“The Arch has always been a profound example of humanity, humility, humour and grace,” UWC rector and vice-chancellor Professor Pretorius said in congratulating Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on his 90th birthday.
Cape Town – “The Arch has always been a profound example of humanity, humility, humour and grace,” University of the Western Cape rector and vice-chancellor Professor Pretorius said in congratulating Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on his 90th birthday on Thursday.
“His strength of character shines through in his decades of resistance to government oppression and corruption, and in his ceaseless moral leadership and quiet compassion for the suffering. And yet it feels like our beloved Arch is much younger than his 90 years – there might be something to this activism thing after all!”
In 2014, UWC launched the Desmond Tutu Centre for Spirituality and Society, since renamed the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice. The chair of the centre, Professor Sarojini Nadar, said: “Archbishop Emeritus Tutu has helped us develop a mature consciousness about the role of faith in matters of social justice.
’’Instead a feisty ’rabble-rouser’, trouble-maker for justice and peace is promoted. As we celebrate nine decades of his life and witness, we are mindful that his multiple accolades have come at great cost and personal sacrifice.
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