• The Policy Monitoring and Research Centre PMRC yesterday made an introductory presentation of the organisation’s operations at their headquarters in Lusaka. Above Commerce Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe (centre) with Zimbabwe deputy minister of tourism and hospitality industry Anastasia Ndlovu (third left), PMRC executive director Bernadette Deka (right next to Ms Mwanakatwe), Patriotic Front and South Africa’s African National Congress officials among others in attendance.
By THANDIWE MOYO –
Commerce Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe has called on the Policy Monitoring and Research Centre PMRC to independently monitor Government’s party policies.
Ms Mwanakatwe said this during an introductory presentation of PMRC presentation in Lusaka yesterday.
She said monitoring and evaluating of government would improve many sectors that government operate.
Ms Mwanakatwe urged PMRC to work independently and be objective towards it’s monitoring policies.
She said it was important to encourage and facilitate debate on social and economic policy issues.
Ms Mwanakatwe said monitoring and evaluation of programmes would support government machinery in recommending policy and procedures to ensure effective delivery of national agenda.
She said research and monitoring would provide public understanding and improve policy analysis.
PMRC executive director Bernadette Deka said PMRC provided quality data relevant for stakeholder in areas of social and economic development.
She said she was happy with the patriotic front (PF) Government which enabled her organisation to do research and evaluation freely.
And deputy tourism and hospitality minister of Zimbabwe Anastasia Ndlovu said it was important for Government to support monitoring organisations
