Mpho Phalatse

Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse's fate was sealed on Thursday after she was voted out with 140 votes, while 129 others voted to keep her as executive mayor.

The Star understands that Phalatse sent the bag back to Makhubele’s office. On Wednesday, ActionSA released a statement lambasting the DA for throwing Phalatse under the bus. Phalatse’s fate was sealed on Thursday after she was voted out with 140 votes, while 129 others voted to keep her as executive mayor

The City of Johannesburg's Mayor Dr Mpho Phalatse has been ousted in a motion of no confidence. The motion was tabled in council on Thursday afternoon.

The motion was tabled by three parties – the African Transformation Movement, African Independent Congress (AIC) and Al-Jamah-Ah party. The motion was tabled in council on Thursday afternoon. 140 councillors voted for the motion while 120 councillors voted against it.

The ANC has taken a back seat in vying for the position of mayor in the City of Johannesburg for now as Mpho Phalatse faces three motions of no confidence.

“We’d made that proposal in November so we don’t withdraw the motions then. “The negotiations between the ANC and EFF resolved so that we don’t withdraw the motions again. Meanwhile, Dada Morero who was elected mayor for just over a month last year, said the plan was to elect an interim mayor until negotiations between the ANC and EFF are concluded for Ekurhuleni.

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We voted them out in Knysna, in Cederburg, and in Central Karoo. We are going to vote them out just like we voted them out in the Western Cape. “The DA is so used to black and coloured people just giving them [what they want] and they give nothing in return.

Mpho Phalatse has been ousted as City of Johannesburg mayor. She was removed in a vote of no confidence on Thursday afternoon.

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To Subscribe to Sunday World, [click here.](https://subs.arena.africa/#!/offer/411?utm_source=promo411&utm_medium=Circ) According to Phalatse, Makhubele did not follow the rules of council. “As a consequence, it seems certain that the motion of no confidence will succeed and the coalition in Johannesburg will fall. “This proposal would have restored the majority of the coalition, defeating the motion of no confidence and delivering some semblance of stability in Johannesburg. “Following further negotiations yesterday between the Patriotic Alliance and the governing coalition in Johannesburg, ActionSA can confirm that talks have failed, and the multi-party coalition will face a motion of no confidence without the majority to defend mayor Mpho Phalatse,” said Beaumont. The former mayor of Johannesburg lost her mayorship after 140 council members voted in favour of her removal, after the minority parties including the African Transformation Movement, African Independent Congress, and Al Jama-ah tabled a motion of no confidence in her leadership.

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Feel sad for the city. “I am overwhelmed, I feel sad for our residents. “From the start of the current round of negotiations to stave-off a motion of no confidence in mayor Mpho Phalatse, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has made it clear that we will not hand over the hard-earned taxes paid by the people of Joburg to a party that has patronage extraction as is its goal,” Brink said.

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The first indication emerged early in the day that Phalatse wouldn't have the numbers to survive. There were 266 councillors in the chamber, while four were absent. He said the opposition looked at him, Makhubele and councillor Margaret Arnolds, but ultimately chose him. Your ignorance and laziness in reading the agenda should not affect the vote." - The City of Johannesburg council was due to vote on a motion of no confidence in mayor Mpho Phalatse on Thursday. Despite abstaining from the vote to move the motion of no confidence forward on the agenda, ActionSA voted with the DA against the removal of Phalatse.

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“But to bring out the facts, they will tell you. She further told the broadcaster that she was active even when she was supposed to be on leave during the floods that devastated parts of the city in December. “People needed to justify their motion of no confidence.

At a council meeting, 140 councillors voted to remove Phalatse, while 129 supported her.

Feel sad for the city. “I am overwhelmed, I feel sad for our residents. “From the start of the current round of negotiations to stave-off a motion of no confidence in mayor Mpho Phalatse, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has made it clear that we will not hand over the hard-earned taxes paid by the people of Joburg to a party that has patronage extraction as is its goal,” Brink said.

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Having blocked the multi-party coalition deal formulated last week and agreed upon by negotiators of all parties, including DA negotiators. It said that it had neglected Phalatse and betrayed the multi-party coalition after thwarting a deal with the Patriotic Alliance, whose votes were needed to prevent Phalatse's removal. ActionSA said that the Democratic Alliance (DA) had neglected Mpho Phalatse and betrayed the multi-party coalition after thwarting a deal with the Patriotic Alliance, whose votes were needed to prevent Phalatse's removal.

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On Wednesday, ActionSA, one of the key coalition partners of the DA in Joburg, released a statement lambasting the DA for throwing Phalatse under the bus. It was my wish to continue, it was my wish to see the term through. The only thing I am grateful for, today, is that everything was done legally, it was above board and it looks like we have followed the rules of Council and laws of this country to the tee.”