On 29 September 2017 journalists Mugove Tafirenyika and Brighton Goko, who work for the privately owned Daily News, sustained serious injuries after being assaulted by the police while covering demonstrations in Harare’s central business district. Other cases involve the manhandling of NewsDay senior reporter Richard Chidza by ruling Zanu PF youths who shoved and slapped him at the end of a press conference in Harare on 19 October 2017 demanding that he reveals the source of a story regarding an alleged fallout within the youth league’s leadership ranks. The previous year on 1 September 2016, freelance photojournalist Crispen Ndlovu, was admitted at a private hospital in Bulawayo after he was reportedly assaulted and arrested by members of the anti-riot police on 31 August 2016. According to media reports, Ndlovu was arrested while taking pictures of the police as they allegedly assaulted Alfred Dzirutwe, spokesperson of the Bulawayo Youths Arise during protests against then President Mugabe’s leadership and rising unemployment. Meanwhile, MISA Zimbabwe looks forward to working with the police and other security arms of the state to secure a safe media environment ahead of the 2018 elections following yet another meeting with the police in December 2017. The Zimbabwe Republic Police and representatives of media organisations led by MISA Zimbabwe Trustee, Cris Chinaka, on 20 December 2017, met in Harare and agreed on a raft of actions to secure a safe and conducive working environment for journalists. The police delegation was led by Police Spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba. In attendance during the meeting brokered by MISA Zimbabwe as a follow–up to the one held in September 2016, was Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ), Secretary General Foster Dongozi, Media Alliance of Zimbabwe (MAZ), Co-ordinator Nigel Nyamutumbu, MISA Zimbabwe Programmes Co-ordinator Nyasha Nyakunu and freelance journalist, Godwin Mangudya. The proposed resolutions and action plans are aimed at improving the professional working relationship between the media and the police through agreed work plans and timeframes for ease of monitoring of progress. 7