Morero and his partners managed to fend off a motion proposed by the DA.
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has survived his first motion of no confidence vote.
Morero is one of three top leaders in the municipal council who faced motions of no confidence.
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One of the ANC’s biggest allies in the Gauteng province, ActionSA, abstained from the vote.
However, Morero was able to keep his position through the support of smaller parties and members of the Government of Local Unity (GLU).
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