Councillor Kabelo Gwamanda
MEET THE FORMER MAYOR OF THE CITY OF JOHANNESBURG
Meet Al Jama-ah Councillor Kabelo Gwamanda
Al-Jama-ah’s Kabelo Gwamanda, the former mayor of the City of Johannesburg, is the current MMC for Community Dvelopment.
Councillor Kabelo Gwamanda won the electoral seat in 2023, after winning the electoral bid against the DA’s Mpho Phalatse and ActionSA’s Funzi Ngobeni. Out of a total of 266 votes cast, he received 139 votes of confidence, against Phalatse’s 68 and Ngobeni 59.
Gwamanda had the backing of the ANC, EFF and the other minority parties. Replacing former mayor Thapelo Amad, also of Al Jama-ah.
In August 2024, Kabelo stood down. And was apointed MMC for Community Development in the COJ.
TAKING SERVICE DELIVERY TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Al Jama-ah candidate nominated Mayor of Johannesburg
The residents in the CoJ have experienced a great deal of disruptions in their daily lived experience because of a lack of priorities and poor decision making by the previous administration. These include but not limited to: the termination of employment contracts of employees in the City which impacts negatively on the capacity to deliver services, the recalling of the City’s fleet across all critical departments by service providers due to non-payment,and with the fleet essentially being the means to deliver services, the City accelerated on a downward spiral.
These issues together with a wide variety of others, primarily attributed to the previous administration’s obsession with settling of political scores by stifling processes and core functions of the City such as revenue collections were amongst the direct implications that were leading to the detriment of a World Class African City.
As a party we expect from our Councillor a true reflection of a collaborative government, practical representation of minority parties as well as opposition parties in all his service delivery drives.
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Our expectations are that of prioritsing of the reactivation of the core functions of the CoJ that are drivers of service delivery as a matter of urgency. For Executive Mayor to leverage opportunities derived from exploring the definition of a City with the richest square mile in Africa and how that can help to realise a meaningful transformation agenda that is balanced and pro-poor as part of his plans.
This Mayor is not only tasked with catering to the bigger political parties’ constituency, which is in itself diverse in nature but to also capture the imagination of those who have lost hope in the government. The task at hand requires a servant that is committed, humble and diligent.
We therefore, as Al Jama-ah, extend our gratitude to the political parties that form part of the Minority Opposition Parties as well as to the broader Government of Local Unity for the confidence placed on Al Jama-ah’s Mayoral Candidate. Although the privilege is accepted with open arms, so are the challenges in the CoJ . We hope that the collective will remain united in collaborating efforts to better the lives of the residents in the CoJ.
NEWS & EVENTS
2024 | NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Executive Mayor of COJ Kabelo Gwamanda, resigns
It’s a Question of Timing?
Al Jama-ah surprised by timing of former Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda’s arrest
You have been heard!
We received over 60,000 letters advocating for the renaming of Sandton Drive to Leila Khaled Drive
The Peter Matshitse Community Games
Supporting the work of Dzadza Sports Development, an NPO in Soweto
IN OTHER NEWS
- 4 Aug | New Joburg Mayor To Assume Office By End Of Week – Anc Gauteng | Iol
- 4 Aug | Gwamanda Still Hangs On As Calls For Him To Resign As Joburg Mayor Mount | News24
- 5 Aug | Gwamanda Still Hangs On As Calls For Him To Resign Mount | City Press
- 5 Aug | Joburg’s Gwamanda Not Going Anywhere-Al Jama-Ah | Jacaranda
- 5 Aug | No Deal On Gwamanda’s Departure-Al Jama Ah | African Insider
- 5 Aug | No Deal On Gwamanda’s Departure Yet: Al Jama Ah | The Citizen
- 5 Aug | Big Shake Up Expected For Joburg This Week | Businesstech
- 6 Aug | Al Jama-Ah: Gwamanda To Step Aside On Condition He Is Made Deputy Mayor | Iol
