x. A Guide to Understanding the NPRC 2018 This 2nd Edition of the ‘Guide to Understanding the NPRC in Zimbabwe’ was updated to give more concise information on the structure and functioning of the NPRC. The Edition follows the publication of the 1st Edition of the Guide in November 2017. The new Edition comprises all the full biographies of the NPRC Commissioners and Chairperson, the NPRC Act and Constitution extract of the NPRC, among other useful information. The Guide to understanding the NPRC was translated into four major vernacular languages which are Ndebele, Tonga, Nambya and Shona to ensure that the document is made available and readable by almost everyone in the country. A total of 420, 105 for each translation, have been printed and are now available in hard copy available. The English version of the Guide is available: Here Impact This publication was recommended as “a must-read” by one stakeholder as it gives a lot of updated information and clarifications on some grey areas concerning the work of the NPRC, its staff, where and how it is financed. xi. The 2018 NPRC Briefing This briefing was presented to the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission on 15 March 2018. The presentation draws from the monitoring work done by NTJWG and the views obtained by NTJWG from stakeholders who are concerned with the national peace and reconciliation process in Zimbabwe. Of great significance is the Stakeholders’ ‘What’s Next’ Conference held on 7 February 2018 where stakeholders deliberated on the process and made several recommendations regarding the process. The full briefing is available: Here Impact The importance of this publication is the engagement that took place between the NTJWG and the NPRC, but most importantly indirectly with Zimbabweans. This is because the NTJWG went down to communities in Zimbabwe and gathered views it then shared with the NPRC. The Commission fully noted the concerns raised and responded that they were considering the issues raised. Zimbabweans had raised questions surrounding the lack of proper access to public hearings held by the NPRC, explicit rejection of the let ‘bygones be bygones’ approach to dealing with the past and periodization of conflicts as this has a possibility of leaving out some victims. The responses from the NPRC captured in the NPRC Briefing are critical and helped clarify matters for Zimbabwe and other stakeholders. xii.The 2018 Executive Briefing This briefing was presented to the Special Advisor to the President on National Peace and Reconciliation. The presentation draws from the monitoring work done by NTJWG and the views obtained by NTJWG from Stakeholders who are concerned with the national peace and ANNUAL REPORT 2018 13