In 2018 the NTJWG remained committed
and focused on facilitating and contributing
to the national peace and reconciliation
process in Zimbabwe. During the reporting
period, the NTJWG has made itself available
to the call to coordinate the work on
transitional justice in Zimbabwe. At the
country's most critical and vulnerable
moment, the NTJWG increased its
membership to ninety-nine members to
achieve a milestone and build a movement to
encourage our nation to confront its past with
courage and resilience.
MESSAGE FROM
THE CHAIRPERSON
Faced with a myriad of difficulties, we have
seen progress from both government and civil
society. As we conclude the year 2018, we
look back on the obstacles that we navigated,
through various collaborative efforts among
stakeholders.
Given that it was also an election year, the
NTJWG commends the NPRC in trying to
manage conflict by bringing all political actors
to the peace pledge starting in Harare and
g o i n g t o t h e r e s t o f t h e c o u n t r y.
Notwithstanding the 1 August 2018 shootings
in Harare the NTJWG acknowledges the
NPRC’s Commission’s efforts to manage
conflict in the run-up to the 2018 elections.
While the year 2018 saw some significant
improvements and movement on the front of
transitional justice. On 5 January 2018
President E.D Mnangagwa signed into law the
NPRC Bill which operationalised the National
Peace and Reconciliation Commission. This
was followed by the first community
consultative meetings by the Commission in
February 2018.
Furthermore, the NTJWG participated in the
launch of the NPRC’s launch of its five-year
strategic plan on 18 October 2018, which
outlined the Commission’s strategy in the next
five years. The discussions were candid,
honest and fruitful.
On 1 March 2018, the Chairperson of the
NPRC, Justice Selo Nare was appointed.
Despite the challenges incurred by the
Commission, it managed to navigate the steep
terrain and show that it was up to the task. In
May 2018, NTJWG, because of the work of
stakeholders, was privileged to be invited to
the National Convergence to discuss some
pertinent issues concerning national peace
and reconciliation.
In November 2018 the NTJWG hosted the
National Transitional Justice Policy Symposium
in Bulawayo which was attended by at least
118 delegates representing various
stakeholders from government, civil society,
faith-based organisations, regional and
continental partners. The NPRC and
Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission were
represented by Commissioners and
Chairpersons, which was also an indication of
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