OPINIONISTA: Ignore the polls, vote on 8 May — and wait By Judith February judith_february
There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don’t know we don’t know.”
On the other hand, Markdata has the ANC sitting at 59%, the DA at 21% and the EFF at 12%. Finally, Ipsos is predicting the ANC at 61%, the DA at 19% and the EFF at 11%. Since Zuma’s resignation, Ramaphosa has, despite difficult internal party politics, stoically used the power of his office to start cleaning up the state. Significant progress has been made at SARS, the National Prosecuting Authority and at state-owned enterprises. But the clean-up will take time, a steady hand at the tiller and crucially, a president who is also able to navigate the restructuring of Eskom and other urgent economic challenges.
Is there any wonder that this is the case? The way in which the DA dealt with the De Lille matter was amateurish and left citizens bewildered. Was Mmusi Maimane leading the party or Natasha Mazzone, who seemed to do all the explaining? The ANC and EFF are champing at the bit about a possible alliance in the Western Cape, but the key question will be turnout and whether the core constituencies of the EFF and ANC have registered to vote? It’s all up for grabs.
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