African National Congress (ANC) Ekurhuleni regional chairperson Mzwandile Masina has withdrawn from the mayoral race in the metro.
This comes as councillors from the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality are meeting on Wednesday afternoon for a special council meeting to elect a new executive mayor, following the ouster of the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Tania Campbell from office last week through an ANC-sponsored motion of no confidence.
Campbell is expected to stand again as the DA’s mayoral candidate after she served 11 months as the metro’s mayor.
There is speculation that the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) Gauteng provincial chairperson, Nkululeko Dunga, could be elected as the next mayor of Ekurhuleni, but Masina refused to be drawn into commenting on this.
This follows a meeting of senior leaders of the ANC and the EFF in Gauteng ahead of the special council sitting. The meeting included ANC provincial chairperson Panyaza Lesufi and provincial secretary Thembinkosi “TK” Nciza.
“Let’s wait for the right moment but I’m not available as the mayoral candidate,” Masina said.
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