Minority Parties File Motion of No Confidence Against Dada Morero
- The pressure for Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero to step down from his position is mounting as political parties launched a fresh bid to remove him
- Morero, who has survived multiple attempts to unseat him as Johannesburg's first citizen, is facing another motion of no confidence
- Coalition partners, most of whom are minority political parties, are dissatisfied with his performance as mayor
Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News’ Deputy Head of Current Affairs, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, cabinet reshuffles, the State of the Nation Address, parliamentary proceedings, and politician-related news, as well as elections, at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years.
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JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG — Al Jama-ah and the United Democratic Movement (UDM) have launched a motion of no confidence against Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero. Morero has already survived multiple attempts to remove him as the mayor of Johannesburg.
According to SABC News, Al Jama-ah's Kabelo Gwamanda proposed the motion of no confidence, and Yongaam Zigebe of the UDM seconded it. The African Transformation Movement also supported the motion. Zigebe accused Morero of presiding over a government that is marred by a breakdown of governance, political interference, and administrative capture.
He said that the City has, for over a year, operated without a permanent city manager. Zigebe added that under Morero's tenure, the City has experienced one ifs most difficult periods of service delivery collapse.
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ANC unhappy with motion
The African National Congress (ANC) slammed the motion of no confidence as an opportunistic attempt to destabilise its progress. The ANC's Johannesburg secretary, Sasabona Manganye, denied the allegations. He said it was unfortunate that some of the parties supporting the motion of no confidence are coalition partners. He said in meetings, the partners have never raised issues against the mayor.
"This motion is desperate and opportunistic. The Executive mayor is doing very well," he said. He said that the mayor is doing well in achieving service delivery goals.
Previous no-confidence motions against Morero
Morero has faced multiple votes of no confidence in 2025, and he survived each attempt to remove him from his mayoral position. The Democratic Alliance filed a no-confidence motion against him days before he delivered his State of the City Address on 7 May 2025. The party accused him of failing in his duties as a mayor. He was also accused of allowing unlawful decisions to be made under his leadership.
Morero survived the motion of no confidence tabled before him. The City of Johannesburg council voted to kick him out on 25 June 2025, but he survived thanks to 114 members voting against the motion of no confidence and 75 members voting in support of it.
Dada Morero says billions used on utility costs
In a related article, Briefly News reported that Morero said the City of Johannesburg spent R23 million in irregular expenditure. This was because of unauthorised purchases of electricity and water.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana demanded that the City turn its financial situation around or face intervention.
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