The father of three runs a small motor repair shop in the township of Tsakane ... and others sometimes operating out of ...

An NGO has taken the South African government to court over a backlog of hundreds of thousands of applications for late birth ...

Independent car mechanics in South Africa's townships have long worked outside of the country's vehicle repair industry.

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.