nelson mandela and the archbishop _ i am sorry? nelson mandela and the archbishop did _ i am sorry? nelson mandela and the archbishop did have - i am sorry? nelson mandela and the archbishop did have to - the archbishop did have to accommodate each other a little bit on their long road. they shared an auntie —— anti—apartheid campaign and battle and many views but i understand the arch was ready to remonstrate with mandela when he thought it was appropriate. when he thought it was appmpriate-_ when he thought it was appropriate. when he thought it was a- --roriate. . ., appropriate. that was the thing about his ability _ appropriate. that was the thing about his ability to _ about his ability to communicate with all people including those who believed in what he believed in, social justice and equality for everyone. but he never hesitated to tell anybody, including nelson mandela if he did not think that the positions they were taking were right and i think that what cause people like nelson mandela, one of the greats of our time, to listen to him was that they appreciated tha

this is jasmine to, to hearing the news that nelson mandela would soon be released. he was seldom one to contain his feelings. it just triggered me off this to twos responses, head of south africa, the truth and reconciliation commission on hearing details of atrocities committed by both sides. if not to mention, then we'll do the blood from his desmond and pillow too too was born in a mining town outside johannesburg. at a time of strict segregation, things would get much worse. as he grew up to 2 was 17. when the national party came to power in 1948, racial inequality became law. apartheid. he wanted to be a doctor, but became a teacher instead witnessing 1st hand the government's policy of depriving black south africans of education, consigning them to servitude. and the protests that followed the like the sharp fil massacre in 1960. ringback 69 people were killed and most of them were short in the best as their running away, protesting against the past. last, i remember as a moment when you realize that black life was cheap, the 22 must have thought he could do m

he and nelson mandela are the two leaders who ended apartheid. but you know that he was a teacher, he was a moral leader, he was a campaigner. the bodies of 16 iraqi kurds who drowned when their inflatable boat sank last month in the channel while trying to reach the uk have been returned to northern iraq. new coronavirus restrictions come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland — to try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. archbishop desmond tutu, who helped end the racial segregation and discrimination of south africa's apartheid era, has died aged 90. a friend of nelson mandela, he was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1984 for campaigning against apartheid. the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, said the death marked another chapter in the nation's farewell to a "generation of outstanding south africans". our africa correspondent, andrew harding, looks back at his life. raise our hands and we say, we will be free! desmond tutu was a man of hope. a so

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with nelson mandela hidden away in prison, tutu soon became the face of south africa's struggle for freedom and forjustice. he leaves behind a legacy, one of the last of the generation of people who told us that apartheid was wrong and stood up for human rights everywhere. and he never stopped doing that. in 1994, tutu was awarded the nobel peace prize and he used his global platform to criticise britain and america for being too soft on the apartheid government. eventually mandela was released, but the advent of democracy presented tutu with new challenges in a country that he now dubbed "the rainbow nation". often in tears, tutu presided over south africa's truth and reconciliation commission, seeking to expose and to heal the wounds of apartheid. he specialised in forgiveness, but with accountability. and that pursuit ofjustice continued, especially when south africa's democratic politicians plunged into corruption. i am warning you that we will pray as we prayed for the downfall of the apartheid government, we will pray for the downfall of a government that misrepresents us. inevitably,

he told nelson mandela he did not like his fashion sense of the colourful shirts nelson mandela used to wear and nelson mandela said he would not be told how to dress up by a man who wears a dress in public. pa. by a man who wears a dress in ublic. �* ., by a man who wears a dress in ublic. �* . ., . ., ., , public. a great anecdote to finish with. public. a great anecdote to finish with- thank _ public. a great anecdote to finish with. thank you _ public. a great anecdote to finish with. thank you so _ public. a great anecdote to finish with. thank you so much - public. a great anecdote to finish with. thank you so much for- public. a great anecdote to finish with. thank you so much for your memories of desmond tutu who has died at the age of 90. the bbc spoke to the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, who told us that desmond tutu had a great sense of humour. he had this kind that with forgiveness so he was angry with injustice so if the perpetrators of injustice turned away from what they'd done wrong he was quick to form forgiveness and form friendships. his life was patt

he didn't fight for anything, he lower than nelson mandela. he didn't fight foranything, hejust fight for anything, he just absolutely fight foranything, hejust absolutely adhered to the principles of decency and justice and non—violence, and that summed up his entire life. it wasn't his political force that kept him in that position, it was his moralforce. john, a pleasure to talk to you to remember the life of desmond tutu. thank you so much. john simpson. new coronavirus restrictions have come into force in wales, scotland and northern ireland to try to slow the spread of the 0micron variant in the uk. borisjohnson has not announced any further restrictions in england. ministers in england aren't expected to discuss whether to impose further measures until tomorrow. it comes as nearly 6,000 flights have been cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend, as the spread of the 0micron variant causes chaos in the airline industry. more than 100,000 daily infections have been recorded in france. that's a new record for three consecuti

