Discover 'Ons vir jou' (2025), a striking photographic artwork by Lily van Rensburg and Haroon Gunn-Salie that captures the essence of South Africa’s politically charged December 16th commemorations ...

Resident Masike Lebele has created a unique tourist experience with trails through wetlands, streams and mine dumps Soweto is known for many things - the role its residents played in the ...

New “right to repair” rules in South Africa mean car owners can now have their vehicles serviced by registered independent mechanics and not lose their warranties.

APTOPIX South Africa Township Mechanics Themba Maseko, a 39-year-old mechanic, peeks through a window inside a workshop in Brakpan, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

South Africa has over 700,000 registered small businesses. In the townships these include hair salons, taverns, car repair shops, laundromats and others sometimes operating out of people’s homes.

The father of three runs a small motor repair shop in the township of Tsakane, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of South Africa’s biggest city of Johannesburg. His hopes for his business to ...

BRAKPAN, South Africa (AP) — Themba Maseko quickly wipes oil and grease off his hands with a rag as he breaks away from repairing one car to assist another customer who needs parts for a low ...