CoJ has 3 months to fill city manager's position

JOHANNESBURG - The City of Joburg is now beginning the process of selecting a candidate for the position of city manager.

The metro has three months to fill this role, with the position required to be filled by the first week of April.

During this period, three potential candidates must be shortlisted, vetted, and interviewed.

The position was left vacant in December after the Johannesburg High Court declared Floyd Brink's appointment as city manager unlawful.

While Joburg's chief operating officer, Tshepo Makola, has been appointed to act in the position for the next three months, Democratic Alliance (DA) caucus leader, Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku, hopes he will lead with transparency.

"We hope that he will run the city with transparency and be available to all councillors irrespective of political parties during this acting period."