June 24, 2025.

For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Lynne Davies.

Making headlines:

AfriForum wants Jacob Zuma’s assets seized to cover legal costs

GOOD Party to oppose no confidence motion against Dada Morero

And, Rand Water progresses extensive maintenance plan

Lobby group AfriForum announced today that it is taking steps to have warrants issued against former President and uMkhonto weSizwe Party president Jacob Zuma, to seize his assets to cover his legal costs related to the 2023 medical parole case.

The group expressed concerns that almost two years after the Constitutional Court, Pretoria High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal ordered Zuma to cover AfriForum’s legal costs, Zuma still owes the civil rights organisation more than R500 000.

AfriForum claimed that Zuma ignored the May 16 deadline to make payment.

Zuma served less than two months in prison in 2021 after refusing to testify before the Zondo Commission.

AfriForum pointed out that because Zuma had evaded accountability, it would be unacceptable to allow him to get away without paying these legal costs.

The GOOD Party said today it will vote against a motion of no confidence to remove City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero, arguing that while it does not endorse his leadership, Johannesburg needs stability and focus, “not more political theatre”.

The party stated that another new mayor was not a governance model.

This week the Johannesburg Council will consider three motions of no confidence, brought by the Democratic Alliance against Morero, Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu and chief whip Sithembiso Zungu.

GOOD national chairperson and City of Johannesburg Councillor Matthew Cook believes that these motions have the potential to deepen the dysfunction in the city or create space for accountability and realignment.

Cook claimed that Johannesburg was a city in crisis, in desperate need of stable, ethical, and effective leadership.

Rand Water is moving on to the final stretch of it months-long critical maintenance programme from June 30 until July 18.

The water utility started its critical maintenance work on May 29, staggering the work at different times and locations across various municipalities.

The planned maintenance, strategically scheduled during the low consumption months of May to July to minimise disruptions and better manage the potential impact on water supply, aims to increase capacity and improve plant availability, reliability and operational efficiency.

During the first part of the programme, Rand Water successfully connected the newly constructed B16 pipeline, which will supply water from the new Station 5A at the Zuikerbosch water treatment plant.

Additionally, the Russel Road meter has been installed and the Sasolburg Reservoir 1 has been cleaned.

The next phase will result in the reduction of pumping capacity at the Eikenhof, Zwartkopjes and Palmiet systems, with areas within the cities of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane possibly experiencing low water pressure or intermittent supply.

The maintenance may also impact water provision to the local municipalities of Rand West, Mogale City, Merafong, Madibeng, Lesedi, Govan Mbeki, Rustenburg and Royal Bafokeng, as well as nearby mines and industries.

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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