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PEPFAR pulls plug on NGOs

Zimbabwe could lose out on a major HIV prevention breakthrough after the United States announced that its new initiative under the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) will not be distributed through non-governmental organis…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 08:27hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe sets new fees for NGO registration

The Government has introduced new registration fees for Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) under a statutory instrument gazetted this week.According to Statutory Instrument 82 of 2025, international organisations seeking registration w…

Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:17hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter

More funding woes for Zimbabwe NGOs

Zimbabwe and other African nations are set to face increased pressure on their health, education, and development sectors following major international aid cuts by the United Kingdom (UK) and Netherlands.The UK government has decided to sl…

Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 16:20hrs | 8898 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe NGOs beware - UK set to cut international aid

The cut is part of a plan to make Britain spend 2.6% of its GDP on defense starting 2027, the prime minister has saidBritain is to cut its foreign development assistance funding from 0.5% of its Gross National Income (GNI) down to 0.3%, Pr…

Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 20:05hrs | 881 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's lucrative NGO space dealt another blow as Netherlands cuts support

Zimbabwean non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that rely on Dutch funding are facing a major setback following the Netherlands government's decision to cut â‚¬2.4 billion in international development aid. The budget reductions, set to ta…

Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 13:15hrs | 585 | by Staff reporter

Mass NGO, CSO closures loom in Zimbabwe

The Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, long criticized by rights activists and opposition groups as a tool to suppress dissent and shrink democratic space, has cleared the Senate and now awaits Presidential assent. The B…

Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:08hrs | 758 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's foreign funded CSOs under siege from spooks

At least 94% of Zimbabwe's civic society organisations (CSOs) are facing heightened surveillance and infiltration by state agents, according to a new report, signaling a growing crackdown on civic and political participation. The report, t…

Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:21hrs | 1902 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean accountant in R17m theft from Joburg non-profit entity

A ZIMBABWEAN accountant is in trouble for the theft of over R17 million from his former employer, Johannesburg-based non-profit company Education and Training Unit (ETU), over a period of six years.Details of the misappropriation emerged d…

Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 16:01hrs | 2573 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe records surge in human rights violations, says NGO

A staggering 180,184 human rights violations were reported across Zimbabwe in October 2024, affecting nearly 2,000 victims, according to a new report from the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP). The report highlights a worrying increase in viole…

Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:54hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter

NGOs told to adhere to Zimbabwe laws

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Zimbabwe must adhere to the country's laws and regulations in order to avoid tensions with the government, a senior official has advised.Simon Masanga, Secretary for the Ministry of Public Service, …

Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:41hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter

Foreign funded CSOs rail at govt over PVOs Bill

The government has faced intense criticism for fast-tracking the controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill, bypassing key input from Zimbabwe's civil society organisations (CSOs).The Bill, initially introduced in …

Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:08hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter

South Africa's opposition calls for regulations on foreign-based NGOs

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) secretary-general Marshall Dlamini has called for the introduction of strict regulations of non-profit organisations (NPOs) in the country.This, after the Ukrainian Association of South Africa (UAZA) cel…

Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 16:04hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter

US-funded 'rights defenders' engage Zimbabwe over crackdown

The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (Southern Defenders) has expressed serious concerns to Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs Minister Frederick Shava regarding the suppression of civil space, arrests of opposition members, and thre…

Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 07:44hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's errant NGOs ordered to comply

At least 240 Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) in Zimbabwe have been instructed to submit their audited financial statements, annual activity reports, and other required documents by the end of August 2024, or face deregistration. The…

Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 08:12hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter

Hlophe's name will be on JSC list

The decision on whether Dr John Hlophe will be designated to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) may be heading for a legal showdown after six legal NGOs urged the Speaker of Parliament to not appoint him, citing that it would be inappro…

Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 11:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Sanyatwe must resign, says Sikhala's NGO

The Job Sikhala-led pressure group, the National Democratic Working Group (NDWG), has strongly condemned Zimbabwe National Army commander Lieutenant-General Anselem Sanyatwe for his recent controversial remarks. Lieutenant-General Sanyatwe…

Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 11:00hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter

Towards a Lasting Compromise: Bridging the State-Civil Society Chasm in Zimbabwe

Historically, State-civil society relations in Zimbabwe have been characterized by adversarial dynamics. The recent disputes over the PVO Amendment Bill are a manifestation of a toxic relationship between the State and civil society and so…

Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 20:25hrs | 8 | by Innocent Mpoki

NGO Forum kicks up dust over Zimbabwe judicial capture

THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (NGO Forum) has raised alarm over suspected judicial capture as well as politicisation of the police, saying this compromised the two key State institutions.In its latest report titled Detention without …

Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF wary of CSOs, teachers' unions

THE ruling Zanu-PF party has accused unions representing teachers and civil society organisations (CSOs) of acting as conduits for funnelling illicit funds from the West to topple the government.In a central committee report released after…

Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:13hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

'Artificial ivory opens another way to end ban on natural ivory trade' says U.S. NGO

A United States-based NGO welcomed a BBC report this month that Austrian scientists have developed a new artificial ivory product, called Digory, that looks and feels like the real thing. The managing director of the U.S.-based Ivory Educa…

Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 23:41hrs | 4 | by Emmanuel Koro

Zimbabwe's 'regime change' NGOs under siege

Regional civil society organization, Action for Southern Africa (ActSA), has raised concerns about the shrinking space for civil society in Zimbabwe and called for solidarity movements worldwide to support and reinforce the country's civil…

Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa unleashes FAZ on NGO?

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly deployed shadowy Zanu-PF affiliate Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ) to intimidate and spy on non-governmental organisations (NGOs), a latest report by a local research unit reveals.FAZ is a regi…

Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Patriot Act' jeopardises electoral processes,' says foreign funded NGO

THE Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) says the passing into law of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Bill, popularly known as the "Patriot Act", will negatively impact on electoral processes and outcomes.The Act contai…

Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

NGO lobbies against poultry caging

ANIMAL rights lobby group, Nurture Imvelo Trust has upped its campaign for the eradication of battery cages in poultry production describing the practice as a gross violation of animal rights.Speaking during a field day at Esigodini Agricu…

Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:32hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Foreign funded NGOs angered by Zimbabwe's 'Patriot Bill'

THE controversial Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Bill, also known as the Patriot Bill, which was approved by the National Assembly last week has torched a storm, with legislators and legal experts questioning the constitu…

Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

NGO insists on reforms ahead of polls

THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has implored government to implement electoral reforms in line with regional best practices ahead of the country's August polls.Zimbabwe's elections are expected to take place in August, althoug…

Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mr. President, its you making Zimbabwe 'subaltern' to world powers!

It was most strange, if not entirely queer and incomprehensible, reading President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa latest diatribe against Western countries' insistence on observing our elections. He really went all out attempting to sound all…

Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 11:08hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe-based NGOs in panic mode

A new law governing operations of non-governmental organisations is likely to be operational in Zimbabwe before year end.Predictably, there is uproar and panic in the NGO sector, including some cacophonic grumblings from some benefactor We…

Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:17hrs | 3 | by Ranga Mataire

Zimbabwe regime change agents appeal to Sadc

REGIONAL human rights defenders have called on the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to rally its member States to respect constitutional rights in the wake of rising intolerance to dissenting voices.This came out in a joint co…

Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 07:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

NGOs under siege as Mnangagwa tightens noose

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has started restricting operations of non-governmental organisations ahead of this year's elections as fears continue to grow that it will use amendments to the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO…

Published: 29 Jan 2023 at 08:14hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter

Don't criminalise fake news, says Misa NGO

THE Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) has called on regional governments to desist from criminalising fake news saying it hinders freedom of expression.Misa believes if fake news is criminalised, this might revive the Criminal Defa…

Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 06:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe yet to realise peace, says sponsored NGOs

CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) and religious groups yesterday said the country was yet to realise peace as human rights abuses and violence persists ahead of the 2023 polls.In statements to commemorate the International Day of Peace, w…

Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe NGOs say Mnangagwa hypocritical and cruel

AN umbrella body of civil society organisations, Crisis Coalition, has accused President Emerson Mnangagwa of being hypocritical and insincere by labelling Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) "subversive" and "abusive".Delivering his keyn…

Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

NGOs face the chop, says Mnangagwa

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday reaffirmed his government's resolve to abolish non-governmental organisations (NGOs) it deems "subversive" and "abusive" to citizens, while pretending to provide food aid.Mnangagwa said this while add…

Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:25hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

'Mnangagwa reneges on inaugural pledges'

CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government of fondly embracing rights abusers, contrary to pledges made when it assumed power via a coup in 2017.The CSOs, under the banner of the Zimbabwe Huma…

Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF in fresh NGO threats

Zanu-PF has issued fresh threats to private voluntary organisations (PVOs), accusing them of using violence and mobilising people to push a sinister political narrative in a fresh fight that has revealed the ruling party's determination to…

Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 18:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe condones massacre - ZimVigil Diary

Sadly it came as no surprise that the Zanu PF government has refused to criticise Russia for its unprovoked and brutal invasion of neighbouring Ukraine â€“ a close relative and historic friend.In a vote at the United Nations most of the wo…

Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by ZimVigil Diary

UN condemns anti-NGO Bill

FOUR United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs have condemned the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Amendment Bill as infringing on the civil and political rights of Zimbabweans and lamented shrinking democratic space in the country.In Se…

Published: 23 Dec 2021 at 05:39hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

'Regime change' NGOs face heavy penalties

PRIVATE Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) that fund political parties or election candidates will face criminal charges under proposed changes to the law regulating the operation of non-governmental organisations (NGOs).Amendments to the Priv…

Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa blocked from banning regime change NGOs

The government has been interdicted from interfering with or suspending Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).Harare Provincial Development Coordinator Tafadzwa Mugwadi in June ordered NGOs operating in Harare to share their work plans for…

Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 19:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

'Students must stand up against tyranny'

ZIMBABWEAN students have been urged to "stir a revolution" by fighting for their political and academic freedoms, instead of relying only on the courts of law to solve their problems, which include political and economic oppression. This w…

Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:43hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

NGOs take govt to court over ban

NON-GOVERNMENTAL Organisations (NGOs) that were recently ordered to stop their operations by the government over failure to submit their work have challenged the directive at the High Court, setting the stage for a bruising war with Presid…

Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:34hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

NGOs call govt to order

A COALITION of 10 youth civic society organisations (CSOs) has vowed that it will not take orders from Harare provincial development coordinator Tafadzwa Muguti and implored Local Government minister July Moyo to rein in his subordinates. …

Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

In fact, any NGO not involved in the country's politics is probably not fulfilling its mandate

Let us just imagine that I establish an NGO (non-governmental organization), whose stated objective is to represent the interests of people who love to spend their spare time fishing (anglers), and then, it so happens that the government o…

Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 06:32hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe NGOs to defy Mnangagwa govt directives

NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisations (NGOs) operating in Harare yesterday hit back at Harare Metropolitan provincial development coordinator (PDC) Tafadzwa Muguti saying he had no mandate to order them to report to him.Muguti triggered a storm l…

Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

NGOs denounce renewed govt threats

ZIMBABWE human rights and advocacy groups have condemned as disturbing and criminal a threat by the government to ban non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from operating in Masvingo, a threat implemented in 2012 when the authorities cance…

Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 21:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Commemorating the 45th Youth Day: Do something or say something that will end with results

We are commemorating this year's  Day of the African Child in Covid-19 induced lockdown for the second year running. Times are hard,its not business as usual. There are plenty of reports detailing the suffering of Zimbabwe children, y…

Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 10:10hrs | 6 | by Taruberekera Masara in Pretoria

Govt shuts down errant NGO

Zimbabwean authorities have ordered a non-governmental organisation to shut shop, resurfacing fears that the state is targeting NGOs it believes are pushing a political agenda.Connect, a family therapy and counselling training organisation…

Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Who are the actual NGO beneficiaries?

A reflection on Nkirote, a woman from a small village in Kenya, and James, a country director of an NGO.The World Bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than $1.90 a day. I have often wondered about the person living at this level,…

Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 18:50hrs | 2 | by @NGOsceptic

We are not political, claims NGO

A Masvingo-based civic organisation yesterday accused government of lying to justify a proposed new law to clampdown on operations of non-governmental organisations.Community Tolerance for Reconciliation and Development (Cotrad) was respon…

Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

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