the day w. news live from berlin and south africa the governing a.n.c. of the cleared election winner but is the party that has ruled the country since the end of apartheid is losing its appeal after 6 election victories in a row we find out from our correspondent in cape town also coming up. 3 of the 4 tourists rescued from kidnappers in work enough aso arrived in france to be welcomed by president michael the freed hostages say thanks to fallen heroes paying tribute to the french commandos who were killed in the daring raid that freed them

. and a deadly attack in a luxury hotel and pakistan gunmen shooting one person before being killed themselves a group of separatist militants has claimed the assault. on the welcome to the show. south africa's governing african national congress has secured a 6th straight term in power but with a diminished mandate with all votes counted the a.n.c. has been declared the winner with 57.5 percent but that's its lowest share since the end of white minority rule 25 years ago the party has been battling corruption scandals a sluggish economy and record unemployment even so it was far ahead of its closest rival the opposition democratic alliance which trailed at just under 21 percent

the president there around one post of the a.n.c. was speaking just a short while ago in pretoria following the announcement of those official results here's what he had to say let us know work together black and why men and women young and old to build a free car that truly belongs to all who live in names as proclaimed by our 4 as they drafted the freedom charter one of 3 car which is united which is nonracial nonsexist democratic and prosperous for more on this t w e n k h joins me now from cape town now it's official the a.n.c. has won not only that they won the absolute majority and they celebrated certainly their celebrations happening today i mean after all the posse won by

a 37 percent margin compared to the stick and strongest parts of the democratic alliance so there's already a celebration scheduled even for tomorrow but syria on the poster has said that in his 1st public appearance after the official results which is does not really the time to celebrate only it's actually the time to get back to work for his government and deliver on the promises that they mate so what are people expecting from around the post and now. expect lots remember the a.n.c. has been in power for 25 years and in that time they could not deliver all the promises that they made they still huge parts of the population living in poverty here the economy is down more than every 2nd young person is unemployed south africa is one of the most equal societies in the world where by. just part of the biggest part of the will to still owned by the white minority so there's a lot of things to do a lot of expectations and now it's time for us or i'm opposed to deliver because he

promised to make things very different then the governments that where in power before though they were all governments of his very own party b. and c. did lose a lot of support why is that. well because they failed delivering their promises and one point is also the issue of corruption that is really bothering a lot of south africans they're complaining about it that the a.n.c. didn't seem to take it really as a big issue in the past years remember under the government of former president jacob zuma corruption was rampant in all levels of governance corruption happened nobody really seemed to take care of it and said he will change that he will go after people also in his own party if it is proven that they are corrupt and this is what south africans are really the opposite of in right now if you will walk is talk. in cape town thank you very much.

3 of the 4 foreign hostages rescued from the militant group and burkina faso have arrived in france a 4th an american woman is being repatriated separately the tourists were freed in an operation carried out by french special forces 2 soldiers were killed in the overnight raid in the west african country france has about 4 and a half 1000 troops in the region it's leading an effort aimed at fighting jihad and surgeons which is considered a relative success so far at a cost $24.00 french soldiers have died since 2013. but it is a terrible cost 1st petrik peak and then lawrence lessig step off an army plane dignitaries led by french president of the great though. it's a 2nd meeting with the head of state today still shocked and exhausted the men were scooted to begin the process presidential palace choking back tears as they thanked the soldiers who freed them including those who died. to. the families

of the soldiers and to the soldiers who lost their lives to free us from this how do we want to offer condolences right away to. the men was seized it became ephesus night. and my 1st there they were touring in the area francis long advised travelers to avoid they were held for over a week and then finally mccord let his special forces write the kidnappers kept. that operation left for hostage takers dead as well as 2 french commandos centric d.p.'s and i lay in bed on. the forces of the nation and became a fast so i did the french operation but sponsoring they were about 15 cannot be soldiers in attendance there was also collaboration in terms of intelligence which led to the success of the operation don't go don't do it i'm sure. problem across

operation has achieved what does that have to do rescue the hostages but the threat in the often lawless a hill is far from can tie and france has its hands full there fighting many militant groups across several countries. let's now take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. protesters in albania and throwing molotov cocktails at the prime minister's office opposition parties called for saturday's demonstration hoping to force 80 runoff from office they accuse him of manipulating election results 2 years ago and allege his party has links to organized crime scheduled to hold municipal elections in june. hutu rebels and yemen say they've begun to pull out of 3 ports in the city of data as part of a u.n. sponsored cease fire agreement reached in december between the country's warring parties yemen's conflict has resulted in the world's worst humanitarian crisis with

