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Cleric calls for Mugabe to resign | Cleric calls for Mugabe to resign |
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One of the most outspoken clerics in Zimbabwe has again called for President Robert Mugabe to resign. | One of the most outspoken clerics in Zimbabwe has again called for President Robert Mugabe to resign. |
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo Pius Ncube also urged Zimbabweans not to be intimidated by President Mugabe. | The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo Pius Ncube also urged Zimbabweans not to be intimidated by President Mugabe. |
In an interview for BBC One's Heaven and Earth programme, which was aired on Sunday, the archbishop says the Zimbabwean government is corrupt. | |
President Mugabe has warned bishops against becoming too political. | President Mugabe has warned bishops against becoming too political. |
African presidents have tried to negotiate with that man to no avail Archbishop Ncube | African presidents have tried to negotiate with that man to no avail Archbishop Ncube |
The archbishop says the situation in Zimbabwe is getting steadily worse but even though people's morale has been broken they should not be intimidated. | The archbishop says the situation in Zimbabwe is getting steadily worse but even though people's morale has been broken they should not be intimidated. |
"As far as I'm concerned he [President Mugabe] must go," he said. | "As far as I'm concerned he [President Mugabe] must go," he said. |
"You can't negotiate with him. It's useless. African presidents have tried to negotiate with that man to no avail." | "You can't negotiate with him. It's useless. African presidents have tried to negotiate with that man to no avail." |
The archbishop also said opposition politicians in Zimbabwe needed to do more to prove themselves despite having been jailed and tortured. | The archbishop also said opposition politicians in Zimbabwe needed to do more to prove themselves despite having been jailed and tortured. |
This week President Mugabe warned his country's Catholic bishops that they were on a dangerous path if they became too political. | This week President Mugabe warned his country's Catholic bishops that they were on a dangerous path if they became too political. |
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