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Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba greet VIP guests such as Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, Graca Machel, Bono and Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille at the start of the service in honour of Desmond Tutu's 80 th birthday at the St Georges Catherdal in Cape Town on Friday. Picture Ian Landsberg.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu made a friendly jibe at Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe at a service in St George's Cathedral on Friday afternoon over the government's failure to provide a visa to the Dalai Lama.
“Thank you for coming despite some of the hiccups we have had,” Tutu said while speaking from the pulpit during a church service to mark his 80th birthday.
He had earlier stepped down from the pulpit to embrace Motlanthe, who smiled and bowed his head at Tutu's remarks.
