Johannesburg, Where Mayors Last Just Months, or Even Only Weeks
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NOW HIRING: A mayor of Johannesburg.DUTIES: Managing fickle governing partners.Dodging insults from opposition parties.And cleaning up piles of garbage.LENGTH OF TERM: Likely very short.This was once a city of dreamers, a gold town that seduced prospectors from all over hoping to strike it rich.Lately, though, Johannesburg has been something of a political punchline, a metropolis where many residents' spirits are as dark as the streetlights.
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