The mayor says after the elections, the city will present a proposal to establish and run its own courts, hospitals, and prisons.
The forensic investigation into alleged kickbacks paid to a slush fund account belonging to the Economic Freedom Fighters from a R1 billion City of Johannesburg fleet tender will soon be completed, mayor Herman Mashaba said on Saturday.
According to a media report by investigative reporting unit AmaBhungane published late last year, the R1 billion contract was allegedly manipulated to benefit the EFF and its leader Julius Malema. The mayor enjoys full support from the EFF, with the red berets occasionally referring to the former businessman as ”EFF mayor”. While Democratic Alliance mayors in other coalition metros such as Tshwane and Nelson Mandela Bay faced the EFF’s wrath in council chambers, Mashaba’s political career in the Johannesburg council has been smooth sailing since he took over in 2016.
He turned down his party’s suggestion that he run for Gauteng premier, he said, because he ”still has a lot of work to do” at the metro, at least until 2021. Provincial legislature member Solly Msimanga is now the DA premier candidate.
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