My guest today, fikile mbalula, was made Police Minister in a recent controversial cabinet sha keup. As the scandals pile up, are we witnessing the slow death of the anc . Fikile mbalula, in cape town, welcome to hardtalk. Lets begin with a simple question, there is no doubt the anc government is in crisis, who do you believe has the responsibility for that crisis . Well, i wouldnt say it is a crisis. I would say we are undergoing some challenges in relation to what is happening now. And i think it is a test of time, which has happened not only now, over a period of time anc has been tested. It has emerged victorious at each Turning Point in terms of its history. Well, you call it a challenge, i call it a crisis. I dont know what other word you could use when even the Vice President suggests that the actions taken by his boss, the president , jacob zuma, have been unacceptable. Well, the Deputy President can express those views but we must understand the president has his prerogative a
My guest today, fikile mbalula, was made Police Minister in a recent controversial cabinet sha keup. As the scandals pile up, are we witnessing the slow death of the anc . Fikile mbalula, in cape town, welcome to hardtalk. Lets begin with a simple question, there is no doubt the anc government is in crisis, who do you believe has the responsibility for that crisis . Well, i wouldnt say it is a crisis. I would say we are undergoing some challenges in relation to what is happening now. And i think it is a test of time, which has happened not only now, over a period of time anc has been tested. It has emerged victorious at each Turning Point in terms of its history. Well, you call it a challenge, i call it a crisis. I dont know what other word you could use when even the Vice President suggests that the actions taken by his boss, the president , jacob zuma, have been unacceptable. Well, the Deputy President can express those views but we must understand the president has his prerogative a
Where Emergency Workers are hoping for lower temperatures and winds after at least 61 people were killed and as many again injured in a huge forest fire at the weekend. Many died in their cars while trying to flee the densely forested district of pedrogao grande. Portugals Prime Minister has declared three days of mourning and officials expect the death toll to rise as more bodies are found. Paul adams reports. A desperate, sometimes hopeless, battle against nature. Searing heat, strong winds and low humidity, the worst possible conditions. Large areas of Central Portugal now ablaze. This mountainous area is no stranger to forest fires, but these are some of the deadliest ever. The speed and ferocity of the flames catching people in their cars and homes. A woman screams for her house. As the fire rages on several fronts, entire villages have been evacuated. Officials still not sure what remains. Translation we were inside the house, the fire was all around us. The firefighters came to
Monitor. That was a cute shot. It was nice. I couldnt sleep lasts flight was lots of noise outside my building but weather yesterday, phenomenal. People kawmd me out on you twitter and said this is not happening were not going to the beach and all of a sudden 2 00 like i said bam were on the beach. Perfect. Perfect. Today is a perfect 10. I like that. Problems tomorrow. We have to talk about tomorro tomorrow. Tomorrow could be flash flood deal. So this is a great shot that will take us through the day. Lots of sunshine today. Low humidity and temperatures easy to take changing tomorrow. Heres a live picture showing us Clear Conditions right now. Temperatures right around 64 degrees. Comfortable air mass s on top of us with a north wind coming in 5 miles an hour. Ultimate doppler nothing doing on radar sweep. That will change the next 24 hours as we reanticipating moderate rains to move n dew points in the tolerable range. Rain develops into the evening hours and we develop more humid a
As the big tech firms respond to the latest Wikileaks Revelations well be getting the inside track on all the biggest tech stories of the week with our Technology Correspondent rory cellan jones. Theres a report in the times in london that fewer people are taking time off sick from work because they frightened for their jobs. We want to know whether you have hauled yourself in as sick as a dog for fear of the sack. Just use bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. We start in detroit in the usa where in a few hours time volkswagen is due to plead guilty to charges of fraud and Obstruction Ofjustice by cheating diesel emissions tests. The formal plea will draw a line under the us side of the scandal following a plea bargain reached in january. But its far from over. Vw has admitted 11 million vehicles worldwide had software installed to beat Regulators Checks on emissions. In some cases they were up to a0 times higher than the us legal limit. So far thats led to around 20 billion in settle