sackur. south africa s anc was once seen as sackur. south africa s anc was once seen as an sackur. south africa s anc was once seen as an inspirational model for africa. now it is becoming a watchword for infighting, cronyism, corruption and the dangers of 1 party rule. president jacob corruption and the dangers of 1 party rule. presidentjacob zuma stands accused of abusing his power not just by his stands accused of abusing his power notjust by his enemies but by many erstwhile anc colleagues. 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, welcome to hardtalk. let s 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 wouldn t say it is a crisis. i would say we are undergoing some challenges in relation to what is happening now. and i think it i
south africa s anc was once seen as an inspirational model for africa. now it s becoming a watchword for infighting, cronyism, corruption and the dangers of one party rule. president jacob zuma stands accused of abusing his power notjust by his enemies but by many erstwhile anc colleagues. 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, welcome to hardtalk. let s 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 wouldn t 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
election, or people sick of it? the early signs are it looks as though it won t be dissimilar to what we had in 2013. the truth is, in 2013, the turnout was low, around 30%. it looks as though it will be another relatively low turnout election. john, thank you so much. much more to come for you, that is it for the moment. it is time now for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. south africa s anc was once seen as an inspirational model for africa. now it s becoming a watchword for infighting, cronyism, corruption and the dangers of one party rule. president jacob zuma stands accused of abusing his power notjust by his enemies but by many erstwhile anc colleagues. 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. let s begin with a simple question, there is no doubt the anc government is in cris
welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. south africa s anc was once seen as an inspirational model for africa. now it s becoming a watchword for infighting, cronyism, corruption and the dangers of one party rule. president jacob zuma stands accused of abusing his power notjust by his enemies but by many erstwhile anc colleagues. 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. let s 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 wouldn t 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
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. let s 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 wouldn t 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 don t 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 pre