The ANC and EFF have used their majority in the Ekurhuleni council to elect African Independent Congress councillor Sivuyile Ngodwana as the new mayor. | ZintleMahlati
African Independent Congress councillor Sivuyile Ngodwana was elected as Ekurhuleni mayor.The EFF and ANC used their majority in the Ekurhuleni council to ensure the one-seat party councillor's election as mayor.
Campbell was removed from office hours before a motion of no confidence, sponsored by the ANC and EFF. In October 2022, the ANC and EFF joined forces to remove the former mayor, but because they could not agree on who should lead, theThe ANC needed the EFF's council seat numbers to win back some control in Ekurhuleni after the party received fewer seats in the council, following the 2021 municipal elections.In a compromise, first tested in Johannesburg, the EFF and ANC have backed smaller political party candidates for election as mayor.
The ANC also rejoiced at the removal of the DA from executive power in Ekurhuleni, describing the party's governance as"an unholy coalition". The party's deputy Gauteng chairperson, Fred Nel, said Campbell had ushered in a turnaround strategy to"undo the ANC's failures and decades of neglect".
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