This could be controversial: The Expat Insider Survey has not been kind to South Africa, which puts in a fairly miserable performance across several disciplines. Overall, respondents featured in the study had Mzansi down as ‘the eighth-worst place to live as a foreign national’ – and these numbers only get worst when safety and security are thrown into the mix. Expats ‘unhappy’ with life in South Africa InterNations, who conducted the research, have explained how their methodology works. The survey was conducted this year, and it seems the brutal impact of SA’s harsh coronavirus lockdown has left a bad taste in many mouths.