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Social Media: Timothy Maponga

1206: Mr Tsvangirai addressed the gathering for less than 10 minutes and has since finished. The supporters are now dispersing marking the end of the demonstration.

1143: The MDC-T supporters have since started arriving at Africa Unity Square chanting party songs.

1103: MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has arrived.

1100: Anti-Riot police have since been deployed a few metres away from the scene. Opposite Rainbow Towers open space. They have been deployed in the CBD as well especially along Nelson Mandela Avenue up to Parliament Building.

1045: Some of the youths are being given money and are going into town to buy alcohol with hordes of youths returning from the CBD carrying Chibuku Super.

Some of the demonstrators. Pictures by Tafadzwa Ndlovu

1000: Scores of MDC-T supporters are gathered at the open space next to Rainbow Towers Hotel in preparation a scheduled demonstration. People started gathering around 9 a.m and are coming from different parts of the country being ferried by buses, trucks and kombis. The majority are donning the red colours of the MDC-T.