NGOs: under fire, under surveillance

In: Index on censorship, Band 44, Heft 3

Abstract

Civil society organizations and workers' unions in South Africa are operating in a climate of fear and suspicion amid growing evidence that the government's State Security Agency is monitoring their members. They are also uneasily watching the country's parliament amid suggestions that the legislation governing non-profit organizations may change radically in the coming years. Here, Joseph looks at the pitfalls of scrutinizing a changeable country. Adapted from the source document.