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POLITICALLY AWEH: Why is rent so expensive in Cape Town, and would rent control help?
Politically Aweh · Daily Maverick
Published 7 Nov 2026, 9:48 am·2 h ago·1 min read
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Rent in Cape Town keeps climbing, and its Airbnbs keep multiplying. Politically Aweh set out to figure out why it’s so expensive, and spoke to the Rent Control Group. Deputy Mayor Eddie Andrews, meanwhile, says there’s ‘no chance’ of rent control — ‘market goes where market goes’.
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