At least 24 people were killed and 30 injured Friday when a bus plunged down a ravine in South Africa's Eastern Cape province after a brake failure, local media reported. They quoted a bus company official as saying the driver had been ordered to pull over and wait for technical help with faulty brakes, but he ignored the order as he was eager to get home. The accident happened between Maclear and Tsolo during a trip from Cape Town. All the dead and injured were from the same town, Tsolo, the reports said. -- SPA 2324 Local Time 2024 GMT