The community of NW405 will have to wait a little longer for the name of the new municipality because of an impasse between the ANC and the opposition parties.
The speaker of the council has convened a special council meeting for today for further deliberation after councillors could not decide on the new name at Tuesday’s State of the City address.

The public has already done their part for public participation and inputs on the new name, with Tlokwe the preferred name, followed by JB Marks. People voted at public ward meetings, via written submissions through drop boxes placed in various municipal buildings and electronically via email and SMS. Following the public participation process, Kgotso Khumalo, the executive mayor, advised the councillors that there should be an auditing process to avoid duplication. ‘Everything should be verified to check if the system was fair,’ said the mayor.