around the world over the christmas weekend. hello and welcome to bbc news. the former archbishop of cape town, desmond tutu, the leading anti apartheid campaigner who helped bring down white rule in south africa, has died at the age of ninety. desmond tutu was uncompromisingly opposed to violence and was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1984. after nelson mandela became president, he headed the truth and reconciliation commission investigating the crimes of white rule. nomsa maseko looks back at his life. he was first and foremost a priest, not a politician. but for the best part of half a century, he was the face of reconciliation and south africa s moral compass. the system of this country, apartheid, is immoral. the system of this country is evil. desmond mpilo tutu remained outside of party politics, but he used the church as a platform for protest against white minority rule. it was under south africa s oppressive government that he first campaigned against apartheid. w
festive rugby derby. they will now watch from home. a total ban on spectators in wales from now on. china s birth rate continues to plummet despite ending its one and two child policy, we have a special report on the mother trying to encourage larger families. hello and welcome to bbc news. to watch the festive rugby derby, they will now have to watch from home. a total ban on spectators of sporting and large events a friend of nelson mandela, he was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1984 for his role in ending white minority rule. the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, said the death marked another chapter in the nation s farewell to a generation of outstanding south africans . 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, looks back at his life. raise our hands and we say, we will be free! , , ., .,, ., ., ., be free! desmond tutu was a man of ho e. a be free! desmond tutu was a man of hepe- a south be free! desmond tutu was a man of hope. a south african be free! d
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hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. archbishop desmond tutu, who helped end the racial segregation and discrimination of south africa s apartheid era, has died aged 90. a friend of nelson mandela, he was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1984 for campaigning against apartheid. the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, said the death marked another chapter in the nation s farewell to a generation of outstanding south africans . our africa correspondent, andrew harding, looks back at his life. raise our hands and we say, we will be free! desmond tutu was a man of hope. a south african priest who became one of the world s great moral voices. it was during south africa s long and violent struggle against white minority rule that desmond tutu rose to prominence. a diminutive priest, defying the apartheid government, comparing them to the nazis. the system of this country, apartheid, is immoral! the system of this country is evil! while nelson ma
hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. tributes have been paid from around the world to archbishop desmond tutu, one of the leading figures in the fight against white minority rule in south africa, who has died aged 90. desmond tutu s tireless campaigning against apartheid was rewarded with the nobel peace prize. south africa s president, cyril ramaphosa, described him as a patriot without equal . former us president barack obama said he had been a mentor, friend and moral compass. president biden said he was heartbroken . nomsa maseko reports from soweto. paying their last respects, people from all walks of life dropped off flowers here at desmond tutu s soweto home, demonstrating what the 90 year old stood for. he was the voice of reason, the face of reconciliation and south africa s moral compass. it s a dark day to us, south africans, because he is he in many ways embodied the essence of our humanity. he he in many ways embodied the essen