The City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda has confirmed that councillor has been arrested alongside 23 others for hijacking a JMPD building.
cannot remove people living in those buildings without an eviction order because it's against the constitution.
“We need the courts to evict them. We are a law-abiding government. We are governed by the constitution. You can’t remove people unless you have a court order," said Maile.
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