Former Johannesburg mayor, MP and ANC chief whip in Parliament Isaac Mogase died on Tuesday.
The cause of his death could not immediately be confirmed.
Current Mayor Geoffrey Makhubo described Mogase as a trailblazer .
The first post-apartheid Johannesburg mayor, Isaac Mogase, has died.
Mogase wore the mayoral chain of the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council between 1995 and 2000, before the election of Amos Masondo.
Mogase died on Tuesday. The cause of his death could not immediately be confirmed.
Current Mayor Geoffrey Makhubo described Mogase as a trailblazer . We stand on the shoulders of giants like Ntate Mogase [for] their hard work and dedication to the people and development of this great city. Ntate Mogase was pivotal in laying the groundwork for the work we have done of stitching the city together and creating a one-city-one-tax-base for a united city, he said in a statement on Wednesday.
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SPOTCHECK: JHB s mayor shares debunked and flawed SA rape statistics
By senior researcher Cayley Clifford
As South Africa continues to grapple with gender-based violence, the City of Johannesburg’s mayor, Geoff Makhubo, took to Twitter to share startling statistics about sexual violence.
“SA has been confirmed to be the rape capital in the world,” he tweeted to his nearly 20,000 followers in April 2021. The post attracted more than 10,000 reactions, including 4,300 shares.
SA has been confirmed to be the rape capital in the world. According to Interpol it’s estimated that a woman born in SA has a greater chance of being raped than learning to read. This is an alarming state, we can t pretend like all is well#YellowForSurvivors Geoff Makhubo (@GeoffMakhubo) April 17, 2021
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Mayor Geoff Makhubo said Lukhwareni is on leave.
COO Floyd Brink is acting in Lukhwareni s absence.
City of Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo denied allegations that municipal manager Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni has resigned.
Makhubo also dismissed claims that Lukhwareni had been coerced to step down.
However, Makhubo had received and approved Lukhwareni s request for leave. In line with the standard practices and policy in the City, Lukhwareni has appointed the chief operations officer (COO), Floyd Brink, to act in his absence, mayoral spokesperson Mlimandlela Ndamase said.
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