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Four years ago, this area in South Africa looked like a desert and the water supply to Cape Town was on the verge of running dry.

Today, the city water stocks are close to maximum capacity and swimming pools in private homes are full to overflowing.

But in the city's biggest and poorest township, Khayelitsha, water is still a scarce commodity.

Shadrack Mogress lives in the township.

He believes the problem is worse than during the drought.

The only water points in settlements like Khayelitsha are the ones attached to toilets built by the city.

This means families have to collect water for their needs everyday.

Sandile Zatu is also a resident.

South Africa is the most unequal country in the world, with race playing a determining factor, according to a report by the World Bank.

The Cape Town authorities provided water to the townships during the pandemic to ensure greater hand washing, but this has now stopped.

Zahid Badroodien, representing the city authorities, says this is because of the increase in the number of illegal settlements.

But the influx of people to the townships is nothing new and with further droughts inevitable, the calls for improved infrastructure go unheeded.

Jo Barnes is a community health agent at Stellenbosch University.

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