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Poll: South Africans disappointed by Political Leaders
JOHANNESBURG – South Africans appear disheartened by the country's political leadership, according to the latest eNCA / Ipsos Approval Ratings poll.
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What the World worries about
Global Ipsos study finds unemployment is the biggest worry of the world;
Britain is the country most worried about immigration and extremism out of 25 countries around the world;
French most likely to say things are going in wrong direction in their country;
Turks are those most worried about terrorism - the highest level of worry about any specific issue;
For South Africans, financial and political corruption is the issue that causes the most concern, followed by unemployment and then crime/violence -
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%.
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Elections 2016: Poll of Polls
Currently a third (33%) of registered voters agree (either "strongly agree" or "agree") with the statement "I will seriously consider not voting in the 2016 municipal elections because I am unhappy with service delivery".
In addition, less than half (44%) says "Overall, I trust government to deliver effective services to the public". These are two of the most interesting findings of the pre-election Pulse of the People™ study conducted by Ipsos in June and July this year. -
71 Percent of youth state that they intend to vote on Election Day
With the Local Government Elections coming up on 3rd August, all political parties want to make the best of the remaining seven weeks to rally more support. With young people making up a good deal of new votes, it is valuable to know how they think and feel about politics, political parties, and local issues.
From 29 March 2016 to 11 May 2016, Ipsos conducted 3,786 face-to-face interviews in the homes and home languages of randomly chosen respondents, representative of South Africans 15 years and older. Of these 912 were in the 15 to 24 age group. -
Ipsos and UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing partner to uncover the potential of the SSA middle class
The continent of Africa is largely viewed as the next big opportunity for business growth yet details remain sketchy, from articles denying its very existence to dramatic generalisation of what this market is all about.