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CITY OF JOHANNESBURG: McKenzie to stay in GNU after Kunene likely returns as Joburg transport boss
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Daily Maverick
Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie will stay in the GNU and his ally Kenny Kunene will get his job back as Johannesburg’s transport boss.
High-level sources have told Daily Maverick that a deal’s been done for Kenny Kunene to return as the City of Johannesburg’s Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for transport.
Remove adsIts national leaders, party secretary-general Fikile Mbalula and head of political education David Makhura, favour smoking the peace pipe.
“It was never our problem; it is them who removed Kenny; it is them who is bringing Kenny back.
Kunene is running as the PA’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate and he wants to make his campaign mark with better roads and transport systems.