the will of the african anc party has said that if jacob will of the african anc party has said thatstep down he will be asked to on monday. its type in office has been overshadowed by allegations of corruption. the british government will hold talks with oxfam this week after more allegations emerged about several staff members including a director hiring prostitutes in both haiti and chad. british foreign secretary boris johnson haiti and chad. british foreign secretary borisjohnson has met with myanmar leader aung san

the will of the african anc party has said that if jacob will of the african anc party has said thatacob zuma will of the african anc party has said that if jacob zuma refuses to step down he will be asked to on monday. its type in office has been overshadowed by allegations of corruption. the british government will hold talks with oxfam this week after more allegations emerged about several staff members including a director hiring prostitutes in both haiti and chad. british foreign secretary boris johnson haiti and chad. british foreign secretary borisjohnson has met with myanmar leader aung san suu kyi, leading the talks saying he did not think she had crossed the concerns many had about the treatment of rohingya refugees. —— grasped the concerns. at 10pm clive myrie will have a full round—up of the news. now on bbc news, our world. for nearly a0 years afghanistan has been in a constant state of war. how has this affected the mental health of its people? in this week's programme, sahar zand meets mental health patients, including a former taliban fighter, struggling to deal with

the ruling anc party will formally asked jacob zuma to stand down after he refused to resign. scheduledjudge has arrest warrants for wikileaks founder julian assange, who spent more than five years in the ecuador embassy to avoid detention. of a preliminary hearing on palestinian girl who kicked theeli soldiers is over in west bank. how long electrical goods will last -- a move to cut down on waste. all that and more in our business update. thousands of performers have been parading in rio de janeiro for carnival. not everyone is happy about the event. the mayor wants to slash funding. all of that coming up from our correspondents. but first, our top story. in south africa, according to media reports, the rulining anc party is to formally ask president jacob zuma to stand down after he refused to resign. the reported move comes after lengthy talks with the powerful national executive committee, amid undramatic power struggle. five days of discussions between president zuma and deputy president cyril ramaphosa failed. if zuma refuses to step down, he will likely be ousted by a

the leader of south africa's ruling anc party, cyril ramaphosa, says the future of the country's presidentb zuma, will be finalised tomorrow. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show... on the run... in central mexico. this experience tonight is one of the craziest things i've done on this planet. wild and rugged scottish holidays. and painting a picture of denmark. skagen has special colours and has a special light. we are starting this week right in the middle of mexico, in the state of hidalgo, just two hours‘ drive north of mexico city. the landscape is exactly what you might expect. the sheer cliffs and prickly cactus are so abundant it's almost cartoonish. wow. this particular area is gorgeous. central mexico is incredibly beautiful and it's hard to imagine why anybody would want to leave. but they did. this is ixmiquilpan, now a bustling friendly place to pick up some lunch. butjust a couple of decades ago people say it looked like a ghost town. they were leaving for the united states in sizeable numbers, as they were from many towns and villages across mexico. in the

the future of south africa's president, jacob zuma, hangs in the balance, as the governing anc party missing in hamburg, after a stag party. liam colgan was last seen in the early hours of saturday morning, in a bar in the city. he'd organised the trip for family and friends, ahead of his brother's wedding next month. catrina renton has the details. the cold on the writing what he loves, music with his friends. 0n friday, he was out celebrating his friend's stag weekend. william was the best man and had organised it all. his friends le saux him at 1:30am in the riether barn area of the city. we know that his friend betty had died on friday evening, so we mightjust betty had died on friday evening, so we might just not betty had died on friday evening, so we mightjust not have heard from him overnight, but it was released range when he didn't turn up the next morning, and it became increasingly concerned when he didn't turn up for the five—a—side football match we had planned for one o'clock on saturday afternoon. that is when we knew something wasn't right. some of liam's family and f

anc back. there was there for the people. it was there for them. the party has been broken. there is he in south africa that a new leader will bring improvement spared e hope in sout africa is that he will be able to create a better teacher. -- future. sarah: can you talk a little about the mood in the country? zuma has already survived many scandals. what has changed? >> people are very impatient. they want him to go now. they worry he has another trick up his sleeve. it is important for the anc is a party to move forward without zuma. in 2019, he has to step down. for the party to get back the trust of south africa they need a new ruler. they have to tidy up and make sure that they went back the south africans. sarah: the ruling party in south africa are meeting to decide the future of the country's embattled president zuma. a cook check on other stories that have been making news. former u.s. president has unveiled a portrait of himself at the national portrait gallery in washington. and honor given to all u.s. residents. -- presidents. the former president joked that he

