In South Africa, Cape Town's former mayor, Patricia de Lille, has announced that she is launching a new political party after resigning from the official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA).

The veteran politician told journalists that she will contest next year’s general election.

"Our party will put people before politics," she said. "We will be on the ground not just sitting in parliament or our offices. Our party will build a better country for the next generation.”

She was flanked by two portraits of herself framed in gold with the slogan “I am Patricia de Lille and I believe in good people”.

Ms de Lille resigned from the DA after a public spat over maladministration and corruption allegations the party laid against her. She has always denied any wrong doing.

The DA said it is "unshaken" by her move to set up a new party.