Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be buried in Cape Town on Saturday.
The Archbishop Desmond Tutu IP Trust and the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation have confirmed early plans for the “week of mourning” leading to the funeral service at St George’s Cathedral in the Mother City.
The bells of St George’s Cathedral will be rung daily for 10 minutes, starting at midday, from Monday to Friday.
The Anglican Diocese of Pretoria and the SA Council of Churches will hold a memorial service in the capital city on Wednesday.
The Archbishop Desmond Tutu IP Trust and the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation will host an intimate evening with friends of the Arch and his wife of 66 years on Thursday.
Tutu will lie in state in St George’s Cathedral on Friday.
Further plans will be announced during the week, the trust said.
Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba, who will lead the funeral on Saturday, asked that those who hear the bells “pause their busy schedules for a moment in tribute”.
Sources: TimesLive
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