Johannesburg: Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu's home was robbed while he was away to attend the memorial honoring Nelson Mandela, police said on Wednesday, marking the third time in recent years thieves have targeted him.
Robbers hit Tutu's home in Cape Town Tuesday after nightfall—the same day the Nobel Peace Prize laureate spoke at the memorial service honoring his fellow anti-apartheid fighter Mandela in Johannesburg.
No arrests had been made so far, a police statement said. It provided no further details, citing the ongoing investigation.
Tutu's spokesman, Roger Friedman, confirmed the robbery. Tutu and his wife couldn't immediately establish what had been stolen, he said.
Tutu campaigned against white minority rule in South Africa.
The 82-year-old was a close friend of Mandela, who died Dec. 5 at age 95.
