national congress looks set to extend its twenty five years in power but voters are angry over rampant corruption and spiraling inequality the a.n.c. can no longer take voters support for granted also coming up iran announces its partial withdrawal from that landmark two thousand and fifteen nuclear deal exactly one year after the u.s. pulled out tehran says it could soon resume enriching uranium to build nuclear. i'm off it's good to have you with those polls have just closed in south africa in the most closely contested election there since the end of apartheid the ruling african national congress is tipped to retain power but it could face a real challenge from a breakaway opposition party after its failure to improve the living conditions in its quarter century in charge. voting day in south africa twenty five years after the first three elections many citizens are now fed up with the way the country is being run and during that entire time the african national congress has been in power people say south africa is mired in crime corruption and economic stagnation. even president cy

welcome to the show i'm sami's a band south africans of just handed the african national congress its 6th mandate in power but voters also gave the party a reduced majority in parliament the a.n.c. has ruled south africa for more than 25 years but it's the worst ever parliamentary elections showing for the a.n.c. voter turnout was also low people are believed to have been dismayed by corruption allegations and the lack of jobs and see leader president still run oppose had promised to clean up south africa and boost the economy his party is being criticized for failing to deliver on many of the promises but i'm opposed to says the election results show the still faith in the a.n.c. for me that has this report from the capital pretoria. let's try a commission of that africa we should know did you clay the elections to be free and fair thank you thank you. a victory for the african national congress comes as little surprise to many but with 57.5 percent of the vote it's a reality check for the party that's been in power since the end of apartheid in 1915 years ago almost 70 percent of so

hello and welcome to the show i'm sam is a band south africans of just handed the african national congress its 6th mandate in power but voters also gave the party a reduced majority in parliament the a.n.c. has ruled south africa for more than 25 years but it's the worst ever parliamentary like full showing for the a.n.c. voter turnout was also low people are believed to have been dismayed by corruption allegations and the lack of jobs and see leader president still run the poser had promised to clean up south africa and boost the economy his party is being criticised for failing to deliver on many of the promises but i'm opposed to says the election results show the still faith in the a.n.c. for me the mirror has this report from the capital pretoria. let's try a commission of that africa we should know did you clay the elections to be free and fair thank you thank you. a victory for the african national congress comes as little surprise to many but with 57.5 percent of the vote it's a reality check for the party that's been in power since the end of apartheid in 1915 years ago almost 70

hello and welcome to the show i'm sam is a band south africans of just handed the african national congress its 6th mandate in power but voters also gave the party a reduced majority in parliament the a.n.c. has ruled south africa for more than 25 years but it's the worst ever parliamentary like full showing for the a.n.c. voter turnout was also low people are believed to have been dismayed by corruption allegations and the lack of jobs. leader president still run opposed had promised to clean up south africa and boost the economy his party is being criticised for failing to deliver on many of the promises for ram opposed the says the election results show the still faith in the a.n.c. for me the mirror has this report from the capital pretoria. south africa which is now to declare the elections to be free and fair. thank you. a victory for the african national congress comes as little surprise to many but with 57.5 percent of the vote it's a reality check for the party that's been in power since the end of apartheid in 1915 years ago almost 70 percent of south african supported the a.n.c.

national congress has dwindled but they are still the most popular political party. area where we are since twenty sixteen has actually been an opposition coalition led by the opposition party the democratic alliance that have been in charge of the municipal authorities but many people here feel that things under them still haven't changed because of this disenfranchisement with both the ruling african national congress and this perception that many people don't find opposition politicians any more convincing that explains why the numbers of people voting been getting lower and lower each election since one thousand ninety four not particularly acute among young voters. they suddenly will be keeping an eye on but for now. in johannesburg thank you so much for bringing us up to date let's move on to some breaking news coming out of pakistan an explosion caused to a major soofi shrine in the hoar area has killed at least three people. are believed to be police officers a number of people were also left injured by the blast it took place near the dar bar one of the larg

from south africa's governing african national congress is holding its final campaign rally ahead of a general election supporters poured into the john is big stadium for the event it's aimed at boosting support for the party is it faces the strongest challenge yet to its twenty five years in power president cyril run of poses promising new jobs and economic growth and seize govern south africa since the apartheid system ended but been shaken by several corruption scandals. joining me live from that rally in johannesburg is state of he is christine christine hi the a.n.c. has been in power since ninety four when nelson mandela became president what's at stake for the party and the selection. as you rightly say this is the most contested election in south africa is history post a party that is they see has enjoyed big majority wins out when it comes to the polls but in the last two elections supports has been sliding what the new leadership of the african national congress is looking to do lead by sort of them up or say is to reverse those losses at the polls you know have another pla

