Temba Aubrey Mhlongo

Attendance

Present

62

Leave of absence

2

Absent without leave

1

Arrived late

4

Left early

4

Reasons given for leave: Ill health (1), Party business (1).

"Absent without leave" means the signed minutes of a meeting held while they were on council neither list them as present nor excuse them, and no similar name appears that day, so misspellings in the minutes don't count against anyone. Each square links to the minutes.

In the chamber

From the 10 sittings transcribed so far in their term. Times are approximate, to the nearest transcript line.

Not present when called

0

Times given the floor

9

Average wait to start

6 s

Average greetings first

14 s

Apology or leave of absence (4)

• 27 Aug 2026 · 00:08:08Party business. Requests to leave early. sitting
• 27 Aug 2026 · 00:13:41Leaving early. AIC: leaving early due to party business. sitting
• 22 Jul 2026 · 05:31:26Arriving late. Chair notes the AIC councillor walked in after the 3:15 start time. sitting
• 25 Jun 2026 · 00:49:07Private business. Leave of absence for private business. sitting

Warned or stopped by the chair (1)

• 27 Aug 2026 · 00:12:51The chair told Cllr Mhlongo to take his seat. sitting

In their words

Every time the chair gave them the floor in a transcribed sitting (9), newest first. The words are the AI transcript of that stretch of the livestream (Argon), so they can include the chair or an interjection; the time link is the place to check.

• 27 Aug 2026 · 00:13:41Applications for leave of absence · 18 s

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  Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. Good morning to yourself. Uh for the AIC, Madam Speaker, Councilor Mhlongo, early departure uh due to party business. Thank you.

• 26 Aug 2026 · 07:55:2114 · 6 s

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  Thank you, thank you, Madam Speaker. No, I note the report. Thank you.

• 26 Aug 2026 · 07:48:1613 · 29 s

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  Thank you, thank you very much once more, uh Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I rise actually to note this report, Madam Speaker. If you look at it, Madam Speaker, it speaks directly to what this uh council seeks to achieve, whereby we see the township development, uh Madam Speaker. So, we approve this report with no reservations at all. Thank you.

• 26 Aug 2026 · 07:15:3511 and 12 · 1 min 10 s

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  Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. Good evening to the Executive Mayor of the city, Councillor Dada Morero, the Executive Deputy Mayor in absentia, Chief Whip of Council, Councillor Chauke, Chair of Chairs, that is my chairperson, Councillor Bonani Marema, MMCs that are still available in the house,

  Section 79 chairpersons, and all councillors, together with the members of the community in the gallery. Good evening to all of you. Madam Speaker, the, I rise on behalf of the African Independent Congress on Item 11 and Item 12, Madam Speaker. I could not agree more, Madam Speaker, with the latter speaker, Councillor

  Councillor, let me see, that's Councillor, that's Councillor Lotz, Madam Speaker. I rise to note and approve both items, Item 10 and Item 11. Thank you very much, Madam Speaker.

• 26 Aug 2026 · 02:24:103 · 1 min 9 s

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  Thank you, Madam Speaker. Honourable Speaker, comrades, colleagues, and residents of the City of Johannesburg, allow me to say protocol observed. I rise in support and noting of the April and May Section 71 reports. Let us allow the numbers to speak, because the numbers tell us that the ANC-led

  Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I rise on the protocol that has been presented in this house, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, uh on behalf of the African Independent Congress, Madam Speaker, we note and adopt this report, Madam Speaker. It reminds the African Independent Congress, Madam Speaker, about ethical leadership that are like yourself, Madam Speaker. That is why the party, Madam Speaker,

  the AIC, has uh chosen you to be the mayoral candidate of the AIC in the City of Johannesburg. I hope all these I hope all these uh councillors that are sitting in this august house, Madam Speaker, on the 4th of November they gonna put their cross next to your name, because you have seen them how good in leadership you are. You are so ethical, you are so fair,

  and they must vote for African Independent Congress. As I'm sitting down, thank you so much, Madam Speaker.

• 22 Jul 2026 · 03:16:22Items 4-8 (Economic Development, JTC, JPC, Joburg Market) · 39 s

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  Uh thank you very much Madam Speaker. Before closing the report Madam Speaker, please allow me to congratulate uh Joburg Market under the leadership of the CEO Mr Makhubele and his team for achieving the clean uh audit consecutively. Uh Madam Speaker, I also uh extend my gratitude to the members of the committee together with the officials that are helping the committee.

  As I am saying that Madam Speaker, I ask the council to uh approve the report. Thank you Madam Speaker.

• 22 Jul 2026 · 02:50:53Items 4-8 (Economic Development, JTC, JPC, Joburg Market) · 1 min 59 s

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  Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. Good afternoon to yourself. Good afternoon to the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Councillor Dada Morero. Good afternoon to the Deputy Executive Mayor, Councillor Loyiso Masuku, all the members of the Mayoral Committee. Good afternoon to the Section 79 Oversight Chairpersons of various committees, and all councillors in the house, together with the members of the public in the gallery,

  and the officials of the City of Johannesburg. Madam Speaker, I rise to table item four, performance assessment report for the Economic Development Department for the 2025/2026 financial year for the period January to March 2026, read together with item five, performance assessment report for the Johannesburg Tourism Company for the 2025/2026 financial year for the period January to March 2026, and item six, performance assessment report for the Johannesburg Property Company

  SOC Limited for the 2025/2026 financial year for the period January to March 2026. Also item seven, performance assessment report for the Johannesburg Market SOC Limited for the 2025/2026 financial year for the period January to March 2026, read together with item eight, oversight report of the Economic Development Section 79 Committee on the 2025/2026 third quarter performance reports

  of the Department of Economic Development, Johannesburg Property Company, Joburg Fresh Produce Market and Joburg Tourism Company for the period January to March 2026 to be considered and approved by this council. Thank you very much, Madam Speaker.

