for me to mila reports from johannesburg, south africa's governing party, the african national congress, has been plagued by internal divisions for years. a poorly performed economy, a lack of service delivery, and allegations of corruption have added to a decline in support. this class has demonstrated more than ever before. i went to the midst minutes to read organization, functionality, patronage and production, and to review and to rebuild our organization is quite an urgent machine. quite explain. the parties lead us were fading to address some of south africa's challenges. despite 3 decades of democracy, inequality is right, and many poor communities still don't have access to running water and electricity . president solar i'mma process is fraud and corruption not to blame, but his efforts to end the scourge have been weakened by a corruption scandal. he's been accused of conceding the theft of $4000000.00 from his game farm. there are massive global forces that have to be taken into account. but maladministration for management of the economy, particularly in the state. and ente

spokesman of the african national congress. a wound welcome to you will. thank you very much for being on inside story. let's start with you, becky: as you called for the strike action hasn't been a success. and this just going to be the 1st of many. thank you very much. it has been very successful. let's look at that number. if you look to the, the impact of this strike may know the coms in which, where the matching goes by this is to the protest action in the main you intended to raise the issues and to get this society at the baking and discussing the problem that they are facing and hopefully government will then respond to the crisis that have and so we raised 10000000 up on and so i went in milan and such a grand 10000000 non in demand and electricity problems. the young people employed to gender baseball and they're going beyond propulsion. so we hope that with this action, which was the pitfall where cars way and joined by people in this will say you raised in the same problem. so we think that mistake has been driven h

the african national congress. welcome to you all. thank you very much for being on inside story. let's start with you, becky, as you called for the strike action. has it been a success and is this going to be the first of many? >> thank you very much. it has been a very successful -- look at the numbers, look to the impact of the strikes. this strike, this is a protest actually in the main. it's intended to raise the issues and to get the society debating and discussing the problem that they're facing and hopefully the got will then respond to the crisis. so we raise the crisis, 10 million unemployed people. 10 million on [indiscernible] the electricity problems, the unemployed. gender-based problems is going -- growing beyond proportions so we hope that with this action, joined by other people in the society raising the same alarms, we think the message has been driven home so we can say it's successful. >> dakota, has the message been driven home? have you, the a.m.c., gotten the message? >> indeed, we've gotten

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the governing african national congress has a majority support base in the province. and zulu, is the most widely spoken indigenous language in south africa. so, me to mila chose us now from a non gama. and of course, a little spacious day. just talk us through the timeline of what we know is happened so far. well so far this morning we've seen thousands of people, as you mentioned, they're streaming through to the palace in the official residence, one of them all that king mrs. lou, cause will it tv, and that's where he's going to enter the call, an important symbolic tradition that goes back to the 18th before him. and that's really symbolic of him now taking throne, taking the throne as the zillow king. some of the events did take place in the last 24 hour was in the privacy and not open to the public. we also know in the last day or 2, the king also killed a lion at a nearby game resolve. 9 and that's attached to gaining power, and symbolizing his power as a king, you will that lie in skiing, skidding this part of the ceremony that were expected to see in the comi

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a 3rd person for indian national congress who took part in the rally, says the government to touch from the needs of the common people. we were reading all last protesting against the right size, protesting against how democracy has been demolished in india. and how that is a huge gap between the list and the world which has the wife and the government to follow how that is extreme nice size, which has caused the household bus 3 as well as that is doctor smith. you normally been the one who's jobs weekend or did be sick? i'm human but they don't guide ok. devices. like i said, i don't know what kind of blood or imagination finance ministers living in. she has no idea what the common man needs, because she has even gone on the bottom and said that i don't need onions. i don't need garlic. how does that matter? to me just because she does not consume the basic food items that are normally that i use in the normal household in india, that does not mean that there is no price. they have to go, the price is petrol. and visa, especially wouldn't be getting cheaper about petroleum from either