he and nelson mandela are the two leaders who ended apartheid. but you know that he was a teacher, he was a moral leader, he was a campaigner. the bodies of 16 iraqi kurds who drowned when their inflatable boat sank last month in the channel while trying to reach the uk have been returned to northern iraq. new coronavirus restrictions come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland — to try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. tributes have been paid — from around the world — to archbishop desmond tutu — one of the leading figures in the fight against white minority rule in south africa, who has died aged 90. desmond tutu's tireless campaigning against apartheid was rewarded with the nobel peace prize. south africa's president cyril ramaphosa described him as a "patriot without equal". the former us president barack obama said he had been a "mentor, friend and moral compass." current us presidentjoe biden said he was �*heartbroken�*. our africa correspo

he and nelson mandela are the two leaders who ended apartheid. but you know that he was a teacher, he was a moral leader, he was a campaigner. when he walked into the room irradiated joy and light, yet he was one of the most modest and humble and people you could also meet. so he leaves behind a legacy, one of the last of the generation of people who told us that apartheid was wrong and stood up for human rights everywhere, and he never stopped doing that right throughout his life. he went into retirement in 2010 and then i know he came out of retirement to fight for human rights issues. he will never be forgotten as one of the great leaders of our time. s, , , as one of the great leaders of our time. , ,, ., ., as one of the great leaders of our time. , ., ., time. he was hugely passionate about education as — time. he was hugely passionate about education as well. _ time. he was hugely passionate about education as well. tell _ time. he was hugely passionate about education as well. tell us _ time. he was hugely passionate about education as

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. >> welcome our brand new state president, out of the box, nelson mandela! >> hill: in 1994, south africa elected its first black president nelson mandela. tutu said voting in that democratic election was “like falling in love.” the two were counterparts in the struggle for freedom. after mandela's election, the archbishop chaired the truth and reconciliation commission, investigating crimes of the apartheid era. he delivered the final report to mandela in 1998. ( applause ) tutu advocated for racial justice and l.g.b.t.q. rights globally. tutu died from complications from prostate cancer, which he was first diagnosed with in 1997. when asked how he would like to be remembered, tutu answered: >> he loved, he laughed, he cried, he was forgiven, he forgave. >> hill: for more on the life of archbishop tutu, i spoke with newshour special correspondent charlayne hunter-gault. thank you so much for joining us. i have to ask u this where would the end of apartheid be if it had not been for desmond tutu? >> well, we may still be involved in it, but actually, i t

for me to, along with nelson mandela, he really was south africa was moral compass through very dark times. that's certainly the case. and as you listen to, to be coming in this morning, shortly after that we hear from people who talk about a man was led by his conscience irrespective of the topic it had. he was somebody who was even critical of the existing political leadership. one that was for, during the days of a party, he's believe was always sent to the wrong just around what the rights of people and what was important to south africa that i just quickly went to read one line from the tribute from the presidency saying that this ma, 22, was a patriot without equal a leader of principal and pragmatism, who gave meaning to the biblical inside that faith without works is dead. he stood his ground, didn't he for me, that he wasn't afraid to eyeball his adversaries, adversaries over a korea that was what decades in the making, not at all. and he still, there's a space to, during his fight doing a part against the part this time abroad when he was in the u. k. as well as we need to

um, i think 2nd only to nelson mandela and it was nelson mandela who had previously spoken about the archbishop in terms of the role he played against enter in the fight against apartheid. this was somebody who and political leaders were either in exile or imprisoned. just like nelson mandela, the archbishop kept the fires burning in terms of confronting the justices of a part 8 or within the, his religious role within the church. and outside of that, this is somebody who in 1980 was the 1st of black leader to confront of the former minister p w border. and that meeting might not have resulted in very much, but it was historical. it was symbolic in that he had wanted to confront to these issues. head on was speaking for people in the country who were marginalized and through that became both a national and global icon. indeed. and of course, looking at various social media and, and obit. so across global newspapers to day for me to one thing that to several commentators have said that it will be an injustice to the late archbishop not to talk about the other campaigns campaigns for.

