the, the, this is the, the, the news live from building a south african box freedom day, 30 years after the historic collection that mocked the official end of a positive precedent from oppose. it mocks the anniversary with a celebration in pretoria. but this illusion he's growing and he's potty, look, set to lose its problem entry majority. next month. election is also coming. process tips up. it's attacks on hugh crime hitting a psychiatric hospital and power stations. it comes as long delayed ministry aid from the us sent to arrive in the country. the

anthony have welcome to the program. south africa. it has been celebrating its 30th freedom day. the democratic elections held on april 27th, 1994 mark the end of apartheid, and piped away for nelson mandela to become the country's 1st black president. mandela's party d i n c has been empowered ever since. and while south africans took part in various events to mock this historic turning point, the discontent with the i and phase row has been growing some, but somebody south africa is celebrating the c a mux the 2 years since the end of apartheid. and the but of democracy, the countries president serial rem oppose the joint in the festivities. the in his address. he reminded the crowns in pretoria about the significance of freedom day after

the describe that day. as the beginning of a new movie, testament and division termination reconciliation and the constitutional order that is, perm, is only human advised military own is also a month to the event which is a challenge. so the south africans of different ages, to reflect on how the country has changed as sort of the more pressing enough of change, you know, for whatever binded us to what have other people wanted us to become. it's an

opportunity was to become a self, i believe good off with this 1st city is there's been a lot of change, especially deval, his blood sugar, and some things that we could never reach as our elders couldn't. we were able to, these big movements. what could i for you to know about? now during democracy children are able to get food at schools. there is also free transport for kids. and now we have no school fees. when it comes to medical matches at clinics, you can get free treatment before we didn't have those things that were been and lots of positive changes. but we know that we still need to do more. we need to put more many south africans feel that more needs to be done. the country still suffers from high in the quality crime and unemployment levels. and polls shows that photos of love to face and the governing a n c to tackle these issues. since democracy began,

they have be in the policy and power enough man, it was but with the elections only a month away, they face the prospect of losing their majority. for the 1st time by correspond to dian whole k in pretoria told us why mc support is slipping ahead of this upcoming . like, well, indications are that the election that's due to take place next month will be one of the toughest taste, if not the toughest taste for the ruling a and see the are number of factors that have a sort of put the and see in this position there's a lot of frustration around issues like power outages in south africa. and the growing unemployment levels have really list of young south africans frustrated. and of course, you add to that the fact that we've got a number of new political parties that have joined and very active opposition. parties that are campaigning on these very issues like unemployment envelopes

shooting the crisis, the power outage crisis. and what are we seeing and some of the polls that are coming through ahead of the election is that, although the agency would still most likely receive a high number of folks, they not going to get the kinds of numbers that we've seen them getting before above 60 percent, it looks like they could go lower and they are, or there's also quite a bit of a speculation that may actually result. you're not seeing a coalition government at the national government level. of course, we have a month to go until that election takes place and a lot more campaigning still to be done. but when you speak to people on the ground, really they are saying that they are open to share what other political parties have to say. even though they have perhaps, supported the amc for quite some time. and that is a bit of an indication also of how difficult this election is likely to be at. that was that correspondent, diane hawker, they inventory speaking to me earlier. well,

russia has launched another attack on ukrainian energy infrastructure as keep white for much needed boost of military supplies from the united states. russ themselves also struck a psychiatric hospital in the eastern city of hawk. she's leaving several buildings damaged. the latest attacks come as the client is running low on a defense mist, thoughts, president blood them is so lensky is my new appeal for more a defense systems from its allies saying at least 7 additional patriots on needed to defend its guys. especially for one issue and muscle and then we saw another massive missing striking theater. she's 34 brush rockets of various types. the main target was the energy sector, the various facilities in the industry, both electricity and gas transit facilities. in particular, those gas facilities that are crucial to ensuring safe delivery to the european union city perspective. we managed to shoot down some of the missiles, jessica, and i'm grateful to each of our soldiers who were really accurate report and

responded in time to watch them. you've just got out of off, i think the trajectories of the missiles from the nature of the strike were calculated by russian terraced in a way to make the work of our air defense systems as difficult as possible each down the rock. it is a significant result. the home letters are from presidents lensky, to think of the corresponding caroline a to more in keith with more. now we can definitely say that the attacks from russia has been intensified, especially in the past month. and this is also, because uh, as, as you know, the h packets from the united states was on hold in that country. so that's 6 months. have definitely given russia an advantage not only to advance and take cities like steve, but also to keep on planning their nets. their next targets, like the michelle attacks we saw yesterday. south carolina to move in keys. there is russia steps up. it's a taxi crime says it will suspend conchella services for military admin. a broad

