South Africa’s current “historic moment” is reflected in results from the latest opinion polling by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), the first batch of which is to be released early next week.
The first of three reports unpacking the results will be released in a webinar next Tuesday – 15 April. The second and third reports on the results will be published over the following week or so.
In a statement, Hermann Pretorius, IRR head of strategic communications and lead author of the reports, says: “Over the almost 100 years in which it has been studying public opinion, the IRR has developed an acute sense of historic moments of breakthrough or upheaval. The current moment in South Africa is intensely reminiscent of such historic moments when change, for good or ill, became tangible.
“To have had an opinion survey in the field just as South Africans saw the consequence of last year’s election play out dramatically in Parliament on the issue of the budget is exciting. The results capture a unique snapshot of the battle of ideas playing out in real time. In presenting our findings over the coming days, we will make clear how we assess the results within the current charged context – and what these mean for the future of South African politics, race relations, and policy debates.”
The IRR’s latest survey was carried out between 27 March and 3 April 2025. With a confidence interval of 95%, the findings have a margin of error of 4%.
Details of next Tuesday’s webinar will be published soon.