Businesses rate problems with South Africa

16 highest-ranked reasons businesses are not keen on South Africa (in order, from most-cited):

  1. Inefficient government bureaucracy
  2. Restrictive labor regulations
  3. Inadequately educated workforce
  4. Policy instability
  5. Corruption
  6. Crime and theft
  7. Poor work ethic in national labor force
  8. Inadequate supply of infrastructure
  9. Tax rates
  10. Access to financing
  11. Inflation
  12. Foreign currency regulations
  13. Government instability
  14. Tax regulations
  15. Poor public health
  16. Insufficient capacity to innovate