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Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse on Thursday pleaded with councillors in the chamber to "bridge the gap between their challenges and their politics", saying "the people of Johannesburg have suffered enough".

ActionSA said talks breaking down meant the multi-party coalition in the City of Johannesburg would face motions of no confidence, without the majority to defend Mayor Mpho Phalatse.

The ANC goes into today’s special Joburg council meeting confident that Mpho Phalatse will be ousted as mayor and replaced by a councillor from one of the minority parties.

“There’s no need for a court challenge. Everything was above board,” said former Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse after she was ousted on Thursday.

Mpho Phalatse says shes honoured to have served Joburg and her removal wont end her political career.

In a repeat of its action in Johannesburg last September, Patriotic Alliance appears set to hand control of city back to the ANC.

The UDM, IFP, ActionSA and Build One SA parties have joined Numsa, Saftu and a number of individuals and NGOs in the court application

Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse is in the firing line again as she faces three motions of no confidence at this week's council meeting on Thursday.

Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse is in the firing line again as she faces three motions of no confidence at this week's council meeting on Thursday.

Those who predict that the ANC will dip below 50% are dreaming. The party may be down, but opposition parties will be surprised when it wins the 2024 national elections with more than 50%.