Luxury car manufacturers do not have a friend in the new mayor of South Africa’s capital city. Solly Msimanga, the recently-elected mayor of Tshwane – which includes the capital Pretoria—has put a ban on government spending on high-end vehicles. Msimanga, who represents the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), also said that he would donate 10 BMWs … Read more
South Africa’s governing African National Congress has been defeated by the opposition Democratic Alliance in local polls in the capital Pretoria. With counting almost over, the DA has 43% of the vote compared with the ANC’s 41% in Tshwane, the municipality that includes Pretoria. The DA will need to form a coalition in order to … Read more
South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has suffered its worst electoral setback since apartheid ended in 1994. With 92% of the votes counted after Wednesday’s municipal elections, the party has lost the key battleground of Nelson Mandela Bay to the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA). The two parties are in a close fight for Johannesburg … Read more