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Remember Archbishop Pius Ncube!

Roman Catholic Archbishop Pius Ncube was probably the most prominent catholic bishop in Zimbabwe at the turn of the century.

He was one of the fiercest critics of President Robert Mugabe and his administration, especially on Gukurahundi and human rights abuses.

But in one fell swoop, he was reduced to a non-entity and was forced to resign as head of the church in Bulawayo on 11 September 2007.

Ncube, a catholic priest sworn to celibacy, was caught in the act with a woman, and that was his end.

It was a sting by the Mugabe administration, unethical perhaps, but it silenced him for good.

Who is next?

See also:

Sting or not, Archbishop Ncube has been had

 

 

Pius Ncube- the odd one out

 

 

Pius Ncube reports to Powell instead of God – three cable

 

 

Pius Ncube said MDC was not the answer- Tsvangirai was inept

 

 

Jonathan Moyo says Pius Ncube is busy preaching tribalism

 

 

 

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This post was last modified on September 11, 2020 2:41 pm

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The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.

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