DA federal chair Helen Zille. Picture: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images Helen Zille’s enthusiastic reception by the DA faithful in Soweto over the weekend shows people in Johannesburg are fed up with the collapse of service delivery, says DA member of the provincial legislature Mike Waters. “More and more people realise that if they want their cities to be saved, whether Johannesburg, Tshwane or Ekurhuleni, the only party that can offer that change and save their cities is the DA.
“It bodes well for the DA in the 2026 local government elections across the province. With Helen leading the fight in Johannesburg to save the city, the DA can only go from strength to strength. We are overwhelmed by the response.” The stage is set for a fight with blood on the floor, with Zille confident of securing a victory while the ANC is working to stop her.
Zille said: “I have been to Soweto numerous times during this campaign. I have had warm and friendly receptions wherever I have been. The conversations I have had shows me that people are clued-up on political developments.
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And they know that if they want things to change for the better, they have to vote for a new city government. “All the ingredients are in play for a DA win in Joburg.” With this move, the DA is attempting a second take on Joburg. In the 2016 local government elections, it achieved a milestone when the ANC lost power to a DA-led coalition with Herman Mashaba, now leader of ActionSA, becoming a DA mayor.
Zille, a political heavyweight and the party’s federal council chair, is determined to don the mayoral chain at the conclusion of the local government elections next year. She has a strong strategy to defeat the ANC and complete the party’s vision of controlling all major metros in the country.
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