DA will support Joburg mayor Thapelo Amad’s removal
PA leader Gayton McKenzie says Amad needs to go before he causes further damage to Joburg metro, SA's economic and financial hub
17 April 2023 - 15:11
The DA, the second-largest political party in the 270-seat Johannesburg council, is the latest organisation to throw its weight behind calls for the removal of executive mayor Thapelo Amad.
Amad is a councillor of the Al Jama-ah party with three seats in council. He replaced DA councillor Mpho Phalatse as executive mayor in January after her ousting through a vote of no confidence. At 71, the DA has the second-biggest allocation of seats after the ANC, which was 91...
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