Extended from nine to 19 years. Mr navalny was found guilty of inciting and financing extremist activity and creating an extremist organisation, charges he denied. Hes already serving a nine year term for fraud and contempt of court, in a case which many see as politically motivated. Todays Court Proceedings were held in the prison in melekhovo, where he has been held, and from where our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. This is the closest we were allowed to get to russias most famous prisoner. Wed been let inside the High Securityjail where Alexei Navalny was already incarcerated. But journalists werent allowed into the makeshift courtroom. All we could do was watch on a screen. At this trial behind bars, the kremlin critic was found guilty on extremism charges and handed a new 19 year prison sentence. Hell be transferred to a so called Special Regime colony and harsher conditions. We may have been allowed in here to watch the verdict on a tv screen, but keep in mind that in t
overwhelming emotion in this country was hope. the repressive, racist apartheid regime had been toppled. the new power in the land was the african national congress, promising a better life for all south africans. well, three decades on, it is time to judge how the anc is doing. for too many south africans, this looks and feels like a story of failure. khayelitsha township, cape town. nestled under majestic table mountain. a sprawling reminder of south africa s status as the most unequal society on earth. in africa s most advanced economy, at least half of young people can t find work. life here is never easy, but right now, south africa s power crisis is hitting the poorest hardest. no one in khayelitsha wants to be sick when the power is off. but it happens every day. the main township hospital has had to adapt to what they call load shedding . the man in charge is david binza. with load shedding now in place, and the different stages instead of reducing they are actually
goal. spend less and we achieved that coal. ~ . , spend less and we achieved that oal. ~ ., , , goal. was it everything i wanted? goal. was it everything i wanted? no. goal. was it everything i wanted? no. but- goal. was it everything i wanted? no. but sitting| goal. was it everything i - wanted? no. but sitting with one house, a democratic senate and a democratic president who didn t want to meet with us, i think we did pretty darn good for the american public. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal joins me from capitol hill. tell us about some of the reactions you have been hearing after this bill passed? after this bill passed? when the bill passed, after this bill passed? when the bill passed, there - after this bill passed? when the bill passed, there was i after this bill passed? when the bill passed, there was a | the bill passed, there was a sigh of relief in the chamber, certainly by the moderate democrats and republicans who were glad it finally cleared
walking around the capital and giving their viewpoints, saying how they plan to vote. lots of republicans expressing their disappointment at the bill. there s a lot of confidence, president biden is confident it will pass, the speaker of the house kevin mccarthy as well. and a key figure people might not have heard of, the majority whip for the republican party. they need 218 votes, the republicans control the boat with 222. he said he is confident republicans will pass it through the house, and he says those making the noise haven t probably fully read the 99 page bill and when they do, he thinks they will get on board. ., , ., board. you just mention the republicans board. you just mention the republicans control - board. you just mention the republicans control the - republicans control the house, are we seeing any defectors? there is the house freedom caucus, they are members of the republican party who expressed a lot of anger yesterday at a press conference. they don
increase services to our veterans, we protect those who are homeless, housing insecure. we have protected foster children up to age 24. so we ve taken steps that are very compassionate. but, yes, iam hurt by the fact some people s lives will be more difficult. i want to win the election in november 2024, and i m going to do everything we can to make a difference for those people. democrats are in control of the senate. are you confident they will pass this bill in the senate as well? i will pass this bill in the senate as well?- will pass this bill in the senate as well? i am. it s a must pass senate as well? i am. it s a must pass bill. senate as well? i am. it s a must pass bill. we - senate as well? i am. it s a must pass bill. we have - senate as well? i am. it s a must pass bill. we have to | must pass bill. we have to avoid the default and the total meltdown, notjust of our economy, but frankly, it would impact the economy is all around the world. and what i would s