South Africa lays Archbishop Desmond Tutu to rest
01 January 2022 |
4:09 pm
A modest requiem mass for Archbishop Desmond Tutu has commenced in Cape Town's Anglican cathedral. The anti-apartheid hero died aged 90 on 26 December.
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