ANC mayoral candidate Geoff Makhubo claimed victory when Johannesburg Council elected him executive mayor this afternoon.
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Former mayor Herman Mashaba stepped down and announced in October his last day in office at the end of November.
The DA fielded Funzela Ngobeni, the Economic Freedom Fighters nominated Musa Novela and the ANC nominated Geoff Makhubo.
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#JoburgMayor Three DA councilors have voted with ANC.
Final voting results:
Geoff Makhubo (ANC) – 137
Funzela Ngobeni (DA) – 101
Musa Novela (EFF) – 30ANC (121) wins with help of DA(3), PA(1), IFP(5),AIC(4), UDM(1),Al Jamal(1),COPE (1)
ACDP(1) & FF PLUS(1) voted DA(99+2=101)
— Mbuyiseni Ndlozi (@MbuyiseniNdlozi) December 4, 2019
#JoburgMayor #JHBMayor ANC caucus is in a jovial mood and are celebrating their victory. #Newzroom405 @Newzroom405 pic.twitter.com/vLVAwCTZQn
— Mbali Thethani (@MbaliThethani) December 4, 2019
Congratulations cde @Geoff_Makhubo on ur election as the new #JoburgMayor. We are trusting you to be a tough, no nonsense Mayor whose core focus is running a tight operation and fixing JHB. Your election today shouldn't make corrupt tenderpreneurs happy. We support you. 👏🏾👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/9tX0SASEhE
— Khanyi Magubane (@Khanyi_Magubane) December 4, 2019
