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HARDtalk: Fikile Mbalula - Secretary General of South Africa’s African National Congress

Fikile Mbalula - Secretary General of South Africa’s African National Congress

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Stephen Sackur is in Johannesburg with Fikile Mbalula, Secretary General of the ANC.

Stephen Sackur is in Johannesburg to speak to Fikile Mbalula, Secretary General of the ANC. Many South Africans feel their country is failing. With elections looming, will the ANC pay the price?

South Africa is a proud democracy and in a democracy the voters get to deliver their verdict on their political leaders. It’s called accountability, and it could be about to bite the ruling African National Congress. The ANC has ruled here since the racist apartheid system was overthrown. But right now the country is in a big mess, with a protracted energy crisis, unemployment, inequality and systemic corruption. Stephen Sackur is in Johannesburg to speak to Fikile Mbalula, Secretary General of the ANC. Many South Africans feel their country is failing. With elections looming will the ANC pay the price?

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