Joburg mayor Morero confident of beating no-confidence motion
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero says he is confident the motion of no confidence tabled against him in council will fail, asserting the ANC-led coalition holds the numbers and remains united despite internal criticism.
The motions of no confidence against the mayor, chief whip Sithembiso Zungu and speaker Nobuhle Mthembu have been approved by the programming committee and are scheduled for debate this week.
Morero said the ANC and its partners in coalition will vote against the motion.
'The motion is coming tomorrow [Wednesday] and we hope to elevate the motion so it becomes the first item in council. We have taken a decision collectively with the government of local unity and 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 constituted by 141 [seats]. You are required to have 136 seats to defeat the motion. So the motion will be defeated,' he said.
The DA is the second-largest party in the 270-seat Johannesburg council and sits on the opposition benches.
The DA filed the motions against the mayor and the chief whip, while Al Jama-ah filed the one against the speaker.
DA Johannesburg leader Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku said the city's executive had failed the residents of the city.
Morero dismissed claims of unconstitutional appointments in the city.
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