authorities now want to ensure that main age between 18 and 60 living abroad for to in home many trainings the site. they have been unfairly targeted, confused and anxious. hundreds lineup, the ukranian posts post office in prague, hoping to pick up the documents before ukraine's new mobilization. little comes into force. it requires old man. if military age you want to renew official paperwork to return home where they could be drafted. the balloons are going. there's no way i'm going to the recruitment center and ukraine to go. they won't let me come back to the czech republic. have an official and permanent residence here. i pay taxes for do things to prop away. but now i have a problem with this similar scenes and also with people frustrated to the possible toughest is temporarily closed. but it wasn't,

they don't ask us why we went abroad. i went abroad legally. the law has not yet commit to force a passport. office employee is seen to be applying and already ukraine bonds draft age men from leaving the country off to russia's invasion in 2022 author. or to say they are only targeting those who are legally evading the draw it's fair towards ukrainian man who stayed in ukraine and who work in the korean economy. and for the fight. indeed, creating an army. i think it's fair, the worth. it will be fair towards them, if man, from who a man from the broad return to ukraine and stand by them by each other in defending the country. the country that gave them everything.

russia currently occupies around to say, to few crane the entire tree. tens of thousands of ukrainian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the 2 years since the full scale invasion began. alright, a quick look. now some of the latest developments in the world between israel and tomas us secretary of state anthony blinking a said to visit the saudi arabia on monday and she's day for tools on gaza. the announcement comes as somebody says it is reviewing a new is ready proposal. for a safe spot, it will be blinking a 7th visit to the region since the beginning of the mall almost 7 months ago. i am all thousands of protesters have gathered until the view of holding for the resignation of prime minister benjamin netanyahu and demanding a cx 5 deal to free the hostages, held by him us earlier in the day they is limited militant group released footage of 2 hostages, in gaza, alive,

these ralph army has released footage of preparations to connect because it goes to a fighting p. that would allow more dwayne to us troops of building the off chopin, which is ralph says she'll be up in next month. israel has restricted ida entering guys i since the october 7th. i'm us, tara attacks. well tardies and kenya wanting residents to bryce for even heavier rain full following flooding that is killed at least 76 people that the east african country is being baffled by monsoon. ryans might even with by boom, ocean temperatures, animalistic region in the south, at least i paper were killed after a truck that were riding and was swept away by flood waters. religious sizes which the truck, that gap sized in the swollen jupiter, on friday. many of the percentages on board didn't make it the end up was so good. now you remember there were 2 trucks and i wasn't the one that went ahead and what was on the truck cross without any issues. and once we got to

the other side of the river, what we heard screams, and that's another one, i ran back to check what it happened during the level. and that's when i realized that the trunk behind just didn't make it. and the people have been washed away when they come out to another walk to really check the waiting list for the water to go down. so they could get across, but it would mean a truck offered to take then many jumped in. but the problem was good inspector was he color we faced eugene and local residents tried to sleep as many people as they could. but now they have been searching for the victims plus mama. we are just waiting for the water to subside. the young men, he can then look for bodies that might be stuck in the sand and hopefully retrieve them. gimme a has been experiencing heavy dreams for weeks. it's but sick climate change is responsible for the harsh read. the reflecting has caused white spect damage.

thousands of people have been displaced and no community in shock or what defenseless. that's of so many people that they definitely spoke with canyon. social rights activists, wilford happy or law, has been working with people affected by the floods in nairobi. it told us about the i that's being offered sofa. it's not in us. the government has focused on more, maybe less video that was affected by the more informal central man sounds phenomenal ideas. this visually clear thoughts about from what the gross has been saying to do. and you can see they also by way. so that's why they have to be so, so we owe them as a us is and to meet demand. most of moving that that's the way i already kind of tv . so a lot of these, but the last 2 days were able to do 5 bodies in the bus at over my

dad. he's kind of good to you this way because even by small, the government is telling people to go to hire brown's. they are not providing it any assistance. i bought some go to india and it was a sense dogs and other people as the student that says that some of the government is you know, desk. i mean, i'd give you. ready a few steps if before needs to get a place where they can lead there is as the low. so we are getting most divided by everybody sports with that being offended the next week. so they have to move out of this was been, is us dealer. they don't how one of the things, all right, that's all the news we have for you this. i'll up next shift looks at spyware on funds and how to protect yourself from the mission. josh, well, we'll have more news for you. at the top of the headlines, in fact the reminder, as always, before i go, there's no news on our website at the www dot com,

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