A new section presents opinion polls over the last decade on issues such as government performance, social cohesion, and race relations. The Institute’s Rainbox Index, assessing the country’s performance in ten areas of democracy is included, alongside international indices comparing South Africa’s democracy with the rest of the world.
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Table of Contents:
THE POLITICAL PICTURE
South Africa at a glance
THE STATE OF PLAY IN 2011
Parliament
The National Assembly
The state of play in the National Assembly after the 2009 national election
Proportional representation and seats held by party after the 2009 national election
Proportional representation and seats held by party after the 2009 national election
The National Council of Provinces
Seats held in the National Council of Provinces after the 2009 provincial elections
Number of delegates to the National Council of Provinces after the 2009 provincial elections
Number of delegates to the National Council of Provinces after the 2009 provincial elections
Provincial legislatures
The state of play in provincial legislatures following the 2009 provincial elections
Seats in provincial legislatures after the 2009 provincial elections
Local authorities
Party representation
Ward and proportional representation votes by party, 2006 and 2011
Representation in the eight metropolitan municipalities in 2011
Representation in the eight metropolitan municipalities in 2011 (proportions)
By-elections
By-elections results since the 2011 local government elections
Control of councils
Councils controlled by party, 2000-2011
VOTING TRENDS
Voter turnout
Voter turnout in national and provincial elections, 1994–2009
Voter turnout in local elections, 1995-2011
Voting trends
Voting trends in national and provincial elections, 1994–2009
Voting trends in national and provincial elections by province, 1999–2009
Voting trends in local elections by province, 2000-11
CHANGES IN PARTY REPRESENTATION 1994–2009
Changes in party representation 1994–2009
REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN
Female members of the National Assembly, 1994–2009
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
Audits
Audits of national departments, 2000/01–2009/10
Audits of provincial departments, 2000/01–2009/10
Audits of municipalities, 2001/02–2009/10
Audits of public entities, 2001/02–2008/09
Budget transparency
Open Budget Index, selected countries, 2006–10
Open Budget Index, emerging markets, 2006–10
Open Budget Index, selected African countries, 2006–10
GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS
People who believe that the Government is performing well, 2000–10
Satisfaction with service delivery by local municipalities by race, 2011
Satisfaction with service delivery by local municipalities by age, 2011
Satisfaction with service delivery by local municipalities, selected metropolitan areas, 2011
Satisfaction with service delivery by local municipalities by Living Standards Measure, 2011
Satisfaction with service delivery by local municipalities by language group, 2011
SOCIAL COHESION
Happy future
People confident in a happy future for all races, 2000–10
Race relations
People who believe that race relations are improving, 2000–10
Country direction
People who believe that the country is going in the right direction, 1998–2010
Identity
How South Africans describe themselves, 2004–09
Proportion of people who are proud of being South African, 2003–09
Civil society
Proportion of people who are members of voluntary organisations, 1995–2006
POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENTAL MATTERS
The ruling party
African National Congress (ANC)
Succession debate
Disciplinary matters
The ANC Youth League
Nationalisation
KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive committee
Governmental matters
The presidency
The Cabinet
Government departments
Provincial government
Local government
Municipal financial audits
Attitudes toward municipal government
Cadre deployment
Ratepayer associations
Foreign relations
Libya
Syria
Zimbabwe
Palestine
Cote d’Ivoire
Swaziland
South Africa and the Dalai Lama
Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)
Elections
Municipal election 2011
Opposition parties
Congress of the People (Cope)
Democratic Alliance (DA)
Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
Media
The Protection of State Information Bill
Corruption
Arms deal
Special Investigating Unit (SIU)
The public protector
Julius Malema
Race relations and xenophobia
“Shoot the Boer”, “Dubul’ iBhunu”
Xenophobia
Protests
Service delivery protests
THE RAINBOW INDEX
The Rainbow Index, 2009
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Number of South African missions abroad, 2001/02–2009/10
Foreign countries and international organisations represented in South Africa, 2011
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
Governance
World Bank Governance Indicators Report, selected countries, 2000 and 2009
World Bank Governance Indicators Report, emerging markets 2000 and 2009
World Bank Governance Indicators Report, selected African countries, 2000 and 2009
Freedom and democracy
Freedom in the world, selected countries, 2011
Press freedom in the world, selected countries, 2010
The Democracy Index from The Economist, selected countries, 2010
The Democracy Index from The Economist, emerging markets, 2010
The Democracy Index from The Economist, selected African countries, 2010