Newly-elected President Cyril Ramaphosa ‘will do a good job as president’ says 7 out of 10 South Africans
Thursday 8 March 2018, Cape Town – Seven out of 10 eligible South African voters have stated that they believe newly-elected President Cyril Ramaphosa will do a good job as the new president of South Africa. This follows the first State of the Nation Address (SONA), by the new President Cyril Ramaphosa, which was followed by 77% of those interviewed.
This is according to a Mobile survey conducted by Kantar Public from 20-26 February amongst a sample 1112 South African adults and representative in terms of race, gender, income and province.
Nearly two-thirds (73%) of those interviewed, reported that ‘the economy will grow’ now that Cyril Ramaphosa is the president.
Jacob Zuma’s resignation
In the aftermath of an uncertain and tumultuous build-up, most South Africans (65%) were ‘happy’ with former President Jacob Zuma’s ultimate resignation late on the evening of 14 February. A quarter of the sample, however, were ‘unhappy’ with the resignation.