DA’s helicopter banner gets booed by Soweto Derby crowd [video]

A massive helicopter banner commissioned by the Democratic Alliance (DA) that was flown during the Soweto Derby between Kaizer Cheifs and Orlando Pirates was jeered at by spectators at the FNB Stadium/

This comes as the party’s mayoral candidate – Helen Zille, a Pirates fan – wrapped up her final campaign over the weekend.

Amakhosi lost 2-1 to the Buccaneers at their home stadium.

DA BANNER BOOED AT DURING SOWETO DERBY

On social media, a clip of a helicopter banner being flown across the FNB Stadium during the Soweto Derby went viral.

In it, thousands of stadium spectators at the 94 000-seater venue booed the gesture.

The banner read: “Vote DA. Get our cities working for all

Take a look…

The DA flew its flag over the Soweto Derby and received a massive chorus of boos from across the stadium. pic.twitter.com/Arr57cocv0

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On the X app, social media users expressed mixed reactions to the

@Nuskido: “Very unnecessary. It was a derby, not politics… Read the room”

@SimplyMegszcpt: “The DA giving people serious chest pains and then they have to go home to no water. Thats a double whammy”.

***@Miz_Ruraltarain: *“Boooo DA!”

@GlennOrtell: “Let them live in the filth, contaminated water and intermittent electricity. Oh yes and potholes”.

HELEN ZILLE CELEBRATES ORLANDO PIRATES VICTORY

Oblivious to the stadium reaction, the DA’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille watched the Soweto Derby at a local shisa nyama

The 75-year-old wore her favourite Buccaneers jersey as she enjoyed the company of fellow soccer fans.

Take a look…

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POLLS SUGGEST OTHERWISE?

According to a trending poll by Polymarket, the Democratic Alliance’s Helen Zille has a 57% chance of becoming the next mayor of Johannesburg

Two other polls – one by eNCA/MarkData and another by the Social Research Foundation (SRF) in conjunction with The Common Sense – also revealed that the DA, and Zille has the favourable choice for voters.