Sello Enoch Dada Morero is a South African politician who has been the

Mayor of Johannesburg The mayor of Johannesburg is the highest elected position in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Since 2000, they are the chief executive of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality council. On 16 August 2024, the council elected D ...

since 16 August 2024, a position which he previously held for 25 days, from 30 September 2022 until 25 October 2022 when the erstwhile Mayor, Mpho Phalatse, was reinstated through the courts. Morero is the regional chairperson of the

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in Johannesburg.

Political career

Morero is a former COSAS (Congress of the South African Students) student leader. He had previously served for two terms as the regional secretary of the

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...

. On 5 June 2022, Morero defeated deputy regional chairperson Eunice Mgcina to become the next regional chairperson of the ANC, winning with 153 votes to Mgcina's 143 votes.

Mayor of Johannesburg

Following the implosion of the DA-led coalition government in the

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and the subsequent removal of DA mayor Mpho Phalatse in a

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, Morero was elected mayor on 30 September 2022. He was elected with the help of the DA's former coalition partners, the Patriotic Alliance and the Congress of the People. He was sworn into office the following day. On 25 October 2022, the South Gauteng High Court ruled that his election as mayor was unlawful, reinstating Phalatse as mayor with immediate effect. Phalatse was eventually voted out as mayor in January 2023 and replaced with Thapelo Amad of the Al Jama-ah party; Morero was appointed Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance by Amad. Amad later resigned as mayor in April 2023 and was replaced with fellow Al Jama-ah councillor Kabelo Gwamanda the following month; Morero remained as MMC for Finance. On 21 August 2023, ANC president and President of South Africa

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said during a speech at an ANC event in Gauteng that Morero should be mayor of the metro again. On 16 August 2024, Morero was elected to a second, non-consecutive, term as Johannesburg mayor, replacing Kabelo Gwamanda.

Service Delivery and Infrastructure

In November 2024, Morero made a walkabout to identify inner-city problems in Doornfontein. Morero identified a number of a number of problems

residents were faced with. Morero stated that he along with member of his Mayoral council would do walkabouts on a monthly basis to reclaim the city. Johannesburg had for a number of years been on a downward spiral regarding service delivery and crumbling infrastructure, with Johannesburg resident protesting over the lack of service delivery. To address some of the city's infrastructure and service delivery issues, Morero along with the Premier of Gauteng,

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, led the Accelerated Service Delivery initiative in

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. The Initiative aimed to tackle some of the city's most critical service delivery issues. Since the beginning of 2024, the

, had been facing a severe water crisis, cause by drought and infrastructure problems. In November 2024, a number of areas in Johannesburg had prolonged water shortages for up to a week. To control the water shortages, municipal entity, Johannesburg Water executives outlined measures to address the water challenges by scheduling water restrictions, maintaining of pipelines and enforcement of city bylaws to combat illegal water connections. https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/joburg-water-outlines-measures-to-address-water-challenges-following-critical-supply-reductions-20241128 The water restrictions resulted in protests around the city. During a press briefing about the Water Crisis, Morero stated the city would unveil the ‘Vikela Amanzi, Protect our Tomorrow’ campaign to confront water supply challenges.

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