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Peter Bruce, veteran South African newspaper editor and commentator, interviews the country's social and political leaders and experts in a weekly effort to explain what is actually going on in this complicated country. Bruce's interviews are about making events easy to understand for people with little time to listen. Language: en Genres: News, News Commentary Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Why Helen Zille is unlikely to become Johannesburg’s mayor
Episode 22
Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
Business Day parliamentary reporter Tara Roos tells Peter Bruce in this edition of Podcasts from the Edge that, while DA leader Helen Zille may secure the most votes in Johannesburg in the upcoming local government elections, she is unlikely to become mayor. Roos, whose new book Where To From Here unpacks South Africa’s political landscape in the wake of the 2024 elections, argues that Zille won’t win an outright majority and will lack the numbers needed to form a coalition. The ANC, ActionSA and the Freedom Front Plus are all expected to oppose her. Could the Patriotic Alliance step in? Unlikely, says Roos: “The DA’s only possible coalition partner is going to be the ANC.” And in Gauteng, that remains a long shot. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
