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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Zama LUTHULI

S.Africa Opposition Vows To Slash Power Cuts, Unemployment

Party leader John Steenhuisen promised to create two million jobs, and end an endemic power crisis (Credit: AFP)

The liberal Democratic Alliance, fighting to keep its place as South Africa's official opposition party, launched its electoral campaign Saturday ahead of a hotly contested vote, vowing to crush power cuts and slash high unemployment.

Party leader John Steenhuisen promised to create two million jobs, end an endemic power crisis, halve violent crime in one of the most dangerous countries in the world -- with almost 84 murders recorded daily in the last 3 months of 2023.

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