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This week, the current Mayor of Joburg Geoff Makhubo testified at the Zondo Commission about payments he received from a company that was doing business with the City of Joburg while he was in his previous position as Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance. Now the Joburg ANC has escalated it to the Gauteng party leadership to deal with the issue.
This could well put pressure on the tension between the ANC’s Nasrec and national executive committee (NEC) resolutions on the step aside issue.
At the same time, it may be Makhubo who takes the testimony heard at the Zondo Commission over the last two years out of the realm of national politics, and into local politics, and thus makes it an issue in the local elections.
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Adjusted Joburg draft Rates Policy available for public comment
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The City of Johannesburg’s revised draft Rates Policy is now available for additional public comments after being adjusted to incorporate input received on the document in virtual public meetings held in February 2021.
The revised Rates Policy is currently available on the City’s website for public comment alongside the draft 2021/22 Mid-Term Budget and the Integrated Development Plan (IDP). The draft documents are also being presented for input in ongoing virtual & physical public meetings.