Zimbabwe’s new NGO law ‘threatens civil society’ warns rights group
By News correspondent A controversial new law regulating non-governmental organisations in Zimbabwe risks silencing dissent and undermining democratic freedoms, a local media watchdog has warned. The Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Act, which came into force in April, gives sweeping powers to government regulators and criminalises loosely-defined “political activities” by NGOs. Valentine Maponga, media officer at […]