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Power crisis in South Africa threatens economy, re-election prospects

South Africa’s power crisis is crippling one of Africa’s biggest economies and threatening the re-election prospects of ruling party, the African National Congress.

Mpho Lakaje reports from Soweto, the famous township of Johannesburg.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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