Mail & Guardian Online logo Mail & Guardian Online 1 month ago

Welcome to 'God's party', Tutu tells Boesak

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on Tuesday welcomed a decision by cleric Allan Boesak to quit opposition party Congress of the People (Cope) and join "God's party". "I have never stopped telling him God called him to be a pastor, a preacher,... Full Article at Mail & Guardian Online

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  1. I have never stopped telling him God called him to be a pastor, a preacher, a comforter of the afflicted and afflicter of the comfortable
    Desmond Tutu – Desmond Tutu SOURCE: Mail & Guardian Online 1 month ago
  2. I cannot say how thrilled I am that Allan has followed this path and agreed to serve the people through God, rather than through political parties. Society is crying out for leadership; political office is not the sole measure of a leader
    Desmond Tutu – Desmond Tutu SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 1 month ago
  3. From the very beginning the party structures, such as they were, were characterised by faction fighting, strife, pitched battles for political supremacy and duplicity ... At this point the party structures continue to be in disarray
    View articles, topics, and photos related to this quote – Allan Boesak SOURCE: Mail & Guardian Online 1 month ago
  4. I have today informed the leadership of Cope that I am ending my membership of the party and that I have tendered my resignation as a member of the Western Cape provincial legislature with immediate effect
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  1. Veteran anti-Apartheid cleric Dr Allan Boesak addresses an election rally of the newly formed Congress of the People (COPE) party in Khayelitsha township near Cape Town, April 18, 2009. The country goes to the polls on April 22.
  2. COPE (Congress of the People) supporters reach for COPE party member Allan Boesak(R) on April 18, 2009 at the Site C stadium in Khayelitsha, on the outskirts of Cape Town, at an election campaign rally. South Africa will hold general elections on 22nd of April.
  3. CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 15: Duncan Fletcher of South Africa looks on during a South Africa Nets Session at Centurion Park on December 15, 2009 in Centurion, South Africa.
  4. England's captain Andrew Strauss attends a cricket training session before their first test against South Africa at Centurion Park in Centurion December 15, 2009.
  5. PAARL, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 15: James Kingston of South Africa in action during practice before the South African Open Championship at Pearl Valley Golf Club on December 15, 2009 in Paarl, South Africa.
  6. CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 15: England Captain Andrew Strauss and England Coach Andy Flower look at the wicket during an England Nets Session in the build up to the first test match at Centurion Park on December 15, 2009 in Centurion, South Africa.
  7. CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 14: Makhaya Ntini of South Africa talks to the media about his upcoming 100th cap for South Africa at Centurion Park on December 14, 2009 in Centurion, South Africa.
  8. PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 14: James Anderson of England and his team-mates listen to England coach Andy Flower during an England Nets Session at the High Performance Centre at the University of Pretoria on December 14, 2009 in Pretoria, South Africa.

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