Political start-ups pin hopes on urban areas

Leaders of political parties that are participating in their inaugural election are relying on the urban vote to swing the electoral balance in their favour once vote counting has been completed in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape.

By 4pm, with nearly 22% of the votes counted, the new entrants such as Rise Mzansi, Build One SA (Bosa) and ActionSA appeared on course for a disappointing performance, suggesting they were unable to capitalise on the youth vote on which they pinned their hopes...

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