so important, i think one of the major reasons is the force coming 20th national congress of the c. c. peters a chinese comedy party, to bolster his political supremacy and ensure she thinking's reelection as the general secretary of the ccp. not to mention, he also wanted to be elected as the chairman of the c c p. that is a title that has been given to mother dawn and has never been given to anyone else after 982. so you can see, this is a time the ccp and ctp need to act. tough. pull up policies, visit seem to challenge. she doing things authority and threatened to cc piece or stability. we're trying, i want to thank you so much for providing us with that context for joining us. and it of eunice. thank you. fallen is now and the german team has arrived in frankfort after losing to england in the european championships at the final in london. this sunday, the runners up were greeted by thousands of fans as they returned home following the tournament. germany's head coach, martino voss tech than bark, has said that despite the disappointment, her team will continue to fight for tro

i think one of the major reasons is the force coming 20th national congress of the c. c. peters a chinese comedy party, to bolster his political supremacy and ensure she thinkings reelection as the general secretary of the ccp. not to mention, he also wanted to be elected as the chairman of the c c p. that is a title that has been given to mother dawn and has never been given to anyone else after 982. so you can see this is a time the c, c p n c team. he need to act tough. pull up policies, visit seem to challenge. she doing things authority and threatened to cc piece stability. we're trying, i want to thank you so much for providing us with that context for joining us until the eunice. thank yes, let's go it to senegal. now where president mackey sells ruined coalition has claimed a victory in parliamentary elections. a spokesman for the group says it has retained its majority in the national assembly, taking 30 of 46 administrative departments. the opposition has, has disputed the outcome. election observers say voter turnout was low and the finals how he won't be in

congress. them being in south being in prison on the robin islands, but nelson mandela, et cetera. in those times, did you ever doubt what was right and what was wrong? how did you arrive at your own conscience and your own piece of, you know, making those decisions because, you know, fighting against what you see as injustice. you can do that. you know, in white glove. sometimes you take measures that you have and still you have to take them to the 1st of the philosophy of political struggle for liberation. like yourself are people. so the form of mother and freshman was underpinned by chris for justice. wait 20 i days the races. them and we've planned with a whole lot of us american people supported us. mr. i didn't was one of the best of point us off associate is off of the we were supported from it who again, bridget and so on. so, so we're driven by the chris wade quality on non racialism, and for justice, liberation of our own country. all beasts go through that route. we're not faced with the problem with we we, we approach that kind of issue with that kind of an i p live be

congress. now another leader of a regional party should say, now, sanjay dog was arrested at midnight after some 6 hours of questioning. the prob agency questioned him on a re development project of islam in my and related transactions. in one of these 5 and close associates, i'm with amber listed rules, bigger. another minister from an eastern state in india under the scanner cash, gold, jewelry, tons of it has been recovered so far from the residence of the town car. she was a close ally over the west, been going mr. bar chat, a g chat to see belong to the tournament congress, which is opposed to the ruling party party in the center. what is it about these have been holding demonstrations across the country, calling of the government for what they see is when the top politics, while the ruling will, the government says that this is not a political case, but simply the law of the land. and that the law is equal for every one spawning a gap in the market, accelerating straight into it that is w

congress. them being in south being in prison on the robin island, but nelson mandela, et cetera. in those times, did you ever doubt what was right and what was wrong? how did you arrive at your own conscience and your own piece of, you know, making those decisions because, you know, fighting against what you see as injustice. you can do that. you know, in white glove. sometimes you take measures that you hate and still you have to take them. the 1st of the few people struggle off, what is the struggle for liberation for people. so the form of mother and 1st of them was underpinned by the chris justice for a quality. i danced the laces them and we'd play with the whole was our 1st american people supported us. mr. biden was one of the best up, want us associate in south africa. we were supported from in, bridget, so on. so, so we're given by the chris wade quality on non grayish anderson. and for justice when the police on comes all the go through that route where you're faced with the problem with we, we, we are a current issue with that kind of an i p live become that what they'

