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Polls show some improvements in South African perceptions of women
Looking at the history of perception tracking in society, Ipsos has uncovered recent improvements in the overall perceptions of women and the role of women in South Africa.
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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.
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Ipsos Update - August 2017
Welcome to the August edition of Ipsos Update – our monthly selection of research and thinking from Ipsos teams around the world.
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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.
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Race Relations in South Africa: Poll
Incidents of racism regularly make headlines in South Africa, politicians blame each other of racism and civil actions are described as "racist"… but how do South Africans of different race groups feel about each other? How do they interpret the headlines? And how do they see the future of our multiracial country?
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Ipsos Update - May 2017
Welcome to the May edition of Ipsos Update, our monthly round-up of Ipsos’ research and thinking from around the world.
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South African Grant Recipients in the Spotlight
In the latest Pulse of the People™ study in South Africa we examined attitudes and opinions of country direction, delivery of government services and opinions of leadership among those who are receiving social grants from the government and those who are not.
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Less than half of women globally believe women have equal opportunities to men
New data from Ipsos Global @dvisor shows that although the clear majority in 24 countries around the world say they believe men and women should be treated equally (88% on average), most still think the current situation is one of inequality in terms of social, political and/or economic rights (72% on average).
Women though are more positive when it comes to their own lives – six in ten on average agree they have "full equality with men in their country and the freedom to reach their full dreams and aspirations" – although this still means that in several countries many women disagree. -
Confessions of the Admen
In all walks of life and throughout history, people have projected their own worldview onto their surroundings to help better understand it: we also tend to use mental shortcuts (heuristics) to help us make decisions, but these can often be misinformed and ill-judged.
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Ipsos pre-election forecasting on the mark nationally
Ipsos in South Africa again delivered a very close forecast on the final local election results. At its latest release of its poll findings (released Monday 1 August), Ipsos suggested that the ANC would garner 54% of the votes, the DA 26% and the EFF 8%.