BBCNEWS BBC World News December 27, 2021 05:06:00
He used to be a father to us. his wife used to be a mother to us. it was desmond tutu, known affectionately as the arch who coined the phrase the rainbow nation to describe south africa's ethnic diversity. if you had a problem you would go to him and he would give you a prayer and then he would go to the chapel and pray for us every day when we had problems. several memorial services are expected to be held in honour of desmond tutu over the next few days. the people here, they remember the arch as a unifying figure who helped south africa become a democracy. flowers were laid in cape town whe...