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the first black anglican archbishop of cape town. among his many great achievements was winning the nobel peace prize in1981r for combatting white minority rule in south africa. in the words of nelson mandela, his great ally and friend, i believe that god is waiting for the archbishop. he is waiting to welcome desmond tutu with open arms . this is the scene live at st george s cathedral. only 100 invited guests will be allowed inside the parish in line with covid 19 protocols. armed police, sniffer dogs and scanners will ensure the safety of attending dignitaries. the archbishop requested a funeral without lavish expense or ostentation. he requested the cheapest coffin and his remains will be interred behind the cathedral pulpit, from which he often used to preach against racial injustice. the final dignitaries are making their way to the pews. his coffin eventually their way to the pews. his coffin eventually once their way to the pews. his coffin eventually once th ....
homes. he embraced all who had ever felt are the cold wind of exclusion, and they in turn also embraced him. he sought to emulate jesus christ, who embraced all those who society looked down upon and rejected. throughout his life, he became involved in causes both here at home and abroad. that went the very heart of the quest for social justice. through the desmond tutu hiv organization, he was involved in the treatment and care of people living with hiv and aids. in the provisions of health care services to adolescents and empowerment of young women. he was an outspoken supporter of the palestinian cause, and in 2014, he wrote a powerful article calling on the israelis and palestinians to find each other, and to make peace. in his words, peace requires the people of israel and palestine to recognize the human being in themselves and each other. and to understand their interdependence. he advocated for the lgbt-iq plus rights and decried all types of violence and discri ....
just over two weeks ago, christina found her grandmother, who lives in cheltenham spa, slumped in a chair, having a stroke. it was a blue light emergency. the ambulance should have arrived in 18 minutes. but instead, it took nearly six hours. it then queued outside hospital for an another three. it was then that an ambulance lady, i asked her how long it was going to take for my nan to get a ct, because ijust needed to know whether or not it was a stroke. and she told me, well, your nan s event happened last night. so we would only administer the medication that would reverse any permanent damage within that three hour window. how did you feel? ijust broke down in tears on the floor. whistle blowers from inside the ambulance services have told the bbc the system is at breaking point. this 999 call handler said even patients whose hearts have stopped are facing delays. there was a call for a cardiac arrest, and there was an eta in excess of 50 minutes. the nearest availa ....
talk. welcome to hardtalk, i m zeinab badawi. my my guest is the deputy president of south africa, cyril ramaphosa. this is his first interview with the bbc since he became president of the ruling anc. he could also become president of south africa very soon, ifjacob president of south africa very soon, if jacob zuma heeds calls to resign early. but is cyril ramaphosa and anc stalwart and wealthy businessmen the right person to lead a new south africa, a country mired in corruption and cronyism 7 deputy president cyril ramaphosa, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. it is good to be here. how worried are you about corruption in south africa? deeply worried, because corruption tends to be a very negative action that is taken by corrupters against the nation. it impedes growth, it is something that takes away the resources that are meant to advance the lives of our people, and it puts it in the hands of a few, and it is a criminal act, and that is why i have been det ....
this is his first interview with the bbc since he became president of the ruling anc. he could also become president of south africa very, very soon, if jacob zuma heeds calls to resign early. but is cyril ramaphosa, an anc stalwart and wealthy businessman, the right person to lead a new south africa, a country mired in corruption and cronyism 7 deputy president cyril ramaphosa, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. it is good to be here. how worried are you about corruption in south africa? deeply worried, because corruption tends to be a very negative action that is taken by corrupters against the nation. it impedes growth, it is something that takes away the resources that are meant to advance the lives of our people, and it puts it in the hands of a few, and it is a criminal act, and that is why i have been determined that we should rid our country of corruption, because it has become all pervasive. the good thing, though, is that we have identified it, and we a ....