Sipho Radebe has been removed as Emfulen Mayor after the ANC said the municipality continues to struggle with basic services including water, refuse removal and infrastructure maintenance.
The African National Congress (ANC) has recalled Emfuleni Mayor Sipho Radebe with immediate effect, citing governance failures and poor service delivery in the financially distressed municipality.
Radebe has served as the Mayor of the Emfuleni Local Municipality since November 2021.
In a statement, ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu said the decision was taken by the party’s secretary-general Fikile Mbalula in line with ANC constitutional provisions and the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, following recommendations from provincial and regional structures in Gauteng.
Bhengu said the decision followed an assessment of the municipality’s performance, which identified ongoing failures in basic service delivery, including road maintenance, refuse removal, water provision and environmental management. She said these failures reflected the lived reality of residents in Sedibeng.
