CARTOON | Thapelo Amad wears Joburg’s complicated mayoral chain

29 January 2023 - 00:00 By Brendan Reynolds

Al Jama-ah’s Thapelo Amad might have not included “become mayor” in his new year resolutions list but the year started on a high for him after he was elected mayor of the City of Johannesburg on Friday, replacing the DA’s Mpho Phalatse...

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