[ICYMI] Tutu's ashes buried in Cape Town cathedral
at St. George's Cathedral in a private family service early today", an Anglican Church statement said.READ:"Let us commit ourselves... to the radical, the revolutionary change that he advocated,” Makgoba said.Some 20 members of Tutu's family, led by his widow"Mama Leah" were present.Famed for his modesty, Tutu had left instructions for a simple, no-frills funeral with a cheap coffin, followed by an eco-friendly flameless cremation.
"Our departed father was a crusader in the struggle for freedom, for justice, for equality and for peace, not just in South Africa... but around the world as well," said Ramaphosa. "While our beloved was the father of our democracy, Archbishop Tutu was the spiritual father of our new nation", lauding him as"our moral compass and national conscience".
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