Zimbabwe: SONA – Parliament Ordered to Finalise Controversial PVO Bill During the Second Session

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered the 10th Parliament to finalise the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Bill in a development that will restrict the operations of NGOs in the country, shrinking the civic space.

The Zimbabwean government introduced the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Amendment Bill in November 2021 to “counter terrorism and prohibit political lobbying from non-governmental organisations”.

Civic Society Organisations castigated the legislative piece for attempting to…