Grace Mugabe meets War Vets, as it happened

First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe's meeting with war veterans at her Mazowe Orphanage Home this afternoon.

12:27 Chinotimba and Madzongwe at the High table.

12:28 Chombo , Kasukuwere, Mandiwanzira  and Jonathan Moyo also in attendance.

12:29 War vets belting out liberation songs, chanting slogans "Amai, simbi yebasa!"

12:34 Police band belting Simon Chimbetu's 'Ndarangarira Gamba.' Chinotimba starts dancing for Amai.

12:41 Godfrey Tsenengamu Provincial youth league chairperson introduces youths

12:44 Today, youth leaders are joined by Calvin Manyengavana from Manicaland who was not part of the youth provincial chairpersons who escorted Amai on her nationwide rallies.

12:51 Kudzai Chipanga, the deputy secretary for youth affairs says he is Amai's first born.

12:53 Sikhosana said he is a section commander and that no one will touch Amai when youths are there.Mayor Wadyajena takes the mic and chants, 'Pasi neGamatox!'


13:03 Edna Madzongwe, Ignatius Chombo and Oppah Muchinguri all chant 'Pasi neGamatox!'

13:06 Muchinguri introduces ministers Chombo, Kasukuwere and Moyo and instructs Chombo to lead the slogan chanting.She also introduces Chinotimba and Supa Mandiwanzira and the crowd erupts.

13:09 Muchinguri thanks the war veterans for sacrifices in the liberation struggle and she says the struggle still continues and it's now against the elite and bourgeois as well as the corrupt.

13:09 She says the party is infested with Zvigandanga who are running parallel structures and that there are now two centers in government, creating chaos.

13:11 "I surrendered my post to Grace the game-changer after I realised that they wanted to take over the youths and women's leagues"

13:22 Grace takes the mic "Pasi ne Gamatox!" and orders a moment of silence for the fallen heroes.

13:25 "All war veterans know what they did, not those who claim that they have downed a chopper. Let people say it than praise yourself only to be disapproved by others." Grace.

13:30 Assures war vets that all their issues would be addressed and says that war vets deserve to be taken care of.

13:31 There is displeasure from the people at Ruwondo's claims that he was looking out for the welfare of the war vets and Grace encourages the war vets to protest if their needs are not met.

13:37 Gives an example of how Sally Mugabe was in the women's league so it is not a surprise kuti Amai vave muwomen's league.

13:38 Ndini ndakaita kuti mai Mujuru vave paposition iyoy, ndakafara pavakaita VP.

13:39 Kana wanga uchisupporta Mai Mujuru buda izvezvi, today is the final push, moment of truth is here.

13:40 "Kana uri murume wotosunga mabrugwa diarrhoea isabude."

13:43 Amai says Mai Mujuru did an about turn on Robert Mugabe and wanted to push him out. She also says she has never heard Mai mujuru say pasi neMDC.

13:44 Handitye , ndinotaura ini. Ndakati Chiwenga ngaauye nefiring squad and pump the bullets in me, they want to kill me, vaiti bhora musango in 2008, zvinoratidza kuti umwe wedu haana hunhu.

13:46 Payouth league conference pakashanda mari, hatidi kunyepa.

13:52 "She wants to use money to topple Mugabe." and the crowd shouts "Mai vakawora ivavo! Mabavha mbavha!"

13:54 Amai says people should respect Mnangagwa, he was voted by 8 provinces to be VP but he did the honourable thing and let Mai Mujuru take the post.

13:54 "Amai ava havana chavakazoita nekuti she spent her time eying the President's post.I don't see kuti vakakodzera kutungamira nyika ino here."

13:57 "Hakurarwe kumba ikoko, vatowonda futi… "

13:59 "Kaukonde is a Mujuru agent, manje ndakamumaka big time. Iko kaye ndiko kane demon." He was giving mayouths $75 kuti vaite noise kuMash East.

14:00 "Mai Mujuru vaipfura nepano vasingauye pano. It's just one day that she passed by but she was in a hurry. I cried that day."

14:03 "Vakanditi I'm a fool but ndakati Okay, I'm a fool but muchandiona."

14″07 "Mai Mujuru must resign!" Crowd erupts. She looks at Chinotimba and says "Kasi hausi kufara here?. Vacancy yamuka ka iyi."

14:05 Amai says it doesnt mean kuti kana munhu asina kudzidza hazvireve kuti haasi wise.

14:06 "Regai ndikupakurirei nyaya yaMai Mujuru zvishoma nezvishoma because your ear drums might burst."

14:10 "Izvezvi zvainzi Grace arikufambirei achiita marally, why not? I am the First Lady."

14:12 "Mai Mujuru was moving around reading ZimAsset and buying peopel to take over. A lot were paid, I cannot name them, they might stroke."

14:13 "Daily News yakatengwa ndosaka muchiona vachingonyora nezvangu."

14:14 "Mai Mujuru's combination with Kaukonde is pathetic, she surrounds herself with political prostitutes

14:17 "People who support Mujuru may do so but Zimbabwe has one leader who has one wife."

14:18 There are plenty of people who can run this country, not Mujuru…we cannot go back to where we were before independence."

14:21"Hanzi ini ndirikuda kuita President, why not, handisi mwana wemuZimbabwe here? Hoo iwe ndiwe wakakodzera nhai? Today we now say chizororai amai, vanogona vaenderere mberi."

14:28 "I did not wrest Muchinguri's post, why do you want remove Mugabe by force? I coup yavari kuda kutoita."

14:25 "We know you don't work. Just going kubasa wakaberekwa naMugabe, zvapera nhasi izvozvo."

14:27 "We request that dai achingoterera zvataurika kuti baba zvisavaomera. Takataura isu zvebaby dumping cause ndakati baba kana vakasakudumper, we will do it ourselves. But we don't want to do that, umwe wedu. Akakumbira ruregerero tinomuregerera." People shout "Ngaabve!"

14:28 Crowd erupts and Amai says "Vanhu vabatwa nemweya mutsvene waGrace, we cast out demons in the name of Jesus!"

14:31 Grace Mugabe ends her speech.