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:
Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Pretoria
Population:
58.8 million
Sample size:
1,600 and 2,400
Surveyed in:
2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2018 and 2021
Survey languages:
Afrikaans, English, sePedi, seSotho, seTswana, xiTsonga, siSwati, isiXhosa, isiZulu
National partner:
Institute for Justice and Reconciliation
Team leaders:
Dominique Dryding
Country-specific releases
28 Jul 2021
Press releaseCommuniqués de presse — South Africans see postponing elections, using security forces to enforce lockdown as justified during COVID-19 pandemic
Multi-country releases
21 Apr 2020
Publication — PP63: Democratic dividend: The road to quality education in Africa
