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Key FactsWin Opens Path for Zille on Joburg Council
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ewn.co.za
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- Bea Campbell-Cloete won the Johannesburg Ward 102 by-election with more than 94% of the vote.
- Her elevation from a DA PR councillor creates a vacancy in the party’s PR allocation.
- Ward 102 covers parts of Randburg, Bryanston and Blairgowrie and has been a DA stronghold since 2000.
- Helen Zille is expected to announce joining the metro council as a DA PR councillor at a Thursday afternoon media briefing.
Should a vacancy arise, we would then discuss what would be strategically advantageous because there are pros and cons to all; Helen [Zille] being part of the council, not being part of the council. We haven’t made a decision either way, but we are making sure we we have options available to us.— Wendy Alexander, DA regional chairperson, told EWN
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