THE inaugural sitting of Ekurhuleni council got under way with no hitches on Tuesday as 224 councillors took their oath of office.The green and yellow colours of the ANC dominated the streets outside the Germiston Civic Centre as supporters filed into a large marquee meant to accommodate hundreds of members of the public who came to witness the proceedings.The ANC seemed set to govern the municipality, as it had entered into a coalition with the African Independent Congress (AIC) to gain the majority in the municipality.READ THIS: The six meetings that changed South African politicsThe ruling party got 109 seats during the August 3 local government elections, but needed 113 to govern.The AIC obtained four seats, 77 went to the DA while the EFF clinched 25 seats. The Inkatha Freedom Party and the Freedom Front Plus obtained two seats each.The rest of the seats went to the Congress of the People and the Pan Africanist Congress, the African Christian Democratic Party and the Independen...
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