By Own Correspondent| The President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed seven member Commission of Enquiry tasked to investigate the August 1 post election violence will be in Mutare on November 10 2018.

Read an advert by the Commission on ZBC:

“The Commission is inviting political parties, civil society organisations and citizens to come forward with their submissions to the commission.

Those wishing to testify can register their interest with the Secretariat….The hearings will be conducted at Golden Peacock hotel in Mutare on November 10 2018 starting at 10 am.”

Mnangagwa appointed a seven-member committee, which includes former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe to look investigate the August 1 post election violence which saw soldiera opening fire at civilians leaving six of them dead.

Addressing journalists during the swearing in of the Commissioners, Mnangagwa said:

“In fulfilment of what I have earlier on undertaken to do, in order to address the matter in a transparent manner and in the public interest, I have appointed a seven-member Commission to inquire into the post-election violence.

The Commission is made up of Local, Regional and International members who have been appointed in terms of the Commission of Inquiry Act [Chapter 10:07].”

He said the terms of reference for the Commission are “to inquire into the circumstances leading to the 1st of August, 2018, post-election violence; to identify the actors and their leaders, their motive and strategies employed in the protests; to inquire into the intervention by the Zimbabwe Republic Police in the maintenance of law and order and to investigate the circumstances which necessitated the involvement of the military in assisting in the maintenance of law and order.”

The Commission is expected “to consider whether the degree of force used was appropriate to the ensuing threat to public safety, law and order; to ascertain extent of damage/injury caused thereof; to investigate any other matters which the Commission of Inquiry may deem appropriate and relevant to the inquiry; to make suitable recommendations; and to report to the president in writing, the result of the inquiry within a period of three months from the date of swearing-in of the Commissioners.

Other members of the Commission of Inquiry are Rodney Dixon QC, an international lawyer who practices from Temple Garden Chambers in London and The Hague; Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Federal Republic of Nigeria; former Chief of Defence Forces of the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces, General Davis Mwamunyange; Professor Charity Manyeruke, Political Science, University of Zimbabwe; Professor Lovemore Madhuku, Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe; and Mrs. Vimbai Nyemba, former president of the Law Society of Zimbabwe.