To operationalize peace and reconciliation, respondents identified political violence, unemployment, unfair distribution and access to resources, corruption and economic disintegration among others as key issues that should be addressed by Zimbabwe’s peace and reconciliation processes. In response to the question what is the main reconciliation issue in your area, respondents’ mentioned the following, as shown in table 1 below. a le ain re on iliation i e Reconciliation Issues Percentages Political and electoral violence 50.8 Economic disintegration 13.4 Corruption 5.1 2008 Political violence 4.8 Poor social services/utilities and infrastructural dilapidation 4.8 Gukurahundi 4.8 Tribal/ethnic/religious conflicts 4.0 Partisan justice delivery 2.9 Unfair distribution of land and other resources 2.1 Chaotic land reform 2.1 Murambatsvina or property destruction 1.6 Gender Based Violence (GBV) 1.3 Chiadzwa atrocities 1.3 Liberation struggle Total 0.8 100.0 In view of the issues revealed in table 1 above political and electoral violence was identified by 50.8% of the total respondents as the most urgent issue requiring redress. Economic disintegration was the second most urgent reconciliation issue identified by 13.4% of the total respondents while corruption was most mentioned by 5.1% of the participants. The least identified reconciliation issue was the liberation struggle that was mentioned by 0.8% of the total participants followed by gender based violence (GBV) and Chiadzwa atrocities both mentioned by 1.3% survey respondents. 20 RECONCILIATION PROCESSES IN ZIMBABWE It is vital to note that issues mentioned by few survey respondents such as the liberation struggle, GBV and Chiadzwa atrocities are not necessarily less import in the peace and reconciliation narrative. The results may have been influenced by the nature of participants chosen or their priority concerns. For example, GBV was mentioned by only 1.3% of the respondents yet violence among women has been rampant during elections and in times of political conflict such as during the Gukurahundi. The seriousness of GBV is captured from one interview respondent who said: