is that a.n.c. leaders have effective listen been exempt from the attention of law enforcement agencies. and the fact that, you know, one of the two most powerful leaders in the a.n.c., one of the two most senior leaders in the a.n.c., has been arrested, and charged, suggests that we might be approaching the point of no return between these two factions. and what is going to be interesting to see is how the a. nmple c. reacts in the short term to the arrest and prosecution of the secretary general because they're bound by a resolution to -- he is bound by a resolution of the a.n.c. at the last conference to step down from his position, but i somehow don't see that happening without huge pressure from the other side and i'm not sure that they will have the courage to do that. >> will this case against mugashuli benefit the president? will it make it easier for him to impose his will on such a divided ruling party? >> not immediately. the first thing we can expect is a backlash and also a very strong

then he has been leader of, the a.n.c. and i think, you know, the simple reason for that is that i think the public supports him in great numbers, but in the, in the end see support it for him on the one hand and that magnus, surely. zuma faction, on the other hand, is very, very, equally divided. in fact, it might even, the small majority may even risk with zoom. david, you know, how worried are officials now in south africa? i mean, do you believe that we're going to be seeing more corruption cases being brought against more officials going forward? yeah, you know, you know, it, you know, if the mug shoot izumo faction they call it's very easily, very early and succeed in doing what would be targeting a major opposition, namely the n.p.a. and the hawks who are the principal investigating body. then then we'll see, we'll see considerable conflict so much in august, president rama post said that a.n.c. officials must take leave from their positions if they are charged with corruption and that they must resign if they are c

those are the charges facing the a.n.c. secretary general emotionally, who appeared in court on friday. the case centers around a scandal about 6 years ago when he was the head of free state, millions of dollars allocated to remove us best of us from homes went missing. my gosh, will they denies any wrongdoing? he's the most senior a.n.c. official to face prosecution since the president took office. has promised to stamp out graft in the party and government. but he's accused of making this case personal because my chalet is an a.n.c. heavyweight. and from a rival faction, it's the latest incident to expose divisions within the party as you see it. as for me, the miller was at the courthouse in bloemfontein. about 5 years ago, the governments of the free state province, which was run by then premier a smog issue and awarded a contract to a company to identify homes with moves made from a space to sheeting this case. this is making people ill and was supposed to be removed and the rooms replaced. it appears that of the $1500

secretary general of the a.n.c. is facing corruption charges leading to multi-million dollar as best as foreign troops. and top u.s. election officials have described the presidential vote as the most secure in u.s. history denying any fraud. it comes as more republicans are breaking with donald trump over his refusal to cooperate with president elect joe biden. and the u.s. president has banned americans from doing business with companies owned or controlled by the chinese military. donald trump declared a national emergency to facilitate the executive order. it says beijing forces chinese firms to help finance and modernize its military. the ban takes effect on january 11 days before trump is you to step down the tree to you is in beijing and has on more on which companies will be affected by the bat. so we've got $31.00 companies that are affected here in china, and some of these are the biggest companies in china. and many of these companies a stage are and that is to say that this move really targets the chines

an attack, not just on a smoker, surely, but to the a.n.c. as the only hope. and that this is about stopping black empowerment for black economic empowerment. they say that these are politically motivated charges and so the a.n.c. is going to continue having a difficult time trying to unite the party. we know that there is a split much of it to do with what is being called the state's capture. again,, a lot of allegations against the a.n.c., a party really trying on one side trying to clean up its act. and another girder commentators would argue that little can be done because this alleged corruption, graft and looting is so deeply entrenched within the party. but it really is a party in crisis. thank you very much for that. from a demeanor reporting there live from bonfante named south africa security and election officials from the u.s. government have released a statement declaring this year's presidential election was the most secure in american history. they say there's no evidence voting systems were compromised. this us president donal

supporters of a smuggler, sholay who is secretary and all of the a.n.c. appeared outside the court, protesting the charges. it's linked to a multi-million dollar government project. one magazine surely was a provincial leader. he denies any role in the alleged scandal. 7 others have been charge. let's go straight to family to miller, who is outside the courthouse in bloemfontein forest. so a high profile suspect in court today. family. remind us 1st, what this case is all about and how emotionally said to be involved. hopefully this goes back to about 20142015 when the local government here in the free state awarded this multimillion dollar contract amounting to between $15.00 and $20000000.00, awarded the contract to upgrade venture. but it appears that rather than doing the work that they were supposed to reach, was identifying homes that had as business roofing, which is wrong to people rather not gentrified those homes. and removing that reefing, it feels as if that money was siphoned off to subcontractors. and it's alleged that they smuggle, surely h

the a.n.c. has been facing internal power struggles for some time, but many see the case says another incident that exposes its divisions. president still run up also has promised to clean up corruption in transferring from live in his own passing a sluggish, realize the parents employed is likely to further divide the african national congress that's already in crisis al-jazeera blew the day in the free state province. zambia may become the 1st african nation to default on its debt. repayments, cheering the coronavirus pandemic. the international monetary fund says it's now in talks with zambia for it is to address the debt on friday, zambia said it would not pay in interest. payments of more than $42000000.00. creditors are rejecting the country's request for a 6 month extension. germany has dampened hopes that a 4 week locked and will end plans more than 23000, new infections recorded on friday, the highest daily surge since the outbreak began. the chancellor will meet with state leaders on m

supporters of a smug who is also secretary general of the a.n.c. party protested outside the course. top u.s. election officials have described the presidential vote as the most secure in u.s. . history denying any force comes as more publicans break ranks with donald trump over his refusal to concede. also the coronavirus pandemic, and britain's transport minister says a no deal direct that will not stop the country from importing a cravat. 1000 back scene on thursday, the u.k. recorded its highest number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic. meanwhile, germany says it's too early to determine whether restrictions will need to be extended. but the reports in a small town south of brussels, a funeral director was burying the dead. he says, almost everyone joined in the area, is a victim of coded 90 something that wasn't the case in the 1st wave ever breached the surgeon, inflictions is pushing the hospital system to its limits with doctors warning they won't be able to give proper care for the difference is that the number of patients

now where 7 people associated with the governing a.n.c. party are appearing in court on corruption charges. they're accused of pocketing millions of dollars which were meant to fund a special removal from more than 400000 homes. residents have reportedly died or become sick because of the asbestos fibers. the governing party secretary general will also appear in court later this week. let's speak to al-jazeera samad amila, who joins us from outside the court in bloemfontein. so from a how significant are these arrests 1st of all will leave the race a very important for the government especially which needs to be seen to be doing something against corruption of this is a country where there seems to be an increase in halt corruption. and especially in recent months, when it appears even funds that were meant to deal with fighting, covert, 19, pandemic seem to have been looted though, in this particular case, the people who were affected by it space stars roofing in their homes across those province. hundreds of thousands of them, especially

most people here say the a.n.c. government has done little to help them and many blame but outside court, thousands of people came out to show their support for him. they say the charges are politically motivated. there is not a single senator from colorado and and i will reveal everything in court. martial is been released on bail and is due to return to court in feb. the a.n.c. has been facing internal power struggles for some time. and many see the case says another incident that exposes its divisions. president still remember also has promised to clean up corruption, struggling from live in his own personal lives. a sluggish, realize the pure and simple is likely to further to bribe the african national congress that's already in crisis. for me. al-jazeera bluefin day in the free state province. the us has recorded almost 200000, new daily infections of coronavirus on friday. texas was the 1st state to pass a 1000000 cases earlier this week. i do, joe castro has more from houston. the streets of el paso are empt

and then my mom asked my people here say the a.n.c. government has done little to help them and many blame but outside court, thousands of people came out to show their support for him. they say the charges are politically motivated. there is not a single senator from colorado and i will reveal everything in court. martial has been released on bail and is due to return to court in february, the a.n.c. has been facing internal power struggles for some time, but many see the case says another incident that exposes its divisions. presidents will run up also has promised to clean up corruption in transferring from live in his own party. a sluggish, realize the pure and simple word is likely to further the bybee african national congress that's already in crisis. al-jazeera bluefin day in the free state province. some be a may become the 1st african nation to default on its debt repayments. during the coronavirus pandemic, the international monetary fund says it's now in talks mazembe in authorities to address the debts. on friday, salmiya

