Mayor De Lille and Archbishop Emeritus Tutu announce development proposal for Desmond Tutu Peace Centre
The City of Cape Town is proud to announce that Council will soon consider an exciting joint venture with one of the Freemen of the City, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
A proposal to lease one of the oldest and most important historic buildings in the East City Precinct of the city will shortly be put to Council for a decision.
Some years ago, the City leased a portion of vacant land near the Convention Centre to the Desmond Tutu Peace Trust, with the intention of the Trust developing a Peace Centre on the land.
This development has, for various reasons, not materialised. However, the recent retirement of the Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu from public office has allowed him to focus his energy on his foundation, known as the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation.
The foundation's main functions are to develop and manage partnerships and legacy-promoting programmes, and to contribute to the positioning of Cape Town as a world capital for the intellectual and practical pursuit of local and global peace, morality and human dignity.