Wheeling and dealing by the ANC and the DA to secure the vacant Johannesburg mayoral position is expected to go down to the wire ahead of Thursday’s council meeting, where Herman Mashaba’s successor will be elected
The EFF’s announcement last week that it will be fielding a candidate for the position threw a spanner in the works, leaving a dent in the DA’s efforts to retain control of the city.
However, according to sources, there are two other contenders still in the mix – councillors Loyiso Masuku and Matshidiso Mfikoe. IFP Gauteng secretary Alderman Ngobese told City Press that his party was still committed to the agreement it made to the DA. However, it is not a given that the ANC will emerge victorious because the charm offensive continues as the ANC and the DA try to woo other political parties with seats in the council to vote with them.
Alluding to Ngobeni’s pedigree, Moodey said: “In fact, if we had a deputy mayor’s position [under Mashaba], he would have had that title as member of the mayoral committee for finance, as well as leader of government business in the City of Joburg.
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