After an uptick last month, the average global economic assessment of national economies surveyed in 28 countries is down two points this wave with 46% of global citizens rating their national economies as ‘good’.
JOHANNESBURG –The first part of 2018 has been a bumpy ride for South African politics – as predicted by political analysts at the beginning of the year. The new president of the country has multiple issues to address; namely the poor performance of the Rand, the slow growth of the economy, policy uncertainty, political leaders following their own agendas, and other issues are complicating the political scene and progress in the country.
The Volkswagen and Audi brands have again dominated the top positions in the latest automotive customer care survey conducted by Ipsos in South Africa. This research, based on interviews with more than 20 000 customers in 2017, covered both purchasing and servicing experiences.
Vehicle owners in South Africa continue to enjoy top class levels of customer service for both the buying and servicing experience they get from local franchised dealers together with relevant vehicle manufacturers or distributors. This is evident from the latest edition of an annual customer (experience?) survey conducted by global research company, Ipsos, the third-largest global research company.
Welcome to Ipsos Update – our monthly selection of research and thinking from Ipsos teams around the world. August’s edition features new papers on cultural bias, electric vehicles and Gen Z, as well as global reports on healthcare and human rights.
After holding steady for three consecutive months, the average global economic assessment of national economies surveyed in 28 countries is up one point this wave with 48% of global citizens rating their national economies as ‘good’.
Below Ipsos's response to "Pollsters the DA has a surprise in store for you", written by Jonathan Moakes and published in the Daily Maverick on 10 July 2018
Despite all the political turmoil, posturing, faction fights and uncertainty that was a feature of the South African political scene over the last year, the ANC is currently comfortably ahead in the race to next year’s general election.
Johannesburg, July 5, 2018 – ILLEGAL cigarettes costing as little as R5 per pack are now available for sale in more than 100,000 shops all across South Africa, according to a major new study released today.
And more than one third of cigarettes in ‘non-organised’ shops – which account for almost 80% of all tobacco sales – are being sold for well below the government’s R17.85 minimum in tax payable.
The Ipsos Study is the most robust scientific analysis of the multi-billion-rand illegal cigarette market ever carried out in South Africa. It has been peer-reviewed and independently validated.
Welcome to Ipsos Update – our monthly selection of research and thinking from Ipsos teams around the world. July’s edition features new papers on ethnography, audience measurement and food waste, as well as new global reports on the inclusiveness of nationalities and artificial intelligence.
The average global economic assessment of national economies surveyed in 28 countries is remains unchanged this wave with 47% of global citizens rating their national economies as ‘good’.
