Inside ANC’s search for new Nelson Mandela Bay mayor

Several candidates being considered as no obvious successor to Van Niekerk has emerged

The ANC has cast the net wide as it looks for a suitable mayoral candidate to replace Gary van Niekerk in Nelson Mandela Bay, with the names of provincial leaders and a few former metro politicians being bandied about.

Among those reportedly being considered by the ANC’s national bosses for the job are Eastern Cape ANC deputy chair Mlungisi Mvoko, SA National Civics Organisation (Sanco) provincial secretary Tony Duba and political adviser Bheza Ntshona. ..

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