Mayor of Johannesburg explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Johannesburg
Incumbent:Dada Morero
Incumbentsince:16 August 2024
Formation:1897
Inaugural:Johan Zulch de Villiers
Member Of:City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Council

The Mayor of Johannesburg is the highest elected position in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Since 2000, they are the chief executive of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality council. The position remained vacant from 24 April 2023, when Thapelo Amad announced his resignation after less than three months in office. On 16 August 2024, the council elected Dada Morero to the position.[1]

List of mayors

Johannesburg Metro: 2000–present

The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality was established in 2000 and its inaugural council was elected in the municipal elections of that year.

NameTerm of officePolitical partyRef.
20002011African National Congress[2]
Parks Tau26 May 201122 August 2016African National Congress
22 August 201627 November 2019Democratic Alliance[3]
4 December 20199 July 2021African National Congress[4]
10 August 202118 September 2021African National Congress[5]
1 October 202122 November 2021African National Congress[6] [7]
Mpho Phalatse22 November 202120 September 2022Democratic Alliance[8]
Dada Morero30 September 202225 October 2022African National Congress[9]
Mpho Phalatse26 October 202226 January 2023Democratic Alliance[10]
27 January 202324 April 2023Al Jama-ah[11]
5 May 202316 August 2024Al Jama-ah[12]
16 August 2024presentAfrican National Congress

Johannesburg: 1897–2000

The following lists the mayors of Johannesburg before the establishment of the present-day metropolitan municipality in 2000.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Mafisa . Itumeleng . 16 August 2024 . BREAKING: Morero elected as Johannesburg mayor again! . The Citizen . Johannesburg . 16 August 2024.
  2. Web site: 10 February 2004 . Johannesburg's mayors . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171229172235/https://joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&id=241&limitstart=1 . 29 December 2017 . 29 December 2017 . City of Johannesburg.
  3. Web site: 2016-08-22 . Herman Mashaba elected Johannesburg mayor, marking the end of ANC rule in the city . 2023-04-27 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  4. News: Mailovich . Claudi . 4 December 2019 . ANC regains control of City of Johannesburg . Business Day . 4 December 2019.
  5. Web site: Njilo . Nonkululeko . 10 August 2021 . Jolidee Matongo becomes new mayor of Joburg unopposed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210810144558/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-08-10-jolidee-matongo-becomes-new-mayor-of-joburg-unopposed2/ . 10 August 2021 . 10 August 2021 . Sowetan Live.
  6. Web site: Mahlati . Zintle . 1 October 2021 . 'Emotional' Mpho Moerane sworn in as new Joburg mayor . 2023-04-27 . News24 . en-US.
  7. Web site: Mpho Moerane elected Johannesburg mayor . 2021-10-01 . www.enca.com . en.
  8. Web site: 2021-11-22 . DA's Mpho Phalatse elected new executive mayor of Johannesburg . 2021-11-22 . The Citizen . en.
  9. Web site: Mpho Phalatse ousted, Dada Morero is the new mayor of Joburg . 2022-10-01 . SowetanLIVE . en-ZA.
  10. Web site: 25 October 2022 . Court declares removal of Phalatse as Joburg mayor unlawful . 2022-10-25 . EWN . en-ZA.
  11. Web site: 2023-01-27 . Al Jamah's Thapelo Amad touted to be Joburg's new mayor .
  12. Web site: 2023-01-27 . Al Jamah's new mayor .

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