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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

POLLS: One year later: South Africans see much improvement in local government performance in metro’s

Aside from the metropolitan area of Cape Town and Buffalo City, South Africans have seen a marked improvement in the performance of local government.
3 August 2017
Customer Experience

South African Motor industry keeps improving itself

The way in which the South African motor manufacturers and dealers continue to improve the customer purchasing and servicing experiences every year continues to impress.
26 July 2017
Customer Experience

Audi and Volkswagen win big in the Ipsos Quality Awards

Audi and Volkswagen continue to be the pace-setters in the Ipsos Competitive Customer Experience survey in South Africa covering the 2016 calendar year. The success of these two brands has been extremely consistent for several years now.
26 July 2017
Consumer & Shopper

Global Consumer Confidence Is on the Rise

The latest Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence for July 2017 is 48.7.
18 July 2017
Consumer & Shopper

Current world events affect international travel plans, reveals Ipsos poll

For every one of the 30 destination countries evaluated, global consumers (average of the 25 countries surveyed) who say they are less likely to travel there because of recent events outnumber those who are more likely to do so.
30 June 2017
Society

South African Youth concerned about the effects of downgrade status

Young people in South Africa do not think that “South Africa will be able to recover from being downgraded to junk status”. Only 45% of 15-17 year olds and a third (34%) of 18-24 years olds believe that South Africa will recover. These are some of the findings of a recent Pulse of the People™ study undertaken by Ipsos, interviewing 3,598 adults, of which 866 (24%) were younger than 25 years old. The study was conducted from 21 April to 22 May 2017.
15 June 2017
Society

Majority of ANC members say Zuma must resign

The approval rating of President Jacob Zuma, as expressed by South African voters and even by ANC supporters is at the lowest level ever, according to the latest eNCA/Ipsos Approval Ratings poll. In addition, the majority of South Africans are asking for his resignation.
30 May 2017
Society

Sub-Saharan middle class: R1.3 trillion per month and growing

The African Lions study has brought a market which represents R1.3 trillion per month to life and will make a huge contribution towards the understanding of the consumer landscape of our continent
24 May 2017