
First Black Leader for South African Opposition
South Africa's opposition party has chosen its first black leader - 34 year old Mmusi Maimane. Critics say he is too young and inexperienced to lead the Democratic Alliance.
South Africa's opposition party has chosen its first black leader. The Democratic Alliance - which has traditionally appealed to South Africa's white middle class - has turned to 34 year old Mmusi Maimane to take on the ruling African National Congress party.
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(Picture: Mmusi Maimane, new leader of Democratic Alliance. Credit: AFP/Getty.)
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- Mon 11 May 2015 03:00GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Online