Sources say that the PEC gave the nod to the three names put forward by the Johannesburg regional executive committee
The Gauteng provincial executive committee has endorsed the three candidates nominated to take over the Johannesburg mayoral position and sent them to the national executive committee to make its final decision.
Two sources with intimate knowledge of the talks said Matongo was the preferred candidate among the ANC’s coalition partners in council . ’s Gauteng secretary, Alco Ngobese, said Matongo’s portfolio as MMC of finance would make all parties involved comfortable if he was the ANC’s pick. Each of the three candidates will have to undergo a rigorous interviewing process before a name is announced on Friday, party insiders said.
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