Report reveals social housing projects drift from economic activity in South Africa, indicating rising spatial inequality.
In a recent report mapping social housing projects across South Africa's seven largest cities, HSRC researchers found that there has been a drift to the periphery, far from economic activity. This trend appears to contradict the government's ambition to encourage upward mobility and urban integration through social housing.
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