SowetoSeela Malesa, 67, flies a DA flag here.

Losing Soweto would cost the ANC its last loyal township.

Local elections in South Africa turn on services — water, power, refuse — not national ideology.

Johannesburg’s election is Nov. 4, with turnout among Zille’s own base in doubt.

How each outlet framed it
Daily Maverick
profiles DA's targeted Soweto strategy: 500,000-voter swing needed for Johannesburg coalition majority from ANC freefall opportunity

Sources: Daily Maverick