he seemed to have a broad reach, the faithful in soweto, the - reach, the faithful in soweto, the poorestworld stage with extraordinary confidence that must�*ve made him very hard for some leaders who didn't want to talk about apartheid. they couldn't avoid him or avoid him confronting them. he was terribly polite and charming, but in a devastating way. you he was terribly polite and charming, but in a devastating way.— but in a devastating way. you have ca tured but in a devastating way. you have captured that _ but in a devastating way. you have captured that perfectly. _ but in a devastating way. you have captured that perfectly. he - but in a devastating way. you have captured that perfectly. he could l captured that perfectly. he could speak to and reach the part that most protest leaders of that area couldn't. he could inspire the oppressed. at the same time, he was —— it was impossible to refuse him an audience. and the fact that he was so prominent in the anglican church globally, notjust in south africa, he had a strength of purpose and the strength of commitment, but also a stre

nomsa maseko, bbc news, soweto. an american journalist and author, who got to know archbishop tutu and interviewed him many times. shejoins me now. thank you for your time. time and again we have heard that he had a genius for winning people over. how did he win you over? fix, for winning people over. how did he win you over?- did he win you over? a good question- — did he win you over? a good question. he _ did he win you over? a good question. he was _ did he win you over? a good question. he was such - did he win you over? a good question. he was such a - did he win you over? a good l question. he was such a warm person. in fact there was even a time when i was moderating a programme by an organisation that worked to help south africans get in control of their finances and so forth, shared interest it was called. he was being honoured and i was moderating and at some point he justjumped up and walked onstage and started singing happy birthday to me. that is the kind of guy he was. even though there had been times

nomsa maseko, bbc news, soweto.is an american journalist and author who got to know archbishop tutu and interviewed him many times. she spoke of her memories of those moments. he was such a warm person. in fact there was even a time when i was moderating a programme by an organisation that worked to help south africans get in control of their finances and so forth, shared interest it was called. he was being honoured and i was moderating and at some point he just jumped up and walked onstage and started singing happy birthday to me. that is the kind of guy he was. even though there had been times when i interviewed him and i asked him tough questions. some younger people do not appreciate the way that the truth and reconciliation commission is working or honouring them. but he was just someone who could relate to everybody, no matter what their political positions or what their professional positions were. he was just somebody who had a capacity to feel compassion for everybody and people who had mistreated his own

nomsa maseko, bbc news, soweto. mwamba is a former bishop of botswana and now the president of united national independence party in zambia. he is an acquaintance of archbishop tutu. i'd say you are good friends, trevor. laughter. i remember you having a conversation with him and you're speaking to the archbishop. i think the welcome was, hey, arch, how you doing? it archbishop. i think the welcome was, hey, arch, how you doing?— hey, arch, how you doing? it was a ureat hey, arch, how you doing? it was a great man- — hey, arch, how you doing? it was a great man. amazing _ hey, arch, how you doing? it was a great man. amazing man. - hey, arch, how you doing? it was a great man. amazing man. you - hey, arch, how you doing? it was a. great man. amazing man. you often talk about how _ great man. amazing man. you often talk about how approachable - great man. amazing man. you often talk about how approachable he - great man. amazing man. you often | talk about how approachable he was. can you just tell us your experience

there was a sense in him that life was to be celebrated, even when he was in the troubles of soweto wheree was a priest, that actually when you look at reality, every human being is a stand—in for god. new coronavirus restrictions come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland, as the uk's devolved administrations try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. omicron causes chaos for travellers — 7,000 flights cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend. hello and welcome to bbc news. the former archbishop of cape town, desmond tutu, the leading anti apartheid campaigner who helped bring down white rule in south africa, has died at the age of ninety. desmond tutu was uncompromisingly opposed to violence and was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1984. after nelson mandela became president, he headed the truth and reconciliation commission investigating the crimes of white rule. nomsa maseko looks back at his life. he was first and foremost a priest, not a politician. but for the best part of half a century, he was the face of reconciliation and south africa's moral comp

