# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s assessment by the African Peer Review Mechanism received favourable reviews for, among others, the rule of law, oversight bodies like Chapter 9 institutions, the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the electoral system. However, the assessment also found several areas of concern, including rising inequality and unemployment, corruption, incidents of xenophobia, and poor service delivery. In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa says it is encouraging that despite pockets of instability, the country has come a long way in consolidating democracy and good governance on the continent.