{"id":128724,"date":"2016-07-01T09:30:14","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T07:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=128724"},"modified":"2016-07-01T09:30:14","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T07:30:14","slug":"tshwane-riots-may-have-set-the-da-up-for-a-massive-victory-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/128724\/tshwane-riots-may-have-set-the-da-up-for-a-massive-victory-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Tshwane riots may have set the DA up for a massive victory in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

New election poll data from eNCA and Ipsos shows that the recent riots in Tshwane have had a significant impact on people’s prospective voting direction in the city – massively in favour of the DA.<\/p>\n

The polls surveyed a demographically representative group of people made up of adults across all racial groups (majority black \u2013 74%) between the ages of 18 and over 50, from low to middle income households.<\/p>\n

In the first week poll, the results showed that the DA would win two of the three most hotly-contested metros – Nelson Mandela Bay and Tshwane, with Johannesburg still under the control of the ANC.<\/p>\n

However, the DA victories in each province were marginal, with many respondents still uncertain of their voting decision.<\/p>\n

In the week 3 poll – which took place amid riots in Tshwane, where ANC members were expressing their unhappiness with the ANC’s election candidate list, the poll results shows a drop in undecided voters, and a large upswing in DA votes across all three metros.<\/p>\n

Now in week four, the polls show a DA victory in all three cities, with the widest gap between the DA and the ANC seen in Tshwane.<\/p>\n

The latest poll results<\/a><\/strong> show:<\/p>\n

Tshwane<\/strong><\/p>\n