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Frank Chikane

Frank Chikane

Frank Chikane (born 1951) is a South African cleric, writer and civil servant from Bushbuckridge, and a member of the African National Congress.

Born
1951 (75 years), Bushbuckridge
Party
African National Congress
Education
University of Limpopo

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He was general secretary of the South African Council of Churches from 1987 to 1994 and Director General in the Presidency under Thabo Mbeki from 1999, later advising presidents Motlanthe and Zuma. He has been on the ANC National Executive Committee since 1997, chaired the City Power board from 2012 to 2017, and presides over AFM International. He is the ANC's leading name for Mayor of Johannesburg in the 2026 local elections.

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Photo: Meraj Chhaya from Johannesburg, South Africa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

  1. Frank Chikane 11%
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Mayor of Johannesburg?

OutcomeLeft – RightAgeProbability
Helen Zille68%
Frank Chikane7511%
Loyiso MasukuCentre7%
Lukhona Mnguni6%
Herman MashabaCentre-right673%
Dada Morero1%
Kenny KuneneFar right551%
David Makhura<1%

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