OPINION | Placing someone with no power at the helm of a municipality, let alone one as important as Johannesburg, is likely to increase the number of people who are cynical of politics and politicians, writes Enghumbhini.
Al Jama-ah's Thapelo Amad has officially been sworn in as the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg.
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