Ahead of the 4 November elections, we compare their promises and highlight the pledges voters can track.

South Africa’s second-largest political party is campaigning on a promise to get the country’s towns and cities “working for all”.

South Africa’s second-largest political party is campaigning on a promise to get the country’s towns and cities “working for all”.

Ahead of the 4 November elections, we compare their promises and highlight the pledges voters can track.

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With parties campaigning, here are some of the tactics politicians use to make their promises and records sound better than they may be.