Southern Eye gives you a live report on the Zanu PF rally in Gwanda where the party leader President Robert Mugabe is addressing this afternoon.
15:10 Rally ends
15:05 Grace says people should not scramble for food, in Lupane people rioted and pushed overpowered the police
15:04 Grace again donates, 2X30 tonne trucks packed with food, enough for the multitudes that packed the rally
15:01 Grace Mugabe stammers in her first Ndebele statement “Phambili leMatabeleland South” she now speaks in English
14:57 Mugabe ends his speech
14:55 Mugabe has concluded his speech, now his wife Grace takes to the podium
14:53 “May South Africa stop its negative voice, I appeal to Zuma to stop this woman to stop speaking on Zimbabwe”- Mugabe
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14:32 We want to raise industries in Bulawayo – Mugabe
14:27 Mugabe says “kudala lafunda lonke liyezwa isikhiwa”, as the interpreter interjects
14:19 Mugabe says if he had not declared July 31 as an election date he would have been arrested
14:17 Mugabe says he is convinced Zimbabweans, just like he, want the GNU gone the day before the day before yesterday
14.14 Mugabe now onto his second favourite subject; Biti
14:13 It is unfortunate the AU continues to listen to the West – Mugabe
14:13 Mugabe says it was war vets not the army that led the 2008 violence
14:10 “When Tsvangirai saw that the trend was against him pretended to be withdrawing” – Mugabe
14:07 Mugabe mixing with minimal Ndebele, details how MDC was formed at behest of the British
14:03 Mugabe blames sanctions for the crumble of the Zimbabwean economy.
13:55 Mugabe now jumps onto his favourite theme; sanctions. In Bulawayo Promise Mkwananzi says MDC-T worked wonders in GNU
13:50 Mugabe speaks proudly about Dunlop and Merlin. Dunlop workers are on strike, Merlin is about to be de-listed
13:45 Mugabe’s interpreter, Felix Moyo, a renowned actor, mistakenly says Mashonaland North, drawing laughter from Mugabe
13:40 Mugabe’s history lesson conveniently skips the years 1982-1987, probably the history the people of Mat South would love to hear
13:33 Mugabe says they encourage the use of local languages in respective communities
13:28 Mugabe says every tribe contributed to the fight against colonialism… are all tribes benefiting from independence
13:24 President Mugabe praises Joshua Nkomo for the hard work he carried out during the war of independence
13:20 Mugabe tells people that the war of independence was a war of struggle to free the people from white colonial rule