south africa's governing african national congress is holding its final campaign rally ahead of a general election supporters poured into the johannesburg stadium for the event it's time to boosting support for the party as it faces the strongest challenge challenge yet to its twenty five years in power president cyril ramaphosa is propose promising new jobs and economic growth yancey has governed south africa since the racist apartheid system ended but has been shaken by several corruption scandals. joining me live from that rally in johannesburg a state of me is christine christine hi the a.n.c. has been in power since ninety four when nelson mandela became president what's at stake for the party and the selection. as you rightly said this is the most contested election in south africa's history post a party that is they see has enjoyed big majority wins when it comes to the polls but in the last two elections supports has been sliding what the new leadership of the african national congress is looking to do by sort of them of course is to reverse those losses at the polls you now have

the african national congress is on course to win a sixth term as governing party of south africa on wednesday that despite the country struggling economy and growing complaints of inequality president cyril ramaphosa who is expected to stay in office has promised to spark growth and decisively deal with the country's twenty seven percent unemployment rate a statistic that translates to more than half of the country's youth being out of work. the african national congress is trying to secure a sixth consecutive term in africa's most developed economy the candidate in the may eighth election cyril ramaphosa has promised a new dawn after a decade of decline which has seen south africa regress so fast that only countries at war have fared worse. we are way into your we are. for first time voters like boy to me law. who holds a degree in hydrology the prospects look bleak the country has just emerged from a recession and growth is only expected at one point five percent in twenty nineteen. good to eat at last year and i have been unemployed for like five months now and why would i be vot

closely contested since the end of the apartheid era the see the african national congress. ruled the country since one thousand nine hundred ninety four but its fortunes. since then nelson mandela won nearly sixty three percent of the vote in that fast free election in one thousand one to four supports pete. on the. just. as you can see the table behind me now since then it's steadily. the question. whether the a.n.c. led by several. kind of reverse the downward trend. with one supporter who takes stock of the last twenty five yes. now cement in a bridge in johannesburg. a.n.c. election ban is crowd the overpass symbolic of the party's dominant support base in this region. wizzy causa is an a.n.c. supporter were outside the clinic in seoul weeks away she voted in the one thousand nine hundred four election she still has vivid memories of that day the excitement was such that you didn't care whether it is long but you just wanted to be seen to be there there were cameras around as all wanted to be seen in the cameras so i tried to make a mark to say that we are doing it in t

welcome to business i'm stephen beers in berlin thanks for joining us the african national congress is on course to win a sixth term as the governing party of south africa on wednesday that despite the country struggling economy and growing complaints of inequality president cyril ramaphosa who's expected to stay in office has promised to spark growth and deal decisively with the country's twenty seven percent unemployment rate a statistic that translates to more than half of the country's youth being out of work. the african national congress is trying to secure a sixth consecutive term in africa's most developed economy a candidate in the may eighth election cyril ramaphosa has promised a new dawn after a decade of decline which has seen south africa regress so fast that only countries at war have fared worse. we are well into your we are. for first time voters like boy two mil or. who holds a degree in hydrology the prospects look bleak the country has just emerged from a recession and growth is only expected at one point five percent in twenty nineteen. good to eat at last year and

national congress looks set to be extended strone five years in power but voters are angry over rampant corruption and spiralling inequality. i burned off it's good to have you with us iran says it will stop complying with parts of the landmark nuclear deal that was struck with world powers back in two thousand and fifteen iranian president hassan rouhani made the announcement today exactly one year after the united states through the agreement into jeopardy by unilaterally withdrawing from it the deal was designed to limit iran's ability to produce nuclear fuel now however rouhani says iran could resume enriching and stockpiling uranium very soon. patient says run out read the headlines of iran's newspapers president housen rouhani says he's not trying to destroy but rather to save the nuclear agreement by leveling an ultimatum to the five countries that are still signatories. but that if these five countries return to the table in sixty days and we reach agreements on oil sales and banking then we will uphold our side of the nuclear deal. under the twenty fifteen nuclear deal iran agr

national congress the. country since one thousand nine hundred ninety four but its fortunes. since then nelson mandela won nearly sixty three percent of the vote in that fast free election in one thousand to four support pete. and becky just. as you can see the table behind me now it's steadily. the question whether. the downward trend. with one who takes stock of the last twenty five years. now since. agency election. symbolic of the party support base in this region. wizzy causa is an a.n.c. supporter were outside the clinic it's a week away she voted in the one thousand nine hundred four election she still has vivid memories of. the excitement was such that you didn't care where they belong but you just wanted to be seen to be there there were cameras around all wanted to be seen in the cameras so i tried to make a mark to say that we are doing it in the five years that will follow it would be the a.n.c. led by nelson mandela ruling a democratic south africa. outside his hold in so which now it to receiv

