data christine manuel has been at that rally and she sent us this update. the official figures are not yet out but the agency was expecting a crowd of about one hundred thousand people to come out today to listen to sit i'm opposed to give his final address before wednesday's election as expected and i'm up also addressed the issues that south africans are facing he talked about houses being built in the next five years jobs being created he talked about investment coming back into the country most poignantly he addressed the issue of the party having neglected its mandate of looking after the people saying we've looked into the process we've seen where we've gone wrong and we will now be putting the people first that message appears to have resonated with a lot of people here i must add though that this is a lot at stake for the african national congress twenty five years into this country's democracy and millions are so that ricans are without work this is one of the most and equal societies in the world there is desperate need for investment and job crea

promised but hasn't come to them do it that's right generational change makes a big difference christine manuel in johannesburg tonight excellent analysis of this election christine thank you.

is christine manuel welcome christine you're at a polling station what is at stake in this election what are people saying to you. i reached at several macalso was just here he voted at this station that i met this is in so which will add a lot is at stake particularly for his fogey as you rightly said this is the hardest fight the a.n.c. has had to fight to get at post a cottage it is the most difficulty election simply because there is just so much discontentment among south africans a lot of people and happy with the slow rate of progress and attitude that the amount of corruption that has taken place and the previous and see president jacob zuma so a lot is at stake for this party he spoke at a full so he addressed the media he talked about the fact that he is going to take care of things that corruption that he's going to create jobs at that he's going to bring in face meant that is needed in this country he talked about not wanting another generations of south africans to live in poverty. in an alley in downtown johannesburg i meet rico he's twenty seven doesn't have a job and sell