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EFF rejects Makhubo’s election The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has rejected the election of the African National Congress’s (ANC) Geoff Makhubo as the new Mayor of the City of Johannesburg.

Makhubo got 137 of the votes cast, making him the new successor, six weeks after Herman Mashaba resigned as Johannesburg Mayor.Makhubo as the new MayorMakhubo won the vote with 137 votes . He is also the ANC’s Johannesburg regional chair. The DA candidate received 101 votes while the EFF candidate tallied 30 votes . There were 268 councillors present at Wednesday’s sitting.

“We not happy with the election of Geoff Makhubo as the mayor of Johannesburg. That doesn’t take away the concerns that he was working with a Gupta company. He has that relationship with them but also he was involved in a lot of other wrong things so we are not going to support the government of Makhubo because he is not trustworthy,” says Shivambu.

 

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The EFF has lost the strategic position as king makers in the Johannesburg metro. Soon it will be on a national scale

So who voted for him? DA?

This is just crazy politics!!!

They will never accept any candidate though

On what grounds?

Eff always eject.

Lol It's obvious coz they didn't vote for him!

This man has not been honest in his businesses previously, he was a govt official and had a business deal with the govt.

Our EFF will rescue JHB again from predators

Their candidate didn't make it and they should blame themselves Jozi is not for babies

So what!

Of course!

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