Helen Zille Runs for Johannesburg Mayor, Betting on Public Services
Helen Zille, 75, is seeking the mayoralty of Johannesburg as South Africans vote in local elections. She is wagering that voters care more about public services than about race.
South Africans go to the polls on Wednesday, November 4, and Helen Zille, a 75-year-old politician, is among those competing to become mayor of Johannesburg, a city in South Africa.
Zille is building her campaign on the idea that voters are less concerned with race and more concerned with the quality of public services. In pursuing that message, she has been needling the African National Congress (ANC), one of South Africa's political forces.
Her chances will depend on whether voters share her view of what matters most when choosing a city leader. The source material provides no further details about how the vote is unfolding or how the candidates are polling.
