south africans are realising that if they don t change the way they vote, south africa is going to end up in a very, very dark place. there will be anarchy, there will be looting all over this country because nothing will be working. - if certain things are not resolved we will become a failed state. the anc, mandela s party, has ruled uninterrupted for 29 years. is a day of reckoning coming? welcome to hardtalk, on the road from south africa. i m stephen sackur. back in 1994, the one 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 s time to judge how the anc is doing. to 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
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 s time to judge how the anc is doing. to 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 increasing. we ve had to adjust our lives and wo
welcome to hardtalk on the road from south africa. i m stephen sackur. back in 1994, the one 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 s time to judge how the anc is doing. to 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
Progress. The atlas and tubbs fires are both around 70 contained. The nuns fire, and the Redwood Valley fire in Mendocino County are both 50 contained. And the pocket fire near geryrsville is now 40 contained. Even better news. Rain is in the forecast. Let s take a look at this helicopter making one of many drops on one of the napa fires. This is in oakville the nuns fire in the hills above some big names wineries. Nbc bay area s Jodi Hernandez s in oakville w the latest. Jodi . Out a lot of her video. You can get the latest photos and video behind the scenes. Our twitter handle atnbc bay area. Here s a look at nbc bay area skyranger. We mentioned the rain in the forecast. Let s bring in meteorologist rb mayeda. The National Guard has been well have upper back unhealthy air and this is good news in terms of cooling temperatures down here np increasing the humidity levels. But around the fires we may see the fires get a push to the northeast as the southwesterly pinds pick up. But the b
Still in full force in parts of the north bay. Tonight choppers dropping water targeting rutherford, the hills above this winery. As the fire comes down and progresses down towards the rutherford area above the winery we are working to slow the spread of that fire. Reporter this morning, a tragic loss in the fire fight. A water tender driver working the area of the napa hills lost control of his truck wg rolling it over down the side of the hill where he died. Our hearts go out to obviously the family and the friends that are impacted by this as it has an impact on all of us. Reporter one more reminder how dangerous the fire fight continues to be. Those who have homes and businesses still in harms way say they are grateful to all those putting lives on the line. Yes its nerveracking. I have complete confidence in them. They are get going in hand under control. Nick not only owns a business at the base of the hillside thats a hot spot. He is a volunteer firefighter who has been out on t