Heads roll in Ekurhuleni as Gungubele rings changes
Just a day after his city address Ekurhuleni mayor Mondli Gungubele has reshuffled his cabinet. Gungubele yesterday removed five members of his mayoral committee. Those no longer in his cabinet are Mthuthuzeli Siboza (Community Safety), Zeni Tshongweni (Sport), Tilly Mabena (Environment), Phelisa Nkunjana (Corporate and Shared Services) and Bennet Nikani (Economic Development). They have been "re-deployed by the ANC to other structures in council".Replacing them will be Vivian Chauke (Community Safety), Dorah Mlambo (Sports), Ndosi Shongwe (Environment), Queen Duba (Corporate and Shared Services) and Thumbu Mahlangu (Economic Development).Explaining the rationale behind the reshuffle, Gungubele said: "We have taken a collective decision to reconfigure the Mayoral Committee."One of the key elements of [the State of the City address] was accelerating service delivery towards the end of the term for the current term of local government office in 2016. However, in an effort to optimise service delivery, we must continuously assess our performance so that the necessary interventions can be made."The ANC in Ekurhuleni has had to contend with changing political dynamics, since the election of new regional chairman Mzwandile Masina in November last year...
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