Former Studio 263 actress Anne Nhira attended a rally to show solidarity with First Lady Grace Mugabe after she beat up a 20-year-old model in South Africa.
The march was organised by a faction of war veterans under the leadership of Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Mandi Chimene.
This comes after police on Tuesday banned an opposition demo against Grace, aimed at protesting the South African government’s decision to grant her diplomatic immunity. Opposition youths had planned to picket the South African Embassy in Harare but the march was blocked by police.
President Robert Mugabe wife’s was recently granted diplomatic immunity by the South African government to avoid prosecution after she allegedly assaulted a 20 year old model Gabriella Engels.
Engels said Grace whipped her with an electric extension cable when she found her in a luxury hotel room in Johannesburg with her two sons Robert junior and Chatunga.
According to Zanu PF Harare provincial political commissar, Shadreck Mashayamombe, Grace has gone through a lot in the past month.
“All progressive Zimbabweans must attend the solidarity meeting of the First Lady. A lot has happened to our mother from being injured on her leg, being holed up in South Africa for one week on cooked allegations and also media reports about her ice cream being poisonous from her enemies.”
“I don’t know if this is of any value to long-suffering Zimbabwe. You are talking about a person who has done something wrong but I don’t want to talk about that,” Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) secretary-general Victor Matemadanda said.
