South Africa
21%
of South Africans identified poverty as the most serious problem affecting the country.
61%
of South Africans believe that the media have a right to publish without government control.
60%
of South Africans are satisfied with democracy in their country.
Capital:
Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein
Population:
57 million
Sample size:
2400
Surveyed in:
2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015
Survey languages:
Afrikaans, English, North Sotho, South Sotho, Setswana, Shangaan, Swazi, Xhosa, Zulu
National partner:
Institute for Justice and Reconciliation; Plus 94
Team leaders:
Anyway Chingwete; Tina Katembo Phiri
Country-specific releases
27 May 2020
Publication — AD364: South Africans support social grants, but say work at any wage beats unemployment
14 May 2020
Publication — AD360: Half of South Africans would refuse asylum, bar foreign workers, place refugees in camps
Multi-country releases
21 Apr 2020
Publication — PP63: Democratic dividend: The road to quality education in Africa
