Ekurhuleni ANC welcomes removal of EFF’s Dunga from mayoral committee

JOHANNESBURG - The African National Congress (ANC) in Ekurhuleni has welcomed the removal of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)’s Nkululeko Dunga from the metro’s mayoral committee.

On Wednesday night, Mayor Doctor Xhakaza fired Dunga as the metro's finance MMC.

Xhakaza insisted that Dunga failed to stabilise the municipality’s finances.

ANC regional coordinator, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, said that Dunga's dismissal was a step towards effective governance.

"This decision was accordingly endorsed following the governance update report, which pointed to fundamental weaknesses in how the budget process has been handled, as well as the seriously regressing financial position of the city, a matter we have long raised with no notable effort to turn around the dire situation.

"We firmly believe that every member of the mayoral committee must be committed to a coordinated way of governance under the guidance of the executive mayor, including accountability, which was not the case."