EDITORIAL | Zille for mayor: smart political play or poisoned chalice?
Zille was mayor of Cape Town from 2006 to 2009, taking the DA from 41% in a seven-party coalition to an outright majority in every election since
12 June 2025 - 04:30
Pity the fool who dons the poisoned chalice of Johannesburg's mayoral chain...
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