South Africa's splintering vote sets up multi-party battle for cities
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 2 - The first time Mpho Moroka voted, in 2008, she backed the African National Congress. Almost two decades on, the unemployed 38-year-old from Soweto has switched sides to the rival Democratic Alliance ahead of local elections.
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