{"id":38340,"date":"2022-10-10T13:39:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T13:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/this-is-a-big-responsibility-dada-morero-says-as-joburg-mayoral-committee-members-sworn-in"},"modified":"2022-10-10T13:56:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T13:56:58","slug":"this-is-a-big-responsibility-dada-morero-says-as-joburg-mayoral-committee-members-sworn-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/this-is-a-big-responsibility-dada-morero-says-as-joburg-mayoral-committee-members-sworn-in","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;This is a big responsibility&#8217; &#8211;  Dada Morero says, as Joburg mayoral committee members sworn in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Congratulations, you look beautiful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>New City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero took a brief moment during his speech to the council on Monday morning to welcome the members of his mayoral committee moments after they were sworn in.<\/p>\n<p>The mayoral committee members didn&#8217;t have long to bask in the glory of their political moment as they soon made their way to Eldorado Park for their first official visit.<\/p>\n<p>The area has seen increased violence in recent months, and residents have called on the City and authorities to do more to bring stability to Eldorado Park.<\/p>\n<p>Residents have camped at Eldorado Park police station after begging for the police to intervene in gang-related violence, which has seen several people shot dead.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in the council chamber, Morero stood on the podium, fist in the air, as he loudly proclaimed, &#8220;Amandla&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd responded with &#8220;Awethu&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congratulations, you look beautiful. 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