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Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Beyond the numbers: Are polls signalling ANC's demise mere speculation?

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Recent polls all point to the anc getting under 50% of the vote. the author reflects on whether we should take the polls seriously. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)

Recent polls all point to the anc getting under 50% of the vote. the author reflects on whether we should take the polls seriously. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)

The ANC hasn't said whether it agrees with the findings of the various elections polls, but the behaviour of its leaders, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela, suggests that they are taking the warnings, which are consistent with the ANC's own previous assessment, seriously.

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Ebrahim Fakir | Opinion polls have their uses. They also have their (many) abuses… and abusers

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