11 October Permanent Secretary threatens stern media legislation Permanent Secretary in the President’s Office George Charamba threatened stern legislation against the media, accusing it of publishing falsehoods about factionalism within the ruling Zanu PF. 14 October First Lady attacks media The First Lady verbally attacked the private media accusing them of fanning factionalism within the ruling Zanu PF saying she was fed up with the rubbish they were reporting. 23 October Three Mutare based journalists Kenneth Nyangani, Sydney Saize and Bernard Chiketo were arrested and detained by Rusape Police for reportedly trying to cover an alleged MDC-T demonstration in Rusape. 28 October Zanu-PF warns the private media Simon Khaya Moyo, Zanu PF secretary for information and publicity warned the private media that necessary legal instruments would be invoked if they did not desist from unwarranted attacks against the First Family and the ruling Zanu PF leadership. 2 November The editor of The Sunday Mail Mabasa Sasa, investigations editor Brian Chitemba and reporter Tinashe Farawo were arrested and detained at Harare Central Police Station, following publication of a story alleging a syndicate involving the police was behind the killing of elephants in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park.