African National Congress (ANC) politician Dada Morero is officially out as the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg following the conclusion of the 2026 Local Government Elections.
Morero has lost his seat in the newly elected Johannesburg council after the ANC secured 63 of the city’s 270 council seats through ward victories.
The party received approximately 20.27% of the vote, meaning its proportional representation list was not used to allocate additional seats. Consequently, Morero, who was placed on the ANC’s PR list, will not return to the council.
His departure brings his tenure as Johannesburg mayor to an end. Morero was elected to the position in August 2024.
The DA emerged as the largest party in Johannesburg with 91 council seats, followed by the ANC with 63 and ActionSA with 43. However, no party secured an outright majority in the 270-member council, leaving coalition negotiations to determine the city’s next administration.
Morero’s exit also means the ANC will have to consider a different representative as it enters negotiations over the future leadership of South Africa’s economic hub.
