Zimbabwe: Archbishop opposes Mugabe (pub. April 18, 2007)
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In an interview with the Daily Telegraph published on April 17 (the eve of the anniversary of the day Zimbabwe became independent in 1980) the Archbishop of Bulawayo, Pius Ncube, said that he knew that his open opposition to the regime of President Robert Mugabe could cost him his life but he refused to be "bullied or bought". At a news conference in Harare (the capital) on March 22, Ncube had called on Zimbabweans to rise up in protest and overthrow Mugabe, saying: "We must be ready to stand, even in front of blazing guns."
