Tshwane’s newly-elected mayor Murunwa Makwarela disqualified for being insolvent

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GUEST: Selby Bokaba, City of Tshwane Spokesperson Solly Msimanga, DA Gauteng Leader Obakeng Ramabodu, EFF Tshwane Chairperson Michael Beaumont, Action SA Chairperson Makwarela removed from mayoral position after failing to prove he's not
insolvent

Murunwa Makwarela was elected Tshwane mayor on 28 February.

Seven days later, he was removed because of his insolvency status.

The EFF says Makwarela's removal was not a concern for the party because a

"plan B" was in place.

A week after he was elected Tshwane mayor, Murunwa Makwarela was removed

from the position because he couldn't prove that he wasn't insolvent.

A letter written by Tshwane City manager Johann Mettler, directed to the IEC in

Gauteng, confirms that a vacancy has been created for the mayoral position after

Cope councillor Makwarela was disqualified because of insolvency status.

Mettler's letter stated: "Dr Makwarela was elected to the position of executive

mayor of Tshwane on 28 February. The disqualification is in terms of Section 158

(1) (c) of the Constitution, also read with Section 47 (1) (c) of the Constitution. The

disqualification is also in terms of Schedule 1 of the Municipal Structures Act."
City of Tshwane's head of communications, Selby Bokaba, said there had been
engagements between Mettler and Makwarela on the status of his insolvency.
Makwarela was required to produce evidence that a court had cleared him, but it
seemed he could not do so This means for a second time, Tshwane has no mayor.
7 Mar 2023 3PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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