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when you, of course, of nelson mandela and his comrades who were suffering on robin island and to the exiles and the uprising. we began to hear of bishop desmond tutu is voice, a prominent voice of peace and nonviolence and a voice of reason, and he was an inspiration to the movement around the world, both at home in south africa and thousands of miles away in new zealand where people took up the cause for human rights and democracy in south africa. find in south africa. and inspirational - in south africa. and inspirational voice l in south africa. and i inspirational voice for in south africa. and - inspirational voice for you, a challenging voice actually from new zealand at the time through the 70s and the 80s when the springboks and the all blacks were prepared to compete against each other. i presume that was part of the reason for your own commitment to the cause? , , , cause? yes. it is shocking, reall , cause? yes. it is shocking, really. that _ cause? yes. it is shocking, really, that new _ cause? yes. it is shocking, really, that new zealand i really, that new zealand acco

he was talking there about president nelson mandela. joining me now, we are able to talk to john battersby, coauthor of "nelson mandela: a life in photographs." ambassador for the tutu foundation in the uk. he joins me now. desmond tutu. i mean, it's too simplistic, is it not, just to really talk about the way he led the apartheid movement when others were in prison? at the end of the day, without him, the whole thing could have lasted a great deal longer. >> yes. absolutely. i mean, archbishop tutu was literally a torch bearer for the liberation leaders, for nelson mandela and his colleagues of the generation. he led marches through the streets of capetown. he was right out in front when the leaders could not speak because they were either banned or imprisoned. he always said that, once we achieve liberation, you will see me fade into the background. and he did exactly that. except, of course, the background is a relative term. but he stood back from the liberation leaders and held up then a torch for justice and freedom where he was a

but a easy, really, a hero at pearson was been seen by a lot of stuff kens as next to nelson mandela. because the fight that he made a for apple, did you remember shooting update in the when updated was rounding up use the men was there in the requisition commission way. he was a at to them to collection commission. we was typed by all means to bring peace between those all protected appetite and death at the bricks of african. so it is a very big loss for south africans at light, not only south africans, because the only fully also fought at bagley's or far injustices outside of africa, bought us. i will. i wanted to ask him what his death will name for south africa. used it is a blow to south africa, but also it enriches, sold off because i think is left a legacy that no one can avoid it when it comes to his death. the now of course that figure is no longer around, but to his legacy ended the dismal to the legacy that from dish and back to live be behind him, i think, is going to strengthens enough kins when it comes to a party deal domain. if i the fi got in terms of what his danvi

he was critical sometimes of president nelson mandela at the time. he did not shy. he did not mince his words. and imagine the kind of stature this man had in south africa. i remember a couple of years ago, flying to capetown, when everybody had boarded, archbishop desmond tutu came on the plane. he was one of the last people to board. a big round of applause. people were clapping, some people were standing. because he had this larger-than-life image in the minds of south africans. not just in south africa, around the world. he was involved in the mediation process after a disputed election in kenya. he spoke out about many global issues. he was not just the moral conscience of south africa, in many ways he was the moral conscience of the world. >> what are we hearing this afternoon or this morning in terms of those who remember him? who's been saying what? >> reporter: we've been hearing from a lot of leaders, not just from south africa, from around the world. we've heard from presidents and prime ministers from india to the uk to all across african continent, reme

a friend of nelson mandela, he was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1984 for his role in ending white minority rule. the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, said the death marked another chapter in the nation's farewell to a "generation of outstanding south africans". 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, looks back at his life. raise our hands and we say, we will be free! desmond tutu was a man of hope. a south african priest who became one of the world two great moral voices. it was during south africa's long private struggle against white minority rule that desmond tutu rose to prominence. a diminutive priest, defying the apartheid government, comparing them to the nazis. the system of this country, apartheid, is immoral! the system of this country is evil! while nelson mandela was imprisoned for decades, desmond tutu became the face and voice of south africa two liberation movement. iam warning i am warning you, i am warning you that we will pray as we prayed for the downfall of the apartheid government, we will pray for the downfall of a government that misrepresents us

