By Johnathan Paoli
The African National Congress (ANC) in Johannesburg has taken a decision to recall Dada Morero as mayor of the City of Johannesburg, following an urgent meeting of the party’s regional leadership that the party says exposed deepening divisions within the organisation.
An urgent and special meeting of the party’s Regional Executive Committee (REC) on Saturday resolved to remove Morero from the mayoral position.
Regional officials have now been tasked with informing provincial and national party leadership of the decision, which could trigger a leadership shake-up in the country’s economic hub.
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The move comes amid escalating tensions within the Johannesburg ANC following a legal challenge to the legitimacy of the party’s December regional conference, a contest in which Morero lost the regional chairperson position to Loyiso Masuku.
According to reports, the emergency REC meeting was
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