Africa-Press – South-Africa. A month after being voted in as mayor of the Mogale City Municipality by the ANC-EFF alliance, Molefi Thupane has announced the councillors he appointed to his mayoral committee.
Thupane, from the African Transformation Movement (ATM), was elected by 43 councillors following the ousting of DA councillor and former mayor, Tyrone Gray, after a vote of no confidence.
The ATM councillor’s support came mainly from the ANC and EFF alliance which has seen members from minority parties, including the African Independent Congress, being placed as mayors.
The arrangement has also been instrumental in removing DA speakers and mayors in municipalities throughout Gauteng.
In a statement on Wednesday, Thupane revealed that his committee consisted of four EFF and six ANC MMCs.
In a statement, Thupane said: “We are ready to make a positive, meaningful, and lasting impact in the lives of residents of Mogale City because we now have a fully-fledged team of committed compatriots.”
Celebrating the appointment of its members, the EFF in Gauteng released a statement on Wednesday, wishing its councillors well, adding, “These are community activists who have also been … through the internal organisational process, and their duty is to deliver services to the people of Mogale City.”
Last week, West Rand District Municipality Mayor Thabiso Bovungana also appointed a mayoral committee consisting of ANC and EFF councillors.
Bovungana, who is a lone AIC councillor in that municipality, was assisted by the ANC and EFF alliance who elected him as mayor. This followed the removal of a DA mayor, speaker and chief whip.
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