1.3. h. Considering public reports; and i. Reviewing media reports including social media. Invitations to the public and to national institutions In order to get as many views as possible, the Commission started with placing 3 advertisements in both print and electronic media inviting all persons with information that could assist the Commission in its work (See Annexure 1). The Commission also wrote to several organisations, institutions and political parties inviting them to participate in the hearings and submit any relevant information in their possession (See Annexure 2). The request for information inter alia, specified the need to provide either written or oral submissions or both and further gave notice of the dates and venues where the Commission would be conducting its hearings. 1.4. Public hearings Public hearings were conducted at the Cresta Lodge in Harare, the Rainbow Hotel in Bulawayo, the Suburban Village Lodge in Gweru and the Golden Peacock Hotel in Mutare. Most of the hearings were conducted in Harare where the 1st of August 2018 post-election violence took place. The Commission deliberately chose to sit in the other centres so as to get views from far and wide and also to accommodate those that may have been in Harare on the day in question and had either witnessed or participated in the demonstrations. The choice of towns where the hearings were held was guided by the judicial divisions of the country. 1.5. Viewing of video footage and photographs The Commission received and viewed video footage and photographic evidence concerning the events of the 1st of August 2018 from various sources. The Commission also received and viewed video footage of events leading up to the elections. 4 4