{"id":124093,"date":"2016-05-18T19:30:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T17:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=124093"},"modified":"2016-05-18T17:43:58","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T15:43:58","slug":"who-south-africans-trust-more-zuma-vs-anc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/124093\/who-south-africans-trust-more-zuma-vs-anc\/","title":{"rendered":"Who South Africans trust more: Zuma vs ANC"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new report reveals a massive decline in trust for the ANC, by the people of South Africa, while the country’s president is also suffering from an image problem.<\/p>\n

The proportion of South Africans who say they trust the president \u201csomewhat\u201d or \u201ca
\nlot\u201d has dropped by almost half between 2011 and 2015, from 62% to 34%, according to a survey conducted by Afrobarometer.<\/p>\n

The SA team of the African research network interviewed 2,400 adults in August and September 2015.<\/p>\n

It found that trust in elected political leaders – president, parliament, local government councils and the premier – is relatively low among supporters of the opposition parties
\n– 29% for\u00a0 the DA and 25% for EFF, lowest for Gauteng residents (28%), the younger generations (18 – 30 years) at 36%.<\/p>\n

South Africa\u2019s fourth democratic local government elections in August 2016 will be a test for the long-ruling but troubled African National Congress (ANC).<\/p>\n

The survey found that trust in the ANC has also waned substantially, from 61% in 2011, to 43%.<\/p>\n

\"Trust<\/a>Afrobarometer said that with South Africa facing economic difficulties and corruption
\nscandals, at the time of the survey (August – September 2015) could have contributed to a
\ndramatic drop in public trust.<\/p>\n

However, the country continues to face economic difficulties so far in 2016, with the unemployment rate at its worst levels on record, and a recession still very much in play.<\/p>\n

The president meanwhile continues to lurch from one controversy to the next.<\/p>\n

The ANC has admitted<\/a> that it has suffered as a result of the the scandals that follow the president which include a controversial relationship with the Gupta family, who have been accused of attempted state capture, while upgrades to his homestead at Nkandla have also hurt the political party’s public image.<\/p>\n

A recent report by the Mail & Guardian<\/a> noted that the ANC is set to present a plan to its National Executive Committee (NEC) with recommendations on how president Jacob Zuma can bow out of government.<\/p>\n

\"Trust<\/a><\/p>\n

More on the elections<\/h3>\n

This is where the ANC has the biggest support in every province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

These are the EFF strongholds across South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This is where the DA has the most support in every province<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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