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

Skubu, the brand-new refill store in Diepsloot township, is changing the way we shop for everyday essentials. The concept is ...

A TikTok video of a Diepsloot refill grocery store went viral. Netizens were impressed by the Johannesburg township store to ...

The retail concept model helps reduce plastic waste by allowing shoppers to refill essential goods, such as cooking oil, ...

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 ...

BRAKPAN, South Africa — 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-riding ...

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 ...

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 succeed ...