Tragic news for the people of Johannesburg! The mayor of South Africa's capital city succumbed to the pandemic on Friday. Known as the economic centre and largest city in South Africa, it has now lost a good man.

Victim of the coronavirus

Geoff Makhubo died after contracting the coronavirus. Many political figures were devastated when they heard the news. Many tweets were made about the news.

He was hospitalised this week after contracting COVID-19. He succumbed to the coronavirus on Friday according to a press release. Eunice Mgcina has been appointed acting mayor.

As a reminder, Geoff Makhubo took office in December 2019. The ruling party fought to wrest control of the city from an opposition coalition.

South Africa is currently in the grip of a third wave of coronavirus infections. Of these, Johannesburg and the neighbouring province of Gauteng are the most affected by the new cases.

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