South Africa: Joburg Mayor Invokes ANC Step-Aside Rule After Al Jama-Ah Member Gwamanda's Arrest

21 October 2024
Daily Maverick (Johannesburg)
By Victoria O'regan

Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says fraud charges against Al Jama-ah's Kabelo Gwamanda are enough for the ANC's step-aside rule to kick in. But he hasn't asked Gwamanda to step aside as an MMC just yet.

Executive mayor of Johannesburg Dada Morero will meet his predecessor, Kabelo Gwamanda, on Tuesday, 22 October, following his arrest in connection with a fraudulent funeral insurance scheme.

As mayor, Morero has the power to remove Gwamanda from office, but it seems he will go the route of requesting him to voluntarily step aside in line with ANC policy. Gwamanda is currently the city's member of the mayoral committee (MMC) for community development.

In a statement on Monday, Morero said he was "deeply concerned" by the matter of Gwamanda's arrest.

"The developments deserve to be handled with a sense of urgency on behalf of the residents of the city in order to ensure that it does not impact on the service delivery," said Morero.

The former mayor of Johannesburg was arrested for fraud on Friday, 18 October, for allegedly swindling Soweto residents in a funeral policy scam that he ran in 2011 and 2012. Gwamanda - an Al Jama-ah councillor - was arrested after a victim of his alleged Ponzi scheme opened a case at Protea Glen police station in Soweto, the Sunday Times reported.

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