Cape Town's Water Crisis Highlights City's Rich-poor Divide

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — "Day Zero" is approaching as South Africa's showcase city of Cape Town prepares to turn off most water taps amid the worst drought in a century. Tensions among the four million residents are highlighting a class divide in a country with one of the world's highest rates of inequality. Cape Town, a top international tourist destination, has both sprawling informal settlements and high-income oceanside neighborhoods.

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