Vasco da Gama elected as Joburg council speaker
22 August 2016
Johannesburg - The DA's Vasco da Gama has been elected as speaker of the Johannesburg City Council.
The counting of votes for the speaker of the Johannesburg council got underway under the watchful eye of political party agents on Monday afternoon.
Voting was disrupted numerous times, with agents arguing over regulations around secret ballots.
Even though the IEC gave clarity over the matter, EFF members of the mayoral council insisted on putting their ballots on display.