his party, the anc, told him he had to step down or face a vote of no—confidence on thursday.en to holding talks with north korea but stressed that this would not equate to negotiations. mr pence spoke after attending the winter olympics in south korea last week, at which he avoided contact with a north korean delegation that held talks with the south korean leadership. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk.

the leader of south africa's ruling anc party says the future of president jacob zuma will be finalisedt hour — great britain's andrew musgrave makes history at the winter olympics in pyeongchang. and coming up in sportsday, scotland fight back to earn a first

in south africa, leaders of the governing anc party are meeting to decide the fate of president jacobn resisting calls to stand down, but over the weekend the party's new leader cyril ramaphosa said the question of his position would be finalised today. 0ur africa editor fergal keane is in johannseburg. we've been here quite a few times in the last few weeks but is there any sign ofa the last few weeks but is there any sign of a final decision as to president zuma's fate? not yet but there will be. i wish i could tell you when. they've been talking for over six hours. that's not unusual with the anc and especially the national executive committee, which has 90 members and everyone is entitled to their say. they should reach a consensus and avoid a divisive vote. the scenario that has been sketched out is that they will agree to recall president zuma, in other words ask for his resignation and ina other words ask for his resignation and in a carefully choreographed move he will agreed to resign. it isn't confirmed or guaranteed. the doubt is moving onto the floor of parliament where yo

his party, the anc, told him he had to step down or face a vote of no—confidence on thursday.ce—president mike pence says that the trump administration is open to holding talks with north korea but stressed that this would not equate to negotiations. mr pence spoke after attending the winter olympics in south korea last week, at which he avoided contact with a north korean delegation that held talks with the south korean leadership. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. 20 months after the referendum — borisjohnson tries to reach out to those still opposed to brexit and says it's cause for hope not fear. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. us stocks shrugged off the latest inflation report despite worries that rising prices would trigger more rate hikes. we will find out why. and as donald trump cracks down on immigration, the spouses of thousands of asian immigrants working there could soon lose their jobs. good morning, asia. hello, world. it is the eve of chinese new year. glad you could join us. we

it follows days of defying orders from the country‘s ruling anc party to leave office. r 60 years. the stage is now set for mps to vote in cyril ramaphosa as his successor. ralph mathekga is a political analyst and author of the book when zuma goes. he‘s in johannesburg for us. thank you forjoining us. you have written the book when zuma goes. what happens next? the main thing is the transition. i do not see presidentjacob the transition. i do not see president jacob zuma as the transition. i do not see presidentjacob zuma as a person. he isa presidentjacob zuma as a person. he is a representation of the system and the system will take awhile to disentangle. i‘m talking a system of a system where government at times when road, defying common sense on many issues. the anc to be able to go back to the normal party, maybe the normal party that we have seen under mbeki, it would take a great deal. it has actually demonstrated that it deal. it has actually demonstrated thatitis deal. it has actually demonstrated that it is going to be very difficult. mr ramaphosa is inheritin

the leader of south africa's ruling anc party, cyril ramaphosa, says the future of the country's president, jacob zuma, will be finalised tomorrow. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in a few minutes‘ time, clive myrie will be here with a full round—up of the day's news, when we'll bejoined by viewers on bbc one. but first, the government has threatened to cut off all state funding and help for oxfam and other charities if they fail to ensure that vulnerable people are properly protected. the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, has described as "horrific" the behaviour of some of oxfam's workers in haiti, who were accused of using prostitutes in the aftermath of the earthquake there in 2010. and concerns that this could be a wider issue were echoed by the author, and a former president of a charity, dr elaine storkey. yes, it's a horrible idea that there might be even more revelations that we haven't yet seen, and it doesn't surprise me. aid workers in vulnerable places are working their socks off and are open to temptation, but it is very sad that you can imagine them

