ZIMBABWE n = 20 Yes No Partial Additional information 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 The authority did not respond to the request for information. 9. Did the organisation acknowledge the request for information within 7 days? X The letter was stamped. X The information request was not granted. 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? Total score: 2/20 4. MINISTRY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CATEGORY 1: WEBSITE ANALYSIS http://mopse.co.zw/ The website is updated periodically and is easy to navigate, but it lacks information on the ministry’s organisational structure. The tabs on the procurement management unit, finance department, administration and internal audit unit are blank. The institution has an active X presence, but the Facebook page was last updated in 2017. 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? 4. Copies of reports, policies or programmes? 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 X X X The working hours were not listed. Total score: 6/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education: y Following the gazetting of the Education Amendment Act (2020), which outlaws the exclusion of girls in elementary learning institutions: ¾ What measures are in place to ensure effective re-entry in cases where family support structures are nonexistent? 116