SOUTH Africans spend more time in the traffic commuting than their counterparts in 22 similar countries – and when taken into account the country’s poorest citizens typically live on the fringes due to the legacy of spatial fragmentation – the impact of the transport challenges are most significantly felt by those least able to afford them.
Developing Africa’s first purpose-built aerotropolis, with its nucleus being Dube TradePort, home to King Shaka International Airport, is significantly impacting on north coast property patterns as the ease of access prompts investors to acquire second homes in the region.
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