Sedulous City of Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse is set to face another motion of no confidence on Wednesday.
Sunday World understands that the motion was brought by minority opposition parties during one of the city’s programming meetings earlier in November.
Phalatse has been in the ring with council members over the mayorship battle for the past two months, after she was ousted through a motion of no confidence in September. She dragged the matter to court, contesting the constitutionality of the manner in which the sitting that facilitated her removal was convened.
She argued that the meeting was convened in an irregular manner and disputed the election of ANC’s Dada Morero as the new mayor.
She wanted the court to declare the city’s speaker Colleen Makhubele’s notice to convene the meeting unlawful and invalid. According to Phalatse, Makhubele did not follow the rules of council.
Phalatse argued further that the council rules warrant that motions of no confidence be submitted 14 days prior to the meeting.
After Phalatse returned to her office, another motion was tabled, however, it was put off the agenda after she threatened to take legal action against Makhubele, claiming that she is harming the integrity of the city.
Some council members confirmed at the time that Phalatse may have survived the first motion but she is set to face another one, which will now be convened in a manner that satisfies constitutionality.
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