Metro Voters Say SA is Going the Wrong Way
Polling Correspondent
– June 2, 2026
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Respondents were asked whether they believe the country is going in the right direction or the wrong direction.
In eThekwini, 92% of black respondents said South Africa is going in the wrong direction, while 1% said it is going in the right direction. Among ANC supporters in that city, 82% said it was going in the wrong direction, while 8% said it was going in the right direction.
In Johannesburg, 87% of black respondents said South Africa is going in the wrong direction, while 11% said it is going in the right direction. Among ANC supporters in that city, 86% opted for “wrong direction”, while 7% said “right direction”.
In Tshwane, 59% of black respondents said South Africa is going in the wrong direction, while 34% said it is going in the right direction. Among ANC supporters in that city, 29% picked the wrong direction, while 58% thought the country was moving in the right direction.
At the time of the poll, Johannesburg and eThekwini were ANC-led metros, while Tshwane was governed by an ActionSA mayor in a governing arrangement in which the ANC was, in practice, a central power broker.r.
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