The City of Johannesburg held its first council meeting for the year on Wednesday.
It may be a brand-new year, but it is same-old, same-old in the Johannesburg council.
The 17th Ordinary Council Meeting was late to start, interrupted by feuding councillors, and interjected by caucus breaks. Each council meeting can cost the city hundreds of thousands of rand.
On the agenda was questions for written reply and adopting reports and motions.
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