{"id":5741,"date":"2021-11-23T04:42:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T04:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kasidaily.co.za\/?p=5741"},"modified":"2021-11-23T04:42:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T04:42:02","slug":"das-mpho-phalatse-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news365.ng\/das-mpho-phalatse-e\/","title":{"rendered":"DA’s Mpho Phalatse elected new Joburg Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"

The City of Johannesburg<\/a><\/strong><\/span> has a new mayor. This was after the DA’s Mpho Phalatse was elected the city’s new mayor during a special council meeting on Monday evening.<\/p>\n

Phalatse won by 144 votes, while the ANC’s Mpho Moerane received 121 votes.<\/p>\n

The ANC has now lost two metros after the DA’s Tania Campbell was elected Ekurhuleni mayor.<\/p>\n

Campbell defeated ANC mayoral candidate, Mzwandile Masina.<\/p>\n

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[BREAKING] Mpho Moerane 121 against 144 for Mpho Phalatse (DA). Phalatse has been announced as the new Joburg Mayor. @eNCA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pule Letshwiti-Jones (@pule_jones) November 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n