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The ANC in Joburg has lashed out at the detractors of the city’s new mayor on social media, accusing them of having strong financial backers to tarnish his image.

Newly elected City of Johannesburg Mayor Jolidee Matongo on Wednesday announced the 10 members of his Mayoral Committee (MMC’s), with most unchanged in the portfolios assigned by the late former Mayor Geoff Makhubo. Matongo was elected unopposed on Monday at a special City of Johannesburg council meeting after the post was left vacant following the passing of Makhubo in July.

Jolidee Matongo – the man nominated by the ANC to replace former city of Joburg mayor Geoff Makhubo – has his sights on retaining the ruling party’s coalition partners in the municipality.

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Mayor Makhubo calls for effective leadership in the City of Johannesburg’s entities Page Content ​“As the Government of Local Unity (GLU) we are determined to build a liveable, resilient and sustainable City to transform and improve the daily lived experience of our communities. We believe that our municipal entities are led by the best men and women. Thus, we are expecting all the municipal entities to govern with integrity and effective leadership.” That is how the Executive Mayor of...

City urged to address housing backlog and illegal informal trading in Region F Page Content ​Residents of Region F have urged the City to address the housing backlogs, illegal backyard housing structures, abandoned and derelict buildings and highjacked building in the inner city.  This emerged during the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) consultation meeting for Region F at Joubert Park on Wednesday, 21 April 2021. “We are concerned that there are people who are on the 96/97 Housing Waiti...

​Region A hosts successful hybrid IDP meeting​​ Page Content ​The Speaker of Council, Cllr Nonceba Molwele, hosted the first hybrid IDP meeting for Region A in Rabie Ridge Hall on Saturday, 17 April 2021. More than 100 community members joined the meeting virtually while the Rabie Ridge Hall hosted less than 50% of its capacity as required by the adjusted Level 1 Lock-down regulations for strict adherence to all Covid-19 public health and containment requirements, particularly those re...