THE ANC in Ekurhuleni has submitted a motion of no confidence in DA mayor Tania Campbell, paving the way for a takeover by the governing party and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the city.
The ANC is currently holding talks with the EFF and ActionSA to take control of the Tshwane and Ekurhuleni metros.
The ANC’s Dada Morero is now the Mayor of Johannesburg, after the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) Mpho Phalatse was ousted in a motion of no confidence.
The motion of no confidence against Campbell in Ekurhuleni follows the removal of COPE and the Patriotic Alliance as coalition partners, leaving three MMC posts vacant.
Two of the posts have subsequently been filled by deployees from the DA and Action SA.
In a media statement, the ANC accused the multi-party government of making the changes to settle a political score following the ousting of Phalatse.
ANC chief whip and
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