Cape Town – The African National Congress (ANC) regional secretary, Sasabona Manganye, has announced that Johannesburg will soon have a new mayor.
Negotiations are underway for the resignation of the current mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda.
Speaking during an interview with Newzroom Afrika on Saturday, Manganye said that the ANC aims to appoint a new mayor by the following Friday.
Despite not securing an outright majority in the 2021 local government elections, Manganye asserts that it’s in the best interest of Johannesburg residents for the mayor to come from the ANC, citing the party’s responsibility for 86 wards in the city.
He hinted that Dada Morero, the ANC Joburg region chairperson, might be a candidate for mayor, noting previous legal challenges to Morero’s election to the position.
According to EWN, ANC Gauteng Chairperson Panyaza Lesufi also said that there is broad agreement that the next mayor of Johannesburg should be from the majority party, which is the ANC.
“The process of consultation with all other political parties that we have been working with unfortunately took long but we really believe it’s very important. You don’t just abandon people because you have found new players, new people, or new political parties that are supporting you,” the report quoted Lesufi as saying.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
