Why the EFF could hold the key to winning the Joburg mayoral race

EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu outside the Joburg Council after the vote for Joburg Mayor was postponed. Picture: Michel Bega

The three major parties have been in a wrestling match over control of Gauteng’s two biggest metropoles in recent weeks. Herman Mashaba’s surprise resignation from the DA last month, as well as Mokgalapa’s recent sex tape scandal, have paved the way for a power grab between the EFF, ANC and DA. Mashaba’s sudden resignation allowed the national governing party room to explore and woo DA coalition partners in a bid to regain control of the council.The EFF in Johannesburg helped bring the DA to power after the 2016 local government elections, voting together on a case-by-case basis. However, at one stage on Thursday, the ANC and EFF seemed to be courting each other.

Speaker Katlego Mathebe prevented the motion on a technicality, arguing the EFF’s reasons for the motion were not based on fact, but opinion.

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