Next Mayor of Johannesburg?
$128K traded on Polymarket, $320 in the past day. Prices are delayed.
How it has moved
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Who prices it. $128K has changed hands on Polymarket since it opened, $320 of it in the past day, with $114K in resting orders. The gap between the best buy and sell price on Helen Zille is 3 points, a moderate spread, so treat the last decimal loosely.
Other venues. Polymarket is the only venue we track that lists this exact question, so there's no second price to check it against.
What has moved it. No outcome has moved past our alert threshold in the past week.
What would change it. The fixed date is the deadline: it settles by June 30, 2027, 254 days away. Before then the price should mainly move on news that touches the rules below.
How it settles, in short. Municipal elections are currently scheduled to be held in South Africa on November 4, 2026. This market will resolve to the first individual who officially assumes the role of Mayor of Johannesburg following the 2026 South African municipal elections.
Every outcome
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In the news
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