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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>ZIMBABWE continues to hog the limelight for the wrong reasons after three research think-tanks ranked the country as the worst in terms of governance, corruption and human rights violations.<\/p>\n

The country received Grade \u201cE\u201d based on its performance across key governance metrics, including corruption, rule of law, Press freedom and political rights, according to a recent report by World Economics, a London-based research organisation.<\/p>\n

The report, which compares governance in African countries, awarded Zimbabwe an overall governance score of 28,9%.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernance is assessed via indexes on corruption perception, rule of law, Press freedom and political rights. The governance index gives equal weight to all four criteria.<\/p>\n

\u201cZimbabwe has Grade E, World economics governance 28,9%, Corruption levels 10,8%, Rule of law 16,1%, Press freedom 42,9%, political rights 31,0%,\u201d the report read.<\/p>\n

Countries like Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Ghana were rated significantly higher with a Grade \u201cB\u201d, indicating good governance.<\/p>\n

According to Africa\u2019s Rand Merchant Bank 2024 report on investment destinations, Zimbabwe ranked last out of 31 countries, making it the worst place to invest.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe performed the worst in all these categories, even being outdone by war-torn countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

This situation worsened from 0,78% in 2023 to 0,80% in 2024.<\/p>\n

Democratic space under President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s administration continues to shrink, with less than 40% of the people in the country believing there is still democracy, another report by Afrobarometer showed.<\/p>\n

Afrobarometer is a pan-African, non-partisan survey research network that provides reliable data on African experiences and evaluations of democracy, governance and quality of life.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Zimbabwe, fewer than four in 10 citizens think their country is a \u2018full democracy\u2019 or a \u2018democracy with minor problems\u2019 and fewer than half are satisfied with the way democracy works in the country,\u201d the report showed.<\/p>\n

The report revealed that while African citizens remain committed to democratic principles, there is a troubling decline in popular support for democracy across the continent.<\/p>\n

The report, based on 53 444 face-to-face interviews, indicates that a majority of Africans reject non-democratic alternatives like military rule.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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