is the, secretary general of the a.n.c., is accused of taking millions of dollars that were meant to fund the removal of us best source for more than 400000 homes. he denies the charges, supporters of my gosh, only have been protesting outside the court. a 7 other people have been charged in the case is joining us now from outside the courthouse in bloemfontein, trauma to a high profile suspect in court today. a lot of his supporters have come out in force remind us 1st what the case is about, and how a smug i should raise. busy said to be involved, the whole, this case goes very well, at least the awarding of a contract olvera millions of rands. hundreds of millions of brands goes back about 5 years, 3 a change venture homes that had as business briefing were meant to be identified. that reefing removed because it's been causing people to become ill, but it appears nothing was done, and instead money was lead to ring a number of other companies and some contractors over a period of time. it's alleged that some of these instructions came from a smuggler. she lived who was pretty mia

in february, the a.n.c. has been facing internal power struggles for some time, but many see the case says another incident that exposes its divisions. president still remarked, wilson has promised to clean up corruption, struggling problems in his own personal lives. a sluggish, realize the parents employed is likely to further to bribe the african national congress that's already in crisis for media miller al-jazeera bluefin tale in the free state province. now several european countries have one people against planning travel over the traditional festive season. as the continent struggles against a 2nd wave of corona virus, russia has reported a new daily high of nearly 22000 infections while neighboring ukraine syria daily record of just under 12000 just a week into its 2nd lockdown. the u.k.'s reproduction number fell to between one and 1.2, suggesting some control, but it comes after the country reported its highest number of cases, 33000, and cases keep surging in the united states, which it could be

the a.n.c. has been facing internal power struggles for some time, but many see the case says another incident that exposes its divisions. presidents will run up also has promised to clean up corruption sprouting from living in his own hurtful words. a sluggish, realize the poor infant ward is likely to further the bybee african national congress. that's already in crisis. for me to malone. al-jazeera bluefin tale in the free state province. prada beds forces in western sahara say morocco has ignited a war by launching a military offensive. the american army is moving into the un controlled zone on the border with more autonomy to combat the policy front. the group is accused of attacking trucks and extorting people. pro independence activists deny the claim saying they were peacefully protesting a policy that it was say, the operation ends a 3 decade ceasefire. so who are the policy front? well, their liberation movement made up of ethnic side, always driving the moroccan presence out of wester

in february, the a.n.c. has been facing internal power struggles for some time, and many see the case says another incident that exposes its divisions. presidents will remember also has promised to clean up corruption, struggling from living in his own personal lives. a sluggish, realize the pure and simple is likely to further the bybee african national congress that's already in crisis. for me. al-jazeera bluefin daily in the free state province. azerbaijan is enforced a curfew in areas that it's captured in a corner. karabakh. scores of ethnic armenians have started fleeing the areas that have to be handed over to the is arry side. some have set fire to their former homes, the handover as part of the deal between armenia and azerbaijan, that ended 6 weeks of fighting over the disputed region. now after 40 hours of political intrigue and party infighting, the top advisers of britain's prime minister and a man hailed as the architect of bracks, it has stepped down from his role dominate. cummings was seen b

i was called in by a senior member of the a.n.c. is national executive council he said to me look angry this is a battle you cannot win because this money the bribes we used to fund our 999 election. and almost immediately i'm asked to make a statement to the press that says there's nothing to investigate. it's all over. and i looked at him last said no it's not. i won't be able to live with myself. if i stop this investigation but at the same time i'm also realizing that this is the end of my political career. the heads of government of the sales people in chief of their countries large arms contractors. and this is the template used by large defense contractors around the world. companies might be another me sort of effect to be part of a government but they're effectively above the law corruption is not merely a dirty little detail on top of the arms trade it's actually in a lot of cases what drives the international arms trade many of these deals would not happen if they did not provide opportunities for personal enrichment i wo

