The eighth executive mayor of Johannesburg will be elected in council today, but who will it be?

Executive Mayor and Al-Jama-ah councillor Kabelo Gwamanda bit the bullet and resigned on Tuesday following calls for his resignation from the ANC, residents, ratepayer associations, religious representatives, and civil society organisations, citing his inability to run the city, which continues to fall apart at an alarming rate.

Former mayors:

• 2023: Al-Jama-ah’s Thapelo Amad was elected in 2023 and resigned in the same year.

• 2021–2023: The DA’s Mpho Phalatse was elected in 2021 and served until 2023 when she resigned to return to her medical career.

• 2021: Mpho Moerane was also elected in 2021 but unfortunately passed away in hospital after being involved in a car crash.

• 2021: Jolidee Matongo was elected in 2021 but unfortunately died in a car accident.

• 2019–2021: Geoffrey Makhubo was elected in 2019 and served until 2021 when he died from Covid-19.

• 2016–2019: Herman Mashaba was elected in 2016 but resigned in 2019.