Statutory Instrument 98 of 2026 — the Private Voluntary Organisations (Risk-Based Supervision and Protection from Terrorist Financing Abuse) Regulations, 2026 — has been gazetted under the Private Voluntary Organisations Act [Chapter 17:05]. The regulations introduce a risk-based framework for supervising PVOs in Zimbabwe, in line with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendation 8, aimed at preventing terrorist financing abuse while safeguarding legitimate charitable work from unnecessary disruption. Key features include: sectoral risk assessments and classification of PVOs into high, medium, and low-risk categories; tailored supervisory measures ranging from simplified annual reporting for low-risk community organisations to enhanced due diligence, mandatory external audits, and quarterly reporting for high-risk entities; thresholds for reporting foreign funding and cross-border transactions; investigation and information-gathering powers for the Registrar and Financial Intelligence Unit; recognition of self-regulatory bodies and incentives for compliant PVOs; and a graduated sanctions regime ranging from written warnings to deregistration. NANGO members and the broader PVO sector are encouraged to review the full regulations to understand their risk classification, reporting obligations, and compliance requirements under this new framework. 📄 Download the full Statutory Instrument below.
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