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Thapelo Amad and Margaret Arnolds may emerge as possible candidates for the Joburg Speaker position.
The former mayor of Joburg, Thapelo Amad, and AIC councillor Margaret Arnolds may emerge as possible candidates for the Joburg Speaker position when minority parties, who form part of a coalition with the ANC and the EFF, meet for a caucus on Thursday.
The Speaker position was left vacant on Tuesday after the City of Joburg confirmed Colleen Makhubele's termination as a councillor.
She was fired as a member and councillor of the Congress of the People (COPE), leaving the country's economic hub leaderless to proceed with council business until a replacement is found.
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