NPRC engages the National and Provincial Police Commanders on a Consensus Building/Capacity Enhancement Workshop. The NPRC explains it’s mandate which is enshrined in section 252 of the constitution. The mandate of the NPRC explains what it was created to do.

The broad functions of the NPRC are therefore the following:
a) To ensure post conflict justice,healing and reconciliation.
b)To develop and implement programmes to promote national healing,unity and cohesion in Zimbabwe and peaceful resolution of disputes.
c) to bring about national reconciliation by encouraging people to tell the truth about the past and facilitating the making of amends and the provision of justice.
d) to develop procedures and institutions at a national level to facilitate dialogue among political parties,communities,organisations and other groups,in order to prevent conflicts and disputes arising in the future.
e) to develop programmes to ensure that persons subjected to persecution, torture and other forms of abuse receive rehabilitation treatment and support
f) to receive and consider complaints from the public and to take such action in regard to the complaints as it considers appropriate.
g) to develop mechanisms for early detection of areas of potential conflicts and disputes,and to take appropriate preventive measures.
h) to do anything incidental to the prevention of conflict and the promotion of peace.
I) to conciliate and mediate disputes among communities, organisations, groups and individuals.
j) to recommend legislation to ensure that assistance, including documentation, is rendered to persons affected by conflicts ,pandemics or other circumstances.

The major recommendation for NPRC suggested by Dr Prisca Kamungi is the need to manage expectations by:
a) Establishing the kind of CEWER mechanism that is to be set up;
b) Establishing the legal framework to set up an early warning system;
c) Defining the terms of reference of the CEWER structure
d) Defining institutional arrangements beyond NPRC’s mandate including buy in and linkages with the response organs and political establishment
e) Deal with contentious issues so that no further conflicts are created
Thank you Dr Kamungi

Indigeneous knowledge systems are central in the decision of early warning. Local people can interpret things in the environment and warn of impending conflicts. There is a gendered lens to conflict early warning systems and preparedness. If a woman detects certain conflict signs, it may mean something different to them as it would be to men

The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) condemns the on-going xenophobic attacks on foreigners in the Republic of South Africa. Attacks of this nature call for urgent concerted efforts by the Government of South Africa, Sadc leaders and other peace-loving bodies.

Happening now: Joint 3 day workshop of the NPRC & Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice Legal & Parliamentary Affairs & the Thematic Committee on Human Rights on the mandate of the NPRC.Speaker of the House of Assembly has just given the Key Note Address to the gathering.

NPRC team meets with representatives of Chitungwiza community led by Pastor Shepherd Matyora who shared their concerns on how to prevent future violence, assistance to past victims of violence and how they can get healing and justice. They are also keen to participate in peace building programs. A peaceful Zimbabwe is possible. Our past needs not be our future.