Dissolution of council and fresh elections - Joburg's only solution
16 August 2024
As the Johannesburg City Council meets today to elect its 11th Mayor in 8 years, the Democratic Alliance (DA) will once again call for the dissolution of the Council and a new election, to enable voters to make a fresh start for South Africa's beleaguered financial capital.
Given the merry-go-round of mayors, who have tried and failed to hold together Johannesburg's unwieldy and ungovernable coalitions, it is time to recognise that the 2021 local election delivered such a fragmented result, that it has proved almost impossible to put together a workable government.
When this kind of impasse arises in other democracies, a solution is often found in giving voters the chance to rectify the situation in a new election.
The DA believes the same must now happen in Johannesburg, to stop the City's further unravelling.