Johannesburg mayor quits after turbulent 15 months in charge
The mayor of Johannesburg has resigned after a turbulent 15 months in charge of South Africa's wealthiest city, where residents have grown increasingly angry at years of political gridlock and the collapse of public услуги.
Кабело Гваманда, който представляваше дребната партия Ал Джама-ах, която имаше единствено трима от 270 seats in the local assembly, was elected mayor in May 2023 as a compromise by the city’s largest party, the African National Congress, which had rallied support over the preceding months to oust the Democratic Alliance mayor.
This exacerbated a leadership crisis for a city that has had eight mayors since 2019 and been beset by water shortages, a crumbling road network and rocketing municipal сметки. The city owes almost R5bn ($275mn) in unpaid bills to the state power utility Eskom, which also risks thwarting South Africa’s attempt to end long-running blackouts.
Алиансът за рецесията в Йоханесбург, група от организации на гражданското общество, които п...
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