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now, obviously, nelson mandela is not the only world leader you have interviewed and you also grilled almost every prime minister since margaret thatcher. do you think politicians are harder to pin down now than when you first started? it's interesting. i think as the technology has developed, so has the capacity for the leader or politician to evade scrutiny — i think that's a fact. and it's much more difficult. there's no question that the interrogation in the commons is good stuff and interrogation in congress, and the rest of it, democracy still functions, but the beauty of the press was that it was able to cut through a lot of stuff and just get to a leader and test, and that's much more difficult today than it was. and difficult in part is because they've got people who spend their full—time lives preventing you from getting anywhere near doing anything. the spin doctors... yes. and the extraordinary things is someone like margaret thatcher, she didn't actually need massive defenders. she was happy to be quizzed on the doorstep at number 10 as anyone. and it's become much, m

he drew the iconic words, "let bygones be bygones" from nelson mandela. he shared a plane with idi amin, reported on wars in iran and crises in vietnam. and it's not all been hard news. he has danced and sung on tv and even got stoned on camera. but he's also been accused of being too partisan, of having political views that were too obvious and which undermine the network's impartiality. and so, at a time when the future of channel 4 is upforgrabs, his words have come under unprecedented scrutiny. jon snow, welcome to the media show, and i guess before we start, the first question is — you've got a few days left at channel 4 news. hoping for an interview with borisjohnson? i'm absolutely standing ready and i have every hope that that phone call will come and i'll suddenly be able to say i have literally interviewed every prime minister since i've started. before we get stuck in, ijust want to get one thing clear, which is how you see yourself. we know how we see you, but how do you see yourself? do you see yourself as a newsreader first and foremost? a

yes he was, he was tough on nelson mandela. she was critical of some of the policies that the democratic government was the mentoring. and it was very critical of the successes to know montela and suffered in consequence. he was, he was dealt with very harshly. so of all the does, he didn't share the truth and reconciliation commission after apartheid. of course, i mean this to this commission, and did he succeed in, in accomplishing what it set out to do? what will his legacy be when it comes to the truth and reconciliation commission? the broader reconciliation project here, and so that i think we have to acknowledge that the project of the 19 montes has failed. and that we are in deep trouble. but i would argue, and certainly not someone, dana foundation has been organ some time that the true commission could only establish a platform for continuing work. and sadly, the south african states failed to implement the recommendation to the commission bishop to, to himself, i can say, when are you going to implement or what about

yes indeed, of course he partner to let projects with nelson mandela and the entire leadership of a c. but to in, already when, when the news throw off his puffy one could not stop. but remember when he broke down while listening to those testimonies of all the perpetrators and the victims of a product. so he truly believed in reconciliation in south africa. but importantly, he, he understood that apartment was not only, you know, it was not in oppression only for black people, but also white people also press articles of ignorance and often felt that black and white will press bar arctic one. those will press for the system, of course, but up white people is all will press because of vague and it's been a bit of another side of bishop to doug. so you wanna get to that question or but if he was, it was a fun loving clarity. you know, he was a man of corporate. ringback joint and would love, often joking and, and making fun of others. one anecdote don't tell quickly, was when nelson mandela started with, and he's indo malicious and bishop due to christian who fence all of style, critic

so since the death of a former president, nelson mandela and at, during his lifetime, this is what he said about archbishop desmond too, too. he was a voice that was sometimes strident, often tender, never afraid, and seldom without yuma. and within his religious foundation, he was known to be progressive and inclusive. and we've heard a number of tributes from prominent people across south africa across the world. but this is what presidents, laura, my pulse i had to say of following the death of the archbishop. we have lost the person who carried the burden of leadership with compassion, with dignity, with humility, and with such good humour. we are comforted and the knowledge that he has left an indelible mark the lives of millions of people who had the privilege and honor of knowing you for me to just watching people behind you, they're coming to pay the tributes not to make comparisons, but i guess south africa hasn't seen something like this since the death of a former president, nelson mandela. so precisely that, and this is one of these sort of loss generation of leadership in

earlier we spoke to month monday, the grandson of nelson mandela who, who dealt with. and this is of significant to tell the africans really the role that archbishop desmond to, to played in terms of keeping the fires alive while people like nelson mandela, remained imprisoned for losses. the family to come and celebrate the life well lived there. now we share many memories with the arts, in particular to, to family. first and foremost, i think my grandfather is always talked about how it's and the likes of allan cossack will always had an installation to them. as political prisoners on coven, i live who are able to instill hope in them that they will one day be able to achieve freedom in their lifetime. the archbishop remains a symbol of hope for millions of south africans in terms of the challenges the country continues to face and it's future. and this is why they're paying tribute. there are a couple of hours left her to day for people to come to the saint george's cathedral . we expect a 2nd a day our of our the, the former, the archbishop, lying in state that on

