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Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Tania Campbell is the latest casualty of the ANC’s campaign to remove the DA from power in Gauteng municipalities.

The former Joburg MMC for Development and Planning, Thapelo Amad, was accused of breaching the code of conduct for a memorandum of understanding he signed with the Soweto Construction Chamber in October last year.

Makhubule has been central to some of the chaos in council after she voted in favour of a motion to oust Speaker Vasco da Gama earlier this month, deviating from the multi-party coalition agreement.

As municipal heavyweights duke it out for power, the citizens suffer a neglectful administration.

The minority parties in the DA-led coalition government in Johannesburg have been put under pressure to honour the agreement of voting with the rest of the block.

A political tussle is playing out in the Joburg Council, following the recent booting out of Vasco da Gama in a motion of no confidence.

The court ruled late last night that Makhubele didnt have the authority to convene the meeting which was scheduled to take place on Tuesday morning.

The High Court in Johannesburg has interdicted a planned special sitting to oust mayor Mpho Phalatse.

Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse says her coalition government remains committed to service delivery despite attempts to boot her out of office.

Coalition-making and breaking in Johannesburg spells out a post-2024 future, with no-confidence motions the tool to clinch power.