Newly elected Executive Mayor for of the City of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, has announced to the public his chosen Members of the Mayoral Committee (MMC).
The following people were chosen, according to Mashaba, not for their closeness to the Mayor, or as political paybacks, but rather for their ability to serve the people of Johannesburg:
- MMC for Finance: Dr Rabelani Dagada
- MMC for Economic Development: Sharon Peetz
- MMC for Development Planning: Richard Funzela Ngobeni
- MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Services: Anthony William Still
- MMC for Housing: Mzobanzi Ntuli
- MMC for Transport: Nonhlanhla Helen Makhuba
- MMC for Public Safety: Yao-Heng Michael Sun
- MMC for Corporate and Shared Services: Dr Valencia Ntombi Khumalo
- MMC responsible for Community Development: Nonhlanhla Sifumba
- MMC for Health and Social development: Dr Mpho Phalatse
“The MMCs I have chosen have an abundance of skills and knowledge, experts in their respective fields and people who will take Africa’s commercial hub forward,” said Mashaba.
Ntuli and Makhuba – MMCs for Housing and Transport respectively are from the Inkatha Freedom Party.
Mashaba commented, “It is important to note that no single party holds a majority in the Joburg Council. The people have chosen a diverse group of parties to lead them.
“We face great challenges that no party can confront on its own. It is time for all of us to roll up our sleeves and get working. It is time to put our political differences and ideologies aside and work together with a shared vision for the improvement of the lives of our city’s residents, especially the poorest residents of our city that were failed so dismally by previous administrations.”
