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South Africa: Landmarks lit in purple to honour Desmond Tutu

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Landmarks in Cape Town, like the City Hall and the arch outside St George's Cathedral, are lit in purple to honour revered anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate passed away on Sunday aged 90, stripping the world of a towering moral figure and the last great protagonist of a heroic South African era.

Added on the 28/12/2021 08:58:32 - Copyright : AFP EN

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