the leader of south africa's ruling anc party says the future of president jacob zuma will be finalised tomorrow. also in the next hour, great britain's andrew marr makes history at the winter olympics in pyeongchang. scotland fight back to earn a first win in this year's six nations with a hard fought victory against france. and on the run from the police in mexico — the travel show explains more in half an hour on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government has warned it will cut funding to oxfam if it cannot fully explain its handling of reports of sexual misconduct by aid workers in haiti. the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, says the charity had failed in its moral leadership and lied to her department. she'll meet oxfam representatives tomorrow. in response, they've announced new measures for the prevention and handling of sexual misconduct cases. angus crawford reports. first haiti, now chad, one of the poorest countries on earth. new allegations that oxfam workers paid local women for sex. the charity says it is shocked and dismayed, but ca

‘s effect and he disagreed with his anc party party's decision.. the study of more than 100,000 people is published in the british medicaljournal. experts have expressed caution, but continue to advise eating a health balanced diet. —— healthy. the government has publicly blamed russian military intelligence for a cyber attack last year, which affected businesses around the world. the defence secretary, gavin williamson, said russia was "ripping up the rule book by undermining democracy and weaponising information". russia has denied responsibility for the attack. financial advisers exploited steelworkers, according to impaired —— mps. steelworkers, according to impaired -- mps. it steelworkers, according to impaired —— mps. it cost the people involved thousands of pounds and financial conduct authority did too little little to break —— to protect after the closure of the british steel pension scheme. differences in life expectancy between the richest and poorest neighbourhoods have widened according to a new report. the longevity science panel fo

anc. there is still a lot of support for jacob zuma. there will be a challenge uniting the divided partyle in government because the accusation is many people have been too susceptible to brides and corruption. there is no guarantee as well. there is no guarantee zuma's cabinet has to resign. while you may lose the president, actually, many of the ministers may remain in place. with that, potentially, the problems as well. time will tell. it is look at this story in the washington post. give us story in the washington post. give usa story in the washington post. give us a bit of that round because this is about a warm on start, and we need to keep it clean. lots of allegations around her —— pawn star. a person called michael cohen who was the attorney, it has been revealed he facilitated a payment to stormy daniels who was alleged had a sexual liaison with the president in 2006. that has been bubbling away and there was a nondisclosure. the nondisclosure was signed in the campaign? it was, before it really kicked off in 2016. it was beforehand. it has come out is that michael cohen, the

the leader of south africa's ruling anc party cyril ramaphosa, says the future of the country's presidentl be finalised tomorrow. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me hugh woozenroft. main headlines this evening: the wait is over newcastle win their first premier league home game since october with a surprise victory over manchester united. mohamed salah's great goal—scoring form continues as liverpool breeze past southampton on the road. and home comforts at murrayfield for scotland, as they battle to victory over france in the six nations championship. and team gb‘s andrew musgrave narrowly missed out on a skiathlon medal at the winter olympics. hello, good afternoon. six nations and the winter olympics news to come, but we start in the premier league, where manchester united boss becausejose mourinho said his team could have played for ten hours and still not scored, as they were beaten 1—0 by newcastle at st james's park. drew savage reports on a win that moves newcastle two points clear of the relegation zone. a feeling that doesn't come ve

i understand fully that while i serve at the pleasure of my party, the anc, the door through which i ional assembly. without which no political party ca n assembly. without which no political party can impose its candidate. on the electorate. no matter how popular. this constitutional line between party and state is often forgotten. in the usual business of party political contestation is. as we fight our own battles in the corridors of political power, and sometimes serving the very interest of the persons of yesterday who joyfully celebrate as we lynch one another, we often forget the citizens on whose behalf we create a better life. we tend to place the political party above the supreme law of the country, which is the rule book of the country's political engagement. i do not make this reference because i am above approach, nor do i wish to proclaim that in understanding my political responsibilities i have been the epitome of perfection. if truth be told, not of us are. however, i respect the pre—scripts of the constitution and its consequences on how we enter, stay in and exit po

