Sixteen years after apartheid ended, South Africans living in the country's poorest townships say their situation is not improving.<br /><br />The nation's planning minister says poor local government strategy is to blame for the lack of public service reform.<br /><br />The issue of providing basic services is high on the agenda as leaders of the ruling ANC party meet for the first time this year.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa reports.
