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ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has blasted the party’s former Gauteng secretary and ex-Tshwane mayor Abel Tau for accusing him of having been behind an elaborate plot to destroy his political career.

Former Johannesburg mayor and ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has welcomed the Gauteng High Court's decision to set aside adverse findings made against him by suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.

ActionSA has asked Ekurhuleni Mayor Tania Campbell and her mayoral committee to resign.

A declaration of a state of disaster should be strictly ring-fenced around Eskom and the electricity sector and be subjected to complete and transparent parliamentary oversight, the DA says.

An urgent motion to remove eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has been postponed until it can be heard in a physical meeting.

ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont is adamant the DA must carry the blame for “handing Johannesburg to the ANC”.

Political parties have continued to point fingers at each other after Mayor Mpho Phalatse was removed from power in a motion of no confidence on Thursday.

Five adjournments in five hours, behind-the-scenes caucuses, the ousting of mayor Mpho Phalatse and finally, a postponement.This is how councillors in the City of Joburg kicked off their two-day meeting whose set agenda is to debate the state of SA’s largest economy.

Al-Jama-Ah councillor Thapelo Amad was elected the newest mayor of the City of Johannesburg mayor on Friday.

Newly-elected City of Johannesburg mayor Thapelo Amad has promised to prioritise service delivery, fix potholes, stabilise the city's finances as well as rooting out corruption.