the leader of south africa's ruling anc party, cyril ramaphosa, says the future of the country's presidentjacob zuma, will be finalised tomorrow. the foreign office says it is providing support to the families of six british visitors involved in a helicopter action and in the grand ca nyon helicopter action and in the grand canyon which killed three people. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are parliamentaryjournalist tony grew and the entertainment journalist caroline frost. so pleased to have you here. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the metro leads with former development secretary priti patel‘s response to the oxfam scandal, and her claims that exploitation in the aid sector is rife. the express warns that icy weather is on its way, with forecasters saying blizzards could lead to power cuts and even affect mobile phone signal. i would be quite glad if that happened! the guardian reports that £34 million of government funds could be at risk for oxfam following the allegations of sexual misconduct. the telegrap

reporter: zuma's own anc party is also raising doubts about his future.dy members are set to discuss his fate at a meeting next weekend. >> a boat of -- a vote of no-confidence is not desirable. our most important consideration is, we do not believe south africa should wish for us to embarrass the president of the republic. reporter: this week, protesters have already been sending messages to the anc as the party ways its options on zuma. some are convinced his time is up. others say, hands off the president until his term ends next year. brent: tensions running high and south africa. to put this into context, i'm joined by anli serfontein, a south african journalist, a familiar face to our viewers. good to have you back. we have been here before, haven't we? we have had the anc trying to convince president zuma to step down before. anli: they are doing a virtually every night. they did it sunday night. they did it today. the vice president just left him a and came out of that meeting, the national executive committee meeting, which was due to take place

he's stood down with immediate effect after mounting pressure from his party the anc to go.tion and will now be formally succeeded by cyril ramaphosa, the new leader of the anc. 0ur africa editor fergal keane has more. the moment of decision came late when the former guerrilla fighter at least recognised he could not win. president jacob zuma addressed the south african nation and faced reality. i was just yards from him when he said the decisive words. the anc should never be divided in my name. i have therefore come to the decision to resign as president of the republic with immediate effect. and, with that statement, jacob zuma has brought to an end the most controversial period in the history of post—apartheid south africa. history, happening in a late—night statement, after a day in which it seemed he might still fight on. in pretoria, the seat of the presidency, rumours of an imminent resignation had rippled all afternoon. yet when he made his first appearance of the day on state television, he was defiant and defensive. zuma the victim. what have i done? i have explai

president jacob zuma has reportedly refused to step down during talks with senior figures from his anc partyto replace him after allegations of corruption and to avoid a long power struggle before elections take place next year. 0ur southern africa correspondent andrew harding reports. he's swamped by scandal. south africa's president, jacob zuma, has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office when he upgraded his private home lavishly at the taxpayer's expense. more recently, his friendship with the controversial business family, the guptas, has fuelled allegations of massive corruption — "state capture", they call it here. during the zuma presidency, south africa has foundered. the economy is struggling and unemployment is soaring, amid a sense that senior officials could get away with anything. but in december, zuma and his allies lost control of the governing anc. the new man, cyril ramaphosa, promising to end impunity. everyone agrees that our state was captured by people who purported to be close to the president, who have been doing really bad things and getting into all

the financial times features south africa's ruling anc party asking presidentjacob zuma to stand down's front page focuses on borisjohnson. it looks set to a key speech the foreign secretary will make tomorrow. the daily telegraph front page also reports actress minnie driver has resigned as an 0xfam ambassador following allegations over aid workers‘ conduct. and the daily mirror carries allegations that drunk students groped women at an oxford university club. let's look at the telegraph first. what you think you will hear? let's look at the telegraph first. what you think you will hear7m depends which newspapers forward coverage of this speech to believe, whether this is borisjohnson, as the telegraph is saying, laying down the telegraph is saying, laying down the law, saying that eu laws are intolerable, that for us to continue do have them, and sort of wagging his finger at theresa may and other papers say this is a very consensual speech that boris johnson will make. making it tomorrow we will find out. we understand there are two versions he has presented to downing street and h

it comes after he defied an order by his anc party to resign by the end of the day today or face a no-confidencee in parliament tomorrow. earlier, zuma called the anc's moves against him unfair. more on that address in a moment. but first, this report. reporter: president zuma remains defiant. in a live television interview , he responded to his party's calls to resign. >> i need to finish what i have done. unfortunately, no one has been able to provide what it is that i have done. i find it very strange that i'm being told by my organization, you now must go because we now have another president who is coming. not following any policy of the anc. there is nothing of the nature. reporter: earlier, zuma's party , the african national congress, agreed to remove him. his refusal sets the stage for a no-confidence vote in parliament. a high-ranking party official said the motion is already scheduled for thursday. since taking office in 2009, zuma has been accused of numerous corruption scandals, including making some deals with the influential gupta family. on wednesday, an elite police unit raided

