LRF Harare Paralegal in the studio presenting legal issues on Spot FM The LRF reached minority groups when it was invited by ZBC to share legal insights live, as a guest on the News programme ‘Nhau’ on 8 March 2016, talking about domestic violence, highlighting its ills and the legal remedies available, as a backdrop to International Women’s Day. Mutare took advantage of the newly launched commercial radio station, Diamond Radio and recorded four radio programmes which covered the work of the LRF, domestic violence, sexual crimes and maintenance. Community Radio (3) The community radio stations operating around the country are a useful mechanism for the LRF to get its information out to a broad-based audience, and helping to overcome common misconceptions held by the general public. The stations record outreaches and information sessions and this information is distributed on CD for people to listen to in the comfort of their homes as well as in commuter vehicles. Amongst the legal issues covered were: ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Types of marriages in Zimbabwe; Inheritance and some of the common challenges faced by people with sharing of property after the death of the owner or in polygamous marriages. Wills – as with a number of the programmes, people were given an opportunity to call the station beforehand, in this instance to establish knowledge levels and attitudes towards writing a will. One man who called argued that people, particularly men, were not interested in writing wills because they feared being killed by their wives so they could take over the property. During the recording, the lawyer clarified the importance of writing wills and the benefits to all parties concerned. The legal perspective that any official when conducting his/her duties must act within the confines of the law and that assaults on vendors by municipal police were unlawful. Multi-media initiatives (2) Facebook 37