Riyaz Patel
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Tshwane Mayor Stevens Mokgalapa has been ousted through a motion of no confidence.
At least 111 councillors voted in support of the motion brought by the African National Congress (ANC) in the city council on Thursday night.
The developments in Tshwane comes a day after the ANC won back South Africa’s economic hub, Johannesburg, where its candidate Geoff Makhubo won the mayoral election.
The election in Johannesburg was brought on by the resignation of the former DA mayor Herman Mashaba last month.
In Tshwane, the ANC cited the water crisis in Hammanskraal, corruption at the Wonderboom Airport and the so-called sex scandal involving the mayor and former MMC Sheila Senkubuge as reasons for wanting Mokgalapa out..
Mokgalapa’s removal came soon after the Tshwane Council voted out DA Speaker Katlego Mathebe.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supported the ANC’s motion of no confidence in Mokgalapa.
The DA has said it will challenge the special council decisions in court, saying the processes followed to remove the speaker were flawed.