nomsa maseko, bbc news, soweto.ho was arrested within the grounds of windsor castle on christmas day while in possession of a crossbow has been detained under the mental health act. police responded to the security breach at 8:30am yesterday morning while the queen was in residence. the metropolitan police say the 19—year—old man from southampton is currently undergoing a mental health assessment. tighter covid restrictions are now in force in wales, scotland and northern ireland, with more changes due to come into force tomorrow. the measures include curbs on the hospitality industry and a reinforcement of social distancing rules. no further restrictions have been announced for england. tomos morgan reports. another festive holiday and another set of restrictions. social life will be curtailed yet again in wales, scotland, and northern ireland as the devolved governments bring back measures in an attempt to slow the spread of the omicron variant. and almost two years into the pandemic, this latest set of rules has

earlier, i spoke to nomsa maseko in soweto, outside desmond tutu's home.out how the community has responded. he risked his own life at times to ensure that there was no bloodshed, even during those dark days of apartheid. but he was also a man who never shied away from criticising the government of the day, especially when it came to issues of corruption. when president zuma was in office and there were a series of allegations, did that create difficulties for him? until that point, he had been regarded as somebody who stood shoulder to shoulder with those big figures, but here he was calling out corruption and maintaining his consistency, but perhaps also challenging the leadership of the party that had helped to end apartheid. he was heavily criticised _ helped to end apartheid. he was heavily criticised and _ helped to end apartheid. he was heavily criticised and even - heavily criticised and even sidelined by the governing anc, with some in the anc saying thinks he is a deputyjesus christ because of the moral compass that he has. especially in the coun

the bbc�*s nomsa maseko reports from soweto.aying their last respects, people from all walks of life dropped off flowers here at desmond tutu's soweto home, demonstrating what the 90—year—old stood for. he was the voice of reason, the face of reconciliation and south africa's moral compass. archbishop desmond tutu was one of our nation toss finest patriots. he was a man of unwavering courage, of principal, conviction and whose life was spent in the service of others. he in many ways embodied the essence of our humanity. he to us is south african because he is the light and the icon of this country. 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, coined the phrase rainbow nation to describe south africa's ethnic diversity, often preaching peace and unity in the face of adversity. he was one of the greatest people i've ever met. he and nelson mandela are the two leaders who ended apartheid, but he was a teacher, he was a moral leader, he was a campaigner. sev

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earlier i spoke to nomsa maseko in soweto, outside desmond tutu's home.mmunity has responded. the sun has set in south africa. 0ne the sun has set in south africa. one of the most empowering figures, unifying figure, who often laughed in the face of adversity but he even had the luck at times risked his own life to ensure that there was no bloodshed even during the days of apartheid but he was also a man who never shied away from criticising the government of the day, especially when it came to issues like corruption. he especially when it came to issues like corruption.— especially when it came to issues like corruption. he was clearly very an: as like corruption. he was clearly very angry as he — like corruption. he was clearly very angry as he expressed _ like corruption. he was clearly very angry as he expressed himself - like corruption. he was clearly very angry as he expressed himself at l like corruption. he was clearly very l angry as he expressed himself at the time president zuma was in office. here he was calling out corruption, maintaining hi

our correspondent nomsa maseko reports from soweto.r last respects, people from all walks of life dropped off flowers at desmond tutu's home. he was the voice of reason, the face of reconciliation and south africa's moral compass. it is a dark day to south africans because he is the light and the icon of this country. 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 where he died in his home surrounded by family and friends. a seven—day sendoff is being planned including a mass to be planned by the

prayers and thanksgiving in soweto, following the death of archibishop desmond tutu.orial service is being held in cape town today. hello and welcome. pharmacists in the uk are warning of patchy supplies of rapid covid tests. demand hasjumped recently, because people are being advised to test themselves before going to events or to see family and friends, and also because of changes allowing those with covid in england to end isolation after seven days if they test negative. the government says more kits are being made available. meanwhile a record number of daily cases were reported yesterday in england, but the total number of patients in hospital is still below january's peak. our health correspondent cath burns has more. hello. thank you for what you are doing. happy new year to you. the prime minister has been out today, pushing one key part of his strategy. encouraging people to have their booster vaccine. i'm sorry to say this, but the overwhelming majority of people who are currently ending up in intensive care in our hospitals, are people who are not boosted.

