Helen Zille’s mayoral bid matters because she challenges the ANC by prioritizing public service delivery over race, aiming to win Johannesburg voters on practical governance.
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As South Africans head to the polls on Wednesday, Helen Zille, 75, is betting voters care less about race and more about public services in her bid to become mayor of Johannesburg.
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