congress. them being in outside being in prison on robin island, but nelson mandela, et cetera. in those times, did you ever doubt what was right and what was wrong? how did you arrive at your own conscience and your own piece of, you know, making those decisions because, you know, fighting against what you see as injustice. you can do that. you know, in white glove. sometimes you take measures that you have and still you have to take them. the 1st of the philosophy of political struggle for liberation, like yourself are people, almost losses in and stresses them was underpinned by the quests. for justice wade quinn, i gained the least of them and we'd play with the whole world. moto 1st american people supported us. mr. biden was one of the best point us associate is not posted . we were supported from everywhere in britain and so on. so, so we're given by the chris lee quality on non greece. listen and for justice, well, the foundation of our own comes all the go through that route where you're faced with a problem with we, we, we are a current issue with that kind of an i p l

later joining the aren't organization of the african national congress. them being in south being in prison on the robin island, but nelson mandela, et cetera. in those times, did you ever doubt what was right and what was wrong? how did you arrive at your own conscience and your own piece of, you know, making those decisions because, you know, fighting against what you see as injustice. you can do that. you know, in white glove. sometimes you take measures that you hate and still you have to take them. the 1st of the few people struggle off. what is the struggle for liberation like yourself, a form of mother? and 1st of them was underpinned by chris for justice, brief quantities, i danced the laces them, and we planned with the whole lot of both of us. american people supported us. mr. biden was one of the best of point us off associate is not posted. we were supported from it who again, bridget, so on. so, so we're given by the chris weighed quality on non gratian allison, and for justice was the policeman of our own country. all these go through that route. we're now faced with th

for china, there's the national congress with and also i'm showing the leadership including the replacement and the job because the results and all this is by then obviously it depends on me because he risks losing control of both the house and the senate. so bothered to be seen to be strong, but no, i don't want a war for the with the ban. so for both sides are registering up rhetoric and both sides cannot seem to play. so mike, a nation at this point is that losing it? i want now what capacity i don't know like using a private jack, but regardless of was a position of the business is already they sure has already said that regardless of what all do business is going to take some action. so what kind of an a tree is also gearing up on some life sizes. quite a. busy 100 kids and these already some of our so i think that as soon as she lands a will will, will, will, will, will increase. and also a possibility. busy or even a, if you want to slightly by want and even maybe some a plane, right? a lot. so all the, actually, i think the united states have already taken into account. right. beiji

congress of the chinese communist party. both of those in november and neither side wants to look week. right. and that there's no good time for this to happen. and the point on the calendar we could post weight to factors in both countries that made it hard for them to compromise. it's more than usually difficult right now, but i don't think it's an extraordinary time. i think that's been over plate. yes, she doesn't want to get look week as he looks to be anointed for a 3rd term, but he wouldn't want to look week anyway, he has never wanted to look week is quite consistent to that. and president, by who has been concerned us from day one of his administration of the republicans painting him as soft on china. so these are really ongoing conditions not matters at the moment. good talking to thanks for joining us at robert data from the wilson sentence kissinger institute on china and the united states. they are to ukraine where president zalinski has criticized human rights organisation. amnesty international afraid claim th

congress. them being in, being in prison on the robin islands with nelson mandela, et cetera. in those times, did you ever doubt what was right and what was wrong? how did you arrive at your own conscience and your own piece of, you know, making those decisions because, you know, fighting against what you see as injustice. you can do that. you know, in white glove. sometimes you take measures that you have and still you have to take them. the 1st of the philosophy of political struggle for liberation like yourself party because the almost losses in and stretches them was underpinned by the crests for justice wade quinn. i gained the least of them and we'd play with the whole what a bunch of bullshit american people supported us. mr. biden was one of the best of point us off associate is not posted. we were supported from in britain and so on. so, so we're given by the chris played quality or non reached allison and put justice, well the police of our own country, all these go through that route where you're faced with the problem with we, we, we are a current issue with that k

