Yes No 2. Did the organisation reply within 21 days? X 3. Did the organisation respond to the request for information? X 4. Does the organisation publish their procedures for handling information requests? X 5. Did the organisation provide all of the requested information? X 6. Did the organisation provide written reasons for the refusal of information? X 7. Did the organisation disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure, etc. X 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? X 9. Did the organisation acknowledge the request for information within 7 days? X Partial Additional information The receptionist confirmed that the request was received, but did not know which department it had been sent to. He indicated the Office of the Permanent Secretary as the likely destination, however this office had not received it. We were then referred to the Ministry’s Procurement Unit, which also had no record of the request. The request remained missing. X 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? Total score: 0/20 9. MINISTRY OF MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY CATEGORY 1: WEBSITE www.mireme.gov.mz The Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy has a website with relatively updated content. It also has a number of contracts for programmes of the ministry. MIREME also has a Facebook page, although it has not been updated. Even though the website has some relevant information, it lacks many important elements and documents about the ministry, such as the Ministry budget for the year 2020. n = 20 Yes No Partial Additional information Does the website contain the following: 1. X Up-to-date information? RETURN TO CONTENTS PAGE 97 Despite the absence of a lot of relevant information, the MIREME website is updated. MOZAMBIQUE n = 20