Tutu admitted to hospital

Tutu admitted to hospital

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been admitted to hospital in Cape Town.

Desmond Tutu
Photo: World Economic Forum/Moritz Hager

His wife and freedom fighter Leah Tutu says he’s battling a stubborn infection.


 


“The archbishop has been hospitalised several times over the past few years for treatment of a similar condition,” said Tutu on Wednesday.


 


The 88-year-old has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and has largely withdrawn from public life.


 


The Nobel laureate made waves after he met Royal baby Archie in Cape Town in September.


 


The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sat down with Tutu at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation.

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