A coin toss has seen DA councillor Marlene van Staden win the mayoral position in Modimolle-Mookgophong local municipality in Limpopo.
A coin toss has seen DA councillor Marlene van Staden win the mayoral position in Modimolle-Mookgophong municipality in Limpopo.
On Thursday the DA took control of the district through a coin toss after previous council meetings failed to reach a resolution and the municipality was without a mayor after the local government elections. “Mayor Van Staden was elected through a coin toss after there had been two tied rounds of voting , with the EFF and FF Plus councillors voting for our candidate,”“The council had held four previous council meetings with no resolution on the position of mayor, while a speaker was only elected at the fourth meeting.”DA Councillor, Marlene Van Staden has been elected to serve as the Executive Mayor of Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality, in Limpopo.
Now that the election is done, it's time to secure a better future for all residents and get things done! 💙🇿🇦
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