Joburg council to elect new mayor next week

JOHANNESBURG - Johannesburg council speaker Colleen Makhubele has cancelled Tuesday's council meeting following the resignation of Thapelo Amad as mayor.

Makhubele was also due to face a motion of no confidence.

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She says council will reconvene on 2 May to elect a new mayor.

"Once an Executive Mayor resigns, it means the whole mayoral committee falls off," she said.

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Meanwhile, Amad said his resignation is about furthering the ruling coalition's priorities and not because of public opinion.

He said he leaves the job happy with the strides his executive has made in service delivery.