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Yakoob Karolia

Present at 30 of 31 council meetings (97%) while on council, according to the City's signed minutes.

Party from: City councillor list, Sep 2026

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Attendance

Present: 30
Leave of absence: 1
Absent without leave: 0
Arrived late: 3
Left early: 1

Every meeting, oldest to newest. Hover a square for the date.

PresentLeave of absenceAbsent without leave

Reasons given for leave: Private business (1).

Meeting by meeting (31)

Friday, 20 March 2026Present · arrived late47th extra-ordinary council meeting
Thursday, 12 March 2026Present46th extra-ordinary council meeting
Thursday, 26 February 2026Present · arrived late36th ordinary council meeting
Thursday, 26 February 2026Present10th special council meeting in honour of the late councillor r a l nkosi held at the constance connie bapela council chamber, braamfontein, on thursday, 26 february 2026 at 08:30. speaker of council councillor m arnolds
Thursday, 29 January 2026Present35th ordinary council meeting
Thursday, 30 October 2025Present · arrived late34th ordinary council meeting
Thursday, 23 October 2025Present44th extra-ordinary council meeting
Monday, 29 September 2025Present9th special council meeting in honour of the late councillor m c williams held at the constance connie bapela council chamber, braamfontein, on monday, 29 september 2025 at 09:00. speaker of council councillor m arnolds
Monday, 29 September 2025Present33rd ordinary council meeting
Tuesday, 2 September 2025Present43rd extra-ordinary council meeting
Thursday, 28 August 2025Present32nd ordinary council meeting
Wednesday, 30 July 2025Present42nd extra-ordinary council meeting
Thursday, 3 July 2025Present41st extra-ordinary council meeting will be
Wednesday, 25 June 2025Present7th special council meeting in honour of the late councillor tc buthelezi held at the constance connie bapela council chamber, braamfontein, on wednesday, 25 june 2025 at 09:00. speaker of council councillor n mthembu
Wednesday, 25 June 2025Present31st ordinary council meeting
Wednesday, 18 June 2025Present40th extra-ordinary council meeting
Wednesday, 28 May 2025Present30th ordinary meeting (budget speech)
Thursday, 8 May 2025Present39th extra-ordinary council meeting
Wednesday, 7 May 2025Presentstate of the city address (soca),
Wednesday, 30 April 2025Present37th extra-ordinary council meeting
Wednesday, 26 March 2025Present · left early29th ordinary council meeting of thes city of johannesburg municipality
Thursday, 13 March 2025Present36th extra-ordinary council meeting
Thursday, 27 February 2025Present28th ordinary council meeting
Friday, 21 February 2025Present35th extra-ordinary council meeting
Thursday, 30 January 2025Present27th ordinary council meeting
Friday, 17 January 2025Present34th extra-ordinary council meeting
Wednesday, 27 November 2024Present26th ordinary council meeting
Wednesday, 20 November 2024Present33rd extra-ordinary council meeting
Wednesday, 23 October 2024Leave of absence: Private business32nd extra-ordinary council meeting
Wednesday, 18 September 2024Present4th special council meeting in honour of the late councillor m mphahlele held at the constance connie bapela council chamber, braamfontein, on wednesday, 18 september 2024 at 09:00. speaker of council councillor n mthembu
Wednesday, 18 September 2024Present25th ordinary council meeting

"Absent without leave" means the signed minutes of a meeting held while they were on council neither list them as present nor excuse them, and no similar name appears that day, so misspellings in the minutes don't count against anyone. Each square links to the minutes.

In the chamber

From the 10 sittings transcribed so far in their term. Times are approximate, to the nearest transcript line.

Not present when called: 0
Times given the floor: 0
Average wait to start: –
Average greetings first: –

Apology or leave of absence (2)

25 Jun 2026 · 00:48:37Ill health. Leave of absence for ill health. sitting
24 Jun 2026 · 00:22:03Ill health. Written apology for ill health. sitting

Warned or stopped by the chair (2)

27 Aug 2026 · 02:29:10Chair asked him to sit during the quorum count. sitting
26 Aug 2026 · 06:32:16Chair told Cllr Karolia to switch off an open microphone. sitting

Spoke on

30 Sept 2026 · 02:44:51Item 32 vote: Economic Growth Strategy carried