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Johannesburg – ANC Tshwane regional chairperson and Mayor Sputla Ramokgopa has become the frontrunner to replace disgraced former Gauteng housing MEC Humphrey Mmemezi.

Mmemezi quit on Wednesday following allegations of the misuse of government funds, including that he had bought a R10 000 painting from McDonald’s with his government credit card.

According to three well-placed sources within the ANC in Tshwane, various informal discussions have taken place “for a while” about who would be deployed in Mmemezi’s position.

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