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This afternoon President Joe Biden is taking his brand on energy on the road after a fiery state of the Union Address in which he laid out the choice facing voters in november. He made a stunning indictment of the gops decision to turn its back on democracy and freedom both here and abroad, all in service of the disgraced wannabe autocrat who is The Republicans presumptive president ial nominee. President joe biden will be soon making remarks in pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is central to his hopes...

foreign minister in polands new government. has support for ukraine become a burden that kyiv�*s allies are no longer ready to bear? radek sikorski, in warsaw, welcome to hardtalk. hello. good to see you again, stephen. its great to have you on the programme. lets begin with a simple thought. the portents for ukraine in its grim battle against vladimir putins forces in ukraine, the portents are really very negative, are they not? the supply of weaponry and of money coming from kyiv s...

radek sikorski, in warsaw, welcome to hardtalk. hello. good to see you again, stephen. its great to have you on the programme. lets begin with a simple thought. the portents for ukraine in its grim battle against vladimir putins forces in ukraine, the portents are really very negative, are they not? the supply of weaponry and of money coming from kyiv supporters is drying up. how concerned are you? thats not quite right. i was in kyiv within days of my appointment in december. my prime...

thank you for having us, and welcome to luthuli house. its a great pleasure to be here. how disappointed are you with the state south africa is in today? south africa is undergoing challenges like many other countries. but i think to put us into a category of a failed state, its an exaggeration. ican give... but you think thats a conversation that south africans are having amongst themselves? well, it comes from pockets of the powerful thinkers in the country who project us as displayi...

its just a matter of how fast," did you really believe that? of course i believed it then. i think its a fair assessment about where the anc find themselves — in the last local government elections, in 2021, they, for the first time in post—democratic south africa, lost their majority and fell below 50%. this obviously allied with the fact that our economys not growing, weve got 30 million people living in poverty, 12 million people unemployed, and loadshedding, rolling blackouts, ...

features of the economy that is fluctuating at an international level, which has had an impact on our own economy, but also partly some of our own weaknesses in terms of managing the economy well. we are under recovery. and objectively, the covid—19 messed up a lot of countries. the ukraine/russia war in itself has shattered most economies in the world and it has brought a high level of cost of living and a number of challenges that have affected adversely the developing nations. so ...

of the guard coming in south africa, the anc�*s decline is terminal. its just a matter of how fast," did you really believe that? of course i believed it then. i think its a fair assessment about where the anc find themselves — in the last local government elections, in 2021, they, for the first time in post—democratic south africa, lost their majority and fell below 50%. this obviously allied with the fact that our economys not growing, weve got 30 million people living in pover...

but right now, south africa is in a big mess, with a protracted energy crisis, shocking levels of unemployment and inequality, and systemic corruption. my guest is the secretary general of the anc, fikile mbalula. is his party about to pay the price of failure? fikile mbalula, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having us, and welcome to luthuli house. its a great pleasure to be here. how disappointed are you with the state south africa is in today? south africa is undergoing challenges...

the anc has been damaged by economic stagnation, a protracted energy crisis, and massive inequality. my guest today is the leader of the biggest opposition party, the democratic alliance, john steenhuisen. could he become south africas first white leader since apartheid? john steenhuisen, welcome to hardtalk. great to be with you, stephen. well, its great to be here in cape town. lets start with a very simple question. when you said not so long ago, "there is a changing of the guard co...

my guest today is the leader of the biggest opposition party, the democratic alliance, john steenhuisen. could he become south africas first white leader since apartheid? john steenhuisen, welcome to hardtalk. great to be with you, stephen. well, its great to be here in cape town. lets start with a very simple question. when you said not so long ago, "there is a changing of the guard coming in south africa, the anc�*s decline is terminal. its just a matter of how fast," did you reall...