Randall Williams (politician)

Randall Williams is a South African politician and attorney who served as the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality from October 2020 until February 2023.

Previously, he served as the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Economic Development and Spatial Planning and as the Chairperson of Municipal Appeals Tribunal between 2016 and 2019.

[9] After months of legal challenges, the Supreme Court of Appeal overturned the provincial government's decision on 27 October 2020.

[14] Williams was re-elected as mayor unopposed at the inaugural sitting of the City of Tshwane municipal council on 23 November 2021 after the ANC declined to put forward their candidate.

[15][16] On 14 December, Williams announced his new mayoral committee consisting of DA, ActionSA and Freedom Front Plus councillors.

Williams had been under pressure from coalition partners to resign after the City of Tshwane received an adverse audit opinion from the Auditor-General for the 2021/22 financial year during which the metro racked up R1.2 billion in wasteful expenditure.

[22] Finance MMC Peter Sutton was then appointed as acting mayor as Williams went on leave until 28 February.