Is priority will be working day today. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im 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. Ive been here before on hardtalk, but those days i was at the studios in london. This time im speaking to you from modjadjiskloof in limpopo province. Thank you very much indeed. Well, its a, its 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 sti
From her father. And astronomers find evidence of the Cosmic Dawn the moment when the first stars began to form. Good Afternoon And Welcome to Bbc News. Ministers are preparing to announce the latest update to englands Traffic Light System for travelling abroad, and theres speculation that malta could be added to the so called Green List with no quarantine required on returning home along with the spanish Balearic Islands of ibiza, majorca and minorca. This lunchtime, the Prime Minister hinted that in future, Foreign Travel without quarantine might be possible for those whove been double jabbed. Business leaders are hoping the government will relax restrictions on holidays, but any changes come amid rising concern, here and abroad, about the continuing spread, of the Delta Variant. Heres theo legget. Summer is here. Travel companies and would be Holiday Makers are desperate for restrictions to be eased so people can go to more destinations abroad without facing quarantine on their retu