a serious dark place. stage 4 load shedding will continue to be implemented until further notice. it says that stage 6 will be implemented at 8pm tonight until 5am. how did it come to this? south africa, the continent s great economic powerhouse, is in deep trouble. long daily power cuts injohannesburg and across the country. dawn, and the traffic lights are still not working. this is alexandra township, a poor neighbourhood on the edge ofjohannesburg. every day here, the power goes out, sometimes for four hours, sometimes for eight or more. officially, it s called load shedding which sounds almost helpful, almost pleasant but the truth is that these power cuts are having a devastating impact in a country with a stagnant economy and soaring unemployment. and it s particularly in poor neighbourhoods like this one that the effects are being felt the most. suzeke mousa has run this bar for 25 years. we don t have money because of the power, because of the electricity. you ca
chris jansing reports. at this hour, donald trump s republican rivals not sounding much like rivals after he s kicked off the ballot in colorado. what they re saying including the candidate pledging to withdraw from the state s contest if trump can t compete too. pressure mounting on israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. his tense meetings with the families of hostages and where negotiations stand right now to bring them home. plus, the threat is far from over as a volcano continues erupting in iceland, what it means for thousands of people forced to evacuate right before the holiday. and it s the most wonderful time of the year, unless maybe you re headed to the airport. the record-breaking travel as families head home for the holidays. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we start with donald trump s republican opponents rallying around after the colorado ruling. nbc s vaughn hillyard is following that for us. what are they sayin
absolutely clear that the scottish government remains committed to supporting and empowering the lgbtqi plus community, including trans people. we will continue to build on our work across government to strengthen this. we work closely with the lgbtqi plus stakeholder group to ensure the voices of those with the experience helps improve outcomes for these communities. we are also delivering the non binary equality action plan to improve conditions for non brenktey community in scotland and the plan includes actions on their way, such as meaningfully including non binary people in decision making. are committed to consulting on an into conversion practices for both sexual orientation and gender identity detailed proposals for legislative change will be published in the new year for the conversion practices which aim to change or suppress a person s sexual orientation or gender identity are destructive acts which violate human rights. we remain committed to our work with nhs sc
come, as negotiators desperately try to agree on a wording that will avoid another us veto. we will get reaction from one of the un teams that have been working inside gaza about how vital a pause in fighting is for aid groups to continue their operations in the strip. also tonight, we will be live in iceland, where there has been a dramatic volcanic eruption. and after having his requests for more military funding blocked in washington and brussels, president zelensky has told the ukrainian people that he is confident they will win the war, calling for half a million more ukrainians to join the army. negotiators in the united nations security council have spent the day trying to come to an agreement over the wording of a resolution calling for a humanitarian pause in fighting in gaza. they have delayed the vote multiple times in the last 2a hours to try and come to an agreement that will avoid a us veto. a vote is now expected in around two hours time. remember, the us was