Flags across the country will be flying at half-staff this week as South Africa prepares to say goodbye to the late archbishop and anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu. South Africa on Monday began a period of mourning for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, a leading figure in the fight against apartheid, who died a day earlier at the age of 90. "We ask all who hear the bells to pause their busy schedules for a moment in tribute to Archbishop Tutu," said the current archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said flags in South Africa and at its diplomatic missions would be flown at half-staff all this week. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 "for his role as a unifying leader figure in the nonviolent campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa."

Source: The North Africa Journal December 28, 2021 09:32 UTC