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Cape Talk – Addressing the issue of traffic congestion in Cape Town

img_9787Traffic congestion in Cape Town is the highest in South Africa according to TomTom, and with Metrorail’s challenges from cable theft and vandalism, commuters can spend almost double their travel time during peak hours. Adding to this is the complexity that Cape Town’s population is growing at 2 – 3% every year, and public transport is managed by multiple stakeholders.

Our CEO Ryan Ravens, along with Cllr Brett Herron, Mayoral Committee Member for Transport and Western Cape Minister of Economic Opportunities, Alan Winde, spoke to Cape Talk about transport issues and its impact on business productivity, as well as the behavioural change needed to ease the problem:

 

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