more than 2 thirds of the population in need of aid. cuba is introducing widespread rationing as it struggles with an economic crisis chicken eggs rice and so are among the basic products affected cuba's blaming the u.s. trade embargo but analysts say the collapse of aid from venezuela has hit cuba just as hard. scuffles broke out today in hong kong legislative assembly pro-democracy and probate lawmakers clashed amid high tensions over a proposed law that would allow extra dietitians to mainland china at least 4 people were injured. pakistan's military says gunmen have killed one person in an attack in the port city of go wild are the attack took place in a luxury hotel called the pearly continental in a statement the military identified the victim as a security guard and said that all 3 assailants were subsequently killed in

a shoot out all guests were safely evacuated a group called the below song liberation army has claimed responsibility for the attack or has been the scene of significant investment from china recently. for more we spoke to journalist arthur and peshawar and ask him to tell us more about the group that claimed the attack the liberation army and the family of itself this is not the 1st time they have taken any such attack if we go to the boss back in november last year the attack the. chinese gone slayed were at least 7 people were killed. the situation was quite contorted by the law enforcement agencies over there but still there were 7 get 3 days of the back in august last year they attacked the bus. they were like a few casualties inflated on the north on the claims for the response ability off

the docks but they also will issue a proper picture of this to say that dr who was identified they are against the seat back and they have been doing such kind of activities in the boss this is not the 1st time they have claimed responsibility lou such attack on the if they can any such attack china has invested around 50 a 1000000000 u.s. dollars in an autoimmune disorder but one day to the one good project. there's a lot of construction going on there's a lot of investors not only coming from china but all across the football from all across the world the wizards go out there and this tactic is the only 5 star in the city which is there the other look the local in investors the real estate agents they get to travel to the other quite frequently and that's the place where they stayed. almost every country in the world has agreed to united nations deal to

regulate the export of polluting plastic waste representatives from 187 countries signed the pact after some 2 weeks of talks in geneva the united states was a notable exception the deal will make it harder to export hard to recycle waste to poor and developing countries observers say it's a crucial step towards cleaning up the world's beaches and oceans. and the boom is league of the title race will go down to the very last day of the season after byron munich failed to beat rb life sick the bavarians thought they'd scored the winning goal just after half time but leon gretz goes goal was ruled out for offside the match and nil nil that gave dortmund a chance to remain in the title race and they took full advantage with a nervy $32.00 victory over a disallowed orf one game remains in the bundesliga with biron only requiring one more point to seal the championship. let's take

a look at all of the others all so far on the penultimate weekend of the season braman one away to hoffenheim still got take the relegation play off place after beating vols 4 and with that nuremberg are relegated after their foreign mil loss to mention neighborhoods and drew $11.00 hand over are also relegated despite their went over freiburg and berlin org for 3 and a thrilling game in bavaria on sunday frankfurt host local money it's sunday will see one of the most exciting battles for the english premier league title reigning champions manchester city are just a one point ahead of liverpool who haven't won an english league title for 29 years liverpool were 7 points ahead of manchester city in january before the defending champions claw their way back. manchester city hope to do what hasn't been done

since 2009 to retain the premier league title they are in pole position with 95 point one a head of liverpool but will team buckle under the pressure in their match against brighton that it is a game that anything can happen it's more pressure because of one mistake for our side one incredible performance for the opposite side one mistake for the referees in or against. can decide the title. meanwhile liverpool hoping for another american and manchester city slip up and the liverpool victory over vova hampton wanderers what mean a 1st week title for the club in 29 years but even the believe of all believers think city i'm likely to stumble in this situation obviously it looks like bright. like. it's going to be when the ends it is we have a game to play and moves with ambitions because they showed the whole year joy

their football. believe too competitive league. 2 sides with crafty coaches' 2 sides with top talent but only one team will lift the trophy on sunday. you're watching d.w. news live from berlin up next is our show rope order we take a look at elephant rides in thailand fun tours activity or animal cruelty. will leave you now with some beautiful pictures from the water light festival and what if and only. landlady will. play.

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