a smuggler surely is the secretary general of the a.n.c. . he is accused of taking millions of dollars that were meant to fund the removal of us best of us from more than 400000 homes. he denies the charges. supporters of protested outside the court 7. others have also been charged, but our correspondent from even miller is also outside that courthouse and drove them today. in this case, gays back will at least be a need in every contract. olvera millions of brands. hundreds of millions of brands goes back about 5 years through a trade venture at homes that had as business briefing were meant to be identified, that roofing removed because it's been causing people to become ill. but it appears nothing was done. and instead money was retreads through a number of other companies and subcontractors over a period of time. it's alleged that some of these instructions came from a smuggler, surely who was pretty x. at the time of this contract. since then, the fiesta mini has been given at a inquiry into what's been called state capture against south

the a.n.c. will not ask it secretary-general to step down as hundreds gather to pay their respects to palestinian chief negotiator saeb erekat who was laid to rest in his town of jericho and english champions at liverpool's injury problems that were sent. peter will explain all of that in sport. hello, once again, western europe turning stormy. it's the atlantic feeling. it's also the british isles, getting the 1st hit or are and then the british isles. but we've seen stormy, was in the southeast corner tonight between the 2. it's settled weather, so if you're in austria or poland or briefly even in germany, it's been 40 in the morning in court overcast by the way, not to be slow to change. so whilst the wind picks up again, this is later on thursday now and, and the come stormy conditions are there in denmark and sweden and norway, but easing, if you like, this change is slow to come through on some sunshine, still quite nice. down in spain and portugal, start mediterranean, but there's still a

my guy surely is secretary general of the a.n.c. . the charges relate to allegations of the misuse of government funds. while he was the provincial leader. my surely has denied any wrongdoing. top u.s. election officials have described the presidential vote as the most secure in u.s. history denying any fraud. it comes as more republicans break ranks with donald trump over his refusal to cooperate with president elect joe biden. and the u.s. president has banned americans from doing business with companies owned or controlled by the chinese military. it will take effect on january levan, days before trump is due to step down. commemorations are underway in france to mock 5 years since the country's worst terror attacks. prime minister john kass 6 is among those paying tribute to the victims. 130 people were killed in 2015 in coordinated attacks across pallets. cheese ruling party has won enough seats in parliament to form myanmar's next government. more than a 1000000 people, mainly ethnic minorities were unable to vote after the gove

it's inhumane for as to expect people not to be angry with the a.n.c. . i just want me. it's terrible. it's very painful for us. oh, now the wells biggest shopping spree has begun in china with singles day sales taking place online. analysts say the annual event is an important indicator of the country's economic health and a sign that it has successfully battled the coronavirus pandemic between a new reports from beijing. millions of packages on making their way across china. in an annual extravaganza. nov 11th mock singles day. china's version of black friday sales e-commerce companies expect a bigger than last year, due to pent up demand from the pandemic from reserve bills shopping for us to vote or celebration for chinese people. everyone of china is aware of it. there is a lot of publicity on the moon and more brands are offering big was started 12 years ago as a contrast to valentine's day singles day sales are now spread out over a number of weeks and involves several online retailers. this year have spent more than $80000000000.00 on platforms bringing to china'

it's inhumane for as to expect people not to be angry with the a.n.c. . i just want me. it's terrible. it's very painful for us people who were the targets of devastating life altering police. spying in the u.k. are giving evidence in an inquiry that is examining how undercover officers were encouraged to form intimate relationships with women involved in left wing groups. some even even fathered children, only angela has more on that from london. back in 1903 and no, it's just an led a protest against the far right british national party as head of youth against racism. she wanted an end to racist attacks in london as was a peaceful group that police decided to infiltrate them. i found out in 2010 that i had been spied on by peta francis for about 4 or 5 years. and pace of francis was the chief. so he was a member of a police officer working for the s.d.s., for many years. the s.d.s., so special demonstrations squad, was set up in 1968 when a wave of protest against the vietnam war caught the police by surprise. deciding intelligence was needed to control future demonst

