{"id":95082,"date":"2026-01-31T19:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-eff-reject-proposal-for-new-joburg-deputy-mayor"},"modified":"2026-01-31T19:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:52:45","slug":"da-eff-reject-proposal-for-new-joburg-deputy-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-eff-reject-proposal-for-new-joburg-deputy-mayor","title":{"rendered":"DA EFF Reject Proposal for New Joburg Deputy Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The City of Johannesburg is set to spend at least R1.2 million a year on remuneration for a deputy mayor.<\/p>\n<p>This follows a council resolution to create the entirely new position.<\/p>\n<p>The ANC&#8217;s proposal to establish the position was supported by majority of the parties in council on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Economkic Freedom Fighters (EFF)rejected the proposal, while ACTIONSA abstained from the process.<\/p>\n<p>However, a council document confirms the deputy mayor position will replace the finance portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>This means the city will no longer have a Finance MMC, with the portfolio instead falling under the responsibility of the deputy mayor.<\/p>\n<p>Anc regional leader Sasabona Manganye said that since the position will be phased out, part of the money will go towards paying the new deputy mayor of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The deputy mayor will be one of the ten MMCs. 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