Thapelo Amad, of the Al Jama-ah party, was voted in by the city council to replace mayor Mpho Phalatse, a member of South Africa’s largest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA).

ActionSA will file a motion of no confidence in controversial Johannesburg Mayor Thapelo Amad. Amad caused controversy when he spoke about a R9.5-billion loan to the City from a private company. The ...

Pretoria– Member of a Muslim minority political party, Al Jama-ah councillor Thapelo Amad has resigned as mayor of Johannesburg. The announcement was made during a media briefing held by several ...

Johannesburg is without a mayor until next week's extraordinary council meeting. Thapelo Amad stepped down on Monday - a day before a motion of no confidence in him. Due to his resignation, his ...

Thapelo Amad from the Al Jama-ah party that holds three of the 270 seats in the council, was elected on Friday over the Democratic Alliance’s Mpho Phalatse, who was ousted in a vote of no ...

South African opposition politician Thapelo Amad resigned as mayor of Johannesburg less than three months after he was elected to the role with the backing of members of the African National ...

Some users say Thapelo Amad's post promotes hate and violence Former Johannesburg mayor Thapelo Amad has stirred controversy after he posted a photo of himself brandishing a rifle in support of ...

Johannesburg - New Johannesburg Mayor Thapelo Amad today announced eight members of his Mayoral Committee (MMCs) after being sworn in on Monday. According to a city statement, the new MMCs were ...

Newly-elected City of Johannesburg mayor and Al Jama-ah member Thapelo Amad at the City Chambers in Braamfontein, 27 January 2023. He won by 138 votes. Photo: The Citizen/Nigel Sibanda Mayor ...

Former mayor Thapelo Amad, Margaret Arnolds and Lloyd Philips are some of the names that have been raised to fill the position. Battle lines between minority parties have been drawn over who will ...

The since-deleted post by Thapelo Amad read: “We stand with Hamas, Hamas stands with us, together we Palestin [sic] and Palestin [sic] will be free. Without souls, without our blood, ...

The motion, presented by former Johannesburg mayor Thapelo Amad, proposes changing the name of Sandton Drive, in the city's financial district of Sandton, to Leila Khalid Drive. A member of the ...