Survey: DA, MK Party to dominate Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal
Jacob Zuma’s MK party is set to be the largest party in KwaZulu-Natal in this year’s general elections, according to a new survey.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) and Jacob Zuma’s newly formed Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party will dominate in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, respectively, in the upcoming elections, according to a new national survey of voters.
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According to Daily Maverick, the Brenthurst Foundation survey found that the ANC’s support has fallen to 39%, making a coalition government highly likely after the general elections on Wednesday, 29 May 2024.
The latest survey figures were in comparison to last October’s numbers.
The biggest gainers were the DA, which rose to 27% from 23% in October, and Jacob Zuma’s MK party, which has 13% of the vote, making it the third-largest party, with the EFF falling from 17% in October to just 10%.
THREE PROVINCES AND THREE PARTIES
In Gauteng, the DA has risen to 32% (24% in October), and the ANC has fallen to 34% (down from 37% in October).
The MPC coalition has 38% of the vote. A coalition government will run this province.
In KwaZulu-Natal, Zuma’s MK party is set to be the largest party, with 25% of the vote.
The ANC (20%), DA (19%), and the IFP (19%) are running neck-and-neck.
The aggregated vote for the MPC is 39%. A coalition government will also run this province.
In the Western Cape, the DA retains a majority with 53% (down from 56% in October), while the ANC has risen sharply to 35% from 22% in October.
DA SCORES HIGHEST FOR FAVOURABILITY FOR PARTIES
The DA enjoyed the highest overall net favourability ranking for political parties (4%), with the ANC second (-4%). The least favorable was the FF+ (-31%), with the IFP and the EFF scoring -30%.
With 33% of the vote, the Multi-Party Charter (MPC) coalition (DA, IFP, ActionSA, ACDP, and FF+, among others) is just 6% behind the ANC.
Voters are unhappy with governance, with some 80% saying the country is “going in the wrong direction,” and the opposition-governed Western Cape and City of Cape Town ranked as the best-governed areas in South Africa by some margin.