LESOTHO

ORGANISATIONS SURVEYED

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS

The following public organisations were surveyed:
1.

Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences

2.

Land and Administration Authority

3.

Lesotho Highlands Development Authority

4.

Lesotho National Dairy Board

5.

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

6.

Ministry of Communications, Science and
Technology

7.

Ministry of Education and Training

8.

Ministry of Health

Category 1: Website analysis
y

The websites of most public institutions do not
contain basic information about the working
hours and steps to obtain information. Much
information provided is out-of-date.

y

Some public institutions do not have websites
or other accounts on social media platforms
(such as Facebook), which makes it very
difficult to access information. Those that use
Facebook do not upload information regularly.

y

Some public institutions do not have funds
to maintain their websites. These include the
Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education
and Training, and the Directorate on Corruption
and Economic Offences.

Category 2: Requests for information

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y

Most surveyed public institutions have
designated information officers, except for a
few, such as the Lesotho National Dairy Board.

y

Most information officers were responsive and
answered the questions received.

y

Most information officers replied within two
days and answered the questions without
questioning the motive of the researchers.

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