anc intelligence. a backroom operator with a gift for manoeuvring party enemies.uld also present an affable and a p pa re ntly also present an affable and apparently open face. i first interviewed him nearly two decades ago when, as deputy president, he was encouraging south africans to use condoms to prevent the spread of aids. do you use a condom? yes, i do. but questions about his character soon at surface to. he was accused of raping the hiv—positive daughter of a friend. he did not wear a condom. a populist, a crowd pleaser, he appealed to the anc grassroots, and with their backing, became party leader in 2009. even though he already faced serious corruption charges. i interviewed him againjust as he corruption charges. i interviewed him again just as he was about to become state president. a lot of people think you are a crock. become state president. a lot of people think you are a crockm that so? i want to see those people, they must tell me! are you a crook? me? i don't know. i must learn what a crook is. it was his relationship with this family, the gupt

south africa's anc party forced jacob zuma from office amid a series of corruption scandals.rominent trump critic and former republican presidential candidate mitt romney has announced his bid for the u.s. senate. he is running to represent the state of utah. he had been a potential candidate for secretary of state under president trump. but before that, he has been one of trump's harshest critics during the 2016 presidential campaign. five people have been injured in clashes between students and police in the italian city of bologna. the violence broke out as students protested a rally by a far right politician. it comes a week after a mass rally against another right wing person in a different town. it is time now for business news with helena humphrey, and facebook might be in some hot water in europe. reporter: that is right. it seems like a court has hit facebook where it hurts. we are talking about data and privacy, important issues for facebook. the third -- the court has threatened a fine of up to 100 million euros if it continues to break the country's privacy laws b

reports in south africa say that south africa's ruling anc party has formally requested president jacoba to step down. it follows marathon talks by senior party officials that continued into the early hours of this morning. if the 75—year—old does not go, he will face a vote of confidence in parliament that he is expected to lose. jon ironmonger reports. cyril ramaphosa left a 13 hour meeting of the party's executive committee under the weight of a momentous decision: to remove jacob zuma is the head of state. earlier on monday night, the anc leader visited the president in person, telling him to step down within the next two days. but under that —— at an unconfirmed report suggests that presidentjacob an unconfirmed report suggests that president jacob zuma asked an unconfirmed report suggests that presidentjacob zuma asked for another three months. since cyril ramaphosa was elected party leader in december, jacob zuma has resisted intense pressure to resign. his second term has been something scandal, and the rift within the party has threatened the stability of south africa's oldest

the leader of south africa's ruling anc party cyril ramaphosa, says the future of the country's president will be finalised tomorrow. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, has met the leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi, for talks which included the issue of the rojingya muslims. nearly 700,000 rohingya have crossed the border into neighbouring bangladesh, after a crackdown by the burmese military. we will be back here with more news, but now it is time for sportsday with you was in croft. —— with hugh woozencroft. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, hugh woozenroft. the headlines this evening: the wait is over — newcastle win their first premier league home game since october with a surprise victory over manchester united. mohamed salah‘s great goal—scoring form continues as liverpool breeze past southampton on the road. home comforts at murrayfield for scotland they batle to victory over france in the six nations championship. and team gb‘s andrew musgrove narrowly misses out on a medal at the winter olympics. —— andrew musgrave. good afternoon. six nations news to come, but we star

the governing anc party warns he will face a motion of no confidence if he doesn't step down.d murdering his 20—year—old niece. foreign secretary borisjohnson says brexit isn't something to fear and he appeals for people to come together behind his vision of britain's future. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. in beyond 100 days, getting the latest on two scandals engulfing the white house — one involving a porn star, the other an alleged domestic abuser. we'll bring you more reaction to the collapse of power sharing talks in northern ireland as the dup admits there is no prospect of a deal. if you rent your home, it should be your right to keep a pet — that's the call from labour as it draws up plans for new animal welfare measures. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh woozencroft. the headlines tonight: looking for that first medal — great britain's curlers start their campaigns well on day five in pyongchang. it's all white

