BETTER jobs, higher salaries and improved access to basic services – the bright lights of cities seem to promise these and more.
But for millions lured to these centres for innovation and prosperity, cities can also lead to a life of squalor. Access to safe drinking water or sanitation may be poor or non-existent. Makeshift homes may flood every time it rains. Keeping families fed may become a daily struggle.
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