cyril ramaphosa has promised to take a tough line on fraud and corruption. and on newsnight tonight, for the first time the government calls out the kremlin for the cyber attack on ukraine. are we entering a cyber war with russia? and after the latest us school shooting, we speak to two people intimately involved in two other deadly us school massacres. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump has promised action to make america's schools safer after a teenager killed 17 people in a mass shooting in florida yesterday. nikolas cruz, a former pupil at the school in parkland, appeared in court a short time ago. the president described him as "mentally disturbed" and said that tackling mental health would be a priority for his administration. the fbi said it had been warned a year ago about the potential threat posed by cruz but that there was no evidence he was planning an attack. for hours, children at a high school found there was mayhem and bloodshed as a gunman stalked its corridors. shots can be heard close by as these terrified pupils shelter

jacob zuma out, cyril ramaphosa now in.ow is the change being perceived by the people of south africa? >> i was in parliament, and people were celebrating on the stairs of the parliament, saying we need a change. we have given up hope with all the unemployment, prices are rising, people not managing to put their kids through school. they are saying something has to change, and they hope cyril ramaphosa is going to give them back. sarah: one of the things they want him to do is fight corruption. he said that was one of his biggest priorities. what else is on his agenda, and does he have that legitimate to fight the corruption? reporter: he came into power in december as a party leader saying that is exactly his agenda, fighting corruption. we are probably going to see that he will make sure some of the important institutions in africa like the national prosecution authority will kind of become more clean again. we know this national prosecution authority was formed under zuma. this also goes for state businesses where zuma e

cyril ramaphosa takes over as president as jacob zuma steps down over corruption allegations. and cleaning up compton. how a determined -- determined p mayor are trying to turn around the notorious city. jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the world. details are emerging about the troubled teenager alleged to have carried out the worst school shooting since the sandy hook massacre more than five years ago. nikolas cruz appeared in court today and fas 17 charges of emeditated murder. meanwhile, the fbi aays it receivarning about cruz but wasn't able to act. the bbc's aleem maqbool starts our coverage. aleem: for hours, children in a high school found themselves in a combat zone. >> i have the gunshot victim. aleem: there was mayhem andds bloohed as the gunman stopped the cored doors. erterrified people she in their classroom, fearing for their own lives. >> he ran up and down the hallway. banging and shooting into the classroom. he shot through my door and broke the wiow. >> all of a sudden we hear one of our student government asteachers say

it is cyril ramaphosa's hope tot bring movemeack to the idealism of the founding fathers. after years of corruand misrule, south africans are daring to hope. jane: fergal keane, and a neut chapter for h africa. you are watching "bbc world news amer ca." still toe on tonight's program, it was a city known for gang vlence. now compton is trying to clean up its act. we have a special report. we hear a lot about the journey that athletes take to compete at the w olympics, bt about their parents? one was couple decided that instead of compete, they would travel almost all the distance by bicycle. the end of an olympic-sized journey. he and his wife arrived in the olympic village in pyeongchang. they are traveled 12,000 kilometers to be reunited with their son. >> he has always been a crazy one and has done lots of crazy things. i wasn't too rprised to learn about the trip. reporter: they started their bike tour in march of last year in switzerland. the journey took them through 20 countries, from the balkans to central asia. eir toughest challenge was awa hithat traverses mount

but cyril ramaphosa lost out to party politics.ow that he's finally become president a unique insight into cyril ramaphosa from the white negotiator who faced him across the table in the last days of apartheid. he reminds many people of a mandela in a different way. of course mandela had the aura, the iconic status which nobody else will ever have. but it's the moment where you have a person who can lead the country with aspiration and inspiration. for now his party enemies are defeated and the country is broadly behind him. but ramaphosa has stern critics, those who accuse the wealthy businessman of being out of touch with the poor. this incident in 2012 when 3a striking miners were shot by police haunts cyril ramaphosa who was a director of the company that owned the mine. for me i blame mr ramaphosa, says a miner's widow because he was part of the problem, instead of helping the people. but tonight as he was being sworn in before ministers and family... so help me god. there was a genuine sense of optimism. there you have it. th

cyril ramaphosa has been duly elected as south africa's new president. call for entirely new elections. how difficult will it be for cyril ramaphosa, with these voices of opposition and is he going to be able to allow the voices of opposition to air their views in the south africa that he is now leading? i think south africa that he is now leading? ithink in south africa that he is now leading? i think in the south african parliament the economic freedom fighters will continue to voice their concerns about the economy. they are speaking for a growing number of economically disencha nt they are speaking for a growing number of economically disenchant —— disenfranchised people. let's listen again to what's happening. they will now invite the speaker to take the seat. 0k, ok, well we wait to hear for the speaker or the speaker to take her seat and continue our conversation with professor stephen chan from the school of oriental and african studies at the university of london. what do you think will ramaphosa wa nt what do you think will ramaphosa want to hi

