THE City of Ekurhuleni council meeting convened to elect a new mayor was postponed on Wednesday after a collapse in negotiations between the EFF and ANC.
Earlier the ANC asked for a caucus break to meet with the EFF as deliberations continued.
The EFF have arrived at Ekurhuleni council where a new mayor will be elected this morning. Negotiations between the ANC and EFF last night resulted in an agreement that Nkululeko Dunga will be fielded as the new mayor.
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This after the two parties failed to agree on the appointment of EFF Gauteng chairperson and caucus leader in Ekurhuleni, Nkululeko Dunga, as mayor.
The DA backed the re-election of Tania Campbell, while the ANC planned to return the mayoral chain to former Mayor Mzwandile Masina.
But Masina said he would not
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