Archbishop Thabo Makgoba
Chair of the Board of Trustees
The Most Revd. Dr. Thabo Cecil Makgoba is the Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.
He was born and spent his early years in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg, before his family was forcibly removed under apartheid laws and settled in Soweto. He graduated with a BSc from the University of the Witwatersrand and trained for the priesthood at St Paul’s College, Grahamstown, earning a Diploma in Theology.
After ordination, he served in various positions in Johannesburg, including at St Mary’s Cathedral and the Church of Christ the King in Sophiatown, and as Anglican chaplain at the University of the Witwatersrand.
He was elected Bishop Suffragan of Grahamstown in 2002, served as Bishop of Queenstown and Bishop of Grahamstown, and has been Archbishop since 2008. He pioneered the concept of indaba in the worldwide Anglican Communion and was awarded the Cross of St Augustine for his role in the Communion.
Archbishop Thabo has served as President of the South African Council of Churches, as Chair of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network, and as a board member of a number of NGOs and ecumenical and interfaith bodies. Since 2012, he has been Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape.
He holds a PhD from the University of Cape Town and has received several honorary doctorates. He is married to Lungi Manona and they have two children, Nyakallo and Paballo. He loves walking, nature and reading.
About the role of the Chair:
The Board's principal responsibilities include determining the overall strategy, policies, direction and goals of Christian Aid; protecting and promoting the identity and values of the charity; and fulfilling its statutory responsibilities.