NATIONAL NEWS - President Cyril Ramaphosa has growing support among South Africans as a political leader.
This is according to the Ipsos Pulse of the People poll conducted in May – June this year.
According to Ipsos, respondents, regardless of their political opinion, were asked to rate Ramaphosa, amongst others, as a political leader, with the result illustrating that the country’s citizens rate the president very highly.
“This is exceptional against the background of the general uncertainty in the country and the uncertainty expressed about the ANC’s future,” Ipsos said in a statement.
The poll found that 54% of the country’s population agree that because of internal leadership issues, the ANC’s future is uncertain.
Ramaphosa enjoys support from the entire the country, the poll found, however, in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal his support had been slightly less.
“In Mpumalanga, the president scores 8.5 out of 10 while David Mabuza who originates from this province receives a score of 6.1 out of 10,” Ipsos said in a statement.
In KwaZulu-Natal, former president Jacob Zuma’s home province, Ramaphosa scored 6.3 out of 10 compared to Zuma’s 5.9, Ipsos said.
