buildings have been lit up in the city as people gathered outside the city s st george s cathedral and also outside his home, ahead of his funeral on the 1st of january. others laid wreaths and lit candles in soweto. our correspondent nomsa maseko sent this report. he was the last remaining nobel prize laureate here in south africa. along with others, including nelson mandela and the last apartheid president, fw de klerk. you know, there s a lot of events also that are planned, which also include an intimate event for friends and family of the late archbishop and also his wife, mama leah, who held his hand, we are told, until he died early yesterday morning. and then the archbishop s body will also be lying in state at the st george s cathedral in cape town, where his funeral service is expected to be
comprehensive vaccination programme. there have been more covid related flight cancellations today with more than 1,400 flights cancelled around the world. destinations in the united states and china have been the worst hit, with us airlines saying the disruption is due to crews testing positive or isolating. in all, since christmas eve, more than 8,000 flights have been grounded. moving away from covid and to our other main story here today. the end of the first day of a week of events in south africa to commemorate the life of the anti apartheid leader archbishop desmond tutu. he died on sunday, aged 90. bells toll. the bells of cape town s st george s cathedral will toll for ten minutes a day every day at noon until friday. people have also been gathering
outside the city s st george s cathedral and also outside his home, ahead of his funeral on the first of january. others laid wreaths and lit candles in soweto. and these pictures are of south african president cyril ramaphosa arriving at the archbishop s residence to to offer condolences to his widow leah and other family members. our correspondent nomsa maseko is outside st george s cathedral in cape town. the first full day of mourning. just give us a sense of what people are saying to you, what people s reflections are. reflections are. people are reflecting reflections are. people are reflecting about reflections are. people are | reflecting about archbishop reflections are. people are reflecting about archbishop desmond tutu as a man who is small in
to show their emotions and pour out their love for my dad. and we are truly appreciative of it. it s not an easy time for anyone. in line with covid 19 regulations, public viewing areas such as this one have been set up in many areas of the country to allow as many people as possible to be part of desmond tutu s send off. the bell at st george s cathedral will toll at midday every day until friday in the archbishop s honour. the man known fondly as the arch was very clear on his wishes for his funeral no ostentatious or lavish spending. he asked for a cheap coffin and that a bouquet of carnations from his family be the only flowers at the cathedral.
training session over a fortnight and played west ham tomorrow. goodness. we will be talking about this again, i m sure. thank you so much from the bbc sport centre. thank you. a week of events are starting in south africa to commemorate the life of the anti apartheid leader archbishop desmond tutu. he died on sunday, aged 90. the bells of cape town s st george s cathedral will toll for ten minutes a day every day at noon until friday. people have also been gathering outside the city s st george s cathedral and also outside his home, ahead of his funeral on the first of january. 0thers laid wreaths and lit candles in soweto. and these pictures show the south african president cyril ramaphosa arriving at the archbishop s residence earlier today to offer condolences to his widow leah