Zimbabweans receive food aid: President Robert Mugabe has threatened to ban NGOs from Zimbabwe, which could jeopardize the livelihoods of millions.
President Robert Mugabe has raised the spectre of banning the operations of non-governmental organizations in
"We have now a phenomenon of NGOs, or shall I call them phenomena, for they really are a type of government in the background of a formal government. I don’t know whether this creature is for the better or for the worse, but in our country we have seen a situation where they have exceeded their terms of reference, and perhaps we might have to reconsider the advisability of having NGOs."
Mugabe raised the question while speaking on the theme of "Inclusivity and national visions" at the Global 2009 Dialogue conference at the Munyonyo resort on the shores of
Fambai Ngirande, advocacy and marketing manager of the National Association of Non Governmental Organizations (NANGO), an NGO umbrella organization, told IRIN: "If NGOs are banned then that would jeopardize the livelihoods of millions of Zimbabweans to the point of being catastrophic. Millions of Zimbabweans depend on NGOs for food, medication, education, human rights and democracy support."
Source: AllAfrica.com