Joburg’s “People’s Mayor” Matongo laid to rest
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER WITH a full civic ceremony befitting the No 1 citizen, Johannesburg laid its Executive Mayor Jolidee Matongo in a dignified and emotional service held in Johannesburg. Matongo (46) died in a car accident a week ago, just five weeks after he was elected as Mayor, succeeding Geoff Makhubu, who died from Covid-19. Speakers paid warm tributes to Matongo and praised him for his humility and commitment to serving the people of Johannesburg, one of Africa's biggest cities. One speaker described him as a “son of Africa who grew up in the streets of Soweto”. One of the…