Thapelo Amad resigns as Joburg mayor before motion of no confidence
The Al Jama-ah councillor resigned a few hours before city councillors were due to vote in a no-confidence motion against him.
Member of a Muslim minority political party, Al Jama-ah councillor Thapelo Amad, has resigned as mayor of Johannesburg.
The announcement was made during a media briefing held by several political parties yesterday.
Amad’s resignation comes a day before he was expected to face a motion of no confidence against him during a special council meeting today. The meeting has since been postponed.
#JoburgUpdates #JoburgCouncil meeting scheduled for 25 April 2023 – cancelled ^GZ https://t.co/xX2XYmJvQa pic.twitter.com/D1N0C9MqMt
— City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) April 25, 2023
The speaker of the council, Councillor Colleen Makhubele, has confirmed that the new executive mayor will be elected during the extra-ordinary council meeting scheduled for next Tuesday.
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