Johannesburg’s mayor and top officials face a court ruling that halts their use of luxury vehicles and bodyguards, raising questions about public safety and governance.
Joburg mayor Dada Morero , Speaker Margaret Arnolds, and other top politicians in the municipality could be without protection after the Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg , dismissed the municipality’s bid to extend the February 14 deadline.
The policy, which was legally challenged by the DA, made provision for 15 public office bearers including Morero to be allocated 10 bodyguards who are part of the JMPD and six vehicles, BMW 3 Series, a BMW X5, a Toyota RAV4, a VW Polo, a Toyota Hilux, and a Lexus, while speaker Nobuhle Mthembu had an allocation of eight bodyguards and a BMW 3 Series, a BMW X3, a Toyota RAV4, a VW Polo, and a Toyota Corolla.
DA Johannesburg caucus leader, Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku, said the party’s shadow public safety MMC Solomon Maila has already written to Morero reminding him that should the city not have all cars parked by noon, they would be in contempt of the court judgment.
Jaca, who became the JMPD’s permanent boss on February 1, asked Mthombeni to carry out assessments of whether the “inherent risks” associated with the work of various senior municipal councillors might justify enhanced personal protection. The JMPD chief also stated that finance MMC Margaret Arnolds thought that she had been followed home on her way from work one evening.
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