ANC Johannesburg’s new Chairperson, Loyiso Masuku after winning an election during the 16th Regional Conference at at the CedarWoods Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, 5 December 2025. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The Citizen Loyiso Masuku has been elected regional chairperson of the ANC in Greater Johannesburg after a hotly contested race against the former chairperson, Dada Morero. Masuku’s election brings a breath of fresh air to the regional leadership of the ANC, and she now stands a chance of becoming the mayoral candidate for the ANC in next year’s local government elections.
Masuku began her activism in student politics; she has served in different structures of the ANC, including the ANCYL and the ANC Women’s League. She is the wife of former Health MEC Bandile Masuku. The pair were involved in a controversialCovid-19 PPE scandalthat has cast a cloud over them to this day.
Masuku was born in the Eastern Cape but has become an influential figure in Johannesburg’s regional politics. She has held various roles in government, including in the City of Ekurhuleni and the Gauteng government under Premier Nomvula Mokonyane, and is currently the Finance MMC for the City of Johannesburg. With her election, she could become the first female ANC mayor of Johannesburg.
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Ahead of the conference, political analyst Andre Duvenhage said whoever was elected would have a chance to lead the ANC in Johannesburg into the local government elections. “The ANC was once a dominant party, so finding the right leadership is critical for a declining party. So, at the moment, what we are seeing is that corruption is very rife there, all sorts of problems.
So, it is important for them to select the right leaders because even surveys are saying ANC support will continue to decline,” he said. The ANC in Johannesburg remains the majority party in the council, with the most ward councillors.
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