PANOS Institute of Southern Africa Executive Director Sifile Vusumuzi says having a good law such as the Access to Information (ATI) Act without proper implementation is useless. Vusumuzi also notes that institutions are at varying levels of readiness in responding to requests for information. Meanwhile, Ministry of Information and Media Principal Planner Lenham Mudenda says the Access to Information Act is now a fully fledged piece of legislation. Speaking during a dialogue meeting on the implementation of the ATI Act, Wednesday, Vusumuzi stressed that implementing the law was not the duty of government alone. “We have the law which in our view as PANOS reflects a commitment to transparency, accountability and democratic governance. However, as we all recognise and I...




