Johannesburg is falling apart - power cuts, potholes, broken pipes,

waste piling up, and corruption choking the city that once symbolised

South Africa’s promise. But one of the country’s most formidable

political figures says she can fix it. Phumi Mashigo sits down with

Helen Zille, the former Mayor of Cape Town, Western Cape Premier, and

now 2026 Johannesburg Mayoral candidate for the Democratic Alliance.

She’s one of the most polarising voices in South African politics, and

the question that everyone’s been whispering is asked: Can she really

save Johannesburg? The Burning Platform