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South Africa's DA names former leader Zille as candidate for Johannesburg mayor
Helen Zille aims to tackle Johannesburg's service delivery challenges including water shortages and infrastructure decay, seeking to restore effective governance after years of coalition rule.
- On Saturday, 20 September 2025, the Democratic Alliance revealed that Helen Zille will be their nominee for Johannesburg mayor in the upcoming local elections scheduled for 2026.
- This nomination follows last year's national election where the ruling ANC lost its majority and had to share power with the DA and smaller parties in Johannesburg, a city governed by coalitions with no majority since 2022.
- Helen Zille, the experienced 74-year-old former DA leader, vowed in her acceptance speech to improve essential services and criticized the current state of decline, pledging to reclaim control of Johannesburg from entrenched criminal elements.
- DA leader John Steenhuisen stated at a Soweto rally that the choice is between decay and renewal, affirming that where the DA governs outright, it delivers better services, reflecting President Ramaphosa's endorsement of DA municipalities.
- The DA aims to replicate its Cape Town governance success in Johannesburg, projecting stability and competence to win back the city and renew hope amid a fragmented council and declining public trust.
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South Africa's DA names former leader Zille as candidate for Johannesburg mayor
The 74-year-old Helen Zille was widely regarded as the main architect of the party's political strategy in last year's national election, in which the ruling African National Congress lost its majority for the first time.
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S.Africa's DA names former leader Zille as candidate for Johannesburg mayor
JOHANNESBURG -South Africa's Democratic Alliance said on Saturday former leader Helen Zille would be its next candidate for mayor of Johannesburg, as the party seeks to win back control of the...
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