CONCLUSION AND GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS Economic Recovery continues to be the sector where the most marked improvement is evident. Progressive legislation and moves to reform and restructure the central bank will further transparency and accountability. However, tight liquidity, high interest rates, decreasing industrial productivity, erratic supply of service utilities such as water and electricity, low wages, low investor confidence, and continued reports of disturbances at some of the farms and poor prices for farm produce, negatively affect fulfilment of Article III, to ensure economic growth and stability. • The Mid-Term Plan (MTP) should be implemented as promised. • A National Economic Council should be immediately established, representing diverse interests to input into economic policies. • Government should take sincere steps to protect BIPPAs, the land invasions must be stopped/addressed, and a comprehensive land audit should follow. • Mining of diamonds and other natural resources needs to be transparently regulated and its revenue should benefit the people of Zimbabwe. On Humanitarian and Food Assistance, numerous examples of compliance were noted. Progress in the Health, Education and Food Assistance sectors has been commendable, with cooperation taking place between NGOs and Government. However, deficits were noted in the Prisons and the Farming sectors. Analysis of the harvest also shows that once again, Zimbabwe will be in dire need of food aid. • In addition to the point mentioned above, adequate agricultural inputs and proper planning would improve Zimbabwe’s food security situation. • The health and nutrition situation in Prisons must be improved drastically. • Water, health and sanitation infrastructure must be rehabilitated to prevent further largescale outbreaks of preventable disease. Media Reform has made a little progress but the situation is still antithetical to freedom of expression. The establishment of the Zimbabwe Media Commission, and its licensing of new players is welcomed. However, journalists continue to face persecution and the opening up the airwaves needs to prioritised. • Hate speech and partisan reporting by the state media should cease; equal and fair coverage of the parties on radio, television and newspapers is a fundamental requirement of the GPA. CIVIL SOCIETY MONITORING MECHANISM (CISOMM) SIX MONTH SHADOW REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INCLUSIVE OF ZIMBABWE 52