Joburg council · Wednesday, 27 May 2026 · 1 h 22 min

11th Special Council Meeting

Council held a special sitting as a memorial service for Cllr Joyce Tshedo, an EFF PR councillor based in Alexandra, and Cllr Simphiwe Oscar Simelane, the Ward 19 councillor in Soweto. The Speaker said Cllr Tshedo died on 7 May 2026 and Cllr Simelane on 12 May 2026 after a short illness, and that both were buried on 16 May. Council noted the memorial and the official removal of the two councillors' names from the chamber in the ritual of ukusula igama.

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