How do we make sense of the proliferation of polls ahead of the May 29 elections, most of them reflecting an apocalyptic outcome for the ANC?

Pollsters declare their results are not predictions but snapshots in time of voter sentiment. But at the same time, polls can sway people in deciding who to vote for on the day, so they do matter. ..

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