POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Opposition parties anticipate court ruling on secret ballot
City of Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba will present his first proposed budget to the city council
The ANC is scheduled to hold its first national executive committee (NEC) meeting this week since the March Cabinet reshuffle, while Gauteng metros are in budget season. The NEC starts on Friday and will carry on until Sunday. The meeting will take place amid growing protest over the state of the ANC and efforts by opposition parties to remove President Jacob Zuma through a vote of no confidence. City of Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba will on Tuesday present his first proposed budget to the city council. It remains to be seen how opposition parties, including the EFF, will react. The EFF helped vote in DA mayors in Tshwane and Johannesburg, but has rejected a formal coalition. The EFF has made clear it would make sure budgets are pro-poor, and would not vote for any budget that was not reflective of its policy agenda. Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina will on Thursday outline his proposed budget, while Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga will be putting his proposed budget to a vote on ...
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