What's Trust Got to do with it? Measuring Levels of Political Trust in South Africa 20 Years after Democratic Transition

Judicial Trustworthiness in Africa: Do Macro-Level Conditions Matter?

“…Granted the above, the interesting but largely explored question relates to the extent to which the court system plays a role in cleaning corruption in Africa as trust in courts in relation to corruption is largely contingent on the involvement of the former in the fight against the latter. A preliminary South African study demonstrated that the government’s ability to fight corruption, presumably through the court system, and maintain transparency and accountability are related positively and significantly to trust in courts (Gouws & Schulz-Herzenberg, 2016). It should be noted, however, that the involvement of the judiciary as an anti-corruption institution is not uniform across the continent.…”

Feelings of Trust, Distrust and Risky Decision-Making in Political Office. An Experimental Study With National Politicians in Three Democracies

“…In the UK, Will Jennings et al (2017;Clarke et al, 2018) have drawn on a bricolage of longitudinal survey items to paint a bleak picture of declining trust (and rising distrust) in incumbent politicians, governments and political institutions between 1944 and present day. And in South Africa, declining levels of specific and diffuse political trust have been linked to worrying features of democratic deconsolidation (Booysen, 2015;Gouws & Schulz-Herzenberg, 2016). Between 2006 and 2021, Afrobarometer surveys documented a drop of 27% and 31% in the number of South African citizens who could claim to trust the Parliament and President respectively (Moosa & Hofmeyr, 2021).…”

“…deconsolidation(Booysen, 2015;Gouws & Schulz-Herzenberg, 2016). Between 2006 and 2021, Afrobarometer surveys documented a drop of 27% and 31% in the number of South African citizens who could claim to trust the Parliament and President respectively…”