Red boots on the ground as dress code suspended for Joburg council meeting

22 August 2016 - 12:49 By Buchule Raba And Penwell Dlamini

Johannesburg city manager Trevor Fowler announced that rules governing dress code during council meetings have been suspended.“Rules to dress code are hereby suspended and referred to the rules committee once it is established‚” said Fowler.He was presiding over the inaugural Joburg council meeting on Monday‚ during which new councillors will be sworn in‚ and a new mayor‚ speaker and chief whip elected.WATCH LIVE: City of Joburg elects a new mayorThe City of Johannesburg municipality has convened the first inaugural council meeting: Will encumbent ANC mayor Parks Tau continue to run the country's economic hub or will the EFF throw its weight behind the DA's Herman Mashaba to hand him the mayoral chains? The suspension would have been welcomed by the Economic Freedom Fighters councillors who arrived in their trademark red overalls and boots to attend the meeting.- TMG Digital..

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