July 18, 2007

Happy Birthday Tata Madiba

Well today, the main story is the birthday of our beloved Tata Madiba, who turns 89 today.

Markinor ran a survey last week and Media 24 lead with this story today:

Madiba: SA's best-loved figure
18/07/2007 10:10 - (SA)

Johannesburg - Like a good wine, former president Nelson Mandela is becoming more popular with age, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

On his 89th birthday, he was still the most loved public figure amongst South Africans.

Madiba scored an average rating of 9.2 out of 10, making him the country's most beloved leader, indicated a Markinor poll.

A total of 3 500 people representing South Africa's adult population were asked the question: "How would you rate Nelson Mandela on a scale from 10 to zero, where 10 means you are totally in favour of him and zero means you are totally against him?"

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