*Pius Ncube Shamed*
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*The Herald* (Harare)
OPINION
17 July 2007
Posted to the web 17 July 2007
By Munyaradzi Huni
Bulawayo
Archbishop sued for adultery OUTSPOKEN Roman Catholic cleric Archbishop Pius
Ncube of the Bulawayo Diocese is at the centre of a stinging adulterous
allegation that has plunged him into a $20 billion lawsuit, following claims
that he had an affair with a married woman over the past two years.
Under Roman Catholic Church practice, all those joining the priesthood or
nunhood -- including archbishops, brothers and sisters -- take strict vows
of celibacy, meaning they should maintain an unmarried status, and, thus,
abstain from sexual relations.
A visibly shaken Archbishop Ncube, who has been at the forefront demonising
President Mugabe and the Government, was served with the declaration and
summons yesterday morning by the Deputy Sheriff of Bulawayo.
At the High Court, the case is recorded under HC1585/07.
The papers show that Archbishop Ncube had an adulterous affair with Mrs
Rosemary Sibanda, who has been legally married to Mr Onesimus Sibanda since
2005.
When contacted for comment, Mrs Sibanda first denied any knowledge of the
affair but when she was shown pictures of her taken in the Archbishop's
bedroom while naked, she admitted having an adulterous affair with
Archbishop Ncube for the past two years.
In one of the many pictures, a naked Archbishop Ncube is seen cuddling an
equally naked Mrs Sibanda in his bedroom.
The Archbishop was also pictured in the act with several other women in the
supposedly holy bedroom.
The usually arrogant Archbishop Ncube went ashen, was at a loss of words and
could hardly contain the shock when he was shown the same pictures that were
secretly taken by a private investigator hired by the woman's husband.
In his declaration served through his lawyers Dube-Banda, Nzarayapenga and
Partners, the plaintiff, Mr Sibanda, a radio communications technician with
the National Railways of Zimbabwe, alleged that on different occasions since
January 2006, Archbishop Ncube was involved in an adulterous sexual
relationship with his wife.
Reads part of the declaration: "On diverse occasions between the period
beginning 2006 and in places particularly in the environs of Bulawayo and St
Mary's Cathedral, defendant illicitly associated and engaged with
plaintiff's wife, one Rosemary Sibanda, in an adulterous sexual relationship
well knowing of the marital status of the plaintiff's wife.
"As a direct result of the defendant's illicit and adulterous association
with the plaintiff's wife, the plaintiff has lost the love, comfort and
society that he previously enjoyed with his wife. Plaintiff has been
seriously humiliated, his dignity has been impaired, his religious
inclinations and faith shaken and he has suffered loss of consortium as he
has had serious problems with his wife since January 2006.
"Owing to the illicit and adulterous association, the plaintiff suffered
damages as follows: $10 000 000 000 being adultery damages as the defendant
has abused his trust and position and engaged in an adulterous relationship
with plaintiff's wife despite full knowledge that she was married. The
marriage was solemnised in the Roman Catholic Church; $5 000 000 000 being
loss of consortium; and $5 000 000 000 being loss of contumelia.
"Wherefore plaintiff prays for an order for payment of the sum of $20 000
000 000, being damages for adultery, contumelia and loss of consortium
suffered by plaintiff as a result of the defendant's illicit and adulterous
affair with plaintiff's wife," reads the declaration.
The summons at the High Court read: "Plaintiff claims as against defendant
are for:
"(a) An order for payment in the sum of $20 000 000 000 (twenty billion
dollars), being damages for adultery, contumelia and loss of consortium in
respect of defendant's unlawful, malicious and illicit association with
plaintiff's wife well knowing of plaintiff's wife's marital status, the
result of which was the alienation of love, loss of comfort and society in
the marriage between plaintiff and his wife.
(b) An order for payment of interest at the prescribed rate on the sum of
$20 000 000 000 mentioned in (a) . . . from date of service summons to date
of full and final payment.
(c) An order for payment of costs of suit at an attorney and client scale."
Archbishop Ncube was asked to enter an appearance to defend within 10 days
at the High Court in Bulawayo.
If the Archbishop fails to do so within the stipulated time, the claims by
the plaintiff will be heard and dealt with by the High Court without further
notice to the Archbishop.
Following the interest that was shown by the media in the matter, the lawyer
representing the plaintiff, Mr Munyaradzi Nzarayapenga of Dube-Banda,
Nzarayapenga and Partners, addressed a Press conference at his offices where
he confirmed that his client had asked him to serve Archbishop Ncube with
the summons.
"For a long time my client has been suspecting that his wife, a senior
church committee representative at St Pius Parish, has been involved in an
adulterous relationship with the Archbishop of the Diocese, Pius Ncube.
"At one point he wrote to Archbishop Pius Ncube to register his displeasure.
The Archbishop wrote back denying any adultery with my client's lawful wife.
"My client has uncovered evidence that suggests that the Archbishop of the
Roman Catholic Bulawayo Diocese, Archbishop Pius Ncube, is having an
adulterous relationship with his wife, Rosemary Sibanda, a secretary of the
St Anne's Association of St Pius Church in Njube, Bulawayo.
