Joburg council · Thursday, 3 July 2025 · 5 h 15 min

41st Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting

Cllr Margaret Arnolds (AIC) was elected Speaker of Council with 137 of 210 valid votes, ahead of Cllr Christians (DA) with 68 and Cllr Zigebe with 5. The IEC ran the secret ballot, in which 249 ballots were cast and 39 were spoiled. The extraordinary sitting was called to fill the vacancy created by the 25 June 2025 vote of no confidence in the former Speaker, Cllr Nobuhle Mthembu.

32 chapters · 3 promises · 12 decisions

AI draft summary (claude-opus-5-5) of the City's livestream, checked against the chapters, not yet reviewed by a person.