is priority will be working day today. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. These are tough times in south africa. Officially, covid has taken more than 55,000 lives. Researchers reckon the real figure is much higher. And right now there are fears of a third wave of infection. But many minds in the ruling party are consumed not by this national health and economic crisis, but by anc infighting and mudslinging over corruption and accountability. My guest is finance minister tito mboweni. Has the anc lost the plot? tito mboweni in limpopo province, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much for having me here. I ve been here before on hardtalk, but those days i was at the studios in london. This time i m speaking to you from modjadjiskloof in limpopo province. Thank you very much indeed. Well, it s a, it s a pleasure to have you on the programme, minister. Last time you were with us on hardtalk, of course, none of us had heard of covid 19. Now your country
Welcome to hardtalk. I m stephen sackur. These are tough times in south africa. Officially, covid has taken more than 55,000 lives. Researchers reckon the real figure is much higher and right now there are fears of a third wave of infection. But many minds in the ruling party are consumed not by this national health and economic crisis, but by anc infighting and mudslinging over corruption and accountability. My guest is finance minister tito mboweni. Has the anc lost the plot? tito mboweni, in limpopo province, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much for having me here. I have been here before on hardtalk, but those days i was at the studios in london. This time i am speaking to you from limpopo province. Thank you very much indeed. Well, it is a pleasure to have you on the programme, minister. Last time you were with us on hardtalk, of course, none of us had heard of covid 19. Now your country is still in the grip of a national crisis thanks to the pandemic. How damaging, in that co
Welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. These are tough times in south africa. Officially, covid has taken more than 55,000 lives. Researchers reckon the real figure is much higher. And right now there are fears of a third wave of infection. But many minds in the ruling party are consumed not by this national health and economic crisis, but by anc infighting and mudslinging over corruption and accountability. My guest is finance minister tito mboweni. Has the anc lost the plot? tito mboweni in limpopo province, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much for having me here. I ve been here before on hardtalk, but those days i was at the studios in london. This time i m speaking to you from modjadjiskloof in limpopo province. Thank you very much indeed. Well, it s a, it s a pleasure to have you on the programme, minister. Last time you were with us on hardtalk, of course, none of us had heard of covid 19. Now your country is still in the grip of a national crisis thanks to the pandemic. Ho
Welcome to hardtalk. I m stephen sackur. These are tough times in south africa. Officially, covid has taken more than 55,000 lives. Researchers reckon the real figure is much higher and right now there are fears of a third wave of infection. But many minds in the ruling party are consumed not by this national health and economic crisis, but by anc infighting and mudslinging over corruption and accountability. My guest is finance minister tito mboweni. Has the anc lost the plot? tito mboweni, in limpopo province, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much for having me here. I have been here before on hardtalk, but those days i was at the studios in london. This time i am speaking to you from limpopo province. Thank you very much indeed. Well, it is a pleasure to have you on the programme, minister. Last time you were with us on hardtalk, of course, none of us had heard of covid 19. Now your country is still in the grip of a national crisis thanks to the pandemic. How damaging, in that co
now on bbc news it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. he is one of the giants of african and world literature, and he s also a passionate advocate and campaignerfor human rights. my guest is the nobel literature laureate, nigerian professor wole soyinka. his country held a general election in february, which saw the incumbent muhammadu buhari re elected as president. does wole soyinka believe that nigeria is on the right path, and as africa s most populous nation, can it lead to the continent and make this a century of the africans? professor wole soyinka, welcome to hardtalk. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: sri lanka grieves. with close to 300 people killed in sunday s bomb attacks, the first funerals are taking place. the shock and disbelief remain raw. 0utside, shattered glass everywhere, roof tiles that are broken. thank you. and all around, a strong has your