6 June:Zimbabwe’s government said on Thursday that it had indefinitely suspended all work by aid groups and non-governmental organisations, accusing a number of breaching their terms of registration.
The suspension comes nearly a week after President Robert Mugabe’s government banned some aid groups from distributing food, accusing them of campaigning for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change in general elections held on 29th March.
”It has hereby come to my attention that a number of NGOs involved in humanitarian operations are breaching the terms and conditions of their registration … I hereby instruct all PVOs (Private Voluntary Organisations)/NGOs to suspend all field operations until further notice,” read a notice, written by Nicholas Goche, Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, to the groups.Courtsey : DD NEWS