Raymond Dhlamini

Ekurhuleni Council hangs on a thread as speaker and DA leave the meeting

Despite the original plan for the council to sit for the mid-year budget and performance assessment report as well as a vote of no-confidence in the Speaker, proceedings were moved to the next meeting, which is set to be held next week.A...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Raymond Dhlamini is out the door, for good this time

Following weeks of Council collapses and a court appearance, the Speaker of the Ekurhuleni City Council, Raymond Dhlamini has officially been removed through a motion of no confidence yesterday.Raymond Dhlamini will no longer occupy the ...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

The week’s politics wrapped up: the growing crisis in Gauteng City Councils

This week has been quite eventful in all things politics, moreover in the City Councils of the big three in Gauteng: the cities of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane. With the ongoing issues in each council respectively, one questions ...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

ANC-EFF and PA coalition reject the DA’s Budget Adjustment

The Council sitting in Ekurhuleni is still underway following what has been almost five hours of proceedings. The sitting which is the third of its kind this year saw the rejection of the Adjustment Budget by the ANC, EFF, and PA which c...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Third time lucky? Ekurhuleni City Council will attempt to hold its third sitting today

The Ekurhuleni Council Chambers are set to be scene where Council members will battle it out once again to have their party views heard, and possibly succeed in giving the Speaker of Council, Raymond Dhlamini the boot. The Ekurhuleni Cit...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago