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Geoff Makhubo: Biography of Geoff Makhubo, Age, Wife, Career, Contact & Net Worth,<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Geoff Makhubo (born 8 February 1968) is a South African politician who is currently serving as the Mayor of Johannesburg.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He is also a member of the\u00a0African National Congress\u00a0and the party\u2019s regional chair. During the administration of Parks Tau, he served as the MMC (Member of the Mayoral Committee) for Finance.<\/p>\n

\"Geoff<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full Name<\/th>\nGeoff Makhubo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date of Birth<\/th>\n8 February 1968 (age 53 years old)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Place of Birth<\/th>\nSoweto, South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gender<\/th>\nMale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupation<\/th>\nPolitician<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nationality<\/th>\nSouth African<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Net Worth<\/th>\n$2 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Geoff Makhubo Age<\/h2>\n

He was born on the 8th of February 1968 in Soweto, South Africa. As of 2021, Geoff Makhubo is 53 years old.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Career<\/h2>\n

<\/span>Politics<\/h3>\n

Makhubo served as the Johannesburg MMC for Finance under the mayoralty of Parks Tau. He has also held leadership roles in the African National Congress\u2019s Greater Johannesburg Region.<\/p>\n

He was the regional treasurer before he became the regional leader in July 2018. He was appointed as the caucus leader of the ANC in the city council after the resignation of Parks Tau in May 2019.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Mayoralty<\/h3>\n

On 28 November 2019, the African National Congress announced that it had nominated Makhubo for the position of mayor following the resignation of the Democratic Alliance\u2019s Herman Mashaba.<\/p>\n

Geoff Makhubo was officially elected to the post on 4 December 2019 after he received 137 out of 268 votes. The DA\u2019s Funzela Ngobeni received 101 votes, while the EFF\u2019s Musa Novela received 30 votes.<\/p>\n

Makhubo enters office under much controversy as he has been accused of gross corruption by both the Economic Freedom Fighters and the Democratic Alliance following payment of R30 million to his company from Regiments Capital, a firm implicated in the ongoing State Capture inquiries, while he served as Finance MMC.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Net Worth<\/h2>\n

He has an estimated net worth of $2,000,000 which he has earned as a professional footballer.<\/p>\n