Desmond Tutu, the cleric and social activist who was a giant of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. Tutu, described by foreign observers and people in his country as the moral conscience of the nation, died in Cape Town on Boxing Day. 04:12 Desmond Tutu: in his own words – video obituaryTutu was born in Klerksdorp, a farming town 100 miles (160km) south-west of Johannesburg. Desmond Tutu attends the unveiling of the Arch for the Arch monument, as part of celebrations for his 86th birthday in Cape Town. Desmond Tutu rests during a lunch break in a TRC hearing in 1997.

Source: The Guardian December 26, 2021 13:49 UTC