CoJ withdraws report recommending Floyd Brink for city manager's job

The City of Johannesburg remains without a city manager after the municipal council withdrew a report recommending Floyd Brink’s appointment to the role.

Council was expected to debate the proposal for Brink’s reappointment, but the matter was removed from the agenda.

Brink has been ousted from the position twice before, after the courts ruled that his 2023 and 2024 appointments were irregular.

A selection panel that recently interviewed ten candidates for the post had once again recommended Brink for the position.

EWN understands that the African National Congress (ANC) is divided over whether Brink should be reappointed as Johannesburg’s city manager, following his previous removal from the position twice by the courts.

The party’s national leadership had to step in to address internal disagreements about whether to back Brink’s reappointment.

It’s understood that some factions within the ANC are pushing or former Johannesburg Property Company CEO Helen Botes to take up the role instead.

The council is expected to meet next week to discuss the appointment of a new city manager.

In the meantime, the ANC will have to resolve its internal disputes over who should fill the post.