the governing african national congress has a majority support base in the province. and zulu is a most widely spoken indigenous language in south africa. but there's been controversy in the run up to the coronation as tommy demila reports. ah, they came from across hills, africa, and neighboring countries, to welcome the new king zulu warriors in their thousands, to witness the 1st coordination of a zulu king and more than 50 years. and pledge allegiance to king missy zulu causality in the 9th king of the city nation, the largest ethnic group in south africa in what's known as the sacred crawl. missus lulu is presented to his ancestors the kings who came before him. oh oh, he's accompanied by the prime minister of the pseudo nation and his uncle, prince mungo, suitable to lazy scene as an endorsement. much of the ceremony that follows is shrouded in secrecy, including traditions that go back generations not meant for the public eye or allowed to be fooled. the public is only allowed to see certain rituals. i am sorry . we are praying through the zulu ancestors where

the governing african national congress is part of an alliance with the congress of south africa . trade unions. one of the biggest, what is federations? given the recent waning of support for the party can't afford to ignore workers calls the meet amola al jazeera pretoria. not so to come here now does air including on the hunger strike for 5 months, this banister, him prisoner, explains why he had to die unbalanced. counting his underway in angola in a tightly contested election that could bring major changes morning. ah sir, now for your weather story for the americans. hello, everyone. great to see you. so temperatures are starting to climb once again in a sasan you're up to $32.00 degrees. we got some disturbed weather around the river plate region, but nothing major. also no real major rainfall. cross said top end of south america sher, it's still raining, just not at the same intensity as it has over the last little bit. but the winds are scooping up that moisture of the south atlantic and giving us some showers for that northeast coast of brazil. after central america, we go and

the governing african national congress is part of an alliance with the congress of south african trade unions. one of the biggest workers federations, given the recent waning of support for the party, can't afford to ignore workers calls the meet amola al jazeera pretoria, millions of people in and go there, have cast their ballots to pick their new president and expected to be the most closely fort election since the countries independence in 1975, the party that's a govern for nearly 50 years is facing a growing wave of discontent. stephanie decker reports. this could be the 1st step towards major change. for the 1st time in 47 years, opposition party nita stanza, strong chance to contest the ruling and pill. a party as governed angola since its independence in portugal in 1975. with amazon gram here, we expect a big day and i believe, and golden people will look at it as a celebration because it is a democracy. many people say democracy does not exist in angola, but the effects of democracy will be seen as all and garland head to the poles. president john maria su cost his vote earl

the governing african national congress has a majority support base in the province and zulu as the most widely spoken indigenous language. in south africa, frieda mila, is in non coma and has more the official residents. one of them all that king mrs. luke cause will a tv and that way he's going to enter the qual, an important symbolic tradition that goes back to the 18th before him. and that's really symbolic of him. now taking throne, taking the throne as the king. some of the events did take place in the last 24 hours in the privacy and not open to the publics. we also know in the last day or 2, the king also killed a lion at a nearby game resolve. and that attached to gaining power and symbolizing you power as a king, you will that lie in skiing skin as part of the ceremony that were expected to see in the coming all was now the people who are attending the coronation are made up of americans who who was the warriors? these are the men who would protect the king and fight for ever you should go to war. as well as a maidens who are here to show their loyalty and the support of the ki

the governing african national congress is part of an alliance with the congress of south african trade unions. one of the biggest workers federations, given the recent waning of support for the party can't afford to ignore workers calls the meet amola al jazeera pretoria. bullets are being candid and go live most closely for presidential election since the countries independence in 1975. the m p l a party has ruled the or rich southern african nation for nearly 50 years, but it's facing its strongest ever challenge fuel by growing discontent at high levels of poverty and unemployment. the results not expected for several days. stephanie tucker has more. this could be the 1st step towards major change. for the 1st time in 47 years, opposition party nita, stanza, strong chance to contest the ruling and pill. a party as governed angola since its independence in portugal. in 1975 spread amazon, grannie. we expect a big day and i believe, and golden people will look at it as a celebration because it is a democracy. many people say democracy does not exist in angola, but the effects of democ

