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PoliticalSouth Africa·30 Oct 2026

Panyaza Lesufi and Helen Zille clash over Johannesburg governance

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Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille engaged in a public dispute regarding credit for the installation of an electrical transformer in Soweto. Zille accused Lesufi of claiming credit for a transformer the DA funded and arranged with Eskom, while Lesufi responded by mocking Zille as a “Ford Cortina” and citing his government’s…

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