Helen Zille: DA has a clear path to victory in Joburg + why I’m confident we can rescue my hometown

Helen Zille, former Cape Town mayor and Western Cape premier, has entered the Johannesburg mayoral race, pledging to restore service delivery, tackle corruption, and stabilise fragile coalitions. In an interview with Alec Hogg, she outlined her plan to boost voter turnout, strengthen governance, and rescue South Africa’s economic hub - calling it her “last big political challenge.”

Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction
00:35 – Zille enters Joburg race
02:10 – 2016 EFF coalition
04:20 – Why the deal failed
06:40 – Mashaba & City Power
08:30 – Return to Joburg politics
10:20 – DA’s plan to win
12:00 – Turnout challenge
14:15 – How voting works
16:40 – Small parties & thresholds
19:00 – KZN coalition chaos
21:10 – Gauteng negotiations
23:30 – Fixing Joburg’s finances
25:20 – Tackling corruption
27:10 – Gayton McKenzie & PA
28:30 – ActionSA’s decline
30:00 – If DA doesn’t win
31:30 – Eastern Cape focus
33:10 – Nelson Mandela Bay lessons
34:30 – Legacy & reflections
36:00 – Closing thoughts

Video production by Siziphiwe Ntlaningeshe

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