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Inside the DA’s campaign for the soul of Johannesburg

Date Uploaded: February 11 2026 15:00


The City of Johannesburg is ground zero ahead of the upcoming local government election. The battle for political dominance in the country’s economic heartland will be brutal and could again culminate in messy coalitions