most serco is our correspondent in soweto and is outside desmond tutu's home. more about how the community has responded. —— nomsa maseko. many people are saying ilanga selishonile, which loosely translated means that the sun has set on south africa. desmond tutu was a towering figure, a unifying figure who often left in the face of adversity. but even at times, you know, risked his own life to ensure that there was no bloodshed even during those dark days of apartheid. but he was also a man who never shied away from criticising the government of the day, especially when it came to issues of corruption. he was clearly very angry as he expressed himself at the time president zuma was in office and when there were a series of allegations. did that create difficulties for him, do you think? because until that point he had been regarded as someone who had stood shoulder to shoulder with some of those other big figures. but here he was calling out corruption, maintaining his consistency, but perhaps also then challenging the leadership of the party that had helped t

nomsa maseko reports from soweto. paying their last respects, people from all walks of life dropped off flowers here at desmond tutu's soweto home, demonstrating what the 90—year—old stood for. he was the voice of reason, the face of reconciliation and south africa's moral compass. it's a dark day to us, south africans, because he is he in many ways embodied the essence of our humanity. he he in many ways embodied the essence of our humanity-— of our humanity. he to us is south african because _ of our humanity. he to us is south african because he _ of our humanity. he to us is south african because he is _ of our humanity. he to us is south african because he is the - of our humanity. he to us is south african because he is the light - of our humanity. he to us is south african because he is the light and the icon_ african because he is the light and the icon of— african because he is the light and the icon of this country. he used to be a father to us. his wife used to be a mother to us. it was desmond tutu, known

and prayers and thanksgiving in soweto, followed by an interfaith memorial service in cape town celebratinghe life of archbishop desmond tutu. hello, and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has urged everyone in the uk to get their boosterjab — he says 90% of people currently in intensive care beds with covid had not received their third vaccine. his comments come as new figures show more than 10,000 people in england are in hospital with covid, the highest number since march. meanwhile, doctors and pharmacists in the uk are warning of variable supplies of covid tests, because of a big rise in demand. 0fficials says more kits are being made available. contributing to both the demand for testing kits and those high number of covid patients is the surge in cases. the latest data shows a further 183,000 people have tested positive for covid in the uk. the figure is significantly higher than a week ago because it has been affected by delays in reporting over the christmas period. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa has more. george winder and his wife nikki are both gps in leeds. he teste

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and that is when i really came to know desmond tutu and he came to live in the same time ship in sowetom on numerous occasions and i met him on numerous occasions and got to understand and to be glued to his speeches and his rallying cry for freedom and also his great wicked sense of humour. he had such wicked and impish sense of humour. what made him such an effective campaigner against apartheid and from the point of view the white rulers of south africa, what made him so dangerous? i think because he was _ what made him so dangerous? i think because he was the _ what made him so dangerous? i think because he was the voice _ what made him so dangerous? i think because he was the voice of— what made him so dangerous? i think because he was the voice of the - because he was the voice of the voiceless at the time when people like nelson mandela were in prison and many other leaders were in exile and many other leaders were in exile and desmond tutu was then appointed to be secretary general of the south african council of churches in 1978 and that is when he started to reignite the energ

