NGO Bill: Ineffective and unjustified

The Non-Governmental Organisations (Registration and Supervision) bill (L.D.-O. 6/2026) seeks to repeal and replace the Voluntary Social Services (Registration and Supervision) Act, No. 31 of 1980. It will extend government supervision beyond “voluntary social service activity” namely “any activity intended or carried out for the purpose of providing relief or for the welfare of physically, ..