Mayoral positions up for grabs as Joburg vote takes place while a motion of no confidence plays out in Pretoria
As Herman Mashaba’s tenure as Johannesburg mayor comes to an end a little more than three years after he was elected to lead the hung council of SA’s biggest municipality, the DA faces losing both metros it governs via a coalition in Gauteng.
Mokgalapa will face an urgent motion of no confidence, also on Thursday, which could see the DA losing its second mayor in Tshwane since 2016. Its first mayor, Solly Msimanga, resigned earlier in 2019 to focus on what became his unsuccessful bid to become the DA’s first premier in Gauteng. Mashaba’s resignation from both the DA and his job — which took effect on Wednesday — has thrown a spanner in the works for the party. His legacy includes the metro’s insourcing of workers and the administration’s focus on revitalising the inner city by, among other things, opening up high-rise buildings for private-sector development. But one of the issues that has been plaguing the city of Johannesburg, namely the billing system, remains a headache.
The importance of keeping together a coalition in a multiparty government was underscored by Mashaba himself in his last statement as mayor when he said the delivery of many projects during his tenure would not have been possible if not for a multiparty government.
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