A young woman in an area of informal housing fills a bucket from a communal standpipe, Langa Township, Cape Town, South Africa

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At the end of a road leading to an area of informal 'shack' housing (behind the camera), a young woman fills a pastic bucket (an old cooking oil container) at a communal standpipe, one of two on a concrete patform, which also has four square concrete structures for the washing of clothes. The scene contrasts with the comfort of the affluent bungalows over the road, the likely homes of professional people such as teachers, doctors and civil servants. A stark scene of everyday life for some township residents.

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Size: 5806px × 3888px
Location: Langa Township, Cape Town, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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