian societies together with structures of government, it can do so much more than many other sectors in doing away with the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS, according to Deputy State President Jacob Zuma.
The aim; a generation without HIV/AIDS is what the delegates to the All-Africa Anglican Conference in Boksburg must work towards, according to Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane in his opening address.
I have a huge and humbling sense of the uniqueness of this occasion. Here under one roof we have a variety of people, ranging from people living with HIV/AIDS, to caregivers, representatives of the donor nations, UN AIDS, pharmaceutical companies, the ecumenical community and the global Anglican community.
When I addressed you, three years ago at Botha’s Hill, we were still flushed with the euphoria of our first democratic elections and filled with anticipation for the “New Millennium”. At that time it was appropriate to establish a vision for the year 2000 and beyond.
One of the issues closest to my heart is the dignity and rights of women and children. It is an issue that strikes at the heart of our nation and involves so much more than simply putting legislation in place and talk about Constitutional rights.
Representatives from various stakeholders including the Government, NGOs, Civil Society structures, the media and faith-based communities today committed themselves to starting a campaign to mobilise men into active involvement in promoting the dignity and rights of women and the fight against all forms of violence and abuse of women and children.
The warm glint in his eyes, and the boyish mannerism, are still part of Desmond Mpilo Tutu's make-up. The Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, the Most Revd Desmond Tutu, was at his splendid best when a gathering of about 3 000 worshippers descended upon the Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin in Johannesburg in South Africa to pay tribute to him and his ministry on his 25th anniversary of his consecration as bishop of the Anglican church.
I am pleased to announce an initiative - supported by Anglicans worldwide and driven by the Anglican Archbishops of Africa - that is geared to assist an effective sub-Saharan response to the AIDS pandemic because we are all working for a generation without AIDS.
Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane urged the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches to support his call for the cancellation of odious debt and reparation for victims of apartheid.
We are writing as twenty-two members of the Anglican Communion's new Mission Commission at the end of our first meeting in Johannesburg South Africa, May 2001.
"I came to tears when I witnessed the suffering yet saw the love and compassion of Jesus in persons living with and dying from HIV/AIDS and in the women who attended them." so said Sister Chandrani Peiris of the Society of St. Margaret in Sri Lanka as she visited Katorus.
As the politicians fail to negotiate peace in Palestine and the horrors of that situation continues to escalate at the expense of the entire world, it is time for religious leaders and people of prayer to step in, especially those of the three Abramic faiths viz. Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
As we strive to nurture the miracle of 1994 towards an African Renaissance and genuine renewal, it is critically important to acknowledge the significance of the institution of royalty within African society.
The Anglican Bishops of Southern Africa have, despite a moral dilemma and deep concern at the level of private profiteering within the gaming industry, agreed to assist the Minister of Trade and Industry with the distribution of charity funds generated by the State lottery.
As Freedom Day 2001 dawns we thank God for seven years of democracy and liberty in South Africa, and look forward to building on what has been achieved.
At the recent meeting of primates (archbishops representing the worldwide Anglican Communion) it was resolved that the church’s first priority is to adopt a holistic and effective approach to HIV/AIDS. I was commissioned to facilitate a workshop in order that a strategic plan for sub-Saharan Africa may be developed.
I have just returned from a visit to Northern Mozambique where I witnessed soul-searing poverty and its diabolical impact on a community ravaged by colonialism, war and floods.
The Anglican bishops are very mindful that there is more to Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) than the actual test itself. They are being careful to ensure that the VCT exercise is meaningful and will have maximum impact, within and without the church.
