Cape Town is a city of extraordinary beauty and economic opportunity, but it is also marked by deep economic inequality. While the city has earned praise for its financial management, infrastructure and ability to attract investment, the reality beyond its postcard images was vastly different for many residents.
In 2013, South African troops helped then DRC President Joseph Kabila defeat M23. Now Kabila has joined forces with the very rebels responsible for 14 South African deaths last year.
Former President Jacob Zuma’s MK Party has an excellent shot t winning an overall majority in the eThekwini metro in Durban, according to the eNCA MarkData poll has found. In the Tshwane metro, according to the poll, the DA will be the largest party by a wide margin, but it will almost certainly not obtain an overall majority.