The leader of South Africa’s largest opposition party has been reappointed as head of the Democratic Alliance.
Speaking after being re-appointed, John Steenhuisen, called for a “united opposition” and presented himself as the alternative for the country.
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South Africa is set to hold general elections in 2024. The ANC, in power since 1994, has been losing ground at the polls for the past decade.
The ANC faces growing discontent fuelled by endemic unemployment, rising inequality and a severe electricity crisis that leaves some 60 million South Africans without power for up to 12 hours a day.