In 1978 Tutu was elected General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) and was determined to use his position to put the organisation at the forefront of human rights activism.
Ka 1978 Tutu o ne a tlhophiwa go nna Mokwaledi Kakaretso wa Khansele ya Dikereek ya Afrika Borwa 'SACC' mme e ne a ikaeletse go dirisa maemo a gagwe baa setheo se kwa pele ya go lwela ditshwanelo tsa botho.