the case the life of archbishop desmond tutu has been celebrated at memorial services outside his sowetoinjohannesburg and during an interfaith ceremony hosted by his family in cape town. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. six goals on boxing day, six points clear at the top. could manchester city's advantage could be nine after tonight's games? he may well be playing tonight, but we hear from manchester city's raheem sterling about england. and how gareth southgate has made the international experience one to savour. the last couple of years, you can see the steps that we've been making as a team on the field off the field, but, of course, the most important is on the field. and the darts goes on despite another covid withdrawal and the defending champion claiming the tournament should be delayed. hello again. not only is the festive period a much—loved tradition in the premier league hidden amongst it is the half way point of the season. and manchester city have arrived there on the back of nine straight wins. if things go their way tonight, t

there was a sense in him that life was to be celebrated, even when the troubles of soweto where he wasng is a stand—in for god. new coronavirus restrictions come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland, as the uk's devolved administrations try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. they were due to be £10,000 here at cardiff arms park today to watch the festive rugby derby. they will now

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there was a sense in him that life was to be celebrated, even when he was in the troubles of soweto where look at reality, every human being is a stand—in for god. new coronavirus restrictions come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland, as the uk's devolved administrations try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. omicron causes chaos for travellers — 7,000 flights cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend.

we'll have the latest from our correspondent in soweto . also on the programme.10,000 fans here at cardiff arms park today to watch the festive rugby derby,

people have also been laying reeds and lighting candles in soweto. are pictures of south africa's president cyril ramaphosa, arriving at the archbishop's residence to offer condolences. our correspondent is in cape town outside st. george's cathedral. she told me what people had been saying to her about desmond tutu. >> people are reflecting about archbishop desmond tutu as a man who was small in stature, but one who had a big heart. after all, he was the man chosen by nelson mandela to head the reconciliation process here in 1994, when south africa became a democracy. a lot of people speak about the man who played a prominent role in ensuring that south africa indeed becomes a democracy. he was not just respected here in this country, but all over the world, with world leaders having paid theiown tribute, speaking about the man, describing desmond tutu as a moral compass, not just for south africa but for them in their respective countries. jane: we are looking at archive footage of the man, but as i look at you, i can see children coming up behind

we'll have the latest from our correspondent in soweto . also on the programme.d, wales and northern ireland — to try to limit the spread of the 0micron variant. they were due to be 10,000 fans here at cardiff arms park here today to watch the festive rugby derby and they will have

for people here and soweto, they remember him as a unifying figures who played a role in south africalowers are laid in cape town. a seven—day sendoff is being planned, including a lying in state and a mass to be held by the anglican church. bishop trevor mwamba is a former bishop of botswana and now the president of united national independence party in zambia. he is an acquaintance of archbishop tutu and told me about his memories. my mother once visited south africa, and we knew the tutus, and she went there to tell them what i was doing. i was then at oxford, training to be a priest, so she told him that's what i was doing. a couple weeks later, i went to pick up a letter, and it had a stamp of the south african council of churches, and it was a letter from archbishop desmond tutu, as he then was. and what really moved me about that was simply that here was a man, very busy with the liberation struggle within south africa, and yet, he could find time to write to and ordinate who was training to be a priest. an ordinate who was training to be a priest. basically, the letter was sim

mourners gathered for midday prayers outside tutu's home in soweto, to pay their respect to the man whoiliation process. many people have been visiting desmond tutu's home here in cape town since his death was announced on boxing day. in the midst of the pain and sorrow, it is very comforting for people to show their emotions and pour out their love for my dad and we are truly appreciative of it. it is not an easy time for anyone. in line with covid—i9 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. church bells toll. 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. he had it down, written in stone, so that no—one could change it. even if we wanted to. and why would we want to becau

but he wasn't always successful just prior to the bloody soweto riots in 1976 . he warned the government that tension was building to dangerous levels, but his letter was dismissed as an activist ploy. 600 people died in the confrontation to rose to international fame by taking very public issue with apartheid practices, including the forced movement of blacks from urban areas to government designated homelands far from their jobs. he also encouraged governments around the world to impose economic sanctions on south africa. to pressure it to end apartheid to risked arrest by his activity, but somehow managed to escape it and continued his political activity through the church around the world. he won the nobel peace prize in 1984. when president f . w. de klerk abolished apartheid in the early nineties , and nelson mandela became president to two was appointed as head of the truth and reconciliation commission, which brought together victims and perpetrators of the apartheid system. the public sharing of their experiences was seen as a national official way to he