eddie mike a junior welcome to the program so africa's govern an african national congress faces a nail biting wait for the official results of wednesday's general elections the final results are not expected before the weekend but it's clear the psychologically important sixty percent plus of the vote may be out of reach for the party which has led south africa since the end of apartheid will go to pretoria to look at the big questions imagine as a result become clara a fest this report. life in south africa is back to the daily routines after a by and large smooth election. free and fair now it's an agonizing wait whilst being counted and percentages at the independent electoral commission results a changing by the minute. presidents are in the process just after casting his vote here still confident about supporting the ainsley. they can see that with their vote on how to go. then you're beginning to new that the period of renewal and it's also period of hope. for many that's what trauma process stands for he replaced former president jacob zuma who was forced out last year of a corr

closely contested since the end of the apartheid era the see the african national congress the party of nelson mandela has ruled the country since one thousand nine hundred ninety four but its fortunes and waned since then nelson mandela won nearly sixty three percent of the vote in that fast free election in one thousand to four support pete ten years leads on that becky i just. as you can see the table behind me now since then it's steadily jacob zuma the question. whether the a.n.c. led by several. kind of reverse the downward trend. that's what one supporter who takes stock of the last twenty five yes. now cemented a bridge in johannesburg. in c.e. lection ben is crowd the overpass symbolic of the party's dominant support base in this region. because there is an a.n.c. supporter who are outside the clinic it's a way to wish you voted in the one thousand nine hundred four election she still has vivid memories of that day the excitement was such that you didn't care whether it is long but you just wanted to be seen to be that there were cameras around all wanted to be seen in the c

national congress the a.n.c. at the message it's been wanting to say and is that it's still relevant to south africa and to take south africa to the future twenty five has ensued democracy. to our viewers on. yes in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day watching iran do what it can really only do today a year after the u.s. withdrew from the iran nuclear deal iran announced that it may do the same now this comes as no surprise it has been a year of nonstop efforts by washington to squeeze the economic life out of tehran sanctions now threaten to cripple iran's entire economy observers say iran has always respected its obligations under the nuclear deal and even with today's announcement iranian president rouhani said that the plan remains to save the deal not destroy it well that will depend a lot on europe on whether it can come up with the money and the means to keep the deal intact minus the u.s. what today u.s. secretary of state might pump aoe was in london meeting with british

african national congress faces a nail biting wait for the official results of wednesday's general elections the final results are not expected before the weekend but it's clear the psychologically important sixty percent plus of the vote in the out of reach for the party which has led since the end of apartheid will go to look at the they got questions imagine as a result become a fest this report. life in south africa is back to the daily routines after. the election. free and fair now it's an agonizing why. wait whilst votes are being counted and percentages at the independent electoral commission results sent to a changing by the minute. presidents around the process just after casting his vote here still confident about voters supporting the eighteen c. . they can see that with their vote they are had are doing a new deal and you're beginning to bring you the period of three new police force a period of hope. for many that's what i'm opposed to stands for how he replaced former president jacob zuma who was forced out last year of a corruption scandals. corruption got into the way the tr

national congress the a.n.c. the message it's been wanting to see. aimed at a village is that it's still relevant to south africa and to take south africa to the future twenty five he is into democracy. all right and christine joins me from johannesburg she's moved from so whether johannesburg good evening to you christine you were in so weather as we saw there earlier today and we know that's what is considered the cradle of the anti-apartheid movement so that to voters they are today. that's right brant i mean we're talking about the place that's home to the likes of nelson mandela and desmond tutu the landmarks that you know that in some way to the churches they were told black people congregated and prostitutes how they would overthrow priests of regime that was the apartheid government this is the place where so much of this struggle as you say history is is in and when we were at the polling station this morning i met a lot of old men and women these are the people who would have remembered voting twenty fi

national congress. ruled the country since one thousand nine hundred ninety four but its fortunes and waned since then nelson mandela won nearly sixty three percent of the vote in that fast free election in one thousand one to four supports pete. and becky i just. as you can see the table behind me now since then it's steadily. the question. whether the a.n.c. led by several. can reverse the downward trend. with one supporter who takes stock of the last twenty five yes. now cemented a bridge in johannesburg. a.n.c. election ban is crowd the overpass symbolic of the party's dominant support base in this region. because there is an a.n.c. supporter were outside the clinic it's a week so we should vote in the one thousand nine hundred four election she still has vivid memories of that day the excitement was such that you didn't care whether it is long but you just wanted to be seen to be that there were cameras around all wanted to be seen in the cameras so i tried to make a mark to say that we are doing i

