[[Thapelo Amad]], an Al Jama-ah's councillor in the [[City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality|City of Johannesburg]], served as the city's Mayor for less than three months in 2023, and was forced to resign ahead of a motion of no confidence in his fitness for office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joburg mayor Thapelo Amad resigns ahead of no-confidence vote |url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2023-04-24-joburg-mayor-thapelo-amad-resigns-ahead-of-no-confidence-vote/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=BusinessLIVE |language=en-ZA}}</ref> Amad came under fire for referring to a possible R9.5 billion loan offer to the City from a private company. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahlati |first=Zintle |title=Joburg Mayor Thapelo Amad faces axing after R9.5bn loan claim, PA admits it backed 'wrong horse' |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/joburg-mayor-thapelo-amad-faces-axing-after-r95bn-loan-claim-pa-admits-it-backed-wrong-horse-20230411 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref> Amad was replaced as Mayor by one of only three Al Jama-ah councillors in the City of Johannesburg, [[Kabelo Gwamanda]], who was elected with the support of the ANC and the [[Economic Freedom Fighters|EFF]] and the ANC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haffajee |first=Ferial |date=2023-04-24 |title=Joburg to get another no-name brand mayor as Thapelo Amad walks the plank |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-04-24-joburg-to-get-another-no-name-brand-mayor-as-thapelo-amad-walks-the-plank/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref> Gwamanda also survived a motion of no confidence after he was accused of running an illegal funeral scheme.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahlati |first=Zintle |title='He can't run a R70bn city': ActionSA files motion to remove Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/politics/government/he-cant-run-a-r70bn-city-actionsa-files-motion-to-remove-joburg-mayor-kabelo-gwamanda-20230607 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref> He is alleged to have deserted investors in his funeral insurance scheme whenafter they had claimed theirfuneral benefits.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title=FSCA investigation into Joburg Mayor long overdue: Analyst - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. |url=https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/fsca-investigation-into-joburg-mayor-long-overdue-analyst/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |language=en-US}}</ref> Gwamanda is beingunder investigatedinvestigation by the [[Financial Sector Conduct Authority (South Africa)|Financial Sector Conduct Authority]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=https://www.timeslive.co.za/authors/sisanda-mbolekwa |title=Joburg mayor Gwamanda ran illegal funeral scheme: FSCA |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/politics/2023-06-18-joburg-mayor-gwamanda-ran-illegal-funeral-scheme-fsca/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=TimesLIVE |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
