Thapelo Amad
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Morero may be safe, but battle over Jozi council continues
Some ANC members want former speaker Margaret Arnolds to return after the incumbent was ousted
Ousted Joburg MMC Kabelo Gwamanda ‘wasting time and money by challenging his removal in court’
Sources in the city’s executive believe the former mayor has become a ‘liability’ for the Johannesburg council
Gwamanda likely to be replaced by ATM’s Magwentshu or Amad
The embattled MMC was placed on special leave by mayor Dada Morero over an alleged funeral policy scam
Al Jama-ah’s Kabelo Gwamanda quits as Joburg mayor, fights with Thapelo Amad for MMC position
Amad believes that because he is the party leader in Gauteng and that he made space for Gwamanda to be mayor, he should be considered for a position in the mayoral committee
Jo’burg is filthy because R1.3bn has been syphoned from PikitUp
The city has reappointed a ‘grossly dishonest’ executive found by a forensic investigation to have ‘wasted’ its finances
How South Africa can prepare itself for coalition governance
Advanced democracies with coalition governments and strong committees understand the necessity of developing rules and institutions to mitigate executive unaccountability
Financial mismanagement and land grabs a Johannesburg political game
Illegal land occupation and alleged corruption plague the city’s unstable administrations