SOUTH AFRICA - Running Dry

"How failing infrastructure and climate change leave many South Africans without water" PBS NewsHour 5/16/2019

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SUMMARY:  It's been 25 years since South Africa dismantled apartheid, and while political progress has occurred, the young democracy continues to face hurdles.  In recent years, extreme drought pushed the country to the brink of disaster, and although rainfall finally mitigated the situation, persistent water shortages are now a part of daily life.  Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.

SOUTH AFRICA - Living in Fear

"Why immigration is a focal issue in South African election" PBS NewsHour 5/6/2019

And the infection of xenophobic nationalism spreads.

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SUMMARY:  In South Africa, voters will go to the polls Wednesday in an election that could present the strongest challenge to date for the ruling African National Congress.  A recent wave of xenophobic attacks has put the issue of immigration front and center, amid growing frustration with high rates of unemployment and poverty.  Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.