“Political earthquake” - IRR polling shows DA above ANC for the first time

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The latest polling of voters by the Institute of Race Relations has thrown up what the IRR’s Hermann Pretorius describes as a “political earthquake” - a watershed rarely seen in SA’s leading think-tank’s 96 year history. Pretorius unpacks results of the twice a year survey which was conducted, co-incidentally, at the time of the Budget furore. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.
14 Apr 2025 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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