power plays
Is honeymoon over for DA-led minority coalition government in Joburg?
As Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba faces a motion of no confidence in the city council, the EFF’s commitment to its own promises is in the spotlight
22 August 2019 - 05:00
Thursday will mark three years since Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba was elected to run SA’s biggest-budget municipality — a day when he was jubilantly hoisted on the shoulders of DA members after a marathon meeting of the party caucus. It is also the day on which he will face his second ANC-sponsored motion of no confidence since he took office.
Three years in, the honeymoon of the DA-led minority coalition government in Joburg would seem to be over...
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