Chitungwiza South where Ward 23 is located. MDC-T seems to be making efforts to gain control of the only Constituency which eluded it while ZANU PF on the other hand is safeguarding its territory. Violence has been adopted by both parties to safeguard their interests. Causes of the conflict 8.6. Desk research, interviews with the actors and participant observations showed that the causes of political conflict and violence in Ward 23 of Chitungwiza are as follows: i. Provocation by either of the actors ii. Political intolerance by both parties iii. Instigation by political leaders from both parties iv. Drug abuse by some of the youths from both parties Actors 8.7. The mapping exercise revealed that the actors are youths and political leaders from ZANU PF and MDC-T political parties. The Zimbabwe Republic Police is also an actor in as far as its law enforcement role in the conflict area is concerned. Dynamics 8.8. It is notable that arrest of the perpetrators of political violence from both parties as well as engagement of political leaders of the two political leaders by the Zimbabwe Republic Police at District level seems to have quelled the situation which has been calm since the 25th of October 2017. However, of concern, is the setting in of negative peace, which is the absence of visible and direct violence (Galtung, 1964). Negative peace is evidenced by the stoppage of further direct attacks on each other by the parties but there is still underlying fear for personal security, suspicion, and hatred against each other. Failure to deal with the triggers and root causes of the violence will undermine positive peace which is characterised by improved human Page 9 of 13