By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Newly elected Joburg Mayor Thapelo Amad on Thursday announced his mayoral committee.
The new mayoral committee consists of five African National Congress (ANC) councillors and a councillor each from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), the African Transformation Movement and the Patriotic Alliance.
Amad is expected to announce two more members of the mayoral committee (MMCs) on Friday.
He confirmed that the Patriotic Alliance (PA) deputy president, Kenny Kunene, will be sworn in as a councillor.
In a statement on Thursday, Amad said the new MMCs were selected after “extensive consultations with other political parties, with the aim of solidifying the government of local unity (GLU) [the new name for the coalition] partnership in the City”.
The councillors appointed as MMCs are as follows:
- Finance: Cllr. Dada Morero
- Group Corporate and Shared Services: Cllr. Loyiso Masuku
- Environment and Infrastructure Services: Cllr. Jack Sekwaila
- Public Safety: Cllr. Sepetlele Raseruthe
- Development Planning: Cllr. Eunice Mgcina
- Economic Development: Cllr. Nomoya Daphney Mnisi
- Housing: Cllr. Anthea Natasha Leitch
- Community Development: Cllr Lubabalo Magwentshu
He added that for the city to achieve its goals, there must be alignment between the GLU mandate and government programmes (IDP, SDBIP) as informed by the Growth and Development Strategy (GDS) 2040.
“Our city has lost a lot of time due to indecisive leadership over the past few months. It is time for us as the Government of Local Unity to get back to the basics and serve our residents,” said Amad.