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On Tuesday the 31st of August 2021, Cabinet approved the final draft of the PVO Amendment Bill, 2021. The Bill contains proposed changes to the Private Voluntary Organisations Act [Chapter 17:05] (‘the principal Act’) purportedly necessitated “by growing regional and global concerns about money laundering and the financing of terrorist activities”. Consequently, the Bill seeks…

On 7 June 2022, the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare submitted significant amendments to the gazetted 2021 Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Bill (PVO Amendment Bill), on the National Assembly Order Paper. These amendments, which will be formally introduced by the Minister in Parliament at the Committee stage, materially alter the gazetted PVO Amendment Bill. Since December…