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White politician reshapes South African politics in Western Cape
Helen Zille, leader of the Democratic Alliance, won the Western Cape province in an April election and increased her party’s national share to nearly 17 percent. She vows to set an example for democracy, while the ANC decries a perceived white-dominated cabinet and vows to fight back as race politics shift in post apartheid South Africa.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Helen Zille
Zille
Western Cape
African National Congress
Democratic Alliance
ANC
Jacob Zuma