a populist, a crowd pleaser, he appealed to the anc grassroots and, with their backing, became party . even though he already faced serious corruption charges, it was his relationship with this family, the guptas, indian immigrants, that created the public outrage that finally forced the anc to act. the guptas are accused of using their connections with the president to acquire state enterprises and assets worth millions of pounds. so powerful, it is alleged, they could hire and fire cabinet ministers. by the end of this dramatic day, jacob zuma seemed friendless and politically isolated. resigning before he could be humiliated in parliament. fergal keane, bbc news. zimbabwe's main opposition leader and former prime minister morgan tsvangirai has died. he was 65 and had cancer. he founded the movement for democratic change, and his career was marked by a long political struggle against former president robert mugabe. he had been beaten and imprisoned numerous times. the consumption of highly—processed foods, including cakes, chicken nuggets and mass—produced bread is linked to the ris

president jacob zuma is under growing pressure to step down following talks with senior members of his anc partyy meeting on monday. mr zuma, who faces corruption allegations, was replaced as anc leader by cyril ramaphosa in december. that is how it is looking. stay with us on that is how it is looking. stay with us on bbc news. goodbye for now. well, the weather over the weekend was pretty mixed, wasn't it? at least we ended on a mostly sunny note, that is across the majority of the country on sunday. now it's turning colder. cold enough for some snow this week. some of us will get a covering over the next couple of days. you might even have some snow lying in your area already. that's most likely across south—eastern areas, east anglia and into lincolnshire. wintry showers blowing off the north sea over the last few hours. might be a covering just in time for the rush hour, particularly in kent and sussex, maybe essex and possibly even the greater london area as well. these areas we're talking about. that north—easterly wind bringing cold air and wintry showers. the further west you are the br

the leader of south africa's ruling party, the anc, has made it clear that if mr zuma doesn't quit before meeting this afternoon, then he'll be asked to step down. president zuma is facing multiple allegations of corruption. more from the bbc‘s sarah corker. at an event marking 100 years since the birth of nelson mandela, there was the clearest signal yet that the end of the troubled presidency ofjacob zuma is near. addressing the crowds in cape town, abc leader and south african president—in—waiting cyril ramaphosa promised a resolution — a decision on mr zuma's future. we are currently engaged, comrades, in discussions around the transition to a new administration and, specifically, to resolve the issues of the position of the president of the republic of south africa. cheering and applause. for the last week, mr ramaphosa and mr zuma have been negotiating the president's exit strategy. but with a country in limbo, the anc‘s national executive committee is holding a special meeting later. it is thought the party's governing body will formally ask him to resign. he has faced increasing p

latest reports say he's refused requests to step down, in talks with top officials from the governing anc party johannesburg, we could be seeing the last days of his presidency. he's swamped by scandal. south africa's president, jacob zuma, has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office when he upgraded his private home lavishly at the taxpayer's expense. more recently, his friendship with the controversial business family, the guptas, has fuelled allegations of massive corruption — "state capture", they call it here. during the zuma presidency, south africa has floundered. the economy is struggling and unemployment is soaring, amid a sense that senior officials could get away with anything. but in december, zuma and his allies lost control of the governing anc. the new man, cyril ramaphosa, promising to end impunity. everyone agrees that our state was captured by people who purported to be close to the president, who have been doing really bad things and getting into all and many state institutions. and suddenly, there is real change in the air here. prosecutors seizing this stat

the future of south africa's president, jacob zuma, hangs in the balance as the governing anc party meetsdiscuss next steps. and, lucky to be in one piece, team gb snow—boarder aimee fuller has her dreams dashed as vicious cross—winds affect today's winter olympics. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is that penny lawrence has resigned as deputy chief executive of oxfam, saying she takes ‘full responsibility‘ for the behaviour of staff in chad and haiti, which the charity had failed to act upon adequately. it follows allegations of sexual misconduct by disaster relief staff following the haiti earthquake in 2010. penny lawrence said she was ‘ashamed' this had happened ‘on her watch.‘ representatives from oxfam have been meeting the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, who's threatened to withdraw the charity's government funding. our correspondent matt cole has the latest. in the worst imaginable circumstances, oxfam staff were meant to be in haiti to help. it's now clear some had a very different agenda. amidst claims of sex parties and prostitutes, oxfam sacked three staff a