national congress the a.n.c. the message it's been wanting to see. and add to villages that it's still relevant to south africa and to take south africa to the future twenty five he is into democracy. all right and christine joins me from johannesburg she's moved from so whether johannesburg good evening to you christine you were in so whether as we saw there earlier today and we know that's what is considered the cradle of the anti-apartheid movement that to voters they are today. that's right brant i mean we're talking about the place that's home to the likes of nelson mandela and desmond tutu the landmarks that are in some way to the churches they were told black people congregated and prostitutes how they would overthrow oppressive regime that was the apartheid government this is the place we so much of this struggle as you say history is is in and when we were at the polling station this morning i met a lot of old men and women these are the people who would have remembered voting twenty five years ago in th

south africa's governing african national congress has secured a 6 straight term in power but with a diminished mandate with all the votes counted the a.n.c. has been declared the winner with 57.5 percent but that's its lowest share since the end of white minority rule 25 years ago the party has been battling corruption scandals a sluggish economy and record unemployment even so it was far ahead of its closest rival the opposition democratic alliance which trailed at just under 21 percent and . president cyril ramaphosa of the african national congress was speaking just a short while ago in pretoria following the announcement of those official results here's what he had to say let us now work together black and why men and women young and old to build south africa but truly belongs to all who live in news as proclaimed by our full they dropped at the freedom charter one south africa which is united which is nonracial non fixes democratic and prosperous for more on this he. joins me now from capetown tell us about the mood there because the a.n.c. has won with a healthy majority but h

welcome to the program so africa's govern an african national congress faces in nail biting wait for the officer is all it's of wednesday's general elections the final results are not expected before the weekend but it's clear the psychologically important sixty percent plus of the vote may be out of reach for the party which has led south africa since the end of apartheid will go to pretoria to look at the big questions imagine as a result become the era of fests this report. life in south africa is back to the daily routines after a by and large smooth election observers as free and fair now it's an agonizing wait whilst votes are being counted and percentages at the independent electoral commission to result center a changing by the minute. presidents around the process just after casting his vote here still confident about virtuous approaching the same seat. they can see that with their votes they are had are doing a new deal and you're beginning at a new at the period of three new police force a period of hope. for many that's what i'm opposed to stands for how he replaced forme

content with the ruling african national congress many people were tired of unemployment others. about poor delivery of public service is that which there are protests almost every week in south africa we went to some of those protests some of those people are angry about these issues let's take a look at that story. was twenty five years after south africa became a democracy these people are tired of having no jobs no land and poor housing these kinds of processed happen every week and in more say with an election coming. this one last month was in a township in johannesburg. has lived there in a shack for thirteen years politicians have always promised better housing but she says they don't even organize trash collection. we don't have enough space we need . i'm not going to avoid up until they took two waves. not the same for everyone south africa's the most on equal country in the world since apartheid most white people remain relatively wealthy economically things improved to some black people. but not in the shanty towns each one of these toilets is shared by dozens of fami

the african national congress this is the a.n.c. the party that has led south africa in the twenty five years post democracy you have the economic freedom fighters agreement you have a new player on the scene but has gained a lot of traction in the few years that they've been on the seabed you've got the democratic alliance and what is at stake in this election the two big parties being the agency and the da are expected to have snoozed votes and not even grow the only party that people are really confident about the fact that they will grow in support is the economic freedom fighters a lot is at stake particularly for the african national congress the a.n.c. the message it's been brought into. and to feel it is that it's still relevant to south africa and to take south africa to the future twenty five he is into democracy. all right and christine joins me from johannesburg she's moved from so whether johannesburg good evening to you christine you were in so weather as we saw there earlier today and we know that's what is considered

national congress twenty five years into this country's democracy and millions of africans are without work this is one of the most and equal societies in the world there is desperate need for investment and job creation in this country we're talking often unemployment rates north of about twenty five percent the pulk of that being young south africans many of them by the way who've not registered to even participate in this election the i.e.c. this is the electoral commission talks about the number of youngsters not having registered this is eligible voters not having registered for the election about sixty percent of them are below the age of thirty these are frustrated people who are tired of politics many of them didn't come to the stadium today but what i am opposed to was hoping to do was to sort of send a message that the a.n.c. is changing course that that the possibilities ration headed by jacob zuma that it's it's a new direction that the party's taken has made remarks before about nine wasted years and that going forward things will be changed. to the bundesliga now where sh

national congress the a.n.c. the message it's been wanting to see. i do believe is that it's still relevant to south africa and to take south africa to the future twenty five he has ensued democracy. all right christine joins me from johannesburg she's moved from so whether johannesburg good evening do you agree is do you were going so whether as we saw there earlier today and we know that's where there is considered the cradle of the anti-apartheid movement. to voters there today that's right brained i mean we're talking about the place that's home to the likes of nelson mandela and desmond tutu the landmark study that in some way told the churches they were told black people congregated and prostitutes how they would overthrow a price of regime that was the apartheid government this is the place where so much of this struggle as you say history is is in and when we were at the polling station this morning i met a lot of old men and women these are the people who would have remembered voting twenty five years ag