you mean when i mean life a.n.c. troops in afghanistan, defense chiefs have opted to go further and strip medals from the thousands of afghan veterans who had nothing to do with the crimes causing a massive backlash from the military community and beyond. this is not fair on thousands of our soldiers who served with distinction and deserve the thanks of a grateful nation, not to be thrown under the bus. over the last 3 weeks, 9, serving and veteran soldiers, 8 men and one woman have taken their own lives. though there's no direct proven link to the scandalous britain report. some say perceptions of collective blame are damaging veterans' mental health. basically brand. every soldier sees all of the 3000 as murders, and it's just not right. and it will have an awful impact on these people who are very vulnerable. afghanistan is not a normal war, it's not between it's a guerrilla warfare. the reality is like sending back these soldiers and time again, and i think that was quite wrong. and that explains, i think it what

south africa's governing a.n.c. party secretary general is due to appear in court on corruption charges. supporters gathered close to the court to protest against the charges. he's facing corruption charges linked to a multi-million dollar government projects top u.s. election officials have described the presidential vote as the most secure in u.s. history denying any fraud. it comes as more republicans break ranks with donald trump over his refusal to call for 8 with president elect joe biden. the u.s. president has banned americans from doing business with companies owned or controlled by the chinese military, the executive orders, his beijing forces, chinese firms to help finance and modernize its military. the ban takes effect on january 11, days before trial is due to sept. ruling party has won enough seats in parliament to form myanmar's next government more than a 1000000 people, many from ethnic minorities were unable to vote after the government cancelled polls because of fighting. you're up to date with t

in south africa, 7 people associated with the governing a.n.c. party are appearing in court on corruption charges. they're accused of pocketing millions of dollars which were meant to fund asbestos removal. from more than 400000 homes, russian peacekeeping troops have been deployed to the disputed region of magog following a deal to end 6 weeks of fighting between armenia and azerbaijan. people in azerbaijan celebrated while those in armenia. call it a disaster. mass protests have been taking place across peru after martin vickery rose was voted out as president. has fought with police outside congress, where a new president manual merino was being sawn in. those are the headlines coming up next. the story. if we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter the news and current affairs that matter to al-jazeera i have a real k. enjoying the stream today prison pandemic. people are trapped inside u.s. prisons infected with corona virus, but should they be? we want to hear your thoughts on this one, tweet u

it's inhumane for as to expect people not to be angry with the a.n.c. are just normal. it's terrible. it's very painful for us now, bahrain has named crown prince some london home out al khalifa as the new prime minister. after the death of the longtime head of government, there, khalifa been salam al khalifa was 84 years old. he took power in the gulf kingdom in 1970, making him the longest serving prime minister anywhere in the wild. he was receiving medical treatment in the united states and his body is now being sent to bahrain for the funeral. the government has announced a week of mourning. now the un humanitarian affairs chief has warned that yemenis are being starved as the war that drags on for a 6th. yet those comments during a briefing to diplomats on the situation there, thousands of people have been killed, injured and displaced. following the saudi led coalition intervention, after heathy rebels overthrew the yemeni government yemenis, i'm not going home. they are being starved. all of us used to the conflict security council members, don't know this human

my gosh ole, who's the secretary general of the a.n.c. have appeared outside the court protesting the challenges. the charges are linked to a multi-million dollar government projects week, which monga surely was when michael surely was a provincial leader is denies any of will any alleged scandal. top u.s. election officials have described the presidential vote as the most secure in u.s. history denying any fraud. it comes as more republicans break ranks with donald trump, ovaries, refusal to fall prey to with president elect joe biden. the u.s. president has banned americans from doing business with companies owned or controlled by the chinese military, signed an executive order which could affect some of the china's launches companies . the ban takes effect on january 11th days before trump is you to step down. the u.s. is top infectious disease expert says the country can avoid another coronavirus slow down if people get serious about social distancing and wearing masks. on thursday, the u.s. reported more than 150000 new cases in just

