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| Johannesburg mayor halts cycle lane plans in South Africa | Johannesburg mayor halts cycle lane plans in South Africa |
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| Johannesburg's new mayor has halted the construction of the South African city's ambitious cycle lanes project. | Johannesburg's new mayor has halted the construction of the South African city's ambitious cycle lanes project. |
| It was rolled out in part of the city in 2014 while the African National Congress (ANC) was still in power, to encourage people to cycle. | It was rolled out in part of the city in 2014 while the African National Congress (ANC) was still in power, to encourage people to cycle. |
| Opposition parties had criticised the ANC, saying the money should to used to provide services for poor people. | Opposition parties had criticised the ANC, saying the money should to used to provide services for poor people. |
| Mayor Herman Mashaba says the project would only be looked at once all the city's roads had been tarred. | Mayor Herman Mashaba says the project would only be looked at once all the city's roads had been tarred. |
| He is from the Democratic Alliance which won control of the city in August elections, with the support of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). | He is from the Democratic Alliance which won control of the city in August elections, with the support of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). |
| The EFF had marched to former mayor Parks Tau's office, unhappy that the city had set aside 70m rand ($490,000; £370,000) for cycle lanes in rich areas of the city while residents in Alexandra township still did not have tarred roads. |