Notice: Opinions on the South Africa 2024 election listed in this opinion piece is based on interviews, after voting was completed, this is not the official stand of any party mentioned and is not the stand of this site. In fact we view some of the stand points mentioned as completely incorrect and false.
ANC
Top three motivations giving for voting for the ANC
Location and rural development.
They fought for us during apartheid.
Ramaphosa needs more time to fix South Africa.
Top three motivations giving for not voting ANC
Corruption.
Unemployment.
We want housing not land reform.
ANC undeclared results: 40.22% General election in 2019: 57.5% A lost of 17.25% a estimated 14.6% was lost to M.K. and 2.65% to other parties.
DA
Top three motivations giving for voting for the DA
They will create jobs.
They will make us a federation like the USA.
They will end corruption.
Top three motivations giving for not voting DA
They will bring apartheid back.
They are Biden’s puppets.
They are for whites and colored only.
DA undeclared results: 21.76% General election in 2019: 20.8% A gain of 0.96%
M.K.
Top three motivations giving for voting for the M.K.
Location and rural development in KZN under Zuma.
Ramaphosa must go.
Zuma is the best president South Africa ever had.
Top three motivations giving for not voting M.K.
Zuma is corrupt.
Zuma was the worse president in South African history.
We want houses not land.
M.K. undeclared results: 14.6%
EFF
Top three motivations giving for voting for the EFF
They fight for the working man.
They fight for better wages.
They will end ANC corruption.
Top three motivations giving for not voting EFF.
They are racist.
We are not farmers we want housing.
EFF economics will turn us into Zimbabwe.
EFF undeclared results: 9.52% General election in 2019: 10.79% A loss of 1.27%
IFP
Top three motivations giving for voting for the IFP
They uphold Zulu values.
They believe in Zulu sovereignty.
They represent Zulus in a multi cultured country.
Top three motivations giving for not voting IFP
They are a Zulu only party.
Their members are violented.
They have no sound economic policies.
IFP undeclared results: 3.85% General election in 2019: 3.38% A gain of 0.47%
PA
Top three motivations giving for voting for the PA
They will adopt policies to grow the economy.
They will evict all undocumented foreigners.
They are willing to place racist policies to bed.
Top three motivations giving for not voting PA
Who are they?
Never heard of them.
They have no experience in politics.
PA undeclared results: 2.05%
VF PLUS
Top three motivations giving for voting for the VF PLUS
They believe in Afrikaner independence.
They have conservative policies everyone else is leftist.
They will adopt policies to grow the economy.
Top three motivations giving for not voting VF PLUS
They still around? (In fact several of the people we interviewed was under the impression they joined the DA)
They are a white party.
They are racist.
VF PLUS undeclared results: 1.36% General election in 2019: 2.38% A loss of 1.02%
ACTIONSA
Top three motivations giving for voting for the ACTIONSA
They will adopt policies to grow the economy.
They offer housing not land.
They are willing to place racist policies to bed.
Top three motivations giving for not voting ACTIONSA
Who are they?
Never heard of them.
They have no experience in politics.
ACTIONSA undeclared results: 1.19%
Most popular coalition amongst those interviewed
- ANC // DA // IFP // FF Plus // ActionSA // ISANCO // UIM // SNP (53%)
- ANC // DA (30%)
- ANC // MK (12%)
- ANC // EFF // PA (3%)
- ANC // DA // IFP // PA (2%)