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Live Updates: In their own words at Grace’s Bindura rally

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Curiously Zanu PF Mashonaland West provincial chair Temba Mliswa, who has recently been a subject of Zanu Pf factional fights, is present but outside the main VIP tent.

The First lady Dr Grace Mugabe takes her whirlwind tour on Thursday afternoon to Bindura, Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe.

NewsDay’s Aaron Ufumeli, Everson Mushava and Cynthia Matonhodze report here live from Chipadze Stadium, Bindura.

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About 3 000 supporters are gathered here, waiting for the arrival of Grace.

15:10 Mashonaland Central, thank you.

15:08 “We have seen zviri kuitika kuMDC irikubvambuka bvambuka yese nenyaya yefactionalism, vachapedza alphabet yese.”

15:07 “Ndauya ne10 tonnes dzemaize seed mumwe nemumwe achaona packet yake.Kweet kunozogeza seed muchikanga.”

15:05 “Pane zvikomana zvekwaMutare zvaiita noise ndichitaura hanzi zvinofanira kuenda kuCongress kunoita boo President, manje hazviitwe. Over our dead bodies.”

15:02 “Baba vanorima kamunda kavo keWheat but now kawoma because magetsi anongodzima dzima. Ehe kwedu kunoendawo magetsi.”

“We want to stop kubuditsa maproducts edu anongobuda munyika ari raw. Baba vari kuda kuti tipe vanhu mabasa to add value to our products.”

15:00 “VaDinha mapromisa kuti muchapa madzimai nevana vanoda minda. I know that if women are given land, they will use it. Tipei mapadza murime.”

14:58 “Mwari havana kutipa mainstruments aya kuti tinoraper, they are for procreation. I gamatox iyoyo, ngatityei Mwari, let us stop it.”

14:57 “Muno muprovince mune demon riri kuraper vana nekuita violence. Nehomosexuality ngatiregerei. Inga vaMugabe vakati nguruve yangu inoziva kuti uyu mukadzi, ko iwe?”

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14:56 I have started implementing maprogrammes eZimAsset but because of sanctions, we don’t have money. People are making money through writing lies”

14:55 “Ndakaona party yavakuita makomba makomba saka saAmai ndakaona kuti panel beating, saAmai ndinoita.Hapana chakaipa kupanel beater saamai.”

14:50 “Pane mukadzi murungu so akanyora book achitaura kuti mukadzi waMugabe akaipa, ndakaritora book racho ndikanamata ndikati Mwari if this is true what is saidd about me in this book, reprimand me but kana ari manyepo, deal with this person. Akazviuraa mukadzi uyu.” – Grace referring to Heidi Holland.

13:30 Grace Mugabe’s time.

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“Pansi le ‘gamatox” she chants as she comes to the podium.

In an apparent reference to allegations that her rallies are gobbling millions of dollars she says,” We do not have resources, people are just making contributions within their provinces to make tour a success.”

She reveals the Mugabe family made a $20 million investment in the province.

She goes on, “I am told the demon of factionalism started in this province but the moment of truth shall come and you, youths, will be in trouble.”

“The youths have alerted me about someone who is spearheading factionalism in this (Mashonaland Central) province and I told (President) Mugabe to ‘baby-dump’ that person and I told him (president Mugabe) that if he does not (dump), we will!”

“The moment of truth for factionalism will soon come. Baba is fed up with this issue. Time will soon come when we will name and shame the person we are referring to as ‘Gamatox’

13:20 Oppah Muchinguri comes in, with the same tune, praising Grace Mugabe.

“Ndipo paMazoe Crush pacho pano!People were now dividing the (Women’s) league and we said no, Mai Mugabe should intervene. Others had said Muchinguri has ‘Cremora’ all over her body, but no, it is (Amai) Grace who has the Cremora. She moves at a supersonic speed, hey, don’t touch!”

13:00Shuvai Mahofa’s turn comes

She explains Gamatox as “Munhu anobvurumudza-bvurumudza zvinhu muparty anongoda zvigaro muparty. (Someone who disrupts everything in the party for the sake of posts)

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Mazowe Crush woye is the main slogan here in reference to Grace’s Mazowe projects.

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12:30 Grace Mugabe has now arrived.

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The bootlicking has just taken a notch up.

Grace is widely praised for her work at the Mazowe orphanage.

In reference to the Mugabes’ Mazowe dairy farm, Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Advocate Martin Dinha says the Mugabe family is the only family that has invested in the province.

“Down with those who have PHD’s, pull him down syndrome!” says Dinha.

Dinha defends Grace’s doctorate, claiming he knew the First Lady was studying two years ago.

“I went to Amai (Grace) two years ago with a sociology book, (written by) Haralambos and we argued on a topic. If I was not a sane person, I would have made it public that Grace is studying for a PHD”

From the background, a seated Grace says to Dinha: “Tell them (the crowd) that I was studying!”

12:00 Grace, who is set to become the Women’s League boss in December, started her tour two weeks ago.

Supa Mandiwanzira is wearing “Hovhorosi style”.

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As usual, she has the usual company, Information minister Jonathan Moyo and his deputy Supa Mandiwanzira, Environment minister Saviour Kasukuwere, and the outgoing Women’s League secretary Oppah Muchinguri, Patrick Zhuwawo among others.

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Curiously Zanu PF Mashonaland West provincial chair Temba Mliswa, who has recently been a subject of Zanu Pf factional fights, is present but outside the main VIP tent.

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