The Criterion Report is a quarterly market research survey conducted by the Institute of Race Relations into voter preferences, attitudes and the South African political landscape.
Criterion Report
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25 February 2019 – A huge number of South Africans rely on minibus taxis (82% of all respondents), which dominate the market (64% of all taxi-users), but there are profound concerns both about taxi-safety and crime, as well as the condition of South African roads, this Special Edition of The Criterion Report reveals.
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23 September 2018 - This inaugural survey of the electoral landscape shows the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is polling at 13%, with the ANC polling at 52%. Land reform emerges as the least important issue for the government in voters’ eyes.
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26 September 2018 - More than two thirds of South Africans believe individuals should have the right to own property, and 90% are opposed to the government being able to take away land they own themselves, this second edition of The Criterion Report reveals.
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10 December 2018 – This report covers the results of a “snap poll” revealing telling shifts in support for South Africa’s main political parties.
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6 March 2019 - The first set of results from the IRR’s February 2019 Election Poll provide key insights into voters’ party political preferences and the electoral standing of the major parties.
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17 March 2019 – This report sets out voter perceptions of the ANC national government’s performance on six core issues – Economic Growth, Crime, Education, Healthcare, Corruption, and Land Reform – and voter sentiments about which of the big three political parties – the ANC, DA and EFF – is best placed to deliver on these issues.
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30 April 2019 - The first set of results from the IRR’s April 2019 Election Poll provide key insights into voters’ party political preferences and the electoral standing of the major parties.
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6 May 2019 – This report contains the IRR’s final results from its 8 May election tracking poll conducted between 27 April and 4 May 2019