People in Shacks Down on Ramaphosa

Gabriel Makin

– September 16, 2025

2 min read

A 2025 SRF survey found only 30% of shack dwellers view Cyril Ramaphosa favourably, far below the national average of 46%.
People in Shacks Down on Ramaphosa
Gallo SA Editorial

Favourability rankings produced in 2025 by South Africa’s Social Research Foundation (SRF) show that Cyril Ramaphosa is not popular among poor people living in shacks.

Whereas 46% of all South Africans, and 53% of Black South Africans, felt favourable towards Mr Ramaphosa, among people who lived in shacks the figure was just 30%.

Mr Ramaphosa is, however, the most popular serving political leader in South Africa. His possible successor as ANC leader, Mr Paul Mashatile, had a favourability score of just 16%.

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