Unreliable transport services are forcing more and more South Africans to buy cars. A typical trip from the suburbs to the CBD can take up to three hours, and that time many feel is wasted. In some cases, businessmen are hiring drivers so they can put those hours to better use. Sumitra Nydoo filed this report on the growing chauffeur industry in Johannesburg.
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