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One in Seven (14%) Global Citizens Believe End of the World is Coming in Their Lifetime One in Ten Believe Mayan Prophecy is True (10%), Fear World Will End in 2012 (8%)

One in seven (14%) global citizens agree ‘the world will come to an end during my lifetime,’ according to a new poll by global research company Ipsos on behalf of Reuters News. Interestingly, while a relatively large percentage of South Africans believe that the world is going to end in their lifetime, only a few believe that it will be in 2012 as the Mayans predicted and even less feel anxious or concerned about the end of days.

If South Africa was a village... What would it look like?

In acknowledgement of Freedom Day in South Africa on the 27th April, Ipsos South Africa has reviewed some of the major defining statistics of our population.
If South Africa were a single village with only 100 adult inhabitants, what would it look like? What would the people be like and what would they want from life?

Global Internet Users Manage Finances (59%), Shop (51%) and Look for Jobs (41%) Online

A majority of citizens in 24 countries who use the internet say they do so to check their bank accounts (59%), half (48%) shop for products online and four in ten (41%) have surfed to look for jobs in the last three months

Interconnected World: Communication & Social Networking

Most Global Internet Users Turn to the Web for Emails (85%) and Social Networking Sites (62%)

While Six in Ten (64%) Global Citizens Say They Need to Live Better, Most (81%) Wish They Had a Recipe To Do So

Six in ten (64%) global citizens think they need to live better, finds a new survey by global research company Ipsos on behalf of Reuters News, but eight in ten (81%) say they wish they had a recipe or plan for living better.

SA government does not impress in its control of cost of living.

Less than four in every ten (38%) adult South Africans believe that the government is doing “very well” or “fairly well” in its efforts to control the cost of living in the country.

Survey: South Africa shows greatest improvement in global economic assessment of its economy.

National economic assessments are up on the global aggregate level and in every region. This is the first time since April 2010 that all geographic regions included in the survey have displayed an improvement in economic outlook.

South Africa favours Karoo gas exploration but want info on job creation, environment and electricity supply.

Although most adult South Africans were unaware of the possible exploration for natural gas in the Karoo, when introduced to the concept, the majority said that they are in favour of determining the presence of natural gas in the Karoo.

News Release: Global Citizens in Relationships Are Looking to Their Partners for Happiness

63% of Those Who Are Married or in Domestic Partnerships Say their Spouse Brings Them Greatest Happiness

No green lights for the government at mid-term: Ipsos poll measures public satisfaction with government performance

The government did not perform according to a “green light standard” in any of the policy areas measured recently, according to the latest poll by market research company, Ipsos.