South Africa has lost its sense of self-worth, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said on Thursday.

"The world was thrilled when freedom came to our land and we pray that SA will recover its own sense of worth of every single human being," he said at a ceremony in Cape Town to celebrate winning the Templeton prize.

"[I pray] we will recover our 'ubuntu' and become a generous, gentle, caring, and compassionate society."

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