SA drops in international rating

"Global" index of "African" governance? Someone got a bit confused, surely?

This is a report by Harvard University. It therefore has credibility and should be treated seriously. While 9th out of 53 may not seem too bad, the country cannot afford to head south in the rankings. International investors and tourists upon whom the economy depends take notice of these things and they need to be encouraged that they and their money are safe.

And wouldn't it be nice for the citizens, too.

Why must it be taken more seriously than a report from any other orgnaisation? I find that these ranking systems are extremely biases, and hugely based on media-interpretation and various other factors of which they do not make us aware. I wouldn't render an opinion on this report's validity until I had a chance to read it.

Extremely biased? Indeed, if people want to hide their heads in the sand and pretend that all is well. That is how it started too in Zimbabwe.
Yes it is Harvard, and yes it has an agenda. But, the reality is we have these studies done by outsiders, and with time they are shown to be right, because local academic and research institutions for reasons that are well known are reluctant to do an evaluation that will cast the governments in poor or bad light. If anyone then can offer me a credible local study then I will read it too and compare.
Till then, I get information where I get it and compare with the narratives of what is going on in the country. We cannot pretend to ourselves that things have been great can we or are still putting all the corrupt practices that are unfolding down to the legacy of apartheid, or in the case of Zimbabwe, the Smith regime as ZANU PF calls it?

Surely this piece of work deserves respect for the value it will bring to our national decision-making process. Who in his right senses can deny that one of the biggest problems we have in Africa is good governance? If there be any more credible source I will be quite glad to get hold of it. Can someone let me know where I can access the full list of the ratings, esp for Africa. Can a good pal please advise - Eagle's View

South Africa slipped in the ratings? Huh? This is clearly racism. Surely someone should've tested the country before they were allowed to participate in this survey. No? Well someone is to blame, let's fire the ANC! Unless of course Julius has a better idea...

must be a counter revolutionary plot, lead by the colonialist West!

The inability to influence the editorial process is un-African. That is why the foundation’s executive director, Hadeel Ibrahim, has transferred the index from Harvard to “African sources”. That way the members of the editorial team will be able to sell some editorial influence to whoever may be interested.

Malema is not going to like this. Can you hear him: How can SA be so low. It is rasicm. We must have been right at the top at nr 53.

The word 'Harvard' does not appear in the Pedi dictionary - therefore it does not exist. Simple

Malema is not in the English dictionary.

As with everything that may expose the dark side of South Africa – it must be racial.

Oops – perhaps George Lucas has a racial message in Star Wars.

Not living in South Africa what I don’t understand is why does the term ‘racial’ only seem to apply when it is supposedly the white man beating up on the black African.

Surely equality ( if it applies further than on paper) must mean that white people have rights too ?

And now we know at last who the mysterious third force is that is making all the trouble in our well maintained and scrupulously well organized country - who would ever have thought that Harvard would be the culprit, but then they were responsible for producing a whole lot of elitists who got the economy so screwed up - hmmmm? makes one wonder what they are up to hey? Can't we still blame it all on apartheid or racism or something like that? Good idea to place the blame instead of fixing the situation,surely!