Rioting hits Pretoria after ANC names mayoral candidate

Protesters burned buses and barricaded roads in South Africa’s capital on Tuesday in an escalating dispute over the ruling party’s mayoral candidate for local elections in August. The vote is expected to be closely fought and will pose a major test for the African National Congress (ANC) as it looks ahead to a 2019 presidential […]

Protesters burned buses and barricaded roads in South Africa’s capital on Tuesday in an escalating dispute over the ruling party’s mayoral candidate for local elections in August.
The vote is expected to be closely fought and will pose a major test for the African National Congress (ANC) as it looks ahead to a 2019 presidential election in the face of a strong challenge from the opposition and an economic slowdown.
Disturbances erupted on Monday night as residents of Pretoria’s impoverished townships set vehicles and tyres on fire to block roads after the ANC’s national leadership named a mayoral candidate not nominated by its regional branches.