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Did Cape Town Learn From 'Day Zero'?

NPR | By Ari Shapiro
Published September 14, 2018 at 4:26 PM EDT
Sindiswa Lingela stands in the backyard of her home in Cape Town with the swimming pool that she fills with collected rainwater. The drought encouraged her to get completely off the municipal grid.
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Sindiswa Lingela stands in the backyard of her home in Cape Town with the swimming pool that she fills with collected rainwater. The drought encouraged her to get completely off the municipal grid.

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