South Africa mourns anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu
By DW
27 December 2021 |
2:16 pm
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.
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