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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 | 757 | by Staff reporter

CSOs voice strong opposition to the Zimbabwe tax

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have voiced strong opposition to the Zimbabwean government's 2025 national budget, criticizing new taxes as oppressive and harmful to citizens already struggling with economic hardships.Finance, Economic …

Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 08:54hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter

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

Opposition parties, CSOs are seeing shadows in elections

As the August 23 2023 harmonised elections day draws near, there has been some shivers emanating from some opposition political parties and their funders as reality now is clear that they are facing defeat from the powerful Zanu-PF, prompt…

Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | 14 | by Mukachana Hanyani

Zimbabwe's CSOs flag 'judicial capture'

EIGHTEEN local and regional civil society organisations (CSOs) have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa over what they termed "judicial capture" and pervasion of justice in the country.The CSOs accused the Judiciary of weaponising the …

Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 09:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

US call for peaceful poll rattles govt?

GOVERNMENT says it will take action against the United States (US) embassy for calling on Zimbabweans to vote in peace during the forthcoming elections, arguing that it was against diplomatic protocols.The US embassy ran a campaign which e…

Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa govt choking CSOs

Independent civic society organisations (CSOs) have accused the Zanu-PF government of stifling their work by pushing the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill, while allowing non-governmental organisations (NGOs) affiliated…

Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Marange villagers take police head-on

CHIADZWA villagers and civil society organisations (CSOs) have sued the police for banning a planned demonstration against the looting of diamonds and human rights abuses perpetrated by State security agents in Marange.The villagers filed …

Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | 2 | 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

CSOs move to challenge Zupco monopoly

BULAWAYO civic society organisations (CSOs) meet today to deliberate on the steps to be taken regarding government's insistence on a Zupco monopoly despite widespread condemnation of the policy.Local Government minister July Moyo has insis…

Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

State media must desist from fuelling persecution of CSOs

On December 1, 2020, The Herald carried a story headlined "NGOs in MDC-A funding scandal", which insinuated, without solid facts, that civic society organisations from Masvingo had funded an MDC-Alliance Youth Assembly congress held on Nov…

Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition

ZEC consults CSOs on poll reforms

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has started consultations with civil society organisations (CSOs) to craft new voter education material as part of the wider electoral reforms it is carrying out.The reforms are part of a battery of …

Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

CSOs, churches demand Devolution Bill public hearings

MATABELELAND civic society organisations (CSOs) and churches are calling on political players to steer clear of the devolution process, which they say should be Parliament and citizens-driven.The 66 organisations, which met in Bulawayo on …

Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

CSOs hold government accountable for avoidable cholera deaths

THE Civil Society Health Emergency Response Coordinating Committee (CSHERCC) is saddened to learn of the unnecessary deaths of several people across the country, who have recently succumbed to the devastating effects of cholera."So far, it…

Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 13:56hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes

Jennie Williams, singing for her supper

The recent interview between Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) leader Jennie Williams and a reporter of a local daily private paper depicts that the former has seen the light and lost interest in directionless politics of opposition parties i…

Published: 16 Jun 2017 at 19:47hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano

Civil Society Organisations are Indispensible Elements of National Development

In ideal situations civil society organisations (CSOs) are critically indispensible agents of societal development for national good, contrary to vested interests which are at variance with normative expectations.CSOs play essential functi…

Published: 30 Aug 2016 at 11:09hrs | | by Sparkleford Masiyambiri

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