national congress . ruled the country since one thousand nine hundred ninety four but its fortunes. since then nelson mandela won nearly sixty three percent of the vote in that fast free election in one thousand one to four support pete. becky i just. as you can see in the tape. well behind me now says then it slipped steadily and zuma the question now is whether the a.n.c. led by several. kind of reverse the downward trend. with one supporter who takes stock of the last twenty five yes. now cemented a bridge in johannesburg. a.n.c. election ban is crowd the overpass symbolic of the party's dominant support base in this region. because there is an a.n.c. supporter who were outside the clinic insulates away she voted in the one thousand nine hundred four election she still has vivid memories of protecting the excitement was such that you didn't care whether it is long but you just wanted to be seen to be that there were cameras around or wanted to be seen in the cameras so i tried to make a mark to say th

south africa's ruling african national congress is holding its final rally before wednesday's general election president sitaram aforesaid will lead the county in johannesburg though seen as the most crucial since transition to democracy in one thousand nine hundred four malcolm webb has more from johannesburg. so this is the final rally of the ruling african national congress thousands of people are gathered at the stadium. to hear president civil run it was a speech. for the poor president jacob zuma just over a year ago to the time the n.c.a.a.'s popularity was at an sign following a series of corruption scandals deceivers rule. that it was a wave of what is now never in school floria remember that the government out the window was because of rule corruption scandals including was implicated members abramoff family but still the african national congress back to the majority did. not have a say it was credited with ending white minority rule the one hundred ninety four but it really was a gentle wind with a lower margin and it was hot divorce. thank you no not about the corruption

come to support and this is the desk for the ruling african national congress the a.n.c. which has won every election in south africa since it became a democracy in one thousand nine hundred four but it's vote share has steadily declined over the course of those elections as has voter turnout some policemen here a couple of police cars we've seen not every polling station we've been to receive a protest in this area recently the protests over seas poor the livery of public services actually began in the early two thousand and have been seen in townships all across south africa ever since but in the lead up to this election there's a whole series of protests here in alexandra and for the last hour or so this morning has been a police helicopter circling above keeping an eye out for any signs of unrest but so far haven't been any today it's been peaceful here and across the country but it's not perceived poor delivery of public services and the series of corruption scandals that have cost the a.n.c. some of its supporters over many years. some of those votes have gone to op

national congress swept to power after the end of apartheid south africans have been voting for their four hundred member national assembly which is elected for five years now the party with the most seats then chooses the president the a.n.c. is. expected to win another majority and if it does its leader cyril ramaphosa will remain as president some forty eight political parties have taken part in these elections and more than twenty six million people have registered to vote for me the miller has more now from cape town south africa's governing african national congress says it's confident it will win it six democratic national election and it's likely to pull that's despite internal splits factionalism the resignation of the president and a swarm of corruption allegations that stayed at the party for the career month we're going to get out of this election is to speed up the process of growing our economy on an inclusive basis so that we can address the by and the needs of poor people in our country the month we're getting here is we must have service delivery and i've been saying

national congress looks set to extend its twenty five years in power but voters are angry over rampant corruption and spiraling inequality and a big day for britain's newest royal meeting the press and his great grandmother the queen but what have. what did they decide to name their little boy the answer coming up. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world well iran says that it will stop complying with parts of the landmark nuclear deal struck with world powers back in two. thousand and fifteen iranian president hassan rouhani made the announcement today exactly one year after the united states through the agreement into jeopardy by you know and really withdrawing from it the deal was designed to limit iran's ability to produce nuclear fuel now although rouhani says iran could resume enriching and stockpiling your radium soon. patience has run out read the headlines of iran's newspapers president hassan rouhani says he's not trying to destroy but rather to save the nuclear agreement by leveling an ultimatum to the five countries that are still signatories.

voters in south africa are casting their ballots in national elections the ruling african national congress or a.n.c. is expected to win but by a smaller margin it's been hit by a series of corruption scandals in recent years and accusations it's failed to provide basic services the opposition leader from the democratic alliance party cost his votes as you can see as polls opened in the township of soweto so if we take a look at south africa's three main parties the governing african national congress is led by president cyril ramaphosa he's a former trade unionist turned businessman has promised to crack down on corruption and improve the stagnant economy and there's the opposition democratic alliance party has its first black leader. whole suggest it may be losing ground among its wealthier support base and the economic freedom fighters led by julius malema won six percent of the vote that was in twenty fourteen and is the third largest party in parliament its policies include nationalizing mines and taking land without compensation to give to the poor let's bring in malcolm webb followin

