OUR CITY NEWS: Zille to ‘go into opposition’ if DA doesn’t win a workable coalition in Joburg

Daily Maverick · 2026-10-12T21:59:03.000Z · Politics

She snorkelled in a giant pothole, directed traffic at a busy intersection, snuck into the abandoned Metro centre and deejayed at a popular nightclub during a one-year mayoral campaign blitz. But a few weeks before the local government elections, Helen Zille is laser-focused on bringing her party enough votes to lead the City of Johannesburg’s council. She sat down for a talk with Yvonne Grimbeek.

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