Joburg council · Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · 9 h 7 min

39th Ordinary Council Meeting, Day 1

On the first of two days of the 39th Ordinary Council Meeting, council approved the recruitment and appointment of the Head of Department for Public Safety after rejecting a DA motion to postpone it. The DA motion, which cited an SIU high-risk flag on the preferred candidate, failed by 82 yes to 110 no with 2 abstentions; the DA, FF Plus, ACDP and ActionSA recorded dissent. Council approved the Rea Vaya Phase 1A public participation notice by 112 yes, 42 no and 3 abstentions, on a roll call the ANC demanded after the Speaker declared the noes louder.

67 chapters · 13 promises · 35 decisions

AI draft summary (claude-opus-5-5) of the City's livestream, checked against the chapters, not yet reviewed by a person.