23.10.2025
20:03
The
Crisis
in
Zimbabwe
Coalition
(CIZC)
initiated
a
High
Court
challenge
concerning
the
constitutional
validity
of
the
Private
Voluntary
Act
(PVO).
This
application
was
filed
on
October
7,
2025,
with
the
Minister
of
Public
Service,
Labour
and
Social
Welfare
named
as
the
first
respondent
and
the
Attorney
General
as
the
second
respondent.
In
our
arguments,
we
identified
several
sections
of
the
PVO
Act
as
unconstitutional
and
violating
the
rights
of
non-governmental
organisations
(NGOs)
and
their
employees.
We
are
petitioning
for
these
sections
to
be
struck
down.
The
regulation
of
PVOs
is
an
issue
of
significant
public
interest,
impacting
not
only
our
operations
but
also
those
of
many
organisations
within
our
coalition
and
the
wider
civil
society.
The
respondents
have
a
window
of
10
working
days
to
contest
our
application.
Should
they
fail
to
file
an
opposing
affidavit
within
this
timeframe,
the
case
will
proceed
to
a
hearing
in
the
High
Court
located
in
Bulawayo
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