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After consideration: Jongizizwe Dlabathi had resigned from his position as ANC regional secretary in Ekurhuleni and from his role as the City of Ekurhuleni’s MMC for finance late last month Photo: ANC Ekurhuleni Region REC.

ANC orders Dlabathi back to work

The ANC has reinstated Ekurhuleni regional secretary after rejecting his resignation, despite internal concerns that he cannot effectively hold both the regional secretary position and the metro’s finance MMC post

  • Eyaaz
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ANC regional secretary and finance MMC Jongizizwe Dlabathi

Dlabathi falls in wake of EFF exit

The EFF has rejected a renewed partnership, leading to ANC Ekurhuleni regional secretary Jongizizwe Dlabathi stepping down as finance MMC

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
Chain of command: A motion of no confidence in mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has been filed and the EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga says his party will support it. (City of Ekurhuleni)

EFF eyes Ekurhuleni mayoral seat

This move is in line with the Economic Freedom Fighters’ plan to survive beyond the 2026 local government election

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
Ekurhuleni mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza. (Papi Morake/Gallo Images)

ANC-DA coalition negotiations over a new Ekurhuleni deal get under way

Ekurhuleni’s ANC plans to exclude the Economic Freedom Fighters and bring in the Democratic Alliance, plus Patriotic Alliance and ActionSA

  • Eyaaz
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ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba. (File photo)

ActionSA considers backing ANC in Joburg metro over R2.5bn capital expenditure loan

Mashaba’s party may vote in favour of the loan if the R200 prepaid electricity service charge is scrapped

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
The tension between the ANC and EFF stems from the decision by Ekurhuleni mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza to remove the EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga as member of the mayoral committee (MMC) for finance and replace him with ANC finance MMC Jongizizwe Dlabathi. (Twitter/EFF)

EFF leader warns that removing Ekurhuleni mayor will collapse other ANC-EFF coalitions in Gauteng

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  • Eyaaz
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Economic Freedom Fighters commander-in-chief, Julius Malema. Photo: @EFFSouthAfrica

Ekurhuleni finances in the positive, says Malema

The EFF leader was addressing thousands of party members in Gauteng, where its partnerships with the ANC have come under pressure

  • Des Erasmus
3 min read
The tension between the ANC and EFF stems from the decision by Ekurhuleni mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza to remove the EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga as member of the mayoral committee (MMC) for finance and replace him with ANC finance MMC Jongizizwe Dlabathi. (Twitter/EFF)

ANC trying to bring EFF down in Ekurhuleni, Nkululeko Dunga alleges

The ANC accuses the EFF of trying to govern Ekurhuleni metro, where the two parties are in a coalition, without consultation

  • Eyaaz
4 min read