2010 Press Releases

17 December
Economic Confidence Index (ECI) – last quarter 2010
It will be a good Christmas - consumer confidence rises

14 December
President Zuma’s approval level in metro areas rises to 49% as 2010 ends

12 October
The call for independent media grows - eight out of ten people want independent media

7 October
TNS commits new resources to Africa

6 October
President Zuma’s approval level in metro areas drops to a new low in third quarter

17 September
FinScope 2010 South Africa Small Business Survey

12 August
President Zuma’s approval level in metro areas recovers from its catastrophic fall in the first quarter

6 August
With Deputy President having a week to solve the ANCYL conundrum, support for Julius Malema drops

26 July
Do different race groups generally respect each other in South Africa?

09 July
The power of Out of Home – four media experiments run by Primedia Unlimited

07 June
TNS makes a clean sweep of the SAMRA 2010 prizes

01 June
Optimism improves and thoughts of emigration drop

19 May
Service delivery – expect flash-points - a half of SA’s metro residents are not happy with service delivery

17 May
As the Green Economy Summit kicks off, people are beginning to wake up to the reality of climate change

11 May
Economic Confidence Index (ECI) – First quarter 2010
Consumer confidence bounces back with a vengeance

14 April
With less than 55 days to go, participation and interest looks set to be very high

8 April
President Zuma’s approval levels drop from 58% to 43% in the first quarter of 2010

17 March

Over a half of metro dwellers feel that the ANC should distance itself from companies that receive Government tenders

10 February
People’s take on the State of the Nation

10 February
Mixed reaction to cell phone prices but high expectations on service

11 January
Economic Confidence Index (ECI) – end 2009
Signs that the effects of the recession bottomed out in the fourth quarter with confidence in the future healthy