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Tutu urges S. Africa to regain 'spirit' of greatness

 CAPE TOWN — Peace icon Desmond Tutu on Thursday called on South Africa, tarnished by violence and inequality, to recover the "spirit that made it great" at the fall of apartheid.

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Tutu: I didn't win $1.7m prize alone

 Archbishop Desmond Tutu has won the 2013 Templeton Prize worth $1.7-million (about R15.5-million) for helping inspire people around the world by promoting forgiveness and justice, organisers said yester day.

 

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What Tutu told Manuel

 Cape Town - You don’t belong in this government, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has told Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel.

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Desmond Tutu takes Unesco human rights prize

 Archbishop Desmond Tutu was Monday awarded the Unesco/Bilbao human rights prize for "his exceptional contribution to building a universal culture of human rights at the national, regional and international levels."

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Tutu wins special Mo Ibrahim award for being ‘voice of truth’

THE Mo Ibrahim Foundation awarded a "one-off extraordinary award" to Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Johannesburg on Thursday, in recognition of his lifelong, consistent commitment to speaking the truth and being a voice for justice and democracy. THE Mo Ibrahim Foundation awarded a "one-off extraordinary award" to Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Johannesburg on Thursday, in recognition of his lifelong, consistent commitment to speaking the truth and being a voice for justice and democracy.

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