the case the life of archbishop desmond tutu has been celebrated at memorial services outside his soweto

others laid wreaths and lit candles in soweto.rriving 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 stature but had a big heart. after all, he was the man who is chosen by nelson mandela to head the reconciliation process here back in 1994 when south africa became a democracy, a lot of people speak about the man who played a permanent role in ensuring that south africa does indeed become a democracy. so he wasn't just does indeed become a democracy. so he wasn'tjust respected here in this country, but all over the world and also with world leaders h

others laid wreaths and lit candles in soweto. and these pictures are from the last hour. arriving at the archbishop's residence to to offer condolences to his widow leah and otherfamily members. peter storey was president of the south african council of churches at the time when desmond tutu was the general secretary. he shared some of his recollections of theirfriendship. my first experience of him was, if you like, characteristic of his whole life. i was in nairobi for a conference and sharing a room with some delegates. and when i woke up at four in the morning, somebody else had joined the room. and i saw an apparition, a sort of white apparition in the corner. it was somebody that had covered himself with a sheet and who was praying in the muslim way, with his face right down on the floor. and the next morning, i discovered that it was desmond tutu. i said to him, "you gave me one heck of a fright last night." and he cackled the tutu cackle. and he said, "i'm desmond tutu." that first moment of seeing him at prayer was characteristic of his whole life and our relatio

others laid wreaths and lit candles in soweto. our correspondent nomsa maseko sent this report.ere 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 held on new year's day. in the last few minutes the bells of st george's cathedral have been ringing to mark the passing of archbishop tutu. bells toll. they'll be rung daily for ten minutes, starting at midday local time until friday. the archbishop of cape town, thabo makgoba, has asked all who hear the bells to pause their busy schedules for a moment in tribute to archbishop tutu. the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, is due to hold emergency talks with some of the uk's energy providers who

but he wasn't always successful just prior to the bloody soweto riots in 1976 . he warned the government that tension was building to dangerous levels, but his letter was dismissed as an activist ploy. 600 people died in the confrontation to rose to international fame by taking very public issue with apartheid practices, including the forced movement of blacks from urban areas to government designated homelands far from their jobs. he also encouraged governments around the world to impose economic sanctions on south africa. to pressure it to end apartheid. tutu risked arrest by his activity but somehow managed to escape it and continued his political activity through the church around the world. he won the nobel peace prize in 1984. when president f. w de klerk abolished apartheid in the early nineties, and nelson mandela became president to two was appointed as head of the truth and reconciliation commission, which brought together victims and perpetrators of the apartheid system. the public sharing of their experiences was seen as a national official way to hea

outside his home, ahead of his funeral on the 1st of january. 0thers laid wreaths and lit candles in soweto african president cyril ramaphosa arriving at the archbishop's residence to offer condolences to his widow leah and other family members. 0ur our correspondent nomsa maseko is in cape town, 0utside st george's cathedral. she told me what people had been saying to her about desmond tutu. people are reflecting about archbishop desmond tutu as a man who was small in stature but had a big heart. after all, he was the man who was chosen by nelson mandela to head the reconciliation process here back in 1994 when south africa a lot of people speak about the man who played a prominent role in ensuring that south africa does indeed become a democracy. so he wasn'tjust respected here in this country, but all over the world, and also with world leaders having paid their own tribute, speaking about the man, describing desmond tutu as a moral compass not just for south africa, but also for than in their respective countries. we're looking at archived footage of the man, but also as i look at you,

