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Local Authorities do not live up to the expectations of voters
A week before the local government elections on 1 November 2021, registered voters are largely dissatisfied with the choices they made in the previous local government elections in 2016. The majority of those able to draw their crosses next Monday also want their local authorities to provide safety and security as a priority.
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Ipsos Update - October 2021
Global risks, trust in research, virtual reality and the global influence of Germany are just some of the topics featured in this month’s round up of research and analysis from Ipsos around the world.
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Ipsos Update - September 2020
Our monthly round-up of research and analysis from Ipsos around the world includes the latest on coronavirus, attitudes towards abortion, cultural response bias, and a focus on life in Russia, the US election and public perceptions in Ireland.
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Majority expects governments to make environment a priority post Covid-19
Emerging markets top the list when it comes to call for action
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Two-thirds of citizens around the world agree that climate change is as serious as Covid-19
At the beginning of 2020, eight in every ten (80%) online South Africans believed that the average temperatures would increase during the year to come. This opinion was shared by 77% of citizens across the world surveyed at the time. (Ipsos South Africa press release “Predictions 2020”, published on 20 January 2020.)
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Cyril Ramaphosa popular amongst South Africans, but political parties questionable
A majority of six in every ten (62%) South Africans think President Cyril Ramaphosa is doing his job well.
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Ipsos Update - January 2020
This month’s edition of Ipsos Update features the latest research and thinking from Ipsos around the world on creativity and innovation, NATO, Gen Z in MENA and in-depth reports from Australia, Brazil, Russia and the UK.
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Ipsos Update - September 2019
Our monthly round-up of research and thinking from Ipsos around the world.
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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.
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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.)