Should you break a promise, Sacred trees, The legacy of Mugabe

Published: Sept. 8, 2019, 7:35 a.m.

Should you make a promise you can\u2019t keep? We reflect on the ethical issues thrown up by the week\u2019s events in Parliament.

Pope Francis has embarked on a 3 nation African tour. He\u2019s visiting Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius. Martin Bashir, the BBC\u2019s Religion Editor, has been travelling with the Pope.

The historian Dan Jones has just written a new account of the era through the multiple perspectives of characters whose stories have seldom been heard.

Much of the coverage of Robert Mugabe\u2019s death has pondered on how a liberator became a tyrant. The answer is complex, as is the relationship between Christians in Zimbabwe and their former leader.

And we have an in-depth investigation into the allegations of sexual and physical abuse against Sogyal Rinpoche.

Producer: Louise Clarke-Rowbotham\n Rosie Dawson\nEditor: Amanda Hancox