Church leaders to meet Mugabe over deteriorating economy, brought to you by African News Dimension

Kerkleiers in Zimbabwe gaan kyk of hulle nie iets kan doen om Robert Mugabe tot ander insigte te bring nie.

Prominent Zimbabwean church leaders are expected to meet President Robert Mugabe this week to discuss Zimbabwe’s deteriorating political and economic situation.


This comes as pressure mounts at home and abroad for President Mugabe to quit. The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) and the ALL African Council of churches representatives are due to meet Mugabe on Africa Day, 25 May. The ZCC has of late criticised government policies which have seen inflation surging to 1042% last week, the worst in the world.

The meeting has the blessing of the World Council of Churches, which is reportedly deeply concerned about the plight of ordinary Zimbabweans.

Sources said ZCC president Bishop Peter Nemapare, his deputy Bishop Sebastian Bakare and secretary-general Densen Mafinyane, as well as AACC secretary-general Bishop Mvume Dandala and colleagues, would meet Mugabe in a bid to find a solution to Zimbabwe’s simmering seven-year crisis.

Nemapare confirmed the meeting but refused to give details