Kunene: Zille a ‘Cape Town reject’ unfit for Joburg

PATRIOTIC Alliance (PA) deputy president Kenny Kunene says Democratic Alliance's (DA) Helen Zille should stay home and look after her great-grandchildren if she has them, instead of running for Johannesburg mayor in 2026.

- SIMON MAJADIBODU

Kunene called her “a Cape Town reject” who knows nothing about the city’s challenges.

He made the remarks on Wednesday in Diepkloof, Soweto, where he led a pothole-patching operation alongside the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) board and CEO Zweli Nyathi.

Kunene has officially returned to his position as the City of Johannesburg’s Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Transport, following a swearing-in ceremony officiated by Council Speaker Margaret Arnolds on Monday.

He previously resigned from his council and MMC positions in July 2025 amid controversy after he was found at the home of Katiso “TK” Molefe, who is accused of murdering musician DJ Sumbody.

At that time, the PA suspended him pending an internal investigation.

After being cleared of any wrongdoing, Kunene was reinstated as a councillor last month, with PA leader Gayton McKenzie threatening to withdraw the party from coalition agreements with the ANC in Johannesburg if Kunene was not reappointed to the mayoral committee.