Joburg Mayor Morero to face no-confidence motion

JOHANNESBURG - Ddada Morero's future as Johannesburg mayor hangs in the balance as he’s set to face a motion of no confidence on Wednesday.

The bid for his removal from office was filed by the Democratic Alliance (DA).

Although Morero has been in office for ten months, the DA said he has been struggling to restore the city to its former glory.

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Council chief whip and African National Congress (ANC) councillor, Sthembiso Zungu, and ActionSA Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu will also face no-confidence votes on Wednesday.

The Johannesburg city council is made up of 270 seats.

For the motion of no confidence in Morero to succeed, the DA needs the support of at least 136 councillors.

However, with only 71 seats of its own, the DA would have to rely on other parties to gather enough votes to have Morero removed from office.

Morero smiled as he told EWN that the DA was overly ambitious.

"We have decided collectively with the government of local unity or our partners in the coalition, that we will vote against the motion. So, the motion will be voted against by the collective of the coalition, which is currently constituted by 141 councillors."

A partnership between the DA and ActionSA could pose a threat, but the green party has since shifted its support towards the ANC.