CAPE TOWN, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in South African major news outlets on Friday.

-- Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba on Thursday challenged President Cyril Ramaphosa to accompany him to Alexandra, a blacktownship in Johannesburg, where protests over poor service delivery broke out on Wednesday.

This followed the president's call for him to address angry Alexandra residents.(News24)

-- National leaders of the South African Municipal Workers' Union (SAMWU) were shown the door by delegates at a central committee meeting taking place in Bloemfontein, Free State Province on Thursday.

In a vote of no confidence motion, five provinces voted to get the leaders of the country's biggest municipal trade union removed from office. Three other provinces opposed the motion, while one abstained.(Eyewitness News)

-- Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba on Thursday lashed out at the African National Congress (ANC) for blaming his leadership for poor service delivery and housing problems in Alexandra north of the city.

Protests had continued for the second day in the township - despite calls by "Total Shutdown" organizers to temporarily suspend demonstrations, due to security concerns.(South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem

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