Ward 81 · Region E · 2021–2026 boundaries
Ward 81
Suburbs, as the City lists them: Dowerglen EXTs 7, 10, Bramley Manor, X1, Bramley Vie Xs1,2, 4, 5, 6, 9, , Casey Park, Corlett Gardens X1, 2, 3, Crystal Gardens AH, Crystal Gardens X1, Dorelan, Dunsevern X4, Formain, Kew, Kew X1. Lombardy East, Lombardy West, Lyndhurst, Lyndhurst X1, Rembrandt Park X6, 9, Rembrandt RidgeCity of Johannesburg, 2022 ward list
Ward councillor
2021–2026 council, from the City's own councillor list
Joanne Horwitz · DA
Present at 56 of 63 council meetings (89%) between 26 January 2023 and 20 March 2026, according to the City's signed minutes: on leave 7 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 81 may cover different suburbs.
Said in council
010 transcribed sitting days, 26 May 2026 to 30 September 2026
Nothing in the transcripts names this ward or its places.
Promises
0Commitments that name the ward or its places, with their deadline clock
No promise in the transcribed sittings names this ward or its places.
Decisions and votes
2Items about the ward that council decided
From the signed minutes (65 sets, 26 January 2023 to 20 March 2026)
- 31 January 2024, p. 32
FOR INSPECTION OF PIPE BLOCKAGE LIKELY CAUSED BY TREE ROOTS AT 6976 THOMAS MOLEPO STREET, RIVER PARK, LOMBARDY EAST IN WARD 81, REGION E AND CONCOMITANT RESOLUTION OF BADLY BLOCKED KERB INLET ACROSS THE ROAD.
Counted vote: defeated, 66 for, 150 against · Names Ward 81
- 1 November 2023, p. 23
MOTION FOR AN AUDIT AND REPORT TO BE DONE INTO THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS, RESIDENTS ILLEGALLY OPERATING BUSINESS FROM HOME, ILLEGAL DWELLINGS BUILT AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES IN RIVERPARK, WHICH IS ALLOCATED IN WARD 81, REGION E.
Counted vote: defeated, 71 for, 122 against · Names Ward 81
A motion that is deferred appears again at each meeting that dealt with it. Outcomes as printed.
How items are linked to this ward (no AI makes a link on its own): the text names "Ward 81"; 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.