LEGAL PUBLICATIONS UNIT (1) The lack of progress in harmonising the laws with the Constitution has continued to hinder the publishing of legal texts. In an effort to promote legal writing in Zimbabwe the LRF organised a Writers’ Forum in February 2016, attended by 26 published and budding writers – academics, private practitioners and NGO representatives. Existing gaps in legal information were identified and it was agreed that writing was to be encouraged, covering the range from textbooks to journal articles. Work has started on producing a comprehensive database of all published works and a steering committee was set up to coordinate the writing of the legal material for publication. Advocate Fadzayi Mahere, Mrs Sara Moyo, John Reid Rowland at the Writers’ Seminar The LRF continued to seek ways to improve the dissemination of information and in light of this has explored platforms for both print and electronic publishing. The major achievement was the establishment of a partnership between the LRF and Juta Publishers for the online production of the Zimbabwe Law Reports, which service was launched in March 2016. A contract was also signed with Alpha Media Holdings to upload publications on its platform. Legal Texts Produced (2) • • • • The Zimbabwe Law Reports 2013 Part 1 The Zimbabwe Law Reports 2013 Part 2 The Zimbabwe Law Reports 2014 Part 1 Index to Legislation in Force in Zimbabwe at 31st October 2015 20 700 copies 700 copies 600 copies 150 copies