Al Jama-ah councillor Kabelo Gwamanda has been elected the new executive mayor of the City of Johannesburg.
Gwamanda beat ActionSA’s Funzi Ngobeni and Democratic Alliance (DA) Joburg leader Mpho Phalatse by 139 to 59 and 68 votes respectively.
The metropolitan municipality convened a special meeting in the City of Joburg Council Chamber on Friday to vote for a new mayor after failing to do so on earlier this week.
Watch the council meeting below:
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