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Back story to Joburg's unlikely new Mayor: Kingmaker McKenzie explains his appointment - and what it means for 2024

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South Africa's latest experience with coalition politics resulted in a significant elevation into Executive Mayorship of the country's richest Metro. Previously invisible Thapelo Amad, whose splinter political party received under 10 000 of the 933 000 votes cast in the 2021 election, has been engineered by 'Kingmaker' Gayton McKenzie into the position of overseeing the city's R73bn Budget. McKenzie, whose 8 Patriotic Alliance members hold the swing vote in Joburg's 270-seat Council, swapped sides for the second time to bring down the DA-run coalition. In this interview with Alec Hogg of BizNews, he shares the 'back story' and his perspectives on what awaits the young democracy as it follows a chaotic path to post-ANC rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3 Feb 2023 4AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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