第一部份大意：
南非在其种族隔离制度废除之后，已经离开这个国家的理想很远了。在Jacob Zuma总统的带领下，这个国家在不断衰退。合同通过贿赂和关系来签订，执政党人为了政府要职而互相残杀，犯罪也不会收到审判。
下周将会迎来一个重要时刻，这讲决定南非是将继续陷入泥潭，还是会开始复苏。ANC将选出祖玛的后任。
South Africa has fallen from the ideals it embraced too far after reborn after apartheid. Under president Jacob Zuma, the state is failing. Contracts are awarded through bribes and connections. Ruling-party murder each other over lucrative government jobs. Crooks operate with impunity.
Next week comes an importmant moment, which will determine whether the country will slide further into the mire or start to recover. The ruling ANC will select the successor to Mr. Zuma as its leader, and thus its candidate for presidency of the country.
