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Helen Zille, the Democratic AllianceÕs mayoral candidate, speaks after voting at a polling place in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. As South Africans head to the polls on Wednesday, Zille, 75, is betting voters care less about race and more about public services in her bid to become mayor of Johannesburg. (Joao Silva/The New York Times/Fotoarena)
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