Africa-Press – South-Africa. City of Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse will survive Wednesday’s special council sitting of the City’s multiparty government.
This is despite opposition parties in the council earlier saying they would vote against her in a motion of no confidence at the next council sitting.
Mayoral spokesperson Mabine Seabe said the only topic on the agenda of the sitting was the election of a new speaker.
The election will be held to replace Vasco da Gama, who was ousted in a motion of no confidence at the beginning of September.
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The ordinary sitting of the council, set for Wednesday and Thursday, has been postponed until a speaker has been elected. The speaker will take over from the city manager once elected.
On 5 September, Al Jama-ah member Thapelo Amad announced that opposition parties in the coalition were planning a motion of no confidence in the mayor.
On Monday, Amad said parties had met and resubmitted a motion of no confidence in Phalatse.
He said once elected, the speaker would make a determination on whether to call a special council sitting.
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