Helen Zille defends her digital campaign in Johannesburg
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TimesLIVE
Helen Zille, the Democratic Alliance candidate for Johannesburg mayor, has concluded her election campaign by defending a digital strategy focused on the city’s problems and their solutions. She explained this approach in an interview, after a campaign marked by stunts around infrastructure failures, TimesLIVE reports.
South African politician Helen Zille concluded her campaign for the Johannesburg mayoralty on Saturday by arriving at her party’s final election rally in a vehicle associated with amateur speed enthusiasts. The stunt marked the end of a campaign launched in September 2025, TimesLIVE reports.
The 75-year-old Helen Zille staged a series of performances to promote her candidacy, including snorkelling in water-filled potholes in Douglasdale, navigating flooded streets in Soweto and cycling through the city centre on a mountain bike. She also used a zipline over an unfinished bridge, according to TimesLIVE. The candidate had already concluded her campaign behind the wheel of a BMW in a drifting sequence that drew widespread attention in Johannesburg.
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