"My client has instructed and we have issued summons against the Archbishop
for causing my client untold suffering, pain, loss of companionship, etc.
"I can confirm that the Deputy Sheriff of Bulawayo has already served the
summons and declaration to the Archbishop," said the lawyer.
Mr Sibanda looked pensive as he sat next to his lawyer at the Press
conference.
On 7/17/07, OMAR DRAMMEH <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Zimbabwe's archbishop accused of adultery
>
> Chris McGreal, Africa correspondent
> Tuesday July 17, 2007
>
> Guardian
>
> Zimbabwe's Roman Catholic archbishop, Pius Ncube, a strident critic of
> Robert Mugabe's rule, was accused yesterday of a two-year adulterous affair
> with a secretary at his church in a lawsuit that his lawyers described as
> politically motivated.
> But Archbishop Ncube declined to explicitly deny the affair when he spoke
> to the Guardian yesterday.
>
> In legal papers served on the archbishop in Bulawayo, Onesisums Sibanda is
> demanding 20bn Zimbabwe dollars (£80,000) in damages from the cleric for the
> alleged adultery with his wife, Rosemary. The state-run Zimbabwe
> Broadcasting Corporation said Ms Sibanda, who worked at St Mary's Cathedral,
> admitted the affair in an interview.
>
> ZBC followed court officials into the archbishop's office in a move that
> his lawyers said was evidence of an orchestrated attempt to destroy his
> credibility because of his virulent criticism of the government, including
> calling Mr Mugabe a murderer and a monster.
>
> But the archbishop, speaking to the Guardian yesterday, declined to deny
> the affair, even though he was asked three times if there was any merit to
> the accusation. He said he would wait for the matter to come to court and
> that the accusations were politically motivated.
>
> "You see these people are always following me and trying to find something
> to try and fix me," he said. "There were a dozen news men accompanying this
> man [Mr Sibanda] to the court and then they splashed this before even giving
> me the summons."
>
> Adultery is illegal, although rarely prosecuted, in Zimbabwe.
>
> The accusation comes a week after Archbishop Ncube returned from South
> Africa, where he launched a report that accused the Zimbabwean state of
> torture and illegal killings. "Mugabe is a man who is a megalomaniac. He
> loves power, he lives for power. Even his own party is appealing to him to
> step down," he said in Johannesburg.
>
> The archbishop has been forced to qualify some of his stronger statements,
> including a call to Christians in Zimbabwe to pray for Mr Mugabe to die.
>
> For several years he was at odds with most of his own bishops in his
> strident criticism of the government, but in recent months the archbishop
> galvanised them into issuing a letter read in churches that likened popular
> opposition to Mr Mugabe's "racist, corrupt and lawless" government to the
> country's liberation war against white rule.
>
> Zimbabwe's president has described him as a "half-wit".
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>
>
> > From: Kabir Njaay [[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 2007-07-17 16:14:14 CEST
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Fwd; Vlok to Be Charged Over Chikane
> >
> > *Vlok to Be Charged Over Chikane*
> >
> > http://allafrica.com/stories/200707170159.html
> >
> > *Business Day* (Johannesburg)
> >
> > NEWS
> >
> > 17 July 2007
> >
> > Posted to the web 17 July 2007
> >
> > By Ernest Mabuza
> >
> > Johannesburg
> >
> >
> > FORMER law and order minister Adriaan Vlok, former police commissioner
> Johan
> > van der Merwe and three other men would be charged with the attempted
> murder
> > of Frank Chikane, a former anti-apartheid activist and now
> director-general
> > in the Presidency, the National Prosecuting Agency said yesterday.
> >
> > This is the first case of prosecution of apartheid-era atrocities in
> which
> > alleged perpetrators were denied amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation
> > Commission or did not seek amnesty, and it follows an amended
> prosecution
> > policy drafted last year to deal with such people. More than 7000
> petitions
> > were received and 849 people were granted amnesty.
> >
> > Agency spokesman Panyaza Lesufi said the five were due to appear in the
> > Pretoria High Court next month to explain their roles in the attempted
> > murder in 1989. In 2004, Vlok and four others were to stand trial for
> the
> > attempted murder but the case was withdrawn as the agency did not have
> > guidelines on how to proceed with truth commission cases.
> >
> > Vlok did not admit to poisoning Chikane at the commission, but sought
> > amnesty for the bombings of Khotso House and the South African Catholic
> > Bishops' Conference headquarters.
> >
> > Vlok met Chikane last August and washed his feet, seeking forgiveness
> for
> > past deeds. Chikane said that while he accepted Vlok's gesture, he
> wanted
> > the law to take its course regarding the attempts on his life.
> >
> > Lesufi also announced the National Prosecuting Agency found the remains
> of
> > what were believed to be the bodies of the "Pe bco Three" in Cradock
> last
> > Thursday. Sipho Hashe, Champion Galela and Qaqawuli Godolozi of the Port
> > Elizabeth Black Civic Organisation disappeared from an airport in Port
> > Elizabeth in 1985.
> >
> > The late former security policeman Gideon Niewoudt said their bodies
> were
> > burnt and thrown into the Fish River.
> >
> > Lesufi said the remains of three bodies were found in a septic tank.
> >
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