8 October George Charamba, Information Media and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary warned on ZTV that the government could resort to administering ”unpalatable instruments” to reign in the media deemed to be unprofessional. 16 October Justin Mutenda, photographer with The Herald was stripped naked by a female security officer at Harare International Airport while covering the departure of the national cricket team for Bangladesh. 17 October First Lady Grace Mugabe threatened journalists working for Daily News and Newsday and demanded they identify themselves during a rally at Rudhaka Stadium in Marondera. 22 October Tapiwa Zivira, online reporter with NewsDay. assaulted and detained for four hours by police in Harare while recording video footage of a police blitz against touts operating in the central business district. 22 October Journalist Wilson Maphosa, arrested by police in the southern town of Masvingo at Roy business centre while taking pictures of houses that had allegedly been burnt by the police. 1 December Daily News and Zimbabwe Mail journalists barred from covering President Robert Mugabe’s briefing after his meeting with security chiefs at Zanu PF headquarters in Harare. According to the Daily News issue of 1 December 2014, state-controlled media - The Herald, ZBC, Star FM, and the privately owned ZiFM, were allowed to cover the briefing during the ongoing Zanu PF congress.