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As Wednesday’s election approaches, everyone wants to know what the final tally will look like. Today, Alec Hogg shares what he thinks the results may be.
There is one issue of a majority support and that is President Cyril Ramaphosa; 60.1% of voters strongly or somewhat approve of the job he is doing.
The BizNews #Election 2019 survey results reflect the frustrations and hopes of voters as they get set to go to the polling stations in May.
Whatever the outcome of the May 8th South African elections (national and provincial), we’re probably going to get a big surprise.
An opinion poll conducted by Ipsos with fieldwork from 1 February to 4 March this year shows some interesting findings about the upcoming elections.
The ANC is ineluctably on trial before the Zondo Commission despite acting ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa’s attempts to distance the party from Agrizzi’s fire and brimstone testimony before the commission.
The bottom line is the ANC should be very worried and throw all it’s weight behind it’s reformist president if it wants to avoid a forced coalition or worse.
Support for the ruling ANC was already dwindling under Jacob Zuma, with widespread corruption persuading many to vote for other parties in local elections in 2016.
South Africa’s surprise recession provides an opening for opposition parties heading into next year’s elections against the ruling ANC. The question is whether they can capitalise on it.
South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress, is in crisis less than a year before a general election expected to be held in mid-2019, according to Steven Friedman.