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DA Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille.

Real Politics: Johannesburg is now or never for the DA

Why Johannesburg is the DA’s biggest test before Gauteng 2029

PA leader Gayton McKenzie.

Real Politics: The kingmakers holding metros to ransom

Small parties could sway who becomes mayor in SA's commercial hub

NATASHA MARRIAN: Inside Ekurhuleni’s coalition quagmire

More pain in store as hung council threat looms

Geordin Hill-Lewis.

Blue skies ahead for the DA in Cape Town?

The party is facing growing competition from the PA

The FF Plus gamble in Gugulethu

FF Plus takes aim at a broader voter base

NATASHA MARRIAN: A poll where everything is in play

No more safe seats in the 2026 local elections

Speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza. Picture: GCIS/KOPANO TLAPE

Real Politics: The centre is holding – and must endure

The Didiza vote shows the GNU's centre is holding firm

Keep your enemies close: Can a Zille-Mashaba coalition save Jozi?

As the ANC's support crumbles in Johannesburg, the city faces a complex coalition future.

Dysfunction in Joburg.

NATASHA MARRIAN: What it takes to win Joburg

Joburg’s 2026 election could mark a historic DA breakthrough, but winning the city will depend on turnout, voter fragmentation and coalition arithmetic.

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