A new survey shows ANC foreign policy and weak leadership are turning off voters as the DA and Jacob Zuma’s MK party make solid gains with two months to go before the election.conducted on behalf of The Brenthurst Foundation has found that the ANC’s support has fallen to 39%, making a coalition government highly likely after the general election on 29 May.
Some 43% of voters believe that South Africa should align itself with the West and other democratic nations, with 22% saying it should align itself with Africa and only 19% saying it should align itself with BRICS, suggesting that the ANC’s decision to move into the BRICS camp may be costing it votes.
In the Western Cape, the DA retains a majority with 53% while the ANC has risen sharply to 35% from 22% in October.More than half of voters blame “the ANC government of the last three decades” for South Africa’s problems, with 11% saying apartheid was to blame.Voters are strongly in favour of entrepreneurship, with 39% saying the best way to put more money in people’s pockets was by “making it easier to start small businesses”.
Cyril Ramaphosa and John Steenhuisen had the best overall net favourability rating, followed by the IFP’s Velenkosini Hlabisa , with Zuma having the worst ranking at -31% and Julius Malema close behind with -29%.