The Democratic Alliance has secured its first victory in a fully black township ward after defeating the ANC in Evaton West, with analysts saying frustration over poor municipal services and governance failures is increasingly outweighing traditional party loyalties ahead of November's local government elections.

Pot holes, garbage and sewage - all challenges facing the residents of South Africa’s Evaton West township. Many voters cite the lack of basic services as the reason they…

Mounds of garbage, potholed roads and sewage spills: grim conditions like these led voters near Johannesburg to abandon their long-time loyalty to the ANC and hand the rival DA…