South Africa

South Africa's WokeMeter assessment score is 55.00, placing it at #21 globally and in the 88.2th percentile. This score reflects a moderate policy signalling intensity, consistent with the country's dimension scores. South Africa's overall score does not deviate from its dimension scores, as each key area—such as Speech & Expression Climate, Institutional DEI Policy Intensity, and Education & Curriculum Signalling—also scored 55. This uniformity suggests a balanced approach across different dimensions, without any significant recent policy changes or events influencing the overall assessment. The absence of tracked recent events indicates stability in policy signalling intensity over the past few years.

Each of the dimension scores, such as those for Media & Platform Moderation and Legislative/Regulatory Activism, also reflects moderate signalling intensity at 55. This suggests that South Africa maintains a consistent level of policy signalling across these areas. The dimension patterns indicate that while there is an established presence of policies related to Western-style progressive signalling, there is neither a significant push towards higher signalling nor a rollback of existing policies. The external data context, with indices like the Quality of Life Index and Press Freedom Score at 50, aligns with South Africa's moderate signalling intensity, suggesting a stable policy environment without extreme regulatory frameworks or significant shifts towards higher signalling intensity.