In 1978, Tutu was appointed the general secretary of his country's Council of Churches and became a leading spokesperson for the rights of black South Africans.
Nga 1978 vho-Tutu vha mbo ditiwa uri vha vhe General Secretary ya dzi kereke dza Afrika Tshipembe (SACC) zwa ita uri vha tshi khou shumisa vhuimo havho vha vhee pfanelo dza vhathu phanda.