The Democratic Alliance (DA)'s motion to dissolve the Council of the City of Johannesburg failed once again.

On Thursday, 165 out of 270 councillors, including some of its coalition partners voted against the DA's proposal to dissolve the council. This brought joy to the current Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. "Once more, the council of the City has refused to be held at ransom by the DA and it's deliberate attempts to gain political relevance at the expense of service delivery to the over six-million residents of the City. In November 2021, the residents of the city elected the current council, whose current constitution is a reflection of the democratic choices of the citizens of our city. To seek to undermine the wishes of the electorate is a violation of the very democratic principles the DA claims to represent and fight for and as the Government of Local Unity (GLU), we will continue to defend the rights of council and the democratic choices of the residents of the city," Gwamanda said. 

Gwamanda said that the city is increasingly concerned about the destructive behaviour of the DA in the affairs of council and administration in the city. "Through frivolous litigations and motions, the DA has sought by all means to collapse and render Johannesburg dysfunctional as it has done in Tshwane. It has sought to collapse every tenet of good governance and democratic outcomes to satisfy an insatiable appetite to lead the city. We have reached a stage where for the DA, it's either a DA government or no government," said Gwamanda.