ESWATINI n = 20 Yes No h) The contact details of specific public officials? • i) A mechanism to request and receive a response to electronic messages and requests for information? • Partial Additional Information Total Score: 6/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to the MPS: 1. How often is your website updated? 2. Who is in charge of your website? 3. How would you describe the relationship between the MPS and the media? 4. How would you describe the relationship between the MPS and public service unions? 5. What is the MPS doing to decrease the public service wage bill said to be hovering around 85% for the past five years? 6. What is the MPS doing to ensure that public pension funds are not being misused by the public service pensions? 7. What is the MPS’s budget allocation? n = 20 1. Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? Yes No Additional Information • 2. Did the institution reply within 21 days? • 3. Did the institution respond to the request for information? • 4. Does the authority publish their procedures for dealing with information requests? Partial • 5. Did the institution provide all of the information requested? • 6. Does the institution provide written reasons for the refusal of information? • 7. Did the institution disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure etc? • 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? • 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? • 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? • Total Score: 4/20 5. Ministry of Tinkhundla Administration and Development (MTAD) CATEGORY 1: WEBSITE www.gov.sz/index.php/about-us-sp-356925513 Hosted by the government portal, the MTAD’s website has some updated information. But its ‘News and Events’ section has outdated information, with the most recent information posted in 2016. Their website does not provide the contact details of senior officials and there is no ‘Contact Us’ section. n = 20 Yes No Partial Additional Information • 1. Does this website contain up-to-date information? 2. Does the website contain the following: • a) A description of its powers, as well as data on the organisational structure, the functions and the responsibilities of the administration? b) A list of laws, Acts etc issued within the scope of its powers? c) Reports, policies, programmes? • • 15