South Africa will bid farewell to Desmond Tutu, the Nobel laureate who was hailed as the moral conscience of the nation, with a funeral service in Cape Town.
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The service for the former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town is to be held in St George's Cathedral at 10am on Saturday (7pm AEDT) and broadcast on South African state television.
Tutu's ashes are to be interred in a mausoleum in the cathedral.
South Africa's anti-apartheid hero and global human rights activist died on Sunday aged 90, triggering a wave of tributes from around the world for the theologian, who was known for his battles for racial justice and LGBTQ rights.
Many places have honoured him in ceremonies, and the South African flag has flown at half-mast across the country.
Tutu fought to bring justice to South Africa's majority black population living under the apartheid regime imposed by the white minority government.
In 1984, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Tutu "for his role as a unifying leader figure in the non-violent campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa".
Australian Associated Press
