denials cannot not be appealed against in terms of the Act. these appeals to ensure fairness. Ideally, this body may be the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission in its role as overseer and guardian of human rights in Zimbabwe or even a court of law assigned with the function to decide the fairness of denials for information requests. discourse and exercise of the right to access information in the country. Positive parts of the FOI Bill Position in the Bill Section 2 Designation of Information Officer Sec 5 Duty to disclose information Importance Information officers are the point persons responsible for the receiving and processing of information requests. This is a marked improvement where only the head of the entity was the one responsible for dealing with information requests. Public entities must have a written information disclosure policy Recommendation (if any) Information officers must be oriented into knowing how to handle information requests and more importantly, in dealing with members of the public in a fair manner. i. This is welcome but it should be strengthened by returning to the position in the ministerial draft of the FOI Bill. ii. Just writing an information disclosure policy is not enough to ensure that entities will release information voluntarily. iii. Ideally, entities should publish more comprehensive information including the types of information under their control, salary thresholds, number of staff etc. 6