Fikile Mbalula reads riot act to ANC councillors over Al Jama-ah mayor

Secretary-general had to order reluctant Joburg caucus to toe the NEC line and keep the EFF onside

07 May 2023 - 00:01

National ANC leaders had to intervene this week to quell a revolt by Johannesburg party councillors who objected to backing Al Jama-ah’s Kabelo Gwamanda as mayor of the country’s economic hub. ..

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