Mugabe has 'lost moral right to rule': bishops

Zimbabwe’s Roman Catholic bishops today said President Robert Mugabe has lost the moral right to govern by permitting violence and lawlessness for political gain.

In a pastoral letter to be read out in churches across the country, the nine bishops said Mugabe, who is a Catholic, and other holders of political power had abused their countrymen by denying them ‘‘the inherent right’’ to take part in political activities.