Kwazulu-Natal Voters’ Perceptions of Whether The Ingonyama Trust Runs Makes Sense.
This report investigates the perceptions of registered voters in KwaZulu-Natal as to whether they believe that the way the Ingonyama Trust runs makes sense. The data in the report comes from a September 2023 Foundation survey. The survey was conducted telephonically amongst a sample of 2 434 geographically and demographically representative registered voters in KwaZulu-Natal. The survey has a provincial margin of error of 3%. Totals may not add up to 100% where respondents refused to answer a question or where rounding has occurred.
'The way the Ingonyama Trust is run makes no sense, the people not Traditional Leaders should be able to buy the land and own it themselves, so they can each have a title deed and their family can benefit from a financial asset.' OR 'The way the Ingonyama Trust is run makes good sense, Traditional Leaders represent the people, and they should thus ultimately own the land, and make decisions about how the land is used, and by who.'
By race
'The way the Ingonyama Trust is run makes no sense, the people not Traditional Leaders should be able to buy the land and own it themselves, so they can each have a title deed and their family can benefit from a financial asset.' OR 'The way the Ingonyama Trust is run makes good sense, Traditional Leaders represent the people, and they should thus ultimately own the land, and make decisions about how the land is used, and by who.'
By highest level of education
'The way the Ingonyama Trust is run makes no sense, the people not Traditional Leaders should be able to buy the land and own it themselves, so they can each have a title deed and their family can benefit from a financial asset.' OR 'The way the Ingonyama Trust is run makes good sense, Traditional Leaders represent the people, and they should thus ultimately own the land, and make decisions about how the land is used, and by who.'
By employment status
'The way the Ingonyama Trust is run makes no sense, the people not Traditional Leaders should be able to buy the land and own it themselves, so they can each have a title deed and their family can benefit from a financial asset.' OR 'The way the Ingonyama Trust is run makes good sense, Traditional Leaders represent the people, and they should thus ultimately own the land, and make decisions about how the land is used, and by who.'
By home language
'The way the Ingonyama Trust is run makes no sense, the people not Traditional Leaders should be able to buy the land and own it themselves, so they can each have a title deed and their family can benefit from a financial asset.' OR 'The way the Ingonyama Trust is run makes good sense, Traditional Leaders represent the people, and they should thus ultimately own the land, and make decisions about how the land is used, and by who.'
By party affiliation
'The way the Ingonyama Trust is run makes no sense, the people not Traditional Leaders should be able to buy the land and own it themselves, so they can each have a title deed and their family can benefit from a financial asset.' OR 'The way the Ingonyama Trust is run makes good sense, Traditional Leaders represent the people, and they should thus ultimately own the land, and make decisions about how the land is used, and by who.'
By residential area
Tentative Conclusion
The data demonstrates that registered voters are split essentially equally about whether the way the Ingonyama Trust runs makes sense or not. A majority of black voters, voters not looking for work, Zulu speakers, voters living in townships, former ‘homeland’ areas and smallholding farms, as well as ANC and IFP supporters believe that the way the Trust runs makes sense.
