Articles for Seth Thorne

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Anti-immigrant mob threatens to burn women and children

Home Affairs backtracks on reopening the asylum system after violent clashes

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News | 9 October 2026

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Takealot delivery drivers switch off apps in Pretoria

Drivers protest stagnant pay and high fuel costs

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News | 9 October 2026

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Rehab workers unpaid as Gauteng owes R1.17-million

Months of non-payment are pushing social workers to the brink

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News | 8 October 2026

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Deputy minister takes action on broken wastewater treatment plant

Jack Bloom visits Klerksdorp Wastewater Treatment Works, which has not worked since 2023

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News | 6 October 2026

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Joburg fails to open public swimming pools, again

36 pools were supposed to be open from 1 September

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News | 6 October 2026

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R1-billion to fix North West’s failed housing projects

The province is sitting with roughly 25,400 unfinished homes

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News | 1 October 2026

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Elections 2026: This municipality is pouring sewage into the Vaal River

Streams that feed the river are being contaminated by failing wastewater treatment in Matlosana municipality

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Feature | 30 September 2026

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Elections 2026: How this North West town went from boom to bust

Matlosana municipality is under a financial recovery plan after years of mismanagement

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Feature | 28 September 2026

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Elections 2026: This failing town is knee-deep in sewage

Tswaing municipality in the North West spends money on court battles and consultants

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Feature | 24 September 2026