Residential shacks in the Alexandra township beneath the Santon skyline in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Jobs were at the center of a post-virus reconstruction and recovery plan presented by President Cyril Ramaphosa last month, with the government committing 100 billion rand ($6.37 billion) to create public and social employment opportunities. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
Residential shacks in the Alexandra township beneath the Santon skyline in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Jobs were at the center of a post-virus reconstruction and recovery plan presented by President Cyril Ramaphosa last month, with the government committing 100 billion rand ($6.37 billion) to create public and social employment opportunities. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg

Alec Hogg: SA business trusted, Govt not

Alec Hogg shares his rational perspective on the latest Edelmans Trust Barometer - SA business is trusted, but government? Not so much.
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Ahead of every jam-packed World Economic Forum meetings in Davos, I'd spend considerable time devising my schedule. The first diary entry was always a pre-dawn release of the latest Edelmans Trust Barometer. A must attend event – the survey's longevity (since 2001) and scale (33 000 interviews) makes it the world's best assessment of how each country's citizens regard their leaders.

Davos 2021 has been postponed and switched to Singapore. The Trust Barometer, however, was published as usual last week. There's a smidgeon of good news for SA, one of 28 countries covered. With the trust of just 20% of citizens, the ANC government has long propped up the table. So, 2021's 7 point rise provides hope and with Nigeria now added, SA has risen to second last.

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