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Global perceptions amid earth’s temperature breaching the 1.5 degrees tipping point

Amidst global temperature rise concerns, Ipsos uncovers declining individual action despite heightened awareness. Spanning 32 countries, our report reveals regional differences in climate policy expectations and economic apprehensions, providing a roadmap for strategic climate engagement.
22 April 2025
Society

South Africans express doubts about GNU’s cooperation and effectiveness

The recent postponement and subsequent vote on the Budget Speech in the South African Parliament have intensified public scrutiny of the Government of National Unity (GNU). This delay not only raised questions about the GNU's stability but also heightened concerns about the country's economic outlook.
3 April 2025
Society

71% of South Africans believe that people should be able to take refuge in other countries.

New global study shows majority support for the principle of people seeking refuge from war or persecution, but concerns remain – the majority are suspicious most refugees are not genuine and worries about integration are growing.
20 June 2019
Society

Final Election Outlook 7 May 2019

With service delivery in the spotlight over the last few months, the most important post-1994 election in South Africa’s history will take place on Wednesday 8 May 2019 and, in spite of the electorate’s unhappiness about service delivery and other issues, it is unlikely that the low turnout figure and the phenomenon of ANC “stay-away voters” of the local government elections of August 2016 will be repeated.
7 May 2019
Society

Premiers, Provinces, Personalities and the President

How many points out of ten would you give Cyril Ramaphosa as a political leader? Registered voters feel that South Africa’s president currently deserves 6.5 points on this scale.
6 May 2019
Society

Do South Africans think the elections are free and fair?

When asked whether elections in South Africa are free and fair, a majority (61%) of registered voters agreed, while 20% disagreed. (A further 19% neither agreed nor disagreed or indicated that they did not know.)
6 May 2019
Society

Popular Opinions about our 3 biggest parties

A number of South African voters are still deciding which party to vote for in the national and provincial elections and it is clear that opinions about the three biggest parties differ widely. For some perspective we can look the most popular opinions about each, expressed in the latest Ipsos Pulse of the People™.
6 May 2019
Society

Election Outlook 2019

Ongoing and high-profile service delivery protests have been an important feature of the run-up to the National and Provincial elections on 8 May 2019. Moreover, uncertainty about which political party or parties to choose and diminished trust in political parties and political leaders have also made headlines.
29 April 2019
Society

Ipsos Poll: Voter turnout will be critical

An opinion poll, conducted by Ipsos with fieldwork from 1 February to 4 March this year shows some interesting findings about the upcoming elections
19 March 2019
Society

Gender Equality Around the World

A new global study conducted by Ipsos in collaboration with the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London and International Women’s Day finds the majority of men agree that that women won’t achieve equality without their support but half believe they are expected to do too much to support women’s equality.
7 March 2019