11 DA Johannesburg councillors want to join the ANC - Magashule
5 December 2019
Following the ANC reclaiming Johannesburg through a mayoral election, the party’s general secretary Ace Magashule claimed 11 DA councillors in the metro want to join them.
The ANC’s Geoff Makhubo was elected as the new Johannesburg mayor on Wednesday after bagging 137 votes. Makhubo replaces Herman Mashaba who resigned from the position in October.
Makhubo's landslide victory also means the DA has lost another metro, which it originally won in the 2016 local government elections through a coalition and with the help of the EFF.
Reacting to the victory, Magashule told media that the ANC is the only hope for South Africa.