Former Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda seeks reinstatement

Former Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda has demanded that he be reinstated to his position as MMC of community development as his removal lacked compliance with procedural fairness. Gwamanda was fired with immediate effect from his position by the city’s mayor Dada Morero at the weekend. In a letter to the speaker of the City of Johannesburg Nobuhle Mthembu, lawyers for Gwamanda said he was not provided with any prior notice or opportunity to respond to the allegations before his dismissal. “Furthermore, our client’s dismissal was announced publicly via a media statement from…