Kenny Kunene

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Kenny Kunene is set to become a Joburg councillor (News24)

The deputy president of the Patriotic Alliance, Kenny Kunene, will be a Johannesburg councillor under the leadership of the new mayor, Thapelo Amad.

The parties have three and two seats respectively. Now that Kunene is set to be a councillor, he can be elected to the mayoral committee. He was put up for election after a decision in November that a minority party member should become the leader of the then opposition coalition.

Kenny Kunene is in driver's seat as new MMC for Roads and Transport (Independent Online)

Kunene's party was also preparing him for the provincial and national elections next year, with Kunene being presented as the PA's premier candidate for ...

Kunene was expected to donate his salary as an MMC to the poor. Kunene was expected to use his new portfolio to prove that the PA can lead. "We know our roads, storm drains, bridges, and transport infrastructure in general as a city are in a state of near-permanent crisis, especially after last year’s flood damage.

Kenny Kunene likely to be sworn in as MMC for transport (Johannesburg Sunday World)

Kenny Kunene, the Patriotic Alliance deputy president, is expected to be sworn in as a councillor in the City of Johannesburg when.

The 41-year-old Amad was born and raised in Soweto. To Subscribe to Sunday World, [click here.](https://subs.arena.africa/#!/offer/411?utm_source=promo411&utm_medium=Circ) Amad was elected as mayor last week after a successful vote of no confidence in Phalatse. However, a high court in Johannesburg ordered Phalatse back to the mayoral office after she won in court. Phalatse’s luck ran out when 138 members voted in favour of Amad. When one is called upon to serve, one must do so with all one’s might.

Kunene to be sworn in as councillor ahead of Joburg mayoral ... (TimesLIVE)

Newly elected Johannesburg mayor Thapelo Amad's team is finally taking shape. After the ousting of former mayor Mpho Phalatse and her swift replacement by ...

"It’s easy to stand on the outside criticising. "We have to do more than ever with less. I understand the scale of the challenge, and I am ready to roll up my sleeves and work," Kunene added.

PA Deputy Kenny Kunene to Be Sworn Into City of Johannesburg ... (Briefly)

The deputy leader of the Patriotic alliance will be sworn into the Johannesburg council before the section of the new mayoral committee, making SA nervous.

This comes after he was dragged to court for calling Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema a cockroach and a little frog. According to TimesLIVE, Kunene said while he respects the courts, he believes the judgement handed down to him was wrong. "EFF is in a coalition with a man (PA) they took to court & accused of hate speech. EFF is calling for a shutdown & removal of their coalition partner's party leader (ANC). A coalition of undesirables." [join Briefly News' Telegram channel!](https://t.me/brieflycoza) [JOHANNESBURG](https://briefly.co.za/tags/johannesburg/) - The City of Johannesburg's new council is taking shape, and Patriotic Alliance Deputy Leader Kenny Kunune is set to take a seat in the metro's chambers.

Joburg appointments affirm ANC, EFF deal (SowetanLIVE)

The deal between the ANC and EFF is taking shape after two of the latter's councillors are expected to be sworn in as MMCs in the City of Johannesburg.

Kunene, Makhafola sworn in as councillors (SowetanLIVE)

Patriotic Alliance president Kenny Kunene has been sworn as a councillor in the City of Johannesburg council. Kunene was sworn in alongside EFF councillor ...

- Housing: Anthea Natasha Leitch; and - Environment and infrastructure services: Jack Sekwaila; - Group corporate and shared services: Loyiso Masuku;

Kenny Kunene sworn in as Joburg's Transport MMC (Eyewitness News)

JOHANNESBURG - Businessman-turned-politician Kenny Kunene has been sworn in as a Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) in Joburg, taking one of the two MMC ...

Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene is Joburg’s new MMC for Transport, while the EFF’s Ennie Makhafola will head up Health and Social Development. They’ll serve under the new administration led by mayor Thapelo Amad. Kunene, the deputy president of the Patriotic Alliance, will head up the transport portfolio.

[LISTEN] Kenny Kunene sworn in as MMC for transport in ... (CapeTalk)

Deputy president of the Patriotic Alliance, Kenny Kunene, was sworn in as a transport Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) in Joburg on 3 February 2023.

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