Loyiso Masuku elected Joburg’s first deputy mayor

ANC Johannesburg regional chairperson Loyiso Masuku at the ANC 16th Greater Joburg Regional Conference at Cedarwoods Hotel on 5 December 2025 in Sandton. Picture: Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo The MMC of Finance Loyiso Masuku has been appointed as the deputy mayor of the City of Johannesburg. Masuku was elected unposed during a council meeting on Thursday.

This includes the PA, Al Jama-ah and other minority parties. The election was swift with no hitches, but the DA indicated that it was staying away from this election. Masuku’s election means that the City of Johannesburg’s mayor and deputy mayor are both from the ANC.

Council is also expected to debate Mayor Dada Morero’s fitness to hold office on Thursday. This comes after Al Jama-ah and its partners in the minority caucus tabled a motion of no confidence against him. Al Jama-ah had requested that the motion takes place through a secret ballot.

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It is unclear if the motion will still go ahead. The Citizenunderstands that the deputy mayor position was formed to appease a faction of the ANC that wanted Morero to be removed as mayor. This comes after he lost his position as the regional chairperson of the ANC in Johannesburg at a conference last year.

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