President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has threatened to deregister civil society organisations (CSOs) that it perceives to be dabbling politics.
The move evokes bad memories of former President Robert Mugabe who routinely cracked down on CSOs that he considered hostile to his excesses.
The acting Labour and Social Welfare Minister Kazembe Kazembe made the announcement after a cabinet meeting. Said Kazembe
We are not at liberty to disclose the names, but we are warning them and say they must stick to their mandate.
Should these organisations continue with this behaviour, the government will not hesitate to withdraw their registration certificates.
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