The board chairperson Air Cdre. Dr. Eng. E. Kamusoko opened the 2025 Annual General Meeting for the Research Council of Zimbabwe on the 26th of June 2026. The meeting was duly constituted.
It is noted that in 2025, the RCZ focused on strengthening institutional effectiveness and advancing the national research agenda through targeted strategic initiatives.
Priority was placed on enhancing collaboration with the private sector and development partners to secure sustainable funding for research, innovation, and commercialisation.
RCZ intensified resource mobilisation by leveraging public-private partnerships and competitive research grants to support high-impact projects.
Dear CGU
1) Confirm its a mandatory requirement that a Public Entity Board should convey its resolutions on a meeting soon after to CGU?
2) Secondly advise on the options open to The Board when an entity has no enough funds to cover the Board Induction. Worry lies over having some members of The Board visibly lacking in Boardroom craft and processes. This may lead to a poor performing Board or an individual Board Member not capacitated to perform.
Kindly respond.
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Dear Sir/Madam,
1. Board Resolutions: Yes. Public Entities are required to submit Board resolutions to the Corporate Governance Unit (CGU) without delay after adoption.
2. Board Induction: Where an Entity has insufficient funds, it should engage CGU through the responsible Line Ministry to explore cost-effective options, including participation in a joint or CGU-facilitated induction programme. Board induction is important to ensure members are adequately capacitated to discharge their governance responsibilities effectively.
Corporate Governance Unit (CGU)
Office of the President and Cabinet