EXECUTIVE mayor of the City of Joburg, Mpho Phalatse, has been ousted from her position following a motion of no confidence by the minority coalition parties.
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.
The motion of no confidence against Phalatse was tabled by the African Transformation Movement (ATM), African Independent Congress (AIC) and Al-Jamah-Ah.
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, Action SA, or 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
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