Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) and the South African Catholic Bishops Conference [SACBC], with a view to identifying appropriate collaborative activities between these organisations, the Commonwealth, and various Zimbabwean organizations within South Africa; • Recalling the innovative and highly visible series of ‘From Rhodesia to Zimbabwe’ policy papers produced and distributed on the eve of Zimbabwe’s Independence in 1980, the Commonwealth should provide or secure the funding and technical assistance required for the commissioning, publication and distribution of a series of sector policy papers on Zimbabwe as a contribution to policy formulation in a ‘new’ Zimbabwe through their strategic use as background discussion documents in appropriate forums. It is not being suggested here that the Commonwealth can and should initiate all the actions mentioned above without further exploration. However, in our opinion and in terms of our understanding of the role and work of the Commonwealth, these may provide a useful point of departure for further consultation within and between Commonwealth bodies, such as the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Commonwealth Foundation and the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, and between these bodies and civil society organisations in Zimbabwe and South Africa in particular. 25