2011 Press Releases

20 December
Reducing speed vs better law enforcement – which do people feel is better for reducing deaths on our roads?

President Zuma’s approval level in metro areas shows a slow decline

14 December
Internet addiction sets in, as brics countries benefit from online confidence boost

5 December
Economic Confidence Index (ECI) – October/November 2011
Modest rise in confidence

24 November
As CoP 17 approaches, do ordinary people care?

22 November
Eight out of ten people want independent media

11 November
Most young South Africans feel the ANC decision to suspend Julius Malema for 5 years is justified

10 November
Global report from world’s largest research consultancy, TNS, shows three out of five South African internet users don’t want to be bothered by brands on social networks.

18 October
Fracking is not an issue for almost a half of metro adults

3 October
Two-thirds of metro dwellers are aware of the upcoming Census

27 September
Support for Julius Malema continues to fall

President Zuma’s approval level in metro areas shows a slow decline

15 June
Global study among teens shows that South African teens are among the least likely to have both parents living at home.

31 May
A third of people in Gauteng feel the pothole problem is improving

25 May
Only a third of people support the Media Appeals Tribunal and the Protection of Information Bill

12 May
Mobile banking surges as emerging markets embrace mobile finance

11 May
As perceptions around service delivery drop, what are the real key issues?

10 May
People happy with their choice of party in 2009 more than twice as likely to vote as those no longer happy with their 2009 choice.

18 April
Urban South Africa’s mobile patterns show significant shifts a few highlights

8 April
Three-quarters of metro adults feel “Kill the boer”/“Kill the farmer” counts as hate speech

7 April
Just over a third of metro adults feel that SA’s mines should be nationalised

30 March
South Africans feel very strongly that job creation is the most pressing need

17 March
President Zuma’s approval level in metro areas steady at 49% as elections loom

14 March
A third of metro adults feel that the tripartite alliance should split for the elections

4 March
Expect more flash-points - half of SA’s metro residents are still not satisfied with service delivery a year later

Service delivery – full results
“You are satisfied with the service delivery you get from you local municipality”

3 March
Children in trouble

1 March
More than half of metro adults were seriously inconvenienced by the 2010 public servants’ strike