THE African National Congress is pushing ahead with plans for centralised control over the five proposed megacities in the country, namely Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Pretoria and Port Elizabeth. Despite opposition to the executive mayoral system, which vests all authority in the mayor, the ANC said it is confident of adopting it even in provinces outside its control, such as KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. The ANC is also to forge ahead with plans to deploy senior party members to head the megacities.