ANC Councillor, Jolidee Matongo, Leads Race For Vacant Joburg Mayoral Post

WITH municipal elections just around the corner, ANC councillor Jolidee Matongo has emerged as a favourite to succeed the deceased Joburg mayor Geoff Makhubo.

This comes after the meeting of the Greater Johannesburg Regional Executive Committee (REC) at the weekend to nominate three candidates for the mayoral position for submission to the Gauteng Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) for the NEC’s final decision at the weekend.  

Makhubo died in hospital last month following COVID-19 complications.

Inside Politics understands that the other two candidates nominated for the position of Joburg mayor included Mpho Moerane and Salfina Mulaudzi.  

There were also some throwing the names of current acting mayor Eunice Mgcina, and MMC for Group Corporate and Shared Services, Loyiso Lugayeni-Masuku, into the hat.

However, both were dropped at the last moment, according to sources.  

Inside Politics understands that the recommended three names were debated during a heated PEC meeting