and after prayers and thanksgiving in soweto earlier, an interfaith memorial service for archbishop desmondu is being held in cape town. hello and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has urged everyone in the uk to get their boosterjab. he says up to 90% of people currently in intensive care beds with covid had not received their third vaccine. the number of people in hospital in england with covid has risen to nearly 10,500. meanwhile, pharmacists in the uk are warning of patchy supplies of rapid covid tests. demand hasjumped recently, because people are being advised to test themselves before going to events or to see family and friends, and also because of changes allowing those with covid in england to end isolation after seven days as long as they test negative. the government says more kits are being made available. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns has more. hello. thank you for what you are doing. happy new year to you. the prime minister has been out today, pushing one key part of his strategy. encouraging people to have their booster vaccine. i'm sorry to say this, but the ov

mourners gathered for midday prayer outside desmond tutu in soweto to play the respect he was chosenond tutu home since his death was announced on boxing day. in death was announced on boxing da . , ., day. in the midst of the pain and sorrow, _ day. in the midst of the pain and sorrow, it _ day. in the midst of the pain and sorrow, it is _ day. in the midst of the pain and sorrow, it is very - and sorrow, it is very comforting for people to show their emotions and pour out their emotions and pour out their love for my dad and we are truly appreciative of it. it is not an easy time for anyone. it is not an easy time for anyone-— anyone. in aligned with covid-19 _ anyone. in aligned with covid-19 regulations, l anyone. in aligned with - covid-19 regulations, public covid—i9 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 centre. the bell at st. george's considerable tile at midday every day until friday into the archbishop's honour. the man known fondly as arch the was cle

i mean, i was bishop of johannesburg and would be driving from town to soweto where we lived, and i would my wife and we'd have a roadblock. and the fact of our having to have passes allowing us to move freely in the land of our birth, and now you have that extraordinary structure, that -- the wall. and i do not myself believe that it has improved security, breaking up families, breaking up -- i mean, people who used to be able to walk from their homes to school, children, now have to take a detour that lasts several -- i mean, it's -- when you humiliate a people to the extent that they are being -- and, yes, one remembers the kind of experience we had when we were being humiliated. when you do that, you're not contributing to your own security. and all you are doing is you're saying to those people in all of their desperation, "we're still human, and there are things we will not be able to accept -- i mean, just sit down. we'll have to -- we have to do something." and so you get the suicide bomber. and one does not condone them, but one understands perfectly how people can be driven into

. —— also at midday in soweto.there is a public viewing area for those unable to make it inside the city hall because of covid regulations. given the restrictions, _ because of covid regulations. given the restrictions, it _ because of covid regulations. given the restrictions, it is _ because of covid regulations. given the restrictions, it is still— the restrictions, it is still important people have a chance to remember the life of the great archbishop so how is the balance being maintained?— archbishop so how is the balance being maintained? there is a wall of my remembrance _ being maintained? there is a wall of my remembrance outside _ being maintained? there is a wall of my remembrance outside the - being maintained? there is a wall of. my remembrance outside the cathedral where the archbishop served as south africa's first black archbishop, a portrait, and also people have been allowed to bring flowers, and also they are messages, and there is a book of condolence book, placed in many public areas around th

there was a sense that life was to be celebrated, even when it was really in the troubles of soweto where human being is a stand in the guide. you touched on it, he had _ is a stand in the guide. you touched on it. he had a _ is a stand in the guide. you touched on it, he had a mischievous - is a stand in the guide. you touched on it, he had a mischievous sense i is a stand in the guide. you touched | on it, he had a mischievous sense of humour, didn't he?— on it, he had a mischievous sense of humour, didn't he? absolutely. with tutu, he humour, didn't he? absolutely. with tutu. he said — humour, didn't he? absolutely. with tutu, he said to _ humour, didn't he? absolutely. with tutu, he said to me _ humour, didn't he? absolutely. with tutu, he said to me once _ humour, didn't he? absolutely. with tutu, he said to me once that - humour, didn't he? absolutely. with tutu, he said to me once that when. tutu, he said to me once that when he dies he hopes the epitaph will be very clear that desmond tutu loved, he laughed, he cried. and that is what he was, he was always a man of tremendous joy.