cape town city hall, you see it there, bathed in purple light in honor of the late archbishop desmond tutu. purple, of course, was the color of his clerical robes. a week of mourning is now under way right across south africa. bells will ring all week in his former parish. tutu, who won the nobel peace prize for his resistance to apartheid, will be laid to rest on new year s day. cnn s larry madowo tells us about plans for tutu s funeral and why it won t be a large and elaborate affair. reporter: the late archbishop desmond tutu will not get a big stadium funeral service like that of nelson mandela, his contemporary in the anti-apartheid struggle. that is because of current restrictions because of the pandemic in south africa. only 100 people will be allowed for the funeral service at st. george s cathedral in cape town.
table mountain and the city hall in cape town will be lit up in purple every night ahead of his funeral onjanuary 1st. purple to represent the colour of his clerical robes. here are the pictures from earlier today of south african president cyril ramaphosa arriving at the archbishop s residence, to offer condolences to his widow leah and the other family members. 0ur correspondent nomsa maseko is in cape town, outside st george s cathedral. earlier, she described what people have been saying to her about desmond tutu. people are reflecting about archbishop desmond tutu as a man who was small in stature but had a big heart. after all, he was the man who was chosen by nelson mandela
the bells of cape town s st george s cathedral, where he was archbishop for 10 years, will toll for 10 minutes every day at noon until friday. table mountain and the city hall in cape town will be lit up in purple every night ahead of his funeral on the first of january. purple to represent the colour of his clerical robes. here are the pictures from earlier today of south african president cyril ramaphosa arriving at the archbishop s residence, to offer condolences to his widow leah and the other family members. 0ur correspondent nomsa maseko is in cape town outside st george s cathedral. earlier she described what people have been saying to her about desmond tutu. people are reflecting about archbishop desmond tutu as a man who was small in stature but had a big heart. after all, he was the man who was chosen by nelson mandela to head the reconciliation process here back in 1994, when south africa became a democracy.
period of time. south africa has begun a week of events to commemorate the life of archbishop desmond tutu. the anti apartheid leader died on sunday, aged 90. the bells of cape town s st george s cathedral, where he was archbishop for ten years, will toll for ten minutes every day at noon until friday. table mountain and the city hall in cape town will be lit up in purple every night ahead of his funeral on the first of january. purple to represent the colour of his clerical robes. here are the pictures from earlier today of south african president cyril ramaphosa arriving at the archbishop s residence, to to offer condolences to his widow leah and the other family members. 0ur correspondent nomsa maseko is in cape town outside st george s cathedral. earlier she described what people have been saying to her about desmond tutu. people are reflecting about archbishop desmond tutu as a man who was small in stature but had a big heart. after all, he was the man who
of events to commemorate the life of archbishop desmond tutu. the anti apartheid leader died on sunday, aged 90. the bells of cape town s st george s cathedral, where he was archbishop for 10 years, will toll for 10 minutes every day at noon until friday. table mountain and the city hall in cape town will be lit up in purple every night ahead of his funeral on the first of january. purple to represent the colour of his clerical robes. here are the pictures from earlier today of south african president cyril ramaphosa arriving at the archbishop s residence, to offer condolences to his widow leah and the other family members. 0ur correspondent nomsa maseko is in cape town, outside st george s cathedral. people are reflecting about archbishop desmond tutu as a man who was small in stature but had a big heart. after all, he was the man who was chosen by nelson mandela to head the reconciliation process here back in 1994, when south africa