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Phalatse heads to court to overturn election of new Joburg mayor

Axed City of Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse
Axed City of Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse

4th October 2022

By: Sane Dhlamini
Creamer Media Senior Contributing Editor and Researcher

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Axed City of Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse will approach the Gauteng High Court to try and overturn what she calls an unlawful council meeting, which saw the election of the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) Dada Morero as the new mayor.    

Phalatse, who was voted out by a motion of no confidence least week, says the Democratic Alliance (DA) will not sit back while the ANC and its allies “use corrupt means to grab power”.

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The matter will be heard on October 11.

DA leader John Steenhuisen announced on Friday that the DA was not done in Johannesburg and that it would continue to fight.

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On Monday, ActionSA accused the DA of destabilising the city “in the interest of power and position”.

Phalatse says Joburg residents voted out the ANC for a better alternative and added that the DA will fight “until the bitter end” to ensure that their mandate is served.

“We will focus our attention on regaining the City of Johannesburg and stop the ANC and its partners in the coalition of corruption from looting the city a second time and again paying no heed to the needs of the residents,” said Phalatse.

She assured the residents that the DA would not back down or give in.

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