CSOs urged to restrategise

CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) have been urged to come up with new strategies to ensure democracy is not undermined in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic after some civil liberties were suspended under the guise of preventing the spread of the pandemic.

The issue was raised yesterday during an Electoral Support Network of Southern Africa (ESN-SA) webinar hosted by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) under the topic The COVID-19 Pandemic: An Opportunity or Challenge for CSOs Democratic Support?

Participants were in agreement that the COVID-19 pandemic had shrunk democratic space. 

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