Mayor's ousting 'immaterial'

Almost a given Morero will take over the reins on Friday.

- Thando Nondywana

The departure yesterday of Joburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda-whose successor is likely to be the city's finance MMC Dada Morero will not make a material difference to the municipal chaos and lack of delivery.

This is according to Wayne Duvenage, CEO of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, on X yesterday, after the ANC announced Morero as the sole candidate to replace Gwamanda.

"This is merely moving the deckchairs on the Titanic," he said. "What needs to be done to convince political leaders of the need for visionary leadership and [be] tough on accountability, required to fix City of Joburg?"

There is, supposedly, a "government of local unity" in place in Johannesburg, following the establishment of the government of national unity after the 29 May elections... but whether that unity extends to the municipal level is questionable, given the snubbing of the DA by the ANC in the provincial legislature as far as a coalition is concerned.