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City of Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse announces her mayoral committee members at a briefing in Braamfontein on 13 December 2021. Picture: @CityofJoburgZA/Twitter

2021 local government election

Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse names 10-person mayoral committee

By Masechaba Sefularo

The mayor made the announcement at a press briefing in Braamfontein on Monday following weeks of negotiations between political parties that earned the...

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