South Africans vote on Wednesday in a closely watched local government election, with parties battling for control of major cities in a contest expected to offer a measure of the national mood before the next national polls. The vote comes as a weary electorate contends with crumbling infrastructur»»»

JOHANNESBURG: South Africans vote on Wednesday in a closely watched local government election, with parties competing for control of major cities in a contest expected to gauge the national mood ahead of the next general election. The vote comes as a weary electorate struggles with crumbling infras»»»

The African National Congress is on course for a bruising result in South Africa’s local elections on Wednesday as voters go to the polls amid deep discontent over water outages, power cuts and crumbling infrastructure. The former liberation movement, which Nelson Mandela led to power in 1994 at th»»»