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Dr Joice Mujuru graduation party - Live updates
25 Oct 2014 at 20:33hrs | Views
Vice President Joice Mujuru is hosting a graduation party in Dotito, Mt Darwin at Dotito Government School. This will be the first time she will be speaking at such a huge gathering since the First Lady, Grace Mugabe accused her of being corrupt and called for her resignation.
15:00: We have lost network with reporters on the ground but we are learning that Mai Mujuru has finished speaking. We will update more later should there be other developments.
14:50: We are having NETWORK problems
14:45: Mujuru promises to take one person from Dotito to go and learn in South Korea.
14:38: Defeaning shouts from the youths: "Amai muri Huchi."
14:32: Mujuru: "Kudzidza hakusi kwekuvhaira nako."
14:31: Over 12 MPs from the province are present.
14:27: VP calls her O level teacher Mr Matanda and relates how he helped her pass her accounts. Calls her driver and tells of how she told him to speed up to the exam centre when she had forgotten she was due to write an exam. The crowd erupts!
14:25: VP Mujuru explains her war history and says it was Mugabe that encouraged him to join the liberation struggle.
14:19: Mujuru: "I grew up in a family of a lot of girls and my father didn't believe that a woman can go far. My father's brother vaivaseka kuti waita musana wakaipa. It is only when he went to the clinic and saw staff were mostly women when he started to believing in taking his girls to school."
14:16: Readers have been asking if Didymus Mutasa is here. We can confirm that he has not been able to attend but is in a meeting in Nyanga in which he is reading a prepared speech by First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe. Ironical? Yes we are also shocked.
14:07: Prof Chanetsa was her supervisor. Introduces her supervisor heads of research in her department and says they will tell you how I did it. She chants: "Pamberi nekubatana, pamberi nedzidzo. A woman's first husband chitupa chefundo."
14:05: VP Mujuru has stands up to speak after dancing with traditional dancers. She invites all with PHDs to join her on the podium.
14:03: Sikhanyiso takes the mic and congratulate VP for being awarded her PHD. He says Mugabe is the forerunner of education and the VP is a product of that.
13:25: War Vets sing for Mujuru and the crowd shouts: "Ndivo ma War vets chaiwo aya."
13:18: Zanu-PF Vice Chair of Mashonaland Central: "Hatidi madhonza anoisa ndove pachain. We are proud of her (Mai Mujuru)." Someone shouts: "Havasi stepmother and havasi vetyping school."
The Vice Chair equates Mai Mujuru to Mbuya Nehanda.
13:07: Voice in the crowd whispers: "Degree ra Mai Mujuru nderekushandira harisi rekupihwa.
13:02: Youths running around the school grounds singing Pamberi na VaMujuru, Former information minister, Sikhanyiso does the Pamberi nefundo as Rugare Gumbo gives us pamberi na va Mugabe slogan.
12:55: Sikhanyiso Ndlovu and wife arrive wearing their PHD graduation gowns.
12:50: Women's league echoes the same slogan: "Pamberi ne Gamatox kana ichiuraya zvipfukuto."
12:40: Some popular slogans here. Pamberi nekudzidza and Pamberi naMai Mujuru and VaMugabe. Pasi ne mambgwodo!
12:36: Mbare Chimurenga choir present.
12:32: New slogans here: Kana Gamatox ichiuraya zvipfukuto pamberi nayo. Manicaland youths singing: "Tengesa uone." Mai Shamu chants pasi nezvipfukuto and the crowd erupts. Interesting times in Zanu-PF indeed.
12:24: Youths from Harare saying nhasi ndezvedu in reference to VP's PHD qualification.
12:23: Fortune Chasi adds: "Pasi nemazvake mazvake". Crowd cheers and Midzi takes mic repeats the slogan and the crowd is ecstatic.
12:22: Gloves are off here as the long awaited slogan has been done much to the joy of the swelling crowd. "Pasi nezvipfukuto pasi ne MDC."
12:15: Women dancing and the MC says: "Nhasi harisi zuva remusangano izuva rekupembera. Tinoda kuita maslogan chaiwo kwete emumusoro medu." Introductions are being made.
12:09: VP invited children to sit with her at her tent in true Amai fashion, as the Compère shouts "VaMugabe woye, Pasi ne MDC zvese nevazukuru vayo." VP smiles and seems to be in an ecstatic mood.
12:08: Slogans: Pamberi ne Zanu-PF, pasi ne vasingade kubatana nevamwe. Pastor gives prayer and thanks God for the VP's presence.
12:07: Webster Shamu and Wife arrives.
12:04: Sylvester Nguni and Fortune Chasi are present.
12:02: VP Joice Mujuru arrives to a cheering crowd that is chanting President Robert Mugabe. She seems to be in a good mood as women singing: "Tinofamba namai kuti nganga navo hatidzokere shure."
11:30: Rugare Gumbo, Elias Musakwa, Chinx Chingaira, Amos Midzi and Christopher Chigumba arrives.
11:26: Police band playing Chinx Chingaira's song, VaMugabe vakanganisa here kupavanhu minda
11:24: Women wearing Mugabe t-shirts from July 31 election campaign
11:23: A Crowd of about 1500 people including schoolchildren and villagers are here to witness the graduation ceremony
11:22: Graduation party for Mai Mujuru live updated from Dotito gvt school Mt Darwin
Source - newsday
