The DA caucus in Johannesburg has rejected council speaker Colleen Makhubele's plans to spend “billions” of ratepayers’ funds on a wholesale refurbishment of the council precinct and offices.
Former Johannesburg mayor and DA caucus leader in the city Mpho Phalatse says she is available to reoccupy the mayoral seat should she be given the opportunity.
Smaller opposition parties in Johannesburg are up in arms about possible retrenchments amid a review of the appointment of more than 100 staff members.