Ekurhuleni has 6 days to elect new mayor or risk being placed under administration

JOHANNESBURG - The City of Ekurhuleni has six days to elect an executive mayor or it could be placed under administration.

This comes after the metro's previous mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana was ousted through a motion of no confidence last week.

While the city was meant to elect a new mayor on Thursday, the council meeting was postponed at the last minute with no date of when it would be convened.

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Gauteng COGTA MEC Mzi Khumalo says a city cannot function without a mayor because this means the executive committee must be disbanded.

Khumalo said action would be taken against the municipality if a new mayor is not appointed by next Thursday.

"My encouragement to them is that to avoid this action, you've got another seven days to convene a council meeting and elect an executive mayor. Please do that."