Joburg mayor ousted: Phalatse can’t catch a break as court strikes case off the roll

It’s curtains for Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse after her urgent interdict to stop the meeting to remove her from office was struck off the court roll.

It’s understood the court’s decision was because the sitting had already convened before the matter could be heard in front of a judge.

Despite pleas to Joburg residents from its mayor to keep her job, Phalatse had been ousted earlier on Friday morning, with 139 councillors voting to support her removal.

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Newly-elected Speaker Colleen Makhubele convened the sitting. Makhubele presided over a chaotic sitting with numerous interruptions and points of order.

But Makhubele ignored the disruptions and proceeded with the house business of the day, passing the motion to remove Phalatse.

The IFP abstained from the vote, and Makhubele has since allowed for a caucus break before forging ahead with voting in a new mayor.

So far, ANC regional chairperson Dada Morero is tipped to be the City’s next mayor.

Compiled by Narissa Subramoney

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