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Joburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda resigns
Joburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda has resigned. He handed in his resignation letter to the speaker of the council on Tuesday.…
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Joburg mayor Gwamanda: I only have eight bodyguards not 10
City of Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda has defended his large contingent of bodyguards, saying he only has eight bodyguards and…
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Ex-Joburg mayor Thapelo Amad sets his sights on becoming Gauteng Premier
Thapelo Amad, who served as Mayor of Johannesburg for just over three months, has now set his sights on becoming…
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New Joburg mayor Gwamanda: We have to provide services worth paying for
Newly appointed Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda has big plans for the city. He has vowed to improve the standard of…
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New Joburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda keeps predecessor’s mayoral committee intact
Newly-appointed Joburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda has announced his mayoral committee shortly after being elected to the position. Gwamanda’s committee is,…
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Joburg council meeting adjourned to Friday
Joburg will have to wait until Friday to get a new mayor. Council speaker Colleen Makhubele adjourned Tuesday’s meeting after…
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Next Joburg mayor likely to come from a minority party
Following the resignation of former mayor Thapelo Amad on Monday, two months after he was elected, the new Joburg mayor…
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DA picks Mpho Phalatse for Joburg mayoral candidate
The Democratic Alliance (DA) multi-party coalition partners cried foul after the decision to put Mpho Phalatse as its mayoral candidate…
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Colleen Makhubele’s no-confidence motion won’t go ahead after Amad resignation
The resignation of City of Joburg mayor Thapelo Amad means that Tuesday’s motion of no confidence in Speaker Colleen Makhubele…
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City of Joburg to elect new mayor next week after council sitting cancelled
The City of Joburg will elect a new mayor next week following the postponement of the metropolitan municipality’s council sitting.…
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Thapelo Amad speaks on stepping down as Joburg mayor
Johannesburg residents woke up without a mayor once again: Thapelo Amad has stepped down as the city’s number one citizen.…
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Panyaza Lesufi says coalition stands strong
The governing coalition of local unity remains intact, despite the resignation of Johannesburg mayor Thapelo Amad. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi…
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Thapelo Amad resigns as Joburg mayor
Al Jama-ah councillor Thapelo Amad has resigned as mayor of Johannesburg. The announcement was made in a media briefing by…
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ActionSA: DA must put aside differences to help achieve common goal in Joburg
Political parties formerly in coalition with the Democratic Alliance (DA) expressed their disappointment at what they called the lack of…
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ActionSA to table no-confidence motions against Joburg mayor
ActionSA plans to submit no-confidence motions against Joburg mayor Thapelo Amad and Speaker Colleen Makhubele. The motions will be tabled…
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Joburg Water blames constant power failures for water crisis
Joburg Water is blaming constant power failures for the city’s water crisis. Residents in parts of Johannesburg have been experiencing…
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Joburg City Power cuts the lights at Apartheid Museum over R1.8 million debt
City Power has continued with its aggressive revenue collection drive by cutting off electricity in an effort to recoup some…
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Kenny Kunene sworn in as Joburg’s Transport MMC
Businessman-turned-politician Kenny Kunene has been sworn in as a Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) in Joburg, taking one of…
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City of Joburg announces 8 new MMCs
Johannesburg’s newly-elected Mayor Thapelo Amad has announced 8 members of his Mayoral Committee. The selections are from different parties within…
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Joburg mayor to help cut electricity of non-paying residents in Roodepoort
Newly elected Joburg mayor Thapelo Amad was expected to lead an electricity cut-off operation against non-paying residents in Roodepoort on…
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City of Johannesburg’s new mayor to prioritise energy sustainability
Johannesburg’s newly elected transitional mayor, Thapelo Amad, says he will ensure that the city’s Energy Sustainability Strategy is fully implemented.…
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PA’s McKenzie: Mpho Phalatse ousting paves way for better financially managed Joburg
The removal of Democratic Alliance (DA) Mayor Mpho Phalatse will improve the City of Joburg’s financial crisis, according to Gayton…
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Coalition partners congratulate new Joburg mayor
Coalition partners have congratulated the new mayor of Johannesburg, Thapelo Amad. Parties including the ANC, Al Jama-ah, and the Patriotic…
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New Joburg mayor says he’s no one’s proxy
The minority parties in Johannesburg have installed a new sheriff in the City. Thapelo Amad, from the Al Jama-ah party,…
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Al Jamah-ah confident Phalatse no-confidence motion will succeed
The Al Jamah-ah party in Johannesburg says it is confident that the motion of no confidence against Mayor Mpho Phalatse…
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