it's being reported that the ruling anc party has formally requested presidentjacob zuma to step down. it follows marathon talks by senior party officials that continued into the early hours of the morning. if mr zuma old still doesn't go, he'll face a vote of confidence in parliament that he's expected to lose. jon ironmonger has the latest. cyril ramaphosa left a 13—hour meeting of the party's executive committee under the weight of a momentous decision: to re m ove president jacob zuma as the head of state. earlier on monday night, the anc leader visited the president in person, telling him to step down within the next two days. but an unconfirmed report suggests that mr zuma responded by asking for another three months in office. cyril ramaphosa, the new president of the african national congress. since mr ramaphosa was elected party leader in december, jacob zuma has resisted intense pressure to resign. his second term has been swamped in scandal, and the rift within the party has threatened the stability of south africa's oldest liberation movement. on sunday, mr ramaphosa told

the governing anc party welcomed the news. he has faced persistent allegations of corruption. morgan tsvangirai, the main opposition of zimbabwe, has died of cancer. his life is marked by a long struggle against robert mugabe. there is much more from me and the team on the website. and you can reach me on twitter as well. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the israeli defence force sees itself as an institution which binds the nation together. most young israelis serve in its ranks after leaving school. it claims to combine defence of the state with a sense of moral purpose. my guest today served in the idf but he sees an institution in denial, corroded and corrupted by the military occupation of palestinian communities over a 50 year span. avner gvaryahu and like—minded soldiers turned dissidents say they are breaking the silence. are they patriots or traitors? avner gvaryahu, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. i think it's fair to say, the idf is probably the most sacrosanct institution in all of israel. was it hard for you to cro

the leader of south africa's ruling anc party, cyril ramaphosa, says the future of the country's presidenty. he made the announcement at a rally in cape town, marking the centenary of the birth of nelson mandela. 0ur africa editor fergal keane reports. # a new day begins! this was the place where south africans first greeted a free nelson mandela, and knew their land was on the verge of transformation. today, the man who's promised to restore mandela's legacy, cyril ramaphosa, walked in his footsteps. 28 years ago on this day, ramaphosa stood beside nelson mandela on this balcony and introduced him to the world. amandla! crowd cheers. long live the spirit of nelson mandela! now, very deliberately, strategically, mandela is invoked to condemn the excesses under president jacob zuma. nelson mandela was totally committed against corruption, against theft, against the robbery of the assets of our people. we will continue with his legacy. for the last week, cyril ramaphosa and jacob zuma have been negotiating the state president's exit strategy. it seems to come down to the sequencing of his de

what the anc want to avoid is to centres of power within the anc and the party tearing itself apart. the anc ready to talk to jacob zuma. where is cyril in this? is he wanting to weigh in? he is not weighing in at the moment and there is a holding back on that to make it look as though this is the anc we are talking about. this is the future of the country and not the future of cyril ramaphosa. but these are the six most senior positions in the anc so six most senior positions in the anc so he could not be coming from a higher place than within his own governing party. as you mention, presidential elections next year, so some way to go but the risk of damage to the anc, give us that broader picture in south africa of how the balance of power stands and how the balance of power stands and how voters might be feeling? over the last ten or 15 years, even more than that there has been a decline in the support for the anc but it has still got massive support across the country. there is always a danger as the infighting increases that other parties could form from within, and it's happened

south africa‘s ruling anc party have decided to recall jacob zuma as president amidst corruption allegations of their public engagements in the run up to their wedding on 19 may. british speed skater elise christie misses out on an olympic medal after crashing out of the woman‘s 500 metre final in pyeongchang. that is where we are going to pick up that is where we are going to pick up with hugh ferris in the sports centre. we need to state, four years of work going like that. no wonder she was upset. you can sense the frustration with all the people that don‘t necessarily complete the race or com plete necessarily complete the race or complete the event. we saw it yesterday with aimee fuller with the wind, and today with elise christie. she looked so good at sea went through the rounds, breaking the big record in her heat. the result in the semifinal, they pushed her out to lay four, and had a bad start. she struggled to keep pace. attempting to get into bronze medal position, she fell on this corner, sliding out and crashing into the wall. the race eventually won by the italian. christie go

