Abstract
Substantial attempts have been adopted to revamp public procurement processes in Zimbabwe with the aim of enhancing procurement efficiency and curbing unauthorised expenditures in spending units of the government. The adoption of electronic procurement (e-procurement), is one such strategy adopted by the Government of Zimbabwe towards making the public procurement function more transparent and robust. This paper interrogates the dynamics of e-procurement adoption in Zimbabwe through a review of extant literature undertaken to gauge the level of e-procurement preparedness. As such, journals, books, newspapers, Government publications and electronic resources were used to gather data. The paper examines how the lack of political will has hampered the implementation of e-procurement in Zimbabwe. In this regard, the paper recommends that there is a need for the Government of Zimbabwe to demonstrate a full commitment to e-procurement adoption by formulating specific e-procurement governing legislation to guide the adoption of an e-procurement system. In addition, the paper also recommends that the training of procurement officials is also critical in preparing them to fully utilise the e-procurement system.