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Public Policy Improvement
Understanding perceptions of citizens, public service users and other stakeholders.
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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.
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Ipsos Update - June 2019
June’s edition of Ipsos Update presents our latest research and white papers on topics including mystery shopping, global views on Europe, ethics in social media research and ageing in Japan.
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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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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. -
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.)
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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™.
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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.
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Elections 2019: Unpacking Party Manifestos
Africa Check and Ipsos invite you to join the discussion of the 2019 Elections Manifestos (ANC/EFF/DA). Ipsos will present their research on public perception around political parties and key issues while Africa Check will share their findings on how the facts in the manifestos hold up. KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY JUDGE SACHS
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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