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Long commutes deepen Cape Town’s housing and transport inequality

12 October 2026 by CapeTownNewsReader

A report says South Africa’s lowest-earning commuters spend about 35% of their income on transport, while high housing costs force many Cape Town workers to live far from their jobs…

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