Tightening the Noose: Narrowing the Democratic Space for NGOs in Zimbabwe

This situation report by Noria Mashumba and Chris Maroleng discusses proposed legislation by the Zimbabwean government designed to monitor and regulate non-governmental organisations (NGOs), which analysts suggest is a move to marginalise organisations that threaten the ruling party's political hegemony before the 2005 parliamentary election.

• The government of Zimbabwe is preparing to introduce new legislation to regulate and monitor the activities of non-governmental organisations. Analysts believe this is a strategy to marginalise or remove civic organisations that could challenge the ruling party's political dominance, especially leading up to the 2005 parliamentary election.
• The proposed Bill is expected to specifically target civic movements focused on human rights, good governance, and democracy. If enacted, the legislation is predicted to endanger independent human rights activists and threaten the continued existence of NGOs.

APA

Mashumba, N., & Maroleng, C. (n.d.). Tightening the Noose: Narrowing the Democratic Space for NGOs in Zimbabwe. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.org/research/situation-reports/situation-report-tightening-the-noose-narrowing-the-democratic-space-for-ngos-in-zimbabwe-noria-mashumba-and-chris-maroleng

Chicago

Mashumba, Noria, and Chris Maroleng. Tightening the Noose: Narrowing the Democratic Space for NGOs in Zimbabwe. Institute for Security Studies, n.d. https://issafrica.org/research/situation-reports/situation-report-tightening-the-noose-narrowing-the-democratic-space-for-ngos-in-zimbabwe-noria-mashumba-and-chris-maroleng.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{mashumbandtightening, author = {Mashumba, Noria and Maroleng, Chris}, title = {{Tightening the Noose: Narrowing the Democratic Space for NGOs in Zimbabwe}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/situation-reports/situation-report-tightening-the-noose-narrowing-the-democratic-space-for-ngos-in-zimbabwe-noria-mashumba-and-chris-maroleng}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }