PVO BILL SAILS THROUGH, MASS NGO CLOSURES LOOM

The controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, which
rights activists and the opposition say is targeted at government critics and
narrowing the democratic space, has moved a step closer to becoming law after
sailing through th…

The controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, which rights activists and the opposition say is targeted at government critics and narrowing the democratic space, has moved a step closer to becoming law after sailing through the Senate. It now awaits Presidential assent to become law. The Bill passed through Senate amid rising political tensions in the country over a