Panyaza Lesufi said the party's decision to field Gwamanda was solely based on the fact that the previous mayor was also an Al Jama-ah councillor.
JOHANNESBURG - The African National Congress in Gauteng has confirmed that it will field Al Jama-ah councillor Kabelo Gwamanda to contest the mayoral position in the City of Joburg.
On Tuesday, a council meeting called to vote in a new mayor collapsed after the ANC and Economic Freedom Fighters bench could not agree on a candidate to sponsor. He said the party's decision to field Gwamanda was solely based on the fact that the previous mayor was also an Al Jama-ah councillor.
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