A woman walks past a damaged road in central Johannesburg, on October 7, 2026. Of the 257 municipal councils up for grabs, the fight for municipal control is particularly intense in Johannesburg, an economic dynamo of more than four million people, and the face of Africa's most industrialised nation. South Africa's stark inequalities are laid bare in the Alexandra township area from where the skyscrapers of the Sandton business district -- reputed to be the richest square mile on the continent -- are visible. (Photo by ILARIA FINIZIO / AFP via Getty Images)

A man wearing an African National Congress (ANC) shirt stands on as he closes his eyes in Katlehong on October 5, 2026. Of the 257 municipal councils up for grabs, the fight for municipal control is particularly intense in Johannesburg, an economic dynamo of more than four million people, and the face of Africa's most industrialised nation. South Africa's stark inequalities are laid bare in the Alexandra township area from where the skyscrapers of the Sandton business district -- reputed to be the richest square mile on the continent -- are visible. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP via Getty Images)

A minibus taxi drives in a street littered with potholes and rubbish in Alexandra, near Johannesburg, on October 5, 2026. Of the 257 municipal councils up for grabs, the fight for municipal control is particularly intense in Johannesburg, an economic dynamo of more than four million people, and the face of Africa's most industrialised nation. South Africa's stark inequalities are laid bare in the Alexandra township area from where the skyscrapers of the Sandton business district -- reputed to be the richest square mile on the continent -- are visible. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP via Getty Images)

A general view of a damaged road in central Johannesburg, on October 7, 2026. Of the 257 municipal councils up for grabs, the fight for municipal control is particularly intense in Johannesburg, an economic dynamo of more than four million people, and the face of Africa's most industrialised nation. South Africa's stark inequalities are laid bare in the Alexandra township area from where the skyscrapers of the Sandton business district -- reputed to be the richest square mile on the continent -- are visible. (Photo by ILARIA FINIZIO / AFP via Getty Images)

A resident walks on a dirt path where electric wires connecting one part of the township that is supplied with electrical infrastructure to the other that has never been, in Katlehong on October 5, 2026. Of the 257 municipal councils up for grabs, the fight for municipal control is particularly intense in Johannesburg, an economic dynamo of more than four million people, and the face of Africa's most industrialised nation. South Africa's stark inequalities are laid bare in the Alexandra township area from where the skyscrapers of the Sandton business district -- reputed to be the richest square mile on the continent -- are visible. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP via Getty Images)

A tourist takes a chance to try the wine grape-stomping process at Grgich Hills Estate in Rutherford, in California's Napa Valley, on October 05, 2026. Napa Valley rose to international fame when its wines beat the French, turning this corner of California into a destination for oenophiles. But US President Donald Trump's unpredictable tariff policies and his seemingly endless attacks on traditional allies is souring the area's relationship with the foreign tourists and international markets it has grown to depend on. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP via Getty Images)

Tourists pose for photos while visiting a vineyard in Yountville, in California's Napa Valley, on October 05, 2026. Napa Valley rose to international fame when its wines beat the French, turning this corner of California into a destination for oenophiles. But US President Donald Trump's unpredictable tariff policies and his seemingly endless attacks on traditional allies is souring the area's relationship with the foreign tourists and international markets it has grown to depend on. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP via Getty Images)

Tourists participate in a wine tasting at Grgich Hills Estate in Rutherford, in California's Napa Valley, on October 05, 2026. Napa Valley rose to international fame when its wines beat the French, turning this corner of California into a destination for oenophiles. But US President Donald Trump's unpredictable tariff policies and his seemingly endless attacks on traditional allies is souring the area's relationship with the foreign tourists and international markets it has grown to depend on. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP via Getty Images)