- 6 Aug | Mayor Must Go Says Anc, No He Won’t Says Al Jama-Ah | Daily Friend
- 6 Aug | Opinion: Mayoral Musical Chairs Returns To Joburg | News24
- 7 Aug | Keep Him Until Christmas: Al Jama-Ah Wants Mayor To Stay On As Joburg Leadership Remains In Limbo | News24
- 7 Aug | Anc Plans To Recall Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda | SABC c
- 7 Aug | Joburg Mayor Who Wanted To Leave Now Wants To Stay Until Christmas | Daily Maverick
- 7 Aug | Why Is The Joburg Mayor Still In His Seat, Mashaba Demands Answers | The Citizen
- 13 Aug | Joburg Mayor Resigns | Business Tech
- 13 Aug | Gwamanda Resigns As Joburg Mayor | Sunday Times
- 13 Aug | Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda Resigns | News24
- 13 Aug | Opposition Parties Welcome Gwamanda’s Exit As Joburg Mayor | Business Day
- 13 Aug | Gwamanda Resigns As Joburg Mayor | Heads Topic
- 14 Aug | Al Jama-Ah Expresses Full Support For Dada Morero As Next Johannesburg Mayor | Radio Islam
- 14 Aug | Gwamanda Resignation Is Part Of ANC NEC Resolutions: Hendricks | Heads Topic
- 15 Aug | Gwamanda Blames Mashaba For Joburg’s Service Delivery Failures | IOL
- 15 Aug | Al Jama-Ah’s Kabelo Gwamanda Quits As Joburg Mayor, Fights With Thapelo Amad For MMC Position | Head Topic
- 15 Aug | Gwamanda Resignation Is Part Of ANC NEC Resolutions: Hendricks | Head Topic
- 15 Aug | Johannesburg Mayor Quits After Turbulent 15 Months In Charge | Financial Times
- 17 Aug | Former Joburg Mayor Gwamanda Appointed As Community Development MMC | EWN
- 25 Aug | Johannesburg Has A New Mayor And The Same Old Intractable Issues | MoneyWeb
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- 7 Aug | Gwamanda Has Enough Accolades To Remain Coj Mayor: Al Jama Ah | Ewn
- 13 Aug | In Conversation With Outgoing Joburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda
Hfps://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=Rvwjl2f5wq - 14 Aug | In Conversation With Outgoing Joburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda | Channel Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVWjl2tt5WQ - 15 Aug | South Africa: Johannesburg Mayor Quits Amid Inflighting, Financial Woes | Wion Race To Power
Hfps://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=3dmziomva0s - 16 Aug | Joburg To End The Week With A New Mayor | Yfm Hfps://Www.Yfm.Co.Za/2024/08/13/Joburg-To-End-The-Week-With- A-New-Mayor/
- 6 July | Al Jama-Ah: Gwamanda To Step Aside On Condition He Is Made Deputy Mayor | Iol
- 23 July | It’s Actionsa’s Wishful Thinking’: Al Jama-Ah Insists Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda Going Nowhere | Iol
- 23 July | Al Jama-Ah Leader Defends Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda, Blames Anc For Poor Service Delivery |The Citizen
- 23 July | Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda Won’t Resign – Al Jama- Ah | The South African
- 23 July | Kabelo Gwamanda Is Not Going To Resign, Asserts Al Jama-Ah Leader | Business Day
- 23 July | Actionsa’s Ploy To Remove Gwamanda As Joburg Mayor Personal, Unreasonable: Al Jama- Ah | Ewn
- 24 July | ‘That’s Wishful Thinking’: Al Jama-Ah Leader Insists Joburg Mayor Gwamanda Will Not Resign | Timeslive
- 24 July | Al Jama-Ah: Blame Anc For Joburg Crisis! | Daily Sun
- 24 July | Out-Of-Sorts Gwamanda Must Go Now | Sowetanalive
- 25 July | Kabelo Gwamanda Of Al Jama-Ah Will Remain In His Role As The Mayor Of The City Of Johannesburg. | Msn
- 26 July | Al Jama-Ah Tells Mashaba To Back Off | Daily Sun
- 26 July | Gwamanda Says Threat Of Removal ‘An Attack Against Black Child’ | Jacaranda Fm
- 26 July | Change Of Heart For Joburg Parties | Sunday Time
- 26 July | Fed-Up-Civil-Society- Groups-Intensify-Calls- For-Joburg | Daily Maverick
- 28 July | Joburg Mayor Ready To Resign If Coalition Demands | News24
- 30 July | We Do Not Have Time’: Mashaba Urges Anc To Replace Gwamanda As Joburg Mayor Soon | The Citizen
WATCH | LISTEN
- 24 July | Al Jama-Ah Prepared To Relinquish Johannesburg Mayorship: Ganief Hendricks | Sabc
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As part of a women’s month initiative, the mayor of Jo’burg, Kabelo Gwamanda visited BGW skill center in Freedom Park. Food parcels were distributed.