Mpho Phalatse ousted as Joburg mayor

EXECUTIVE mayor of Joburg, Mpho Phalatse, has been ousted from her position following a motion of no confidence by the minority coalition parties.

City of Joburg council Speaker, Colleen Makhubele, made the announcement on Thursday afternoon after a council meeting. 

According to Makhubele, 140 councillors voted in favour of the motion of no confidence, while 129 voted against it.

Phalatse will now make way for a new mayor from a coalition government led by the ANC and other minority parties such as the ACDP, FF Plus, COPE, IFP, ActionSA, and the Patriotic Alliance (PA).

The ANC in Gauteng has welcomed the removal of Phalatse through a motion of no confidence passed by the City of Johannesburg Council on Thursday. 

The party said the motion, which was supported by the majority of the Council, was supported by the ANC Caucus and other parties as a mechanism of rescuing the municipality from