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Southern African bishops concerned

    JOHANNESBURG

    The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference on Monday said it was concerned at alleged death threats to Roman Catholic Archbishop Pius Ncube of Bulawayo, who played a leading role in calling for peace during the run-up to last month’s parliamentary elections.

    According to news reports, the bishops’ conference said they were “deeply concerned” at the alleged threats.

    Meanwhile, the ‘Daily News’ said that Archbishop Ncube had withdrawn at the last minute from conducting a memorial service on Sunday for the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo, following a threat by President Mugabe to boycott the service.

    “Yesterday, Archbishop Ncube said he believed he was now on a Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) hit list as the government and ZANU-PF blamed him for the ruling party’s defeat in Matabeleland,” the paper said.

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