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Just four years ago, Cape Town, South Africa was experiencing a drought.

All the city's water supply had almost dried up.

Today, the city's got so much water that swimming pools in private homes are full.

However, the city's largest and poorest township, Khayelitsha, still lacks water.

Resident, Shadrack Mogress thinks there was more water in the community during the drought.

Khayelitsha's only source of water is connected to its community toilets.

Families have to collect water for daily use.

Sandile Zatu fills his bucket with as much water as possible every morning.

The World Bank reports that South Africa has the highest levels of inequality in the world.

It says that race plays a major role.

During Covid, Cape Town city council supplied water to townships to encourage hand washing.

However, this has ended.

Councillor Zahid Badroodien said it's difficult to provide for the growing number of illegal communities.

But while population growth's the norm and more droughts are expected, authorities still fail to provide basic services to these townships.

Community health agent Jo Barnes complains about the lack of planning.

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