ActionSA welcomes SANEF call for greater circumspection on SA polls
19 March 2024
ActionSA welcomes a communication advisory by SANEF counselling members of the media towards greater circumspection on publishing polls during this 2024 election campaign period.
This advisory follows recent polls that have been heavily criticised for their methodologies, their origins or the lack of information associated with these important points that determine credibility. It also comes a day after ActionSA has filed complaints about the publication of questionable polls and issued a call for greater regulation of the industry.
South Africa is a young democracy, and we are having to come to grips with how influence can be brought to bear on election outcomes. With political momentum being a factor in the political choices of many South Africans, either consciously or subconsciously, our electoral democracy is vulnerable to agendas that dressed up as polls.