The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) will be releasing a major new polling report on Monday examining the political attitudes and party alignment of South African women, and the implications for the elections in November.
With South Africa entering an increasingly competitive political era, and the 4 November Local Government Elections little more than two months away, the political support of women voters is likely to prove decisive in determining the country’s political direction. Yet South Africa’s women voters have long been a surprisingly under-researched and underappreciated part of the country’s democracy.
Drawing on six years of IRR polling covering the entire current local government cycle, from 2021 to 2026, the report provides one of the most detailed longitudinal examinations yet of South Africa’s female electorate, tracking how women’s political preferences, priorities, and attitudes have changed through a period of profound political upheaval.
Details of the report, IRR Polling 2026: The Political State of Play – SA’s Women Voters 2021-2026, will be shared in an online webinar to be presented on Monday morning by Hermann Pretorius, author of the IRR’s polling reports since 2024.
To join Monday’s webinar, starting at 10am, go to: https://streamyard.com/watch/5MDuNW2qhQHF
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