The Zimbabwe-born councillor will succeed the DUP's Frank McCoubrey when she takes up the post in June.
The next lord mayor of Belfast is to be the Alliance Party councillor Kate Nicholl, who was born in Zimbabwe.Ms Nicholl, 33, grew up in Marondera, in Zimbabwe, but when violence broke out in 2000, her family left the country and moved to Belfast.
"For so many people, when you think about Belfast you think about the legacy of the Troubles. For me, it's never been that."It's always been a sanctuary. It's the place that became my home when I needed one."Her mother is from South Africa, while her father is from County Down, in Northern Ireland.
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