Johannesburg – The African National Congress (ANC) has announced its mayoral candidates for the country’s metros but has failed to disclose further details of coalition agreements ahead of crucial municipal sittings to elect mayors and speakers this week.
The party held a special extended national executive committee (NEC) meeting on Sunday and in a statement it disclosed that Mpho Moerane would contest the Joburg metro, while Mzwandile Masina wanted the mayoral chains in Ekurhuleni and Frans Boshielo in Tshwane.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the party said that they had concluded coalition discussions but has not given any details of its partners or the nature of agreements.
The ANC won the most votes in Johannesburg and Tshwane but does not have enough seats to govern on its own. That has forced it to strike deals with smaller parties, including the Patriotic Alliance but would need the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to govern.
