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DA demands removal of Joburg MMC Amad over firearm charges

Summary by The Citizen
The DA in Johannesburg has demanded that the City of Johannesburg mayor remove MMC Thapelo Amad over criminal charges from AfriForum, alleging he discharged a firearm in public. Last month, The Citizen reported that damning footage of a man resembling Amad firing seven shots into the air beside a coffin went viral on social media. DA demands Amad step down pending investigation The former Joburg mayor denied it was him, dismissing the video as p…

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The Citizen broke the news in South Africa on Monday, May 4, 2026.
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