The Johannesburg Multi-Party Government welcomes today’s decision of the Programming Committee to remove the motion of no confidence in the Executive Mayor and by extension the entire Multi-Party Government. 

The motion was illegally tabled for an Extraordinary Meeting of Council on Thursday, 3 November 2022. 

 

The Standing Rules of Order of Council, specifically Rule 92(1), states that “a motion is admissible if the matter is not pending before a court of law”.  

Therefore, the motion of no confidence in the Executive Mayor was invalid, given that that motion contained a matter that is currently before the courts. If the motion had reached the floor of Council, the house would have once again become the scene of a crime. Aside from this, the motion was without substance. 

 

The Multi-Party Government will not allow Council to be run illegally or on the whims of individuals who seek to use the legislative arm of the City for wicked ends. 

 

The High Court judgment, which declared the removal of the Multi-Party Government as illegal was clear in articulating that “the holder of public power must act in good faith and must not misconstrue their powers.” Those involved in a feverish attempt to remove this government of integrity can only be seen in the context of a need to control the R77,3-billion budget, especially in the space of supply chain management. 

 

In the time that the Multi-Party Government has been in office, Joburg has started to gradually look and feel better, and this of course does not sit well with some ahead of the 2024 General Election. 

 

While some have incorrectly stated that we have approached the courts to run the affairs of Council, we want to reiterate that this is a fight for the Rule of Law and the integrity of Council’s management and administration for the benefit of residents and the delivery of services. 

 

This morning a meeting of Cabinet sat in order to continue taking stock of what was done and what was not done during the tenure of the illegal government of the ANC. In short, that which was done was for self-interest; and the service delivery needs of residents were left unattended. Once we have consolidated the issues, we will brief the residents of Joburg. 

 

Armed with a court order, the Joburg Multi-Party has started the work of reversing decisions that were not in the interest of residents, and we are working day and night to get the City back on track and once again working for and with residents.