residents, residents have reportedly died or become sick because of the as best as 5 as the governing a.n.c. party. secretary general will also appear in court later this week. here's more from the miller has been at the courthouse in bloemfontein. police, a race of very important for the government, especially which needs to be seen to be doing something against corruption of this is a country where there seems to be an increase in fold corruption. and especially in recent months, when it appears even funds that were meant to deal with at fighting covert. 19 pandemic seem to have been looted, though, in this particular case, the people who were affected by it space stores roofing in their homes across the spavins, hundreds of thousands of them. especially interested in this case. and they say it's about time that something is done around the corruption in this particular scandal. we're talking about people who have become ill because of these as best of survivors in the rules, which often leads to things like lyme disease. they say this for service delivery rather than spending up to $2000

the a.n.c. party secretary general will also appear in court later this week. a fire has broken out at a refugee camp on the greek island of sama less the cause of the fire is not yet known, but it's a 2nd blaze at the camp in just over a week. they've been no immediate reports of injury. the campus sought to house more than 4000 people. police in australia have broken up a global child abuse ring and arrested 14 suspects. the men are accused of filming the sexual abuse of minors and sharing the images online. thousands of victims have been identified in australia. the youngest was just 16 months old. one of the suspects was a child care worker, australian police have past files to authorities in new zealand, europe, asia, and north america has been described as an unprecedented operation. there are obviously, as, as described previously, a people involved in this operation and throughout the course of the investigation each and every warrant activity result 2 to the unraveling and identification of for the victims. a u.k. inquiry scrutinising, undercover polic

surely the secretary-general of the a.n.c. made his 1st appearance in court on friday. the charges are linked to allegations, millions of dollars of government funds were misused when he was a provincial leader. he continues to deny any wrongdoing. well as a by john is now introducing curfews in areas of nagorno-karabakh that it's captured and comes ahead of armenia's handover of land to azerbaijan. ethnic armenians have been leaving the areas that will be handed over. they have been some reports that people have been burning their homes as they leave the handover as part of the deal between armenia and azerbaijan. that's now ended weeks of fighting over the disputed region. some of binge of aid has more for us from the very capital back. well, this is a curfew that has been put into place in most cities in other by john, and there is a 9 pm curfew that starts at last until 6 am in the morning. and this is something that they're implementing in the areas that are by joining forces have taken as well. the police stations that have been operating in these areas which were

that the rainbow nation has not been able to reconcile, white and black communities, considering the a.n.c., which is a majority. black political party has actually been in charge of government for nigh on beryl 3 decades. you think they would have sorted this by a now what will certainly much more remains to be done and that the group will put down by the truth and reconciliation commission. it ended up in 1904 behaviors. it did not go far enough in ensuring accountability. there was truth telling, but not so much about accountability and ensuring that the divisions the inequalities are, is of over one thing or so that you need court in c. and other political parties that are quick of a 2 to christians very seriously. in the attempt that required to be chicken, to even make it truly a rainbow nation in which just really there are obviously deep seated problems. i just bring in one particular case that happened in 2016, a white man called brandon huntley was granted asylum in canada based on an argument that whites were disproportionately affected by crime in south africa sort of slightly

surely the secretary-general of the a.n.c. made his 1st court appearance on friday. the charges a link to allegations of millions of dollars of government funds being misused when he was a provincial leda, he denies any wrongdoing our correspondent for me to mel. i was outside the courthouse and i'm from today. well this case, gaze back. will it leave the aide in every contract? there? millions of brand, hundreds of millions of brands, goes back about 5 years. 3 a trade been here. havens that had, as business briefing were meant to be identified, that root being removed because it's been causing people to become ill. but it appears nothing was done. and instead money was looted through a number other companies and some contractors over the period of time. it's alleged that some of these inspections, a smoker who was pretty b.x. the time this contract has since been the system and he has been given at inquiry into the state have to again folks actually get basic you to the allegations of corruption. and this is where a smoker surely was to get this potentially having