Overview
- Jongizizwe Dlabathi submitted his resignation as ANC Ekurhuleni regional secretary and finance MMC effective 27 February, but the ANC says the letter has not been formally processed and he remains in his posts pending internal procedures.
- EFF Gauteng chair Nkululeko Dunga says the party will only re-enter cooperation in Ekurhuleni if Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza resigns after the EFF rejected MMC posts following the mayor’s reshuffle.
- Xhakaza completed his executive by appointing three ANC councillors—Nkgopotse Nsizwa Mekgwe, Siyabonga Mathews Moloi, and Dora Mlambo—to key portfolios after the EFF and ActionSA spurned positions.
- A scheduled council sitting was disrupted and adjourned after Mlambo resigned as Speaker, adding to executive instability and leaving the chamber without a presiding officer.
- The ANC-led administration no longer commands a majority, parties are considering no-confidence motions, and the departure of the finance MMC weeks before tabling a R51‑billion budget heightens risk for both the city and Gauteng’s upcoming provincial budget vote.