DA to field Funzela Ngobeni as Joburg mayoral candidate
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced its mayoral candidate for the City of Johannesburg after Herman Mashaba abruptly resigned from the party last month.
Funzela Ngobeni has been identified as the man to succeed Mashaba, after serving as MMC for Finance since 2018.
The DA’s Gauteng leader John Moodey says Ngobeni was the subject of a rigorous selection process.
"We are confident that should he be elected as the Executive Mayor of the DA-led City of Johannesburg on 28 November 2019, he will continue the good work done by outgoing mayor Herman Mashaba by streamlining services in order to improve the lives of all residents," he said.
Mashaba resigned last month, shortly after Helen Zille was elected as the federal chairperson.
His final day in office will be November 27.