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
Tom Head from The South African asks the question if anyone has caught election fever yet? This article is a "Citizen Surveys Guide" to all things ANC, DA and EFF. With the 2019 Elections nearing – possibly before next May – the interest over where each party’s support is
In a recent article by Andile Sicetsha, originally published in The South African. He provides a grim look into how South Africans perceive the future of the country. All information used was taken from the South African Citizens Survey. Citizen Surveys has published a qualitative study,
In a recent article by Luke Daniel, originally posted in The South African he mentions that it looks like it's going to be a showdown between the Economic Freedom Fighters and the Democratic Alliance. Julius Malema is nipping at the heels of Mmusi Maimane when it
A recent article by Eric Naki originally published in The Citizen says that the president’s performance rating grew from 64% in the first quarter (Q1) to 68% in Q2 and dropped to 54% in the current quarter. Ramaphoria is waning and South Africans’ perceptions of the
A recent article by Professor Susan Booysen originally published in the Daily Maverick showed substantial improvements in public perceptions of the ANC governments performance with Cyril Ramaphosa’s approval rating coming in close to 60%, compared with Zuma’s 24% of late 2017. Will the new political dynamics of early
This recent article by Professor Bob Mattes originally published in The Conversation shows how Zuma's decrease in popularity brought the ANC's popularity down with him. Opinion polls in South Africa have clearly shown the sharp decline in citizens’ approval of Jacob Zuma’s performance as president over
A recent article by Yadhana Jadoo in The Citizen shows how having Cyril Ramaphosa as president will boost the ANC's chances of winning over popularity for the 2019 elections. The president’s popularity is bigger than that of the party, but if he fails to act decisively
The ANC’s elective conference will be a crucial decider for 2019 voters, write David Everatt and Ross Jennings. As ANC branch members meet to nominate new leadership for the party’s upcoming December elective conference, they should be thinking about the effect that their choices will have