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Forecasting the results - Ipsos breaks it down

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Global market research group Ipsos has been forecasting the results of this year's local government elections, but do you know how they do it?

Ipsos Public Affairs director Mari Harris tells News24 how they conducted their research, and what the predictions are.

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18.17
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Rand - Pound
22.22
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Rand - Euro
19.59
-0.2%
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12.09
-0.1%
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0.14
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1,978.67
0.0%
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23.23
0.0%
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74.99
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69,181
-1.3%
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74,695
-1.2%
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64,294
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101,619
-1.0%
Financial 15
15,178
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