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Support for Political Parties in South Africa
New polling shows the ANC creeping back toward territory it hasn't touched since one of its worst moments in recent memory.
12.8.2026 |
Polling Correspondent
ANC Support by Constituency in South Africa
We asked black voters, township residents, the poorest voters, and rural voters who they would back today. We have the answers, visualized just for you.
12.8.2026 |
Polling Correspondent
Support for Political Parties in Johannesburg
We asked Johannesburg voters who they would back if an election were held today, and we have the answers, visualised just for you.
11.8.2026 |
Polling Correspondent
Views of the Supreme Court split sharply along party lines
Just a quarter of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents view the US Supreme Court favourably, one of the lowest ratings from either party since Pew began asking the question in 1987. Republicans remain far more positive at 69%, though that too is down from its 2019 peak. Overall favourability has fallen 20 points since April 2021.
4.8.2026 |
Polling Correspondent
Canada and Mexico Rate China Above the US
Both Canadians and Mexicans view China more favourably than the United States.
29.7.2026 |
Staff Writer
Views on the China and US Threat
Canada sees the US as a bigger threat than China; the UK and Australia see China as a bigger threat than the US.
29.7.2026 |
Staff Writer
What South Africans Want from Foreign Policy
Poll data show South Africans are marginally more like to align against the West than with it.
13.7.2026 |
Polling Correspondent
Polling Reveals Why the DA (Through Tony Leon) Was Targeted
Both nationally and in Johannesburg, voters are more inclined to associate the DA than the ANC with the idea of clean governance.
10.7.2026 |
Warwick Grey
More Than Half of Americans View NATO Favourably
In addition, a majority of people in most countries surveyed have a favourable view of the military alliance.
8.7.2026 |
Staff Writer
Across Three Metros, the DA is Judged the Better GNU Partner
The Common Sense, in partnership with the Social Research Foundation, measured voter opinion in three of South Africa’s metros — Johannesburg, Tshwane and eThekwini. In each, respondents were asked whether the ANC and the DA were performing very well, quite well, quite poorly, or very poorly in the Government of National Unity (GNU).
1.7.2026 |
Polling Correspondent
