{"id":53103,"date":"2026-03-18T14:25:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=53103"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:25:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:25:26","slug":"2026-03-18-dada-is-going-nowhere-mbalula-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/18\/2026-03-18-dada-is-going-nowhere-mbalula-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Dada is going nowhere, Mbalula says \u2013 The Mail &#038; Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail \"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dada-is-going-nowhere-Mbalula-says-%E2%80%93-The-Mail.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dsc 1600\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dada-is-going-nowhere-Mbalula-says-\u2013-The-Mail.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mg.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_1600-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mg.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_1600-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mg.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_1600-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mg.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_1600-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mg.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_1600-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/div>\n<p>ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. (Delwyn Verasamy\/M&amp;G)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has issued a stern warning to the Johannesburg regional executive committee (REC) that Dada Morero will not be removed as mayor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no mayor that will be removed by the REC, let me tell you that and I\u2019m going to meet them,\u201d Mbalula said at a briefing at Luthuli House on Wednesday. \u201cThe mayor is there and is not going to be removed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe national working committee is clear that what the comrades in Johannesburg have done should not be done. We have challenges from time to time but these are our structures and we will discuss them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His comments follow reports over the weekend that the REC had decided that Morero should be removed as mayor of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources, the REC resolved to remove Morero after his close ally, Stanley Itshegetseng, filed court papers challenging the outcomes of the regional conference, which took place in December last year, citing irregularities.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, a few hours after Itshegetseng lodged his application, the REC met to discuss his application and agreed to remove Morero.<\/p>\n<p>Some ANC insiders have accused Itshegetseng of being used by Morero to challenge the conference results. He works as an adviser to the chief of staff in the mayor\u2019s office and is known to be a staunch supporter of Morero.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2021, the ANC\u2019s top seven leadership have been responsible for interviewing mayoral and premier candidates, a shift that has reduced the power of RECs and provincial executive committees to recall individuals they do not support.<\/p>\n<p>Mbalula said the party\u2019s top seven would interview mayoral candidates for all metros and secondary cities, noting that the move stems from decisions taken at the national general council and the national executive committee.<\/p>\n<p>The party has finalised the framework and will present it next week, he said, adding that it will also address the calibre of candidates it intends to appoint as mayors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be inviting civil society to come and help us on this journey \u2013 what kind of mayor we need in Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, eThekwini and elsewhere \u2013 as we embark on interviewing candidates,\u201d Mbalula said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been doing it but this time around it will be done aggressively. By May, we will be announcing our mayoral candidates before we launch our campaign in June or July.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Dada #Mbalula #Mail #Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. (Delwyn Verasamy\/M&amp;G) ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has issued a stern warning to the Johannesburg regional executive&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53103"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53105,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53103\/revisions\/53105"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}