This episode contains descriptions of severe injuries.
Last week, a devastating fire swept through a derelict building in Johannesburg that housed desperate families who had no place else to go. The authorities had been repeatedly warned that it was a potential firetrap. Nothing was done, and at least 76 people died.
Lynsey Chutel, who covers southern Afr ... Show More
Yesterday
A War Within the War: Israel’s Bombardment of Lebanon
With the world’s attention on the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, a second front in the conflict has opened in Lebanon. Israel has pummeled an area in the southern outskirts of Beirut where Hezbollah holds sway, as well as southern Lebanon, with airstrikes, displacing almost one mill ... Show More
25m 58s
Mar 15
The Sunday Daily: To Save His Life, Our Food Critic Reset His Appetite
For 12 years, Pete Wells had his dream job: working as the chief restaurant critic for The New York Times. The job’s journalistic mission required Wells to eat out most nights and taste nearly everything on any given restaurant’s menu. He didn’t realize it at the time, but the ex ... Show More
37m 14s
Sep 2023
‘Dam of death’: How a Libyan city was washed away
Rescuers are calling for more body bags to be sent to a Libyan city hit by catastrophic flooding - as fears of waterborne diseases grow.
More than 11,300 people are known to have died - and this could reach up to 20,000, with a further 10,100 missing.
Meanwhile, attempts to coord ... Show More
20m 23s
<p>Gideon talks to the South African writer and political activist, Songezo Zibi, about the need to build a coalition for change to help restore some of the high hopes that accompanied the end of apartheid.</p><p><em>Clips: SABC, The Sun</em></p><br><p>More on this topic:</p><br> ... Show More
