the current scope of the national dialogue is confined to post-election processes, a broader socio-economic and political scoping in necessary.  Inclusivity - There is need to develop a true national dialogue framework that begins by involving the grassroots to shape the national discourse. Grassroots consultations can involve countrywide public meetings and think tanking forums where citizens will have an opportunity to air their views about what should constitute national dialogues.  Pre-conditions -All stakeholders, including the ruling party, the opposition parties, churches and civil society members must not engage in the dialogue with antagonistic preconditions which largely affect progressive engagement.  Transparency –the government must establish transparent dialogue platforms and processes with fair representation of different sections of the Zimbabwean societies.  Halting continuing human rights violations – it is of paramount importance for the government to effectively work towards creating an enabling environment that shows sincerity and instil trust among participating stakeholders. As such, halting continuing human rights violations could improve the opposition and non-state actors’ propensity to desire participating in the national dialogue process.  Defined realistic issues – it is essential for the national dialogue objectives to be realistic and be determined in a consultative and inclusive manner. This means, there has to be a consensus driven agenda that is manageable, achievable and definable.  Women participation - pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, adopted in 2000 it is important to deliberately include women in the national dialogue processes. The inclusion and involvement of women in designing and implementing the national dialogue process enhances a gendered processes  Implementation mechanisms –there is need to develop specific implementation timeframes and monitoring mechanisms. A time-framed dialogue process improves efficiency and effective engagements as well as enhanced resource management.  Constitutional mechanisms operationalized: to complement the national dialogue processes, the judiciary must be seen to execute their duties following the rule of law and upholding constitutionalism 8