News

According to township expert GG Alcock, the true spending power in South African townships is vastly underestimated. South ...
There’s no better place than winter on the KZN South Coast – with the warm days, Blue Flag beaches, and Sardine Run action.
On Reddit, a user recently asked how to recover from a money mistake. They had taken out a high-interest loan for a car and ...
A friend shared how his kids complained about visiting their Eastern Cape home during festive season, citing no fast-food ...
Lebele says that apart from the usual tourist hotspots, such as Vilakazi Street, where Nelson Madela had his home, he felt it was important to show visitors "a different side to the township that ...
Township mechanics in South Africa unite to turbocharge their small businesses Independent car mechanics in South Africa’s townships have long worked outside of the country’s vehicle repair ...
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.
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.
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 ...