News24.com | DA names Tshwane mayoral candidate to succeed Solly Msimanga

DA names Tshwane mayoral candidate to succeed Solly Msimanga

2019-02-03 14:05

Tshidi Madia

The DA unveils Stevens Mokgalapa as the City of Tshwane's new mayor on February 3, 2019. (Tshidi Madia, News24)

The DA unveils Stevens Mokgalapa as the City of Tshwane's new mayor on February 3, 2019. (Tshidi Madia, News24)

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The Democratic Alliance has unveiled Stevens Mokgalapa as its mayoral candidate to succeed Solly Msimanga as Tshwane mayor.

Last month, Msimanga announced that he would be stepping down as Tshwane mayor to focus on his campaign for the premiership of Gauteng.

On Thursday, Msimanga officially tendered his resignation in a letter to the speaker of the municipal council.

His letter stated his last day in office would be February 11.

Mokgalapa says he knows he a "mammoth task lies ahead".

Mokgalapa is a DA member of Parliament and a former City of Cape Town councillor.

The DA governs the Tshwane council through an often tenuous coalition with the Economic Freedom Fighters.

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