South Africa has slipped down one place on the index of all 54 African countries to seven position.

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The index set up by Sudanese telecoms billionaire Mo Ibrahim makes depressing reading this year – particularly the measure of sustainable economic opportunity.

It shows a paltry two percent growth since 2008, even though some countries have  managed GDP growth of 40 percent in the same period.

Four of the ten countries with the highest GDP are below the African average score for sustainable economic growth.

It also show that progress in governance lags behind demographic growth and youth expectations.

Ibrahim himself says the lost opportunity of the past decade is deeply concerning.  

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