Al Jama-ah

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Al Jama-ah's Thapelo Amad is Johannesburg's new mayor (Eyewitness News)

Just after the DA's Mpho Phalatse was ousted as Johannesburg mayor, Al Jama-ah's Thapelo Amad was elected to the position.

“We will see to make sure that the most basic services are extended to all corners of the city. The Independent Electoral Commission oversaw the voting process to ensure all protocols were followed. "It has nothing to do with the religion. This is a bigger task given to me and I believe that with unity we will defeat," said Amad. He won by 138 votes, while the Phalatse received 81 and and Action SA’s Funzi Ngobeni was supported by 46 councillors. Al Jama-ah's Thapelo Amad is the transitional Johannesburg mayor.

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Al Jama-Ah leader Thapelo Amad elected Joburg mayor (eNCA)

Al Jama-Ah leader, Thapelo Amad has been elected as the new mayor for the City of Johannesburg.

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Al Jama-ah councillor Thapelo Amad elected Joburg mayor (Business Day)

The provincial chair of the Muslim minority party trounced fellow councillors ActionSA caucus leader Funzi Ngobeni and DA councillor and former mayor Mpho ...

Email [email protected] or call 0860 52 52 00. In total 266 councillors cast their votes, speaker Colleen Makhubele said... There was one spoilt vote, while two councillors had expired IDs.

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City of Joburg council elects Al Jama-ah councillor as mayor as ... (News24)

Ousted Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse gave her final farewell on Friday afternoon as she returned to her role as a councillor.

It has been a privilege to serve the City of Johannesburg and its 6 million residents as the executive mayor." “We were making progress, which was not often seen or felt, but we were working towards sustainable programmes that would be seen and felt by generations of residents to come." “I would like to thank the residents for their support and patience and the members of the mayoral committee for their dedication and honesty.

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Al-Jama-ah's Thapelo Amad elected new Joburg mayor, says he will ... (Independent Online)

Thapelo Amad of Al-Jama-ah has been elected as the new mayor of Johannesburg, succeeding DA councillor Mpho Phalatse who was ousted in a motion of no ...

He was previously the MMC of Development Planning in the ANC coalition that was ousted by the DA. He holds several tertiary qualifications, including a degree in Islamic studies. Amad was at the forefront of the revolution against the DA in the City of Johannesburg.

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