Amendments to the voluntary organisations Act threatens civic space in Zimbabwe – The Mail & Guardian

Amendments to the voluntary organisations Act threatens civic space in Zimbabwe – The Mail & Guardian

In a nation where democratic space is already under suffocating pressure, Zimbabwe’s new Private Voluntary Organisations (Amendment) Act, 2024 (PVO Act) arrives cloaked in the language of reform yet carries the sharp edges of state control. This is not merely a bureaucratic adjustment but a calculated move in a broader campaign to consolidate power and stifle dissent. Some justify the law as complying with the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF…