Ekurhuleni executive mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana has changed his list of priorities since being elected, replacing “pruning trees” and fixing potholes with a focus on delivering services to the metro’s 3.7-million residents.

The African Independent Congress (AIC) councillor was voted in as mayor on March 30, replacing DA councillor Tania Campbell — who was removed through a no-confidence vote — and delivered his maiden state of the city address in the council chambers in Germiston, east of Johannesburg, on Tuesday. ..

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