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Zim archbishop on adultery rap
16/07/2007 16:05 - (SA)
Harare - State radio in Zimbabwe said on Monday that a prominent critic of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Roman Catholic Archbishop Pius Ncube was being sued for adultery.
The radio claimed the fearless cleric, who is archbishop of the second city of Bulawayo, had been having a two-year relationship with a married woman.
The woman admitted to the affair to ZBC news, the radio claimed. Her husband is reported to be suing Ncube. The report said that court papers had been served on Ncube on Monday morning.
Ncube, who is regularly vilified by the Mugabe government, was not immediately available for comment.
Protest rights abuses
This is not the first time Ncube has been accused by the state of adultery. Many Mugabe critics will treat the latest allegations with scepticism.
A week ago Mugabe hit out at church leaders he accused of peddling falsehoods about Zimbabwe, saying they have sworn to celibacy but they sleep around. The 83-year old Zimbabwe president did not give any names.
Ncube recently angered the Mugabe government when he told international reporters that military intervention would be justified in Zimbabwe, reeling under chronic economic and social hardships.
Earlier this year the archbishop travelled to Australia to convince authorities there not to send their cricket team to play in Zimbabwe, to protest rights abuses in Zimbabwe.
Prime Minister John Howard's government later cancelled the tour.
- SAPA
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