during election time. Here in Mashonaland Central, they should not attempt to come. That is a no-go area for them. It is a one-party State here,” she declared. The utterances were made at Chimhanda Secondary School where ZANU PF hosted a political rally and handed over government sourced farming equipment. The First Lady’s utterances are a reflection of political intolerance which is capable of motivating political violence. HARARE –on the 18th of October scores of MDC-T youths were allegedly injured during intraparty clashes at a campaign meeting in Highfields. The party’s Harare Provincial Chairperson, Erick Murayi who is the MP for the area reportedly hit one youth member for attempting to disrupt the rally. KADOMA – ZANU PF youths reportedly engaged in violent clashes during a restructuring exercise over the weekend of 24 -25 October, 2015. The violence allegedly broke out when rival factions accused each other of rigging elections. The faction allegedly aligned to the G40 had lost 12 of 13 wards in the town of Kadoma. Public Service minister Prisca Mupfumira and Senate President Edna Madzongwe reportedly witnessed the clashes unfolding. RUSAPE – The Police disrupted a demonstration of over 150 MDC-T demonstrators in Rusape on the 23rd of October. The opposition members had gathered at the Magistrate Courts in solidarity with Tazviona Marima, the party’s Organizing Secretary for Makoni Central constituency who was appearing in court for criminal nuisance. During the protests, Valentine Ziswa and David Tekeshe both MDC officials were brutally assaulted and arrested. Tekeshe is the MDC-T’s aspiring Member of Parliament (MP) for Headlands Constituency. Freelance journalists Sydney Saize, Bernard Chiketo and Kenneth Nyangani from the Daily News and Newsday papers were briefly detained and interrogated for covering the scene. Tazviona Marima who was appearing in court had been arrested on the 16th of October for criminal nuisance after organising demonstration that was not authorised by the police. CHIVI –in Chivi South Ward 25, Joel Mkondi was intimidated by Mr Matambudziko Chigwenya who teaches at Runesu Primary School for wearing MDC party regalia. Chigwenya reportedly threatened to mobilize ZANU PF youths to beat Joel Mkondi if he continues to wear the political regalia. Refusing someone to wear political party regalia of choice is a reflection of political intolerance. 6