One of the posters displayed by Mthwakazi Republic Party protesting activists in Bulawayo Source: http://www.sunrisenews.co.zw/mthwakazi-activists-disrupted-nprc-lupane-meeting/ Past Reconciliation Efforts: Success and Failures In the past, the government of Zimbabwe once implemented numerous reconciliation efforts which yielded little results. Some of these reconciliation efforts include, the forgive and forget declaration policy of 1980, the 1983 Chihambakwe and Dumbutshena Commission of inquiry, the Unity Accord of 1987, the War Veterans Victims Fund of 1995, constitutional reforms (2000 and 2013) and the 2000 fast track land. The most recent efforts include the institutionalisation of national healing and reconciliation bodies such as the Organ on National Healing and Reconciliation (2009) and the NPRC established by section 251 of the constitution. Pa t re on iliation e ort • itho t in tit tional refor succeed.” the NPRC ill not x RECONCILIATION PROCESSES IN ZIMBABWE It is important to note that the past reconciliation efforts largely registered little milestones compared to what Zimbabwean citizens expected. For example, the 1980 forgive and forget declaration smoothed the integration of the Rhodesian soldiers and the two rival black liberation movements (ZIPRA and ZANLA forces) into the new Zimbabwe National Army. The Unity Accord also facilitated the union of the PF ZAPU and ZANU PF which led to the termination of Gukurahundi atrocities. Nonetheless, these mechanisms failed as conflicts continued escalating, coupled with bad governance and authoritarian rule. Reasons advanced by study respondents for the failure of the aforementioned reconciliation efforts include selfish political interests, lack of justice, corruption, lack of unity and cooperation, lack of inclusivity and lack of political will among other reasons.