hundred ninety four president of the governing african national congress cast his vote and his party is expected to win by a small margin after being hit by a series of corruption scandals in recent years opposition leaders from the democratic alliance party the economic freedom fighters have also voted. excitingly on. this board people voting is just amazing. the day should not be blocked and. they can see that. they are doing and you do all you will be giving. you. that speech malcolm webb who's at a polling station in johannesburg the president says people are energized this election. definitely not for others in the township of alexandra. you can see the some of the neighborhood here typically people living in quite the conditions for housing a lot of people don't even live in houses they live in shacks made of metal sheets and ever since the early to thousands have been protests. against the government you see the government is being very poor at delivering public services but similar protests have been seen in townships across south africa since about that time there was actual

south africa's governing african national congress has secured a 6 trate term in power in what some are calling a fall from grace it did win 57.5 percent of the vote but that amounts to its lowest share since the end of white minority rule 25 years ago and 2nd place came the opposition democratic alliance at just under 21 percent is the african national congress voters gave the a.n.c. a hefty slap on the wrist but in the end the party managed to hold on to power. yes well south africa since a party and at 25 years ago but its popularity has steadily declined. election victory means the party now has a chance to reverse its drift into corruption and economic mismanagement for many presidents are on the phone as a 2nd optimistic note after the final results were announced let us now work together black and why men and women young and old to build a south africa that truly belongs to all who live in it as proclaimed by our 4. they drafted the freedom charter one south africa which is united which is nonracial nonsexist democratic and prosperous. to undo the damage wrought by his predecesso

the african national congress is on course to win a sixth term as the governing party of south africa on wednesday that's despite the comes with struggling economy president obama who is expected to stay in office as promised to spark growth and decisively deal with the country's twenty seven percent unemployment rate a statistic that translates to more than half of the country's used being out of work. the african national congress is trying to secure a sixth consecutive term in africa's most developed economy the candidate in the may eighth election cyril ramaphosa has promised a new dawn after a decade of decline which has seen south africa regress so fast that only countries at war have fared worse. we are way into your we are. for first time voters like boy to me a lot. who holds a degree in hydrology the prospects look bleak the country has just emerged from a recession and growth is only expected at one point five percent in twenty nineteen. good to eat at last year and have been unemployed for like five months now and why would i be avoided this year i'm still kind of but deci

african national congress on the a.n.c. cast his vote his party is expected to win but by a smaller margin after being hit by a series of corruption scandals in recent years opposition leaders say maybe from the democratic alliance party and julius malema from the economic freedom fighters also cast their votes to. pass more from johannesburg. where outside a polling station in the township of alexandra in johannesburg not a wealthy area lot of people in this area live in housing small not in good condition many others live in shacks made of iron sheets this polling station political parties up desks are allowed to do this to make sure that their members. come to support and this is the death for the ruling african national congress the a.n.c. which has won every election in south africa since it became a democracy in one thousand nine hundred four but his vote share has steadily declined over the course of those elections as has voted. some policeman here a couple of police cars we've seen that at every polling station we'

national congress the a.n.c. the message it's been wanting to send to voters is that it's still relevant to south africa and to take south africa to the future twenty five years into democracy. christine won't work before saying the european elections are just over two weeks ago away several countries are likely to see mainstream parties lose ground to populists under his feet this party led by rightwing prime minister viktor orban is expected to capitalize on anti immigrant sensible and antipathy to brussels but as the w's magazine under found out many young hunk areas are looking for i different vision. they want their future to be in the e.u. . on a donut and company and she are the lead candidates for momentum a young hungary movement they are set to challenge prime minister viktor or bands far right feet as party in the upcoming elections. hungary and his allies and house obviously are sufficiency all those online they are destroying the unity if you're up there fighting against our shared accomplishments th

and berlin wall come the african national congress is on course to win a sixth term as the governing party or south africa on wednesday that's despite the country's struggling economy president obama who is expected to stay in office has promised to spark growth and decisive to deal with the country's twenty seven percent unemployment rate that's a statistic that translates to more than half of the country's youth being out of work. the african national congress is trying to secure a sixth consecutive term in africa's most developed economy a candidate in the may eighth election cyril ramaphosa has promised a new dawn after a decade of decline which is seen south africa regress so fast that only countries at war have fared worse. we are going to create your we are going. for first time voters like boy to me law. who holds a degree in hydrology the prospects look bleak the country has just emerged from a recession and growth is only expected at one point five percent in twenty nineteen. good to eat at last year and i have been unemployed for like five months now and. this year. i'm st

