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WATCH: Archbishop Desmond Tutu Funeral Service

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South Africans are preparing to bid their final farewell to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Mourners at St. George’s Cathedral include close friends and family, clergy and a few guests, including former Irish president Mary Robinson, former President Thabo Mbeki and Premier Alan Winde.

Tutu’s long-time friend, retired bishop Michael Nuttall, who was Anglican Church dean when Tutu was the archbishop of Cape Town, will deliver the sermon.

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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