we to us was appointed by our 1st democratic president nelson mandela. to be. is there any doctor shedra? thank you very much for your time. a shedra natal. they are a former neighbor of the late to archbishop, but we are seeing people trickle through coming into because the street, the home of the former archbishop wanting to pay tribute. we do expect more information in the coming all was around the memorial service for the archbishop and exactly some of the tribute, more tribute coming through throughout the day. we've heard from the presidency that said he's an intellectually will be missed and that really, again, an icon for south africans and one that was really a presence in terms of uniting south africa, which is often a deeply divided society for me to really thanks very much me to familiar 4th in sweater trevor phillips is a british, andrea potter campaigner and chairman of the equality and human rights commission. he was a personal friend to desmond to, to who he says should be remembered as an important moral sega. i think the important is she, the

after nelson mandela became president, he headed the truth and reconciliation commission, investigating the crimes of white rule. nomsa maseko looks back at his life. he was first and foremost a priest, not a politician. but for the best part of half a century, he was the face of reconciliation and south africa's moral compass. the system of this country, apartheid, is immoral. the system of this country is evil. desmond mpilo tutu remained outside of party politics, but he used the church as a platform for protest against white minority rule. it was under south africa's oppressive government that he first campaigned against apartheid. when emotions were boiling over, his influence helped prevent bloodshed. and in 1984, he was given the highest recognition for his efforts. when you've been given the nobel peace prize, it doesn't really belong to you. or, in a way, you can say it makes you answerable to the world. i mean, the world has a piece of you. he was a compassionate and sensitive man, one who would cry along with the victims as they gave their harrowing evidence at the truth and

africans, i ask you welcome our brand new president nelson mandela! [ cheers and applause ] i actually said to god, god, i don't mind if i die now. >> reporter: as a new democracy took hold in south africa, tutu was again called on to lead. in 1995 president nelson mandela appointed him as chair of the truth and reconciliation commission in front of the nation desperate to heal, a man never afraid to spoke his mind, wasn't afraid to show his emotion either. >> he is a person whose life was always dedicated to others and also knowing how to connect to different kind of people, different status, but he connected very, very well. >> we owe our freedom to extraordinary people snore in 2007 he joined a group of prominent world leaders called the elders. their mission, focusing the world's attention on all forms of injustices. any regrets, sir? >> being maybe too abrasive, and because i was right, so easily becoming self-righteous. >> for you to say that. >> yes, yeah. >> you know, we knew we were right, but it was so easy for us to turn and you get to feel

there was really something that was worth striving for and of course nelson mandela was released in 94. i actually voted for him in the first open elections. my husband and a couple of our friends who were a handful of the white people who went to net nelson mandela's inauguration. i remember seeing he was out there with a film crew and i would love to track down that footage one day . i think south africa informed the person i became. people ask audi to become a libertarian and i was like i thought we were pretty much born libertarian and then we get influenced or forced into some other kind of thing but for me it's just always been individualism and really trying to help the community but from an individualistic way and not from a top-down way. so with life in south africa again, we saw this censorship . words in the newspapers were bad. they were allowed to talk about certain words for the illegalborder words that were going on . we half mast deportations, my friends were forced into the military who didn't want to be there and they were traumatized by thatexperience . again, it's s

in 1995, president nelson mandela appointed him as chair of the truth and reconciliation commission in front of a nation desperate to heal, a man never afraid to speak his mind, wasn't afraid to show his emotion either. >> he is a person whose life was always dedicated to others, and the thing -- knowing how to connect to different kind of people. but he connected very, very, very well. >> we owe our freedom to extraordinary people. >> reporter: in 2007 he joined a group of prominent world leaders called the elders. their mission, focusing the world's attention on all forms of injustices. >> any regrets, sir? >> being maybe too abrasive. and because i was right, so easily becoming self-righteous. >> for you to say that -- >> yeah. you know, we knew we were right. but it was so easy for that to turn and you get to feel ureter than your opponent, whereas you aren't. you're all god's children. >> reporter: tutu officially retired from public life in 2010, but remained in the public eye. a man unafraid of criticism and threat from an apartheid government. before his 80th birthday celebrati

>> while nelson mandela was in prison, tutu spoke out. in 1984, he won nobel peace prize for his efforts. the committee called tutu a unifying symbol for all african freedom fighters. two years later, he became the first black man to hold the position of archbishop of cape town. in 1994, south africa held its first all race election and tutu coined the term rainbow nation. when nelson mandela won, tutu said it was one of the greatest moments of his life and told god if i die now, i don't really mind. he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and he underwent successful treatment in the u.s. the disease did not slow him and he traveled the world promoting peace and equality. >> i am so proud to be with my friend again. >> president obama honored him for his efforts to educate about hiv and aids. he hosted a visit for britain's new royal baby archie. prince harry and wife meghan posted a video with caption arch meets archie. with his unshake able optimism and unwavering faith tutu will be remembered as one of the world's leading human rights ac