DA’s Stevens Mokgalapa elected mayor of Tshwane
Mokgalapa was a councillor in the Tshwane metro for nine years, and was most recently an MP and the DA's spokesperson on international affairs
The DA's preferred candidate, Stevens Mokgalapa, has been elected the new mayor of Tshwane. Mokgalapa takes up the position after former mayor, Solly Msimanga's resignation took effect on Monday. Msimanga resigned from the post after almost two-and-a-half years in office to focus on his campaign as the DA's Gauteng premier candidate. Mokgalapa, who hails from Tshwane, was a councillor in the metro for nine years, and was most recently an MP and the party's spokesperson on international affairs. Mokgalapa's election on Tuesday was uncontested as no other party nominated a candidate. Tshwane is governed by a coalition-led government in which the DA does not have enough votes without either the ANC or the EFF's support to pass decisions. Therefore, the lack of other candidates worked in the DA's favour Mokgalapa said in his inaugural address that he would be a mayor of action, and would thus focus on stabilising and refocusing the administration, speeding up service delivery, creating ...
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