Archbishop Thabo Makgoba who conducted the service of Desmond Tutu's funeral has proposed that Capetown International airport be named after the late Tutu. Makgoba said it would be to honour Tutu's memory and urged the nation to use Tutu's legacy to start a new chapter.

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