THE City of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has resigned. This morning’s resignation comes after Helen Zille won the vote for the powerful federal council chairperson position on Sunday. The former DA leader takes over from James Selfe who held the position for close to two decades.
Mashaba said last week he would leave the DA if it was taken over by what he called ‘right-wing elements’ and expressed concerns over the direction his party was taking.
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Speaking this morning Masha said: “The DA has been the most difficult partner in the coalition arrangement. Despite the DA only winning 38 per cent of the vote in 2016 elements in the party expected me to govern arrogantly as if I have an outright majority.”
Mashaba will leave office on 27 November 2019.
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