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SOUTH AFRICA'S SOUTH AFRICA'S RANK SUGGESTS RANK SUGGESTS A FAILURE A FAILURE OF GOVERNMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFORTSEFFORTS TO MAKETOREAL MAKE INROADS REAL INROADS AGAINSTAGAINST THE ROOTTHE CAUSES ROOT OF CAUSES CORRUPTION. OF CORRUPTION. As expected,As theexpected, 2020 Corruption the 2020Perceptions Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) had Index a strong (CPI) had Covid-19 a strong focus, Covid-19 and asfocus, and as expected, South expected, AfricaSouth showed Africa neither showed neither improvementimprovement nor decline, scoring nor decline, just 44. scoring just 44.
South Africa Southshowed Africaneither showed neither improvement improvement nor decline, nor decline, scoring just scoring 44. just 44. It also highlighted It also South highlighted Africa’s South pattern Africa’s of pattern of The CPI, respected The CPI, asrespected a leading as global a leading indicator global indicator stagnation over stagnation the pastover eight the years. past In eight the years. In the of public sector of public corruption, sectorscores corruption, and ranks scores and ranks previous CPIprevious the country CPI also the country scored 44. also scored 44. 180 countries180 and countries territories and around territories the world around the world In 2018 and 2017 In 2018 it scored and 2017 43. it scored 43. based on perceptions based on perceptions of corruption.ofItcorruption. draws It draws on 13 expert on assessments 13 expert assessments and surveys and of surveys of BeforeAfrica that, South managed: Africa managed: businesspeople, businesspeople, and uses a scale and uses of zero a scale to of zero toBefore that, South 100, where zero 100,iswhere highlyzero corrupt is highly and 100 corrupt is and 100 is very clean. very clean. Released in January Released2021, in January the CPI2021, for the the CPI for the previous year previous highlighted year the highlighted impact ofthe impact of corruption on corruption the abilityon of the countries ability of around countries around the world, including the world, South including Africa,South to manage Africa, to manage According toAccording TI, a scoretobelow TI, a score 50 indicates below 50 indicates their health care theirresponses health caretoresponses the to the a significant acorruption significantproblem. corruption problem. Covid-19 pandemic. Covid-19 pandemic.
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