ZIMBABAWE

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS
Category 1: Website Analysis
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Most websites were poorly managed;
Content had not been updated regularly;
No critical information such as procedure on how to
obtain public information was available;
Some websites generated error messages; and
Some websites were not compatible with mobile
phones.

Category 2: Requests for Information
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Most institutions failed to provide written responses;
NetOne asked the researcher to contact the CEO of
the company;
GMB responded promptly and allowed the
researcher access to their PR department;
ZACC partly answered some questions but declined
to answer others;
Most government institutions had hostile personnel
who denied the researcher access to relevant
officials;
Oral requests for information were mostly declined
and the researcher asked to request information in
writing; and
Hostility was shown to non-media members in
some departments.

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