Grace Mugabe meet students - Live updates

17:00 In her address Muchinguri said Dr Mugabe is a war veteran who has started another revolution in Zanu-PF which will eliminate crooks. She said the revolution started  in Mazowe after the women's league realised that some people were creating centres of power. She thanked Dr Mugabe for exposing  corrupt people saying it had opened  the way for people to come out in the open as her office was now being flooded with people coming to complain about widespread extortion.

15:20 Youth executive member Cecelia Chivhunga is booed off the stage and there are reports that another executive member Varaidzo Mupunga was allegedly beaten up and barred from the rally venue.

15:00 Grace goes on a charade, attacking Mujuru. "She must stop blaming the dead for amassing wealth using corrupt means. Why did she inherit things that were not properly acquired," she says in apparent reference to Mujuru.

On her husband, she says, "Mugabe is a grandmaster and will have the last laugh."

"I trapped Mujuru and I now have recording of her in a mini-skirt, speaking ill of me and the president. We are tired of this stupidity, ngaaende izvozvi."

14:30 Grace defends her luxurious lifestyle and claims she is building a high school and a university to be named after Robert Mugabe.

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13:44 We are having connectivity issues at the venue so please bear with us as updates may be slow in coming.

13:30 Grace starts her speech with an apparent attack on Joice Mujuru. "Mademon ngaadzokere kuDotito, we exorcise those demons in the name of Jesus"

Dr Grace Mugabe arrived at the venue amid chanting "BIG UP DR GRACE MUGABE!"

The First Lady received the greeting by immediately taking to the microphone and singing "KANA ZVIKAOMASEI MWARI MUNOTIGONESA! JEHOVA MUNOTIGONERA. KANA DZIMWE NYIKA DZIKATISEKA MUNOTIGONERA!"

13:00. Deputy Foreign Affairs minister Christopher Mutsvangwa says war veterans will fight those against Mugabe including ' a woman who lied that she grounded a plane."

Oppah Muchinguri says Grace Mugabe's Mazowe Orphanage is where independence from Mugabe's plotters was won.

12:31 Proceedings have temporarily stopped because Christopher Mutsvangwa and Saviour Kasukuwere arrive to rousing applause from the crowd.

12:30 Youth leaders, including Godwin Gomwe (Harare, Edmore Samambwa (Midlands) and Kudzai Chipanga (deputy secretary for youths) all take turns to denounce Mujuru, insisiting they will defy suspended Zanu-PF spokesperson's statement to ban hate slogans like down with Gamatox.

12:22 ZICOSU president says VP Mujuru should resign in the next 14 days failure of which the organisation will confront her.

12:15 He says they will do whatever to defend President Mugabe and are not supporting the First Lady because she's the President's wife but because of the works she has done. He says that anyone who tries to devide the first family would have declared war with them. He called for the replacing of Higher and Tertiary Education minister Olivia Muchena for ignoring the concerns of students. He added that Indigenisation minister Francis Nhema must also be shown the door for failing to represent the interests of the youth.

He says ZICOSU endorses President Mugabe and Dr Mugabe as first secretary and secretary for women's affairs respectively.

12:01 ZICOSU president Leopold Chakanyuka is addressing the gathering now.

12:00 The sloganeering and denunciation continues with accusations being thrown into the slogans and speeches being made by the students.

11:32 The slogan today is "Pasi nevanoda kuuraya VaMugabe!!" in apparent reference to acccusations levelled against  s Rugare Gumbo and Didymus Mutasa.

11:26 Dr Mugabe is accompanied by  s Eunice Sandi and Oppah Muchinguri.

11:15 Dr Mugabe has arrived. People chant "Doctor doctor doctor doctor!!!!"

10"55 Mupunga is believed to be part of the clique of youths allegedly aligned to Vice President Mujuru's faction. "Igamatox ngaende!!" the youths are shouting.

The First Lady is yet to arrive and those gathered are being entertained by various music groups including Suluman Chimbetu.

10:41 People have already been treated to free drama as members of the National Youth League have dragged their colleague, secretary for administration,   Varaidzo Mupunga who was seated deep in the crowd to the front.

10:40 Thousands of students from tertiary institutions from around the country are gathered at Mazowe children's home where they will meet First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe.