South African Democracy Slipping – SAIRR

The South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) says that key indicators of democracy in South Africa have slipped since 2008.

SAIRR researcher, Georgina Alexander, points out that the survey, which is based on assessment of three international indexes, found that civil liberties have decreased.

Alexander says the falling scores could be attributed to issues such as media freedom and accountability of public officials.

"Proposed legislation such as the protection of state information bill passed by the National Assembly may adversely affect SA’s democracy rankings in the future," she explains.

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