When people elected to serve us, serve themselves instead

The fact that South Africa has a corruption problem is not news. Worrying? Yes. Damaging? Definitely. But news? Sadly not.
So why am I choosing to hang this article off the findings of the most recent (2025) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)?

Because for the past three years, nothing has changed – despite what many in government would like us to believe. The numbers don’t lie - our score has stagnated, much like our economy.

South Africa’s most recent score is just 41 out of 100, the same as in 2023 and 2024. This is below the global average of 42, and puts us in 81st position out of 182 countries.

This is in stark contrast to 1995, when we ranked 21st with a score of 57, alongside some of the least corrupt nations in the world, such as Belgium and Japan.

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