07/05/2014

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:01:25. > :01:39.Russian troops moving back. We will bring you more when we get it. Next,

:01:40. > :01:42.it's a really important day for South Africa. For the first time

:01:43. > :01:45.since the death of their former leader Nelson Mandela last December,

:01:46. > :01:48.millions of people are voting for who they want to run the country.

:01:49. > :01:52.Mandela was seen as inspirational for getting rid of a system where

:01:53. > :01:55.black people had far fewer rights than white people. For many young

:01:56. > :01:58.black South Africans, they'll be voting for the first time, having

:01:59. > :02:01.grown up in a country that was very different more than 20 years ago.

:02:02. > :02:09.Hundreds of South Africans waiting in line outside a polling station.

:02:10. > :02:14.Hundreds of South Africans waiting outside a polling station. A lot has

:02:15. > :02:19.changed in the past 20 years. Back then it was illegal for black people

:02:20. > :02:22.to vote. Under a system called apartheid, black South Africans were

:02:23. > :02:25.not allowed to use the same schools, hospitals and shops as white people.

:02:26. > :02:28.The country was split. During that time Nelson Mandela campaigned for

:02:29. > :02:32.equality. He was imprisoned for speaking out, but after 27 years in

:02:33. > :02:34.jail he went on to become the country's first black president.

:02:35. > :02:39.Mandela's party the African National Congress have been in power ever

:02:40. > :02:45.since. South Africa is still heavily divided. I travelled to Johannesburg

:02:46. > :02:53.last year to speak to young South Africans. We must look up to

:02:54. > :02:56.Mandela. He liberated us. But life is still very tough for the people

:02:57. > :03:00.who live some of the poorest areas. This girl told me how her family

:03:01. > :03:04.struggle every day. Our life is complicated, because like sometimes

:03:05. > :03:15.the electricity goes off. Another problem is the number of

:03:16. > :03:22.people who are out of work. I'm hoping our Goth will come through

:03:23. > :03:25.with their promises and provide us with jobs. Today's vote is also an

:03:26. > :03:29.important one for the countries younger generation. It is not just

:03:30. > :03:33.the old who are voting in this historic election. There are those

:03:34. > :03:41.who are young, they're called the Born Frees, because they were born

:03:42. > :03:44.after the end of apartheid. The current President Jacob Zuma is

:03:45. > :03:48.expected to win, but there's a big feeling across South Africa that

:03:49. > :03:50.things need to change. Thanks Ricky, and you can watch Mandela's

:03:51. > :03:54.Children, the special programme Ricky made when he was in South

:03:55. > :04:07.Africa after the death of Nelson Mandela. It's on the Newsround

:04:08. > :04:12.website now. We know how slow it with be stuck in traffic. But

:04:13. > :04:18.drivers in America were delayed by a different sort of traffic. A family

:04:19. > :04:25.of geese decided it was a good time for an evening stroll. Eventually

:04:26. > :04:29.the two geese and five youngsters were escorted to safety by the

:04:30. > :04:35.police. Ever wish your garden was more fun? Would a rollercoaster do

:04:36. > :04:39.the trick? This American boy had such fun at an amazement park that

:04:40. > :04:41.he becked his dad