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NATASHA MARRIAN: Zille on the hunt for fresh talent
South Africa’s iron lady of politics is seeking out mayoral candidates with a ‘backbone of steel’ to fix Gauteng’s ailing metros
06 February 2025 - 05:00
No South African political party has had an easy time trying to crack the formula for attracting the best talent to run for office at municipal level.
For the ANC it has been a tumultuous road. In the aftermath of the messy 2011 local election, the party shifted its approach, to attract more community-orientated candidates than those selected solely by its branches. ..
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