Democratic Alliance Mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, Helen Zille delivers manifesto address at Johannesburg City Hall, 7 March2026, and her priorities and policies if elected to become Johannesburg’s next Mayor. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The Citizen Almost anyone except the ANC could fix Johannesburg given the city’s state, but it would take time, experts say. DA Joburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille promised on Saturday to turn around Johannesburg should she be elected mayor and pledged to prioritise reliable water and electricity for all residents, roads that work and attract 200 000 new jobs to the city.
“Once elected, we will stop the rot, fix what is broken and rebuild Joburg into a city its residents can be proud of,” she said. “We will be tough on crime, reclaim hijacked buildings and stop land invasions. We will have zero tolerance for illegal immigration.
“We will listen to whistle-blowers, protect them and hold corrupt officials accountable. “We will hire competent professionals, reward good performance and punish poor performance,” she said. Political analyst Daniel Silke said the DA had been gifted a complete disaster in Johannesburg.
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“So, every rebuilding promise is used in the campaign, whether it becomes reality, a partial reality, which it is more likely to be, but is likely a better bet than what Johannesburg residents have to suffer for many years. “While the campaign promises successes in an ideal and perfect environment, the reality is that anybody who gets elected, including Zille, will have a difficult time securing gains in the short term,” Silke said. This is not only because of the infrastructure failure, but in terms of managing the complex bureaucracy made up of invested interests, cronies, those with links to tender entrepreneurs and others from the ANC who may wish to disrupt a future DA mayor in their attempt to clean up the city.
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