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

It is believed that a 12-year-old driver failed to stop when required and crashed into a 14-year-old pedestrian who was ...

Themba Maseko, a 39-year-old mechanic, repairs a BMW car outside his workshop in Brakpan, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, ...

JOHANNESBURG - A four-year-old boy has died after a fire broke out in a house in Brakpan, east of Johannesburg, on Sunday ...

Disaster and Emergency Management Services found the remains of the child during their search-and-rescue efforts.

A 12-year-old boy who took his grandmother’s car for a drive fatally struck 14-year-old Malcolm Booysen in Brakpan, claiming he accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake.

Heartbreak is rippling through Brakpan after 14-year-old Malcolm Booyens was mowed down by a 12-year-old driver who blew through a stop sign before slamming into a fence. The young driver, barely out ...

A 12-year-old boy accused of driving the car that killed 14-year-old Malcolm Booysen on Saturday has appeared in the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court. Local police are calling for community restraint as ...

A 12-year-old has been taken into custody in Brakpan, on the East Rand, following a joyride that claimed the life of a ...

He’s facing charges of culpable homicide and driving without a licence after allegedly taking his parents’ car for a drive on ...

A 12-year-old boy who ran over and killed a 14-year-old in Brakpan appeared in the local magistrate’s court on Monday.

Emergency services in Ekurhuleni have confirmed the death of a four-year-old boy in a house fire in Brakpan on Sunday morning ...