Sethembiso Zulu | According to the recent South African Citizens Survey, more than 4,5 million eligible young South Africans have no plans to vote on 8 May. So what are political parties getting so wrong? In the first part of this episode, we gain insights from activist Mpho
Stephen Grootes’ column in Daily Maverick explains that South Africa has a depressingly high rate of unemployment, and yet it has hardly featured as an issue in the 2019 election campaigns. This while more than half the country’s young people are unemployed, and probably unemployable,
Eric Naki elaborates in The Citizen on how incorporating Zuma into the ANC’s campaign trail could affect the party at the polls on May 8th. This is according to our latest SACS data which indicates that over 50% of their supporters would be less likely
The City Press unpacks our SACS findings on how having Zuma on the ANC campaign trail may affect the voting behaviour of potential ANC voters in all provinces except Kwa-Zulu Natal. National and provincial elections are scheduled for May 8, and political parties are in need
Political commentator and writer, Clyde Ramalaine, unpacks on Voices360 that the ANC’s recent poll claims that state that its president Cyril Ramaphosa is more popular than the organization he leads. The South African Citizens Survey poll in its category of political party affinity and support
In the lead up to SONA 2019, Philda Essop published an article in Beeld, Die Burger and Netwerk24 talking about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s approval rating and the public’s view on the direction of the country. Click on the link to read the full article here.
Erik Naki mentions in his recent article that a significant portion of those who won't register are aged between 18 and 34 years. Read his full article published in The Citizen here.
A recent article by Joachim Wehner and Dan Berliner in the Daily Maverick makes a bold statement that, "If the government is serious about tackling corruption, it must support the use of the enforcement powers of the Auditor-General that the audit bill envisages, by ensuring that
According to an article on Business Live by Professor Collette Schulz-Herzenberg, undecided voters will be key to the election results as party loyalties wane. The latest SACS data found that only 55% of eligible voters feel close to a political party. Parties will be forced
In a recent article by Andisiwe Makinana originally posted in the TimesLive, it shows that Ramaphosa's job approval rating as president dropped to 62% at the end of September from 68% three months ago and Support for the governing ANC also slid from 64% of