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Murunwa Makwarela
Murunwa Makwarela (1972 – 23 April 2024) was a South African politician, genetic engineer, academic and businessman who served as the Mayor of Tshwane, from 28 February 2023 until he was fired by the city manager on 7 March 2023 for being declared insolvent in 2016. Makwarela was reinstated on 9 March 2023 before resigning on 10 March 2023 after it was found that the rehabilitation certificate he produced to be reinstated, was fraudulent. A former member of the Congress of the People (South African political party), Congress of the People, he served as the party's lone councillor in the municipality. Prior to his election as mayor, he was the council speaker, serving as part of a multi-party coalition led by the Democratic Alliance (South Africa), Democratic Alliance and other parties. Early life and education Makwarela was born in 1972 in Cullinan, South Africa, Cullinan outside Pretoria in the then-Transvaal Province of South Africa. He grew up in the village of Tshitereke i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Tshwane
The Mayor of Tshwane is the head of the local government of Pretoria, South Africa; currently that government takes the form of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (also known as the City of Tshwane) () is the metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of northern Gauteng Province, South Africa. The Metropolitan area is centred on the city of Pr .... In the past, the position of Mayor has varied between that of an executive mayor actively governing the city and that of a figurehead mayor with a mostly ceremonial role. On 30 October 2020, Randall Williams of the Democratic Alliance was elected mayor. List of mayors of Tshwane Historic office Transvaal Republic - District of Pretoria (1857-1900) British Transvaal Colony - Pretoria (1902 - 1910) Union of South Africa - Pretoria (1910 - 1931) Union of South Africa - City of Pretoria (1931-1961) (''Pretoria is declared a city on 14 October 1931' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