the anc is a party he badly needs to unite. how will he synthesize these two things? that is a very good question. the anc as a party is a party of populists and pragmatist, communists, nationalist, pan africanists. he needs to unify those conflicting voices into a single coherent policy direction, something that zuma failed to do. can ramaphosa do this? it helps that he doesn't rely on systems and corruption. he has his own wealth. he himself has not been accused of any corruption. he is likely to get rid of many of the ministers that have been implicated interruptions which sends a powerful signal that the culture of impunity will no longer be tolerated. and he has an independent judiciary that he can rely on to properly tackle rule. >> he will have to tackle this because investor confidence is key. we have seen credit rating engine these -- rating agencies downgrade south africa. do you think they will want to work with the country now there has been at age of and? >> as ice -- a change of hands? >> as i said, there are problems that will take time to a, but south

the anc leader cyril ramaphosa has left the anc national exit meeting to inform president zuma the partyled be moving from something very unsettled to something significantly quieter. through the rest of this week, thejet quieter. through the rest of this week, the jet stream will continue to race across the atlantic, bringing areas of low pressure in our direction. but something dramatic is happening way above our heads, up in the stratosphere. normally in winter, the winds up in the stratosphere move from west to east around the arctic. but what we are seeing at the moment is those wins slowing down and beginning to reverse direction. we call this sudden stratospheric warming because it normally coincides with a warming of the stratosphere, and what that means for our weather is the jet strea m means for our weather is the jet stream will slow down. so instead of bringing weather systems towards our shores, it will actually reverse direction. that blocks the weather patterns, bringing something much quieter. but not yet. tuesday morning could bring some disruption with snow and ice the

down as president of south africa bringing his anyone-year term anyon nine-year term to an end the anc party'shief whip says cyril ramaphosa will be sworn in as the new south african president later on today the rand hit a two and a half year high against the dollar on the back of that news. jacob zuma said he had been compelled to resign. take a listen. >> it is now public knowledge that the national executive committee or the anc resolved to recall me as president of the republic i have also learned that before i respond to the initial decision a new decision has been made by the a nshgs krshgnc whe is that i have now been compelled to resign by way of a motion of no confidence set for tomorrow, february 15, 2018. >> that was jacob zuma speaking there yesterday. my colleague is in johannesburg this morning i know you've been on zuma resignation watch for quite some time now what happens next? >> i've certainly been on this zuma resignation for quite awhile now we had protests calling for president zuma to resign for a number of years now. from capetown to johannesburg they have been calling

the anc has been very keen to avoid this process being overtaken by opposition parties, who i should former state leader. thank you very much. despite an agreement allowing rohingya moslems to return to myanmar, from refugee camps in bangladesh, many say they won't go home. hundreds of thousands of people fled a military crackdown and violence from pro government militia groups myanmar last year, but now wa nt safety gua ra ntees and the right to citizenship, before going back. well, three aid workers from one charity, have been filming video diaries of their work helping the rohingya, at the worlds largest refugee camp in bangladesh. chris rogers reports. the world's largest refugee camp. this is home to more than 800,000 rohingya muslim refugees, escaping persecution in buddhist—dominated myanmar. dr ramiz momeni, genevieve jones—hernandez and sarah wade have travelled the world helping refugees. but nothing can prepare them for what lies ahead. the humanitas charity are heading deep into the camp, where there is no aid to a medical centre. we are walking to set up our clinic, wher

party to step down. talks on sunday failed to persuade the former anc leader to quit. senior party members will meet again later to decide their next move. it has now been almost two months since mr zuma was replaced as head of the ruling party. andrew harding reports from johannesburg. he is swamped by scandal. south africa's president, jacob zuma, has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office when he upgraded his private home, lavishly, at the taxpayers‘ expense. more recently, his friendship with the controversial business family the guptas has fuelled allegations of massive corruption. "state capture", they call it here. during the zuma presidency, south africa has floundered, the economy struggling and unemployment soaring, amid a sense that senior officials could get away with anything. but in december, zuma and his allies lost control of the governing anc, the new man, cyril ramaphosa, promising to end impunity. everyone agrees that our state was captured by people who purported to be close to the president, who have been doing really bad things, a