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Briefing paper

BP45: The public agenda: Change and stability in South Africans’ ratings of national priorities

Afrobarometer Briefing Paper No. 45
6 Nov 2006 South Africa
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Unemployment, housing, crime, poverty and HIV/AIDS are rated by South Africans as their top five priorities for government action.

This is one of the many important results revealed by the recent Afrobarometer survey of a representative sample of 2,400 South Africans, conducted in January and February 2006 by Citizen Surveys.

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Governance HIV/AIDS
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Southern Africa

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