ZAMBIA 7. MINISTRY OF MINES AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY 1: WEBSITE ANALYSIS https://www.mmmd.gov.zm/ The Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development has an active website which is updated regularly. It has information such as its core services and projects. It has active Facebook and X accounts that are updated regularly. n = 20 Yes No Partial Additional information Does the website contain the following: 1. Up-to-date information? X 2. A description of the organisation’s powers and structure, as well as its functions and responsibilities? X 3. A list of laws, acts, etc, issued within the scope of its powers? X 4. Copies of reports, policies or programmes? X 5. Information on budget and expenditure? 6. Information about procurement procedures or signed contracts? 7. Information about vacancy and employment procedures? 8. The address, telephone number, and working hours of the organisation? 9. The contact details of specific public officials? X X It only has procurement procedures. X It does not have working hours. X X 10. A mechanism to request and receive responses to electronic messages and requests for information? X Total score: 12/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development: What is the mandate of the ministry? There have been some concerns about safety in some mines in the country. What is the ministry doing about this? How decentralised is the ministry? How far is the review of the Mines and Minerals Acts 1995 to actualise the country’s potential in the sector? How far has the ministry cleared the backlog of mining license applications? y y y y y n = 20 Yes No X 1. Is there an official, who is designated to take and respond to information requests? 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 102 Partial Additional information