• 28 May 2026 · 02:41:08Item 3: debate on the budget speech · 6 min 17 s

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  Okay. Sorry, just a minute, Madam Speaker, so that I go to my gadget. And then... Okay, just one moment, Madam Speaker. I'm just fixing my gadget here. It gives me problem.

  I'm checking my minutes. Okay. Let me just go to another one, Madam Speaker, quickly.

  Your minutes are running.

  Madam Speaker, okay. No, it's fine, Madam Speaker. You can start counting, Madam Speaker. I will make sure that I will do my speech as quick as possible. Madam Speaker, good day to you. Good day to the Executive Mayor, Councillor Morero, to the Deputy Executive Mayor, Councillor Loyiso Masuku, to all MMCs

  and chairpersons of the Section 79, to fellow councillors and to the guests in the gallery. Madam Speaker, I rise on behalf of the African Independent Congress, Madam Speaker, in support of the 2026/2027 budget tabled by the Executive Deputy Mayor yesterday, Councillor Loyiso Masuku. Madam Speaker, this is not just another budget debate.

  This is the final budget of the current political term. A budget that reflects where this administration has come from, what it has inherited and what foundation it seeks to leave for the future of Johannesburg. As the African Independent Congress, we are proud to have been part of this Government of Local Unity in the City of Johannesburg. We are proud to have contributed to governance stability, financial discipline and cooperative leadership

  during one of the most politically challenging periods in the history of this city. The Government of Local Unity has shown that a coalition government can work when political parties place residents above political egos, and when governance is approached with maturity, accountability and shared commitment to the people of Johannesburg. The AIC believes this administration must be credited for choosing governance over instability and cooperation over collapse.

  Madam Speaker, the budget tabled before council is honest about challenges facing Johannesburg. It does not pretend that the city is without problems. It acknowledges the infrastructure backlog, the pressures on water and electricity infrastructure, revenue collection challenges and financial strain confronting local government. But importantly, this budget also presents a program of recovery,

  reform and investment. The AIC welcomes the emphasis placed on the infrastructure maintenance, financial stability, institutional reform, revenue collection, township renewal and investment in historically marginalized communities. Madam Speaker, as the AIC, we appreciate the continued commitment towards maintaining a funded and compliant budget. It is important to recognize that during 2025/2026 financial year,

  the city was able to table and adopt a fully funded budget that contributed to governance stability and enabled the continuation of key service delivery and infrastructure programs across Johannesburg. The contribution made by the AIC in the finance portfolio during the period reflects our commitment to responsible governance, fiscal discipline and sustainable administration.

  The AIC understands that without financial stability, there can be no sustainable service delivery. Without revenue collection, there can be no infrastructure renewal. Without governance discipline, there can be no developmental local government. That is why we support measures aimed at improving billing systems, strengthening revenue collection and protecting the financial integrity of the city. Madam Speaker, the people of Johannesburg want a government that works.

  They want roads without potholes. They want reliable electricity. They want clean communities. They want water security. They want safer streets and they want a municipality that responds to their concerns with urgency and dignity. The AIC therefore welcomes the budget allocations directed towards road rehabilitation and stormwater infrastructure, water and sanitation upgrades, energy reform, waste management, law enforcement and township renewal.

  These investments are important because they directly affect the daily lives of ordinary residents. Madam Speaker, the AIC also welcomes the continued focus on indigent support and social protection for vulnerable households. In difficult economic conditions, government must remain compassionate and people-centered. The Expanded Social Package, free basic services and debt relief interventions

  for the qualifying households are necessary measures to protect the dignity of struggling residents and working-class communities. As the AIC, we believe local government must always place people first. That is why our message remains: people taking center stage in governance. Because truly it is all about you. The AIC therefore supports this budget because it seeks to balance fiscal discipline, infrastructure, service delivery and protection,

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  a Johannesburg where development reaches Soweto, Orange Farm, Alexandra, Diepsloot, Eldorado Park and all communities across this city. Because for the African Independent Congress, governance must always begin and end with the people, who take center stage in the governance. It's all about you. Thank you so much, Madam Speaker.

• 26 May 2026 · 00:44:33Request for approval to enter into a loan agreement with KfW · 27 s

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  Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. Good morning to the Executive Mayor, Councillor Morero, eh greetings to the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Masuku, Chief Whip, Councillor Kazibula Chauke, eh Chair of Chairs, Marema, members of the Mayoral Committee, chairpersons of Section 79 and all councillors in the house. The AIC is noting the report, ma'am, and we are going to support it. Thank you.

Spoke on

• 27 Aug 2026 · 00:11:24Applications for leave of absence: IFP, ACDP, ActionSA, EFF, AIC
• 26 Aug 2026 · 02:20:45Item 3: Code for Ethical Leadership (ACDP, AIC, UDM)
• 26 Aug 2026 · 07:11:13Items 11 and 12: Fairland development sales, GOOD, AIC and DA
• 26 Aug 2026 · 07:47:50Item 13: Sale of Portion 19 of Erf 491, Ivory Park Ext 7
• 26 Aug 2026 · 07:53:24Item 14: Township Economies By-law implementation plan
• 26 Aug 2026 · 08:09:16Reordering of remaining business
• 22 Jul 2026 · 02:49:42Items 4-8 read in and tabled (Economic Development cluster)
• 22 Jul 2026 · 03:14:11MMC Mnisi responds; items 4-8 agreed
• 28 May 2026 · 02:40:52AIC's Cllr Mhlongo supports the budget
• 26 May 2026 · 00:43:57IFP and AIC positions