Ward 87 · Region B · 2021–2026 boundaries
Ward 87
Suburbs, as the City lists them: Auckland Park, Auckland Parks Exts 2, 3, Brixton (Also Ward 69), Forest Town Forest Town Ext 1, Greenside, Greenside Ext Greenside Exts 2, 4 – 6 Greenside East, Greenside Ext 1, Melville, Melville Exts 1 – 2, Parktown Parktown West, Parktown Ext, Parkview; Parkview Ext 1, Richmond Richmond Ext 1, Uitsaaisentrum, Westcliff, Westcliff Ext.City of Johannesburg, 2022 ward list
Ward councillor
2021–2026 council, from the City's own councillor list
Kyle Jacobs · DA
Present at 44 of 49 council meetings (90%) between 31 October 2023 and 20 March 2026, according to the City's signed minutes: on leave 5 times, absent without leave never.
The councillors elected on 4 November 2026 aren't on this site yet; the 2026 wards were redrawn, so a new ward 87 may cover different suburbs.
Said in council
510 transcribed sitting days, 26 May 2026 to 30 September 2026
Agenda items (AI-drafted summaries)
- 25 June 2026, 05:12:48
Motion: Declaration of Auckland Park as a student precinct (proposal and seconding)
Cllr Gwamanda moved under Rule 89(2) that council initiate a formal declaration of Auckland Park as a student precinct. He asked for a Development Planning feasibility study and exploration of a city improvement district. Cllr Zigebe seconded, stressing that the motion needs a feasibility study and stakeholder engagement and imposes no final outcome.
Names Auckland Park, which the City's ward list puts only in Ward 87
- 25 June 2026, 05:19:21
Auckland Park motion: DA opposition
Ward councillor Cllr Kyle Jacobs opposed the motion for the DA. He cited inadequate infrastructure, absent by-law enforcement against illegal student housing, heritage-protected properties and lack of resident consultation. He said the DA supports legal student accommodation but not approving development before infrastructure and planning are in place.
Names Auckland Park, which the City's ward list puts only in Ward 87
- 25 June 2026, 05:23:46
Auckland Park motion: ANC, EFF and ActionSA support
The ANC supported the motion unconditionally. The EFF supported it and proposed a combined student and health precinct. ActionSA also supported it, citing economic, safety and urban renewal benefits, after a brief exchange about its speaker list.
Names Auckland Park, which the City's ward list puts only in Ward 87
- 25 June 2026, 05:34:25
Auckland Park motion: proposer's reply and executive position
Cllr Gwamanda said the motion considers bulk infrastructure and asked council to treat it as a service delivery motion. The Deputy Executive Mayor said the executive supports it in principle as a feasibility study, with stakeholder consultation and a return to council for approval.
Names Auckland Park, which the City's ward list puts only in Ward 87
- 25 June 2026, 05:39:22
Auckland Park motion: vote and recorded dissent
The Speaker put the motion to a show of hands: 104 yes, 58 no and 4 abstentions, and it was carried. Cllr Harris recorded the ACDP's dissent and Cllr Christians recorded the DA's opposition under Rule 84. The Speaker questioned how that rule is used after a vote.
Names Auckland Park, which the City's ward list puts only in Ward 87
Promises
1Commitments that name the ward or its places, with their deadline clock
AI drafts of what was said, each linked to its second in the video; open "Evidence" for the speaker's own words.
No dateLoyiso Masuku · Deputy Executive Mayor · MMC for Finance (by surname)
05:39:1125 June 2026· Report an error
Not raised again in 6 sitting days since; no City report.
Names Auckland Park, which the City's ward list puts only in Ward 87
Evidence: quote
“after the consultation, it must still come back to council for approval”
Decisions and votes
1Items about the ward that council decided
From the transcripts (AI-drafted)
- 25 June 2026, 05:44:11
Motion: Initiate declaration of Auckland Park as a student precinct: approved
Carried with 104 yes, 58 no and 4 abstentions; the ACDP and DA recorded dissent under Rule 84.
Names Auckland Park, which the City's ward list puts only in Ward 87
How items are linked to this ward (no AI makes a link on its own): the text names "Ward 87"; or the ward's councillor says "my ward" while they have the floor (who has the floor is an AI reading of the transcript, checked against a quote); or it names a place that the City's 2022 ward list puts in this ward and no other. Every place-name match was read by hand; false friends (a street or person with a suburb's name) are excluded. A ward number in the text always wins over a place name. A promise also links here when a City document matched to it (by AI, then checked by hand) puts the project in this ward; AI matches nobody has checked don't count. Places that span several wards (Alexandra, Diepkloof, Orlando, most of Soweto) link nowhere, so this page misses items about them. Searched: 10 transcribed sitting days (26 May 2026 to 30 September 2026) and the votes and motions in 65 sets of signed minutes (26 January 2023 to 20 March 2026). Suburb list: City of Johannesburg, reproduced with acknowledgement for non-commercial use.