and during that enentire time, e african national congress has been in power. people say south africa is mired in crime, corruption, and economic stagnation. even president cyril ramaphosa, who is from the anc, admits to the problems. >> corruption got into the way. patronage got into the way. and not focusing on the needs of our people got into the way. reporter: that admission may not win over voters the way the anc did at the last election five years ago when they took 62% of the vote. >> we justant t them to tatake care of us. take c care of our elderly. take care of our children. make sure that our kids are having j jobs. >> listen to what the people want. it is very easy to stand there and make promises, but it is another thining to actualllly implement and become the government that people vote for you. don't switch up on us because now you are in power. reporter: another possible winner could be center right demomocratic alliance leader mmi maimane, who cast his vote in the cradle of the fight against apartheid. but the biggest challenger to the anc cou

any of my junior welcome to the program so africa's govern an african national congress faces a male biting waits for the office service arts of wednesday's general elections the final results are not expected before the weekend but it's clear the psychologically important sixty percent plus of the vote may be out of reach for the party which has led south africa since the end of apartheid will go to pretoria to look at the big questions imagine as a result become the era of fests this report. life in south africa is back to the daily routines after a by and large smooth election observers as free and fair now it's an agonizing wait whilst being counted and percentages at the independent electoral commission results at changing by the minute. presidents are on the process just after casting his vote here still confident about voters supporting the ainsley. they can see that. with their vote they are had are doing a new deal and you're beginning at a new a period of renewal and it's also a period of hope. for many that's what i'm opposed to stands for how he replaced former president

and the first results of south africa's election show the ruling african national congress holding a comfortable lead but the tally so far puts the a.n.c. on course for its worst performance in his twenty five years in government. that's a finale i bite. the bullet. good shape for ancestors blood was like an aspirin is for us today it was a cure for many things. and that's still. true today. whether for cancer diagnosis auto hema therapy or blood transfusion i'll read the lips of life has many uses. next d.w. . up today don't miss our highlights w. program online w dot com highlights. if you ever have to cover of a murder the best way is to make a accident raring to. never read a book like this or. the thomas to the bridge or the streets. plus nineteen the new channel for an independent view on current affairs in turkey. the latest developments. with comprehensive background. for some other political and social topics considered from different perspectives. we cover the issues that move turkey on a unique platform for information. plus ninety connect to an unbiased agenda subscribed

south africa's governing african national congress has held its final campaign rally ahead of a general election on wednesday president cyril run oppose it told the tens of thousands of a.n.c. supporters that victory was certain despite high levels of corruption and unemployment he said his government was entering a new era of accountability and he'd be stepping up if it's to fight corruption and graft he also promised new jobs and economic growth. christine milne who has been at that rally she sent us this update. the official figures are not yet out but the n.c. was expecting a crowd of about one hundred thousand people to come out today to listen to saddam opposed to give his final address before wednesday's election as expected and i'm up also addressed the issues that south africans are facing he talked about houses being built in the next five years jobs being created he talked about investment coming back into the country most poignantly he addressed the issue of the party having neglected its mandate of looking after the people saying we've looked into the process we've seen whe

welcome to the program so africa's govern an african national congress faces a nail biting wait for the official results of wednesday's general elections the final results are not expected before the weekend but it's clear the psychologically important sixty percent plus of the vote may be out of reach for the party which is let's sense the end of apartheid will go to pretoria to look at the big questions imagine as a result become the era of fest this report. life in south africa is back to the daily routines after a by and large smooth election observers as free and fair now it's an agonizing wait whilst votes are being counted and percentages at the independent electoral commission to result center at changing by the minute. presidents are on the post just after casting his vote here still confident about voters supporting the ainsley. they can see that with their votes they are had are doing a new deal and you're beginning to new that the period of three new book but it's also a period of hope. for many that's what i'm opposed to stands for how he replaced former president jacob zum

the african national congress is on course to win a sixth term as the governing party of south africa on wednesday that's despite the country's struggling economy president obama who is expected to stay in office as promised to spark growth and decisively deal with the country's twenty seven percent unemployment rate a statistic that translates to more than half of the country's youth being out of work. the african national congress is trying to secure a six the consecutive term in africa's most developed economy a candidate in the may eighth election cyril ramaphosa has promised a new dawn after a decade of decline which is seen south africa regress so fast that only countries at war have fared worse. we are going to create your we are going to go to the basement in our country for first time voters like boy to me law beats a law who holds a degree in hydrology the prospects look bleak the country has just emerged from a recession and growth is only expected at one point five percent in twenty nineteen. i've graduated last year and i have been unemployed for like riposte months now a

the african national congress is on calls to win a sixth term as the governing party of south africa on wednesday that's despite the country's struggling economy president obama who is expected to stay in office as promised to spark growth and decisively deal with the country's twenty seven percent unemployment rate a statistic that translates to more than half of the country's used being out of work. the african national congress is trying to secure a sixth consecutive term in africa's most developed economy the candidate in the may eighth election cyril ramaphosa has promised a new dawn after a decade of decline which has seen south africa regress so fast that only countries at war have fared worse. we are well into your we are. for first time voters like boy to milor. who holds a degree in hydrology the prospects look bleak the country has just emerged from a recession and growth is only expected at one point five percent in twenty nineteen. good to eat at last year and have been only employed for like five months now and why would i be avoided this year i'm still kind of but deci

