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title: "Tshwane mayoral debacle – a visual timeline of the chaos in the council chambers"
description: "The past 43 days have seen the City of Tshwane gripped by mayhem in its council chambers. DA mayor Randall Williams resigned in early February after taking the heat for the Auditor-General’s damning report on the city’s finances. He was succeeded by Cope’s Murunwa Makwarela, who was removed as mayor, reinstated, then resigned over a scandal concerning the paperwork for his claimed rehabilitation for insolvency. On Tuesday, we watched to see which councillor, if any, would prevail. In what many hope is the end of this debacle, DA councillor Cilliers Brink emerged elected as the city’s number one citizen."
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "MUNICIPAL MAYHEM"
author: "Victoria O’Regan"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/victoria-oregan-3-2-2/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-03-28-tshwane-mayoral-debacle-a-visual-timeline-of-the-chaos-in-the-council-chambers/"
published: "2023-03-28T23:46:59"
lang: "en-ZA"
word_count: 58
---

# Tshwane mayoral debacle – a visual timeline of the chaos in the council chambers

> The past 43 days have seen the City of Tshwane gripped by mayhem in its council chambers. DA mayor Randall Williams resigned in early February after taking the heat for the Auditor-General’s damning report on the city’s finances. He was succeeded by Cope’s Murunwa Makwarela, who was removed as mayor, reinstated, then resigned over a scandal concerning the paperwork for his claimed rehabilitation for insolvency. On Tuesday, we watched to see which councillor, if any, would prevail. In what many hope is the end of this debacle, DA councillor Cilliers Brink emerged elected as the city’s number one citizen.

By Victoria O’Regan · Published 29 March 2023, 01:46 SAST

## Key points
- The timeline has all the details, so let's get the story straight: a complex narrative made crystal clear. Last updated 28 March 2023 - DM has you covered!
- Over a decade of political and economic turmoil in South Africa
- Major events such as the Marikana Massacre, Nkandla scandal and the 2019 General Election
- The rise of the EFF and growing public discontent with the ANC
- Last updated 28 March 2023

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This is a developing story and this timeline will continue to be updated. It was last updated on 28 March 2023.**DM**