In South Africa most of the rich (whites) live close to the business center of the city, with the poor (nonwhites) living far away from the center. This phenomenon the reverse of the usual pattern for newly industrializing cities has been attributed by geography hers and sociologists to such things as racial preferences security needs, or labor channeling. Here, the city structure is seen as a result of rational white political action to achieve a high level of Urban Municipal Services for themselves both at work and at leisure and at low cost despite their few numbers.