THE ANC in Johannesburg has slammed mayor Mpho Phalatse’s announcement of a 70% male mayoral committee, saying her appointments undermined gender equality.
Phalatse announced the executive members of her mayoral committee on Monday after a lengthy wait for the council to be set up following the local government elections on November 1, and the results that saw parties forming coalition governments owing to failure to reach majority.
The governing party said it was an indictment on gender equality for the mayor to choose a 70% male mayoral committee in a period where gender equality had been identified as a critical issue across the globe.
“It is indictment, that the first female Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg in a period where gender equality has been elevated as a critical issue across the globe, chooses a 70% male mayoral committee,” said regional secretary Dada Morero on Monday.
“The Executive
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