
News Wrap: Turnout appears low in South African elections
Clip: 5/9/2019 | 4m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
News Wrap: African National Congress faces challenge in South African election
In our news wrap Wednesday, elections were held in South Africa, where the ruling African National Congress faced strong challenges after 25 years in power. The country is contending with corruption and surging unemployment, but voter turnout appeared to be low. Meanwhile, more than 100,000 migrants were caught at the U.S.-Mexico border in April, the second month in a row to hit that milestone.
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News Wrap: Turnout appears low in South African elections
Clip: 5/9/2019 | 4m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
In our news wrap Wednesday, elections were held in South Africa, where the ruling African National Congress faced strong challenges after 25 years in power. The country is contending with corruption and surging unemployment, but voter turnout appeared to be low. Meanwhile, more than 100,000 migrants were caught at the U.S.-Mexico border in April, the second month in a row to hit that milestone.
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