Uproar over Dr Grace Mugabe Way

A makeshift road in central Harare named after President Robert Mugabe's wife Grace has provoked outrage among Zimbabweans on social media.

A green sign reading "Dr Grace Mugabe Way" marks one of a set of newly set-out "roads" on a dusty piece of land near Zanu-PF headquarters in the Zimbabwean capital, which is the venue of the congress. Photos of the two signs elicited outrage and much online comment on Monday.

White marquees have been erected at the site for the congress, which is expected to draw over 12000 delegates.

The authorities plan to eventually build a civic centre on the site.