Articles for Seth Thorne
Soweto volunteers clean streets as illegal dumping overwhelms Gauteng
The Soulbent Project has dozens of residents converting dumping sites into vegetable gardens
By Seth Thorne
News | 31 March 2026
Sharpeville forgotten by government
Memorials honouring the victims of the 1960 massacre are falling into ruin, but local activists are stepping up to improve the township
By Seth Thorne
Feature | 21 March 2026
Rubbish is piling up across Johannesburg
With only two operating landfills, compactor trucks have longer turnaround times, creating refuse collection backlogs
By Seth Thorne
News | 13 March 2026
Pollution is killing Gauteng’s fresh water sources
Failing sewage systems, rapid urbanisation and industrial pollution have turned Gauteng’s rivers into an environmental and public health problem
By Seth Thorne
Feature | 10 March 2026
City Power billing changes leave JHB residents with sky-high bills
Johannesburg’s power utility says credits of R136-million have been issued to 86 customers who were overcharged
By Seth Thorne and Kimberly Mutandiro
News | 10 March 2026
Our pool is a dumping site, say Joburg residents
Only 32 of the city’s 57 public pools are open this summer
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 5 March 2026
Johannesburg: Where water runs in the streets, but not in the taps
Nearly half the city’s water is lost to leaks
By Seth Thorne
News | 2 March 2026
“I fought for freedom, and now I am going to die without water” says Mpumalanga pensioner
Residents of Lekwa Local Municipality say they have endured years of poor supply
By Seth Thorne
News | 19 February 2026