joins me now from cape town hi oddly and what does this result mean for the african national congress why did fewer people vote for the a.n.c. this time. well the n.c.a. has been in power for twenty five years now and then they made huge promises back then to change the situation especially for the poor people in the country the black majority but they have not delivered on all the promises they made huge part of the population is still living in poverty inequality is really huge here it's one of the most in equal societies in the world so people are of course frustrated and many of them decided not to vote for the a.n.c. nonetheless if we look at the numbers we still have to note that they're still thirty five percent ahead of the strongest opposition party now voter turnout was lower across the board than in the last election tell us why that was well it's especially young people who decided not to vote about six million young people under the age of thirty who were eligible to vote did not even bother to register for this elections and this shows of course anger and frustration mor

south africa's governing african national congress has held its final campaign rally ahead of a general election on wednesday president cyril run the poser told the tens of thousands of supporters the victory was certain despite high levels of corruption and unemployment he said his government was entering a new era of accountability and that it be stepping up efforts to fight corruption and graft he also promised new jobs and economic growth. data christine manuel has been at that rally and she sent us this update. the official figures are not yet out but the agency was expecting a crowd of about one hundred thousand people to come out today to listen to sit i'm opposed to give his final address before wednesday's election as expected and i'm up also addressed the issues that south africans are facing he talked about houses being built in the next five years jobs being created he talked about investment coming back into the country most poignantly he addressed the issue of the party having neglected its mandate of looking after the people saying we've looked into the process we've seen

national congress the a.n.c. the message it's been wanting to send to voters is that it's still relevant to south africa and to take south africa to the future twenty five years into democracy. liverpool has staged a remarkable comeback to advance to the final of the champions league with a victory over barcelona jonathan crane from get you sports is here in studio with us to walk us through the match and what happened well it was a remarkable european nights and filled with ripples ground perhaps the most remarkable they've ever seen live with three no down from the without their star player few would have given them a chance they tended around started. after seven minutes and then the game was turned on its head in two minutes in the second half of that man georgie nirvana album on as a substitute school the first that is right for the second with his head so that levelled the tie on aggregates real we can see. under to say absolutely helpless and then with ten minutes to go develop. scored his second the night

the african national congress is trying to secure a sixth consecutive term in africa's most developed economy the candidate in the may eighth election cyril ramaphosa has promised a new dawn after a decade of decline which has seen south africa regress so fast that only countries at war have fared worse. we are well into your we are. for first time voters like boy to me law. who holds a degree in hydrology the prospects look bleak the country has just emerged from a recession and growth is only expected at one point five percent in twenty nineteen. good to eat at last year and have been only employed for like five months now and why would i be avoidant this year i'm still kind a bit deciding what. the stifling economic climate is strangling the private sector and many of us misses like this security company staring down the threat of closure or bankruptcy. getting one of your own people basically everybody just turning over three times the first minute it really isn't in the context coming through the ones that we do quote when we don't we just don't get so in the space of the last tw

ruling national african national congress rather will most likely when it's expected to lose votes compared see previous elections the party has been accused of corruption and saying a prayer job delivering services to millions of people all to serious for me to miller has more now from cape town. on prime real estate along cape town's waterfront is a bulging that was once a medical residence it became vacant when the city moved its nurses out in twenty fifteen two years later people who had nowhere else to live moved in one of them a sixty nine year old sicilian mother bella went to sit in class you can leave it wherever you would like to be. rich or poor people we are all the same and made it out to stay in the city. in a group here the conditions are not great sanitation is poor and space is a crime and despite the government building millions of free homes south africa still has a shortage of two point three million as of africans prepared to vote they are a number of issues that may influence who they vote for land ownership and the redistribution of wealth rising unemployment and a po

national congress is in the lead the vote is the first barometer of public sentiment since president several placed scandal hit jacob zuma last year he w correspondent christine reports from johannesburg. it's a day off to south africans voted in the sixty election in. and as you can imagine the results of that election is on everybody's lips it is a big talking point here were outside the african national congress is headquarters and while the results of final results as much as ours that it's pretty clear that the a.n.c. will retain its my joy by what margin will only be known on saturday would be expects the final result but that might not happen because there is a video that has gone viral in south africa and that is off a voter a gentleman who voted in the day wiping off the end that voters will mocked with on his stem now the implication of that is if he was able to do that potentially others did too and were able to float twice now it's a big talking point here the electoral commission has held several briefings addressing questions on the matter from journalists we are downto