ZIMBABWE

7. The Postal and Telecommunications Authority of Zimbabwe
(POTRAZ)
CATEGORY 1: WEBSITE
No functioning website

POTRAZ is on LinkedIn as well as on Twitter, although they do not regularly interact on that platform.
n = 20

Yes

No

Partial

Additional Information

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1. Does this website contain up-to-date information?
2. Does the website contain the following:
a) A description of its powers, as well as data on the organisational
structure, the functions and the responsibilities of the administration?

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b) A list of laws, Acts etc issued within the scope of its powers?

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c) Reports, policies, programmes?

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d) Budget and expenditure?

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e) Information about procurement procedures and/or signed contracts?

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f) Vacancy and employment procedures?

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g) The address, telephone numbers and working hours of the institution?

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h) The contact details of specific public officials?

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i) A mechanism to request and receive a response to electronic messages
and requests for information?

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Total Score: 0/20

CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION
The following questions were sent to POTRAZ:
1. How much money in the current budget did government allocate to POTRAZ?
2. How has the money collected from the Universal Fund been utilised so far?
n = 20
1.

Is there an official designated to take and respond to information
requests?

Yes

No

Partial

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Additional Information
Registry Department

2. Did the institution reply within 21 days?

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3. Did the institution respond to the request for information?

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4. Does the authority publish their procedures for dealing with information
requests?

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5. Did the institution provide all of the information requested?

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6. Does the institution provide written reasons for the refusal of information?

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7.

Did the institution disclose information about its operations, budgets,
structure etc?

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8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and
motivations of the applicant?

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9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days?

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10. Was the information received clear and understandable?

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Total Score: 2/20

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