Joburg mayor

REINSTATED executive mayor of the

City of Joburg, Mpho Phalatse, said the courts had corrected “an injustice” which characterised her removal last month. “I have always maintained that what happened was illegal and I did not recognise Dada Morero as the executive mayor,” said Phalatse. “There was a lot of contention around that, but the courts have since proven that we were correct.”

Phalatse said she will be reviewing decisions made by the ANC’S Morero, who occupied the city’s top post over the past few weeks. “Every illegal decision will be overturned,” she said. The High Court in Joburg ruled that the council sitting where Phalatse was ousted last month was unlawful. | IOL