Joburg still without a mayor as council Speaker Makhubele adjourns meeting -
The extraordinary council meeting was initially called to elect a new candidate to occupy the top office following the resignation of Al Jama-ah’s Thapelo Amad last week.Joburg council speaker, Colleen Makhubele, has adjourned today’s council sitting. She stated that she made the decision because she felt the parties were not ready to elect a mayor. The sitting has been adjourned to Friday.
' EWN Reporter May 2, 2023 She said that she hoped that during this time, the parties would conclude negotiations with their coalition partners. "This whole day we've been all over the place. Clearly, we are not ready to elect an executive mayor and it's worrying but it's clear to me that the readiness of this council to conduct the business of the day in question. I'm therefore adjourning this meeting."
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