The battle over the ANC’s mayoral candidacy (https://mg.co.za/politics/2026-06-08-exclusive-masuku-advances-morero-misses-out-as-anc-considers-nhlanhla-lux-frank-chikane-chichi-maponya-and-jabu-moleketi-for-johannesburg-mayor/) in Johannesburg appears far from over as two factions remain at loggerheads over who should become mayor of the City of Gold.