ZIMBABWE n = 20 Yes No 4. Copies of reports, policies or programmes? X 5. Information on budget and expenditure? X 6. Information about procurement procedures or signed contracts? X 7. Information about vacancy and employment procedures? X 8. The address, telephone number, and working hours of the organisation? 9. The contact details of specific public officials? X 10. A mechanism to request and receive responses to electronic messages and requests for information? X Partial Additional information Tenders are posted online but they have not been published since 2021. X The Facebook page has the working hours, physical address and contact details. However, the information was updated two years ago. Total score: 1/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The following question was sent to Kusile Rural District Council: Please share the full minutes of the past four council meetings. y n = 20 Yes No Additional information 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 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 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? Partial X The authority did not respond to the request for information. The request for information was not granted. Total score: 2/20 114