Murunwa Makwarela has been reinstated as the City Of Tshwane mayor after he submitted his insolvency rehabilitation certificate to the city manager on Wednesday.
Makwarela, who ascended to the mayorship last week on the ticket of the ANC and EFF collaboration efforts, was on Tuesday disqualified as a PR councillor due to insolvency.
It was revealed that he was declared insolvent by a court of law in 2016 and was consequently disqualified from holding public office.
The development is a blow to the DA-led coalition that sought to oust him and replace him with its own candidate, former DA MP Cilliers Brink.
The DA teamed up with ActionSA, Freedom Front Plus, IFP, and the African Christian Democratic Party.
The Makwarela incident marks an…
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