the governing african national congress has a majority support based in the province and zulu is the most widely spoken indigenous language in south africa. for me, the miller has this update from non coma. we're in the, you know, royal palace, the none grandma and i have gathered to welcome the new king missus zulu causewell and teenager additional attire. similar to what is the, the new person wearing during the course of the day when he's coronation begins a arrived to show their loyalty to the king, to support him. especially at a time when the phone to the to the nation has been contested by to have mrs. duluth brothers the say they are the rightful king. the one as far as going to court to try and get into the eggs to stop this coronation from taking place. those have failed. and so we've seen thousands of people including maydon. i'm about to come out to welcome the new king. much of today's proceedings will center around addition and culture crossing those on from previous kings as far as shock as new in the early 1900, and including passing on the weapons of his father kings

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it could come from national congress communist party this november in the 2024 u.s. presidential election. the revelation comes on the heels of house speaker nancy pelosi's controversial visit to taipei. the defense ministry surrounding the islands and patient conducting live fire military drills within 5 miles of the island right now. state controlled media with a mouthpiece for the ccp, conventional missiles expected to fly over the island of taiwan for the first time." the white house national security council official telling me the u.s. "will not seek does not want a crisis." the officials say the biden administration "prepared to manage what beijing chooses to do. we will not engage in rattling and not looking to escalate." the officials at the same time will be steady and resolute and will continue to support taiwan and defend a free and open end of the pacific. the administration is still refusing to comment on biden's support and applauds the speakers aggression. >> their articles for the speaker to go to taiwan. lindsey graham said, it is a good thing. chuc

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he talks about the 18 month window between the national congress and chinese communist party xi jinping will secure a third term in the 2024 election when many believe biden will be out the door and therefore, his weakness with him. very interesting that the senior administration officials decide of both international things that have happened like afghanistan, the invasion of ukraine, but they also say domestic issues the chinese government is looking at pure high crime, the failures at the southern border and i will say the biden administration there was a meeting in alaska that took place the u.s. delegation and the chinese lectured us about black lives matter and internal strife that we have in the country. they are connected on these social issues. it boils down to the fact of former boss president trump peace through strength. we have violence through weakness and not just on the international stage but at home as well. >> harris: i don't think we talk enough about the lecture in alaska. and what it meant really. that is like saying from a communist company my country perspective,

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and things energy costs and across the nation i would love to see congress focus on those and continue to make sure we have an environment where people can feed their families, pursue opportunities in the future for their careers, and really protect their freedom. >> do you view president trump as the undisputed leader of the republican party and if he chooses to run in 2024, mount a third white house campaign should other republicans step aside? >> well, you know, i spent a lot of time talking to people across the country and right now, i don't believe there's anybody that can defeat president trump in a republican primary. he's got a group of individuals that are extremely loyal to him. i've always supported all of his policies. i think his leadership was good for the country, compared to what we have today. so, you know, it will be interesting to see how that shapes up the next several years, but if he were to run he'd certainly have my support. >> i wanted to talk to you a little about the republican party generally. i notice this in the immediate aftermath of the 2020 election. yo

the visit comes just ahead of china's national people's congress this fall where president xi expects to be nominated for a third term. that outcome is not in any doubt but what better way to silence the growing domestic criticism than find an excuse to bang the war drums with america. the visit underscores at a dangerous time where it's a risky ambiguity of u.s. policy towards taiwan. this country would go to war with china over the island rests on something of a fiction. americans don't seem to be much of a mood to get into a conflict with nuclear armed countries. with the u.s. weaker than it's been for many years, a move like this by the speaker risks tempting china to seize the initiative. it's not actually to invade taiwan and perhaps to place the island in a tight vice. pelosi esthete reigns leading cal performance known to be making matters worse for everyone. joining me with columnist miranda divine. let me start with you you, miranda. bold move in defensive leadership oris i can move? >> hi, gerry, you said it very well. this was the height of self-indulgence and self-obsessi

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