the final step in bringing cyril ramaphosa to the presidency of south africa.ow beginning to sing one of the songs of the liberation struggle, about a previous leader. it's cyril ramaphosa's hope to bring the movement back to the idealism of those founding fathers. after years of corruption and misrule, south africans are daring to hope. much more to come, including this. the biggest show on earth. the chinese tv spectacular that welcomes in the lunar new year. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm was murdered. that has a terrible effect on the morality of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flowed down to the sea on the east of the island — away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at a

i, cyril ramaphosa. .. swear i, cyril ramaphosa...ica. swear that i will be faithful to the public of south africa. and will they. .. bay. uphold. uphold. and maintain the constitution... and maintain the constitution and all other law of the republic. 0ur correspondent milton nkosi is in johannesburg. from what we have seen and heard what does it tell us about the likely course of this new presidency, and what changes are we likely to see? cyril ramaphosa is very much loved as a figure in south africa. he comes with very good struggle credentials. he fought in the anti—apartheid movement as a young lawyer. he started one of the biggest unions, the national union of mineworkers, and he went alongside nelson mandela to conclude alongside nelson mandela to conclude a negotiated settlement to end apartheid in the early 90s, he went into business, became incredibly wealthy, and now he's back. because he is wealthy, people believe he will not steal from the public purse, so will not steal from the public purse, so the general trajectory is

cyril ramaphosa takes to the throne. we have enca on who is cyril ramaphosa?osa? it is a question worth asking. there is somebody who was in prison, kept in solitary confinement. the heart of the anc story. really closely aligned with nelson mandela. then he went off into the world of business and he was hugely successful and now returns to politics. what people are keen to see, here is a man who knows what south africa needs to do but also linked in with the very heartland of the needs and desires of people who supported the anc in the early days. it is hoped he can be the bridge between both words that they are —— both worlds. because he is a wealthy man, he will not be prone to any attractions of doing deals, possibly assisting and influence peddling. there has been this notion of state capture. i guess that's true but we shouldn't fall into the trip —— the trap that only rich people should be our leaders which many people have gone with. because he is super rich, it's a good thing. yes, there was corruption but that can happen with wealthy people as well.

and that is cyril ramaphosa's problem right now.ike he is sanctioning this continuation of a corrupt system, which does not begin and end with jacob zuma, but at the same time he does not want to basically rattle the infrastructure of corruption which exists, so he does not want to make it look like... he reminds me of the transition of de santos in angola who, when he left his position and handed it to other people, made sure that this network of patronage and corruption — it is less corruption it is patronage basically — and made sure it existed so he could still maintain his interests and his network exists. it exists in business, in the economy, it is one of the reasons why the south african economy is in such dire straits and has been for such a long time. it is because there is this sort of cabal of business interests that runs it. also the trade unions. the most troubling aspect of this is the economic component in that. just look at the numbers. you are looking at unemployment above 25%, living standards have gone backwards.

well, we know that cyril ramaphosa is not just a well, we know that cyril ramaphosa is notjust a shrewdust a shrewd negotiator but he is a renowned businessman. he is one of south africa‘s richest men, he has got assets in all sorts of sectors from mining to retail. media and also the food business. so what people really want is a safe pair of hands,is people really want is a safe pair of hands, is what the investment community are saying, someone who understands how dealings are done, how they are negotiated. how policy serves both the people and the interests of business, how you incentivise that investment and basically they are hoping what he will do ultimately is just run a tight and clean ship, because corruption has really been the albatross round the government‘s neck over last few years. not all of his policies are entirely business friendly, are they? they? there are suggestions he wants to increase or change the plans on aggressive land reform policy. well, to be fair, they are not his policies. the african national congress is the party in government, they deploy a, into the

if i had been cyrille was the one. —— cyrille regis was the one. if!k cray from it all. the best way to deal with all that rubbish, that he had to put up with, the only way really was to be brilliant. really emotional day there, and it ended up being a difficult day on and off the pitch. this was a crucial one for both sides, particularly for west brom at the bottom of the premier league, they started well enough, they took the lead but three goals from southampton put them in total control of this one. west brom got a goal back. rondon pulling one back in the second half but a difficult day. west brom remain rooted to the bottom of the premier league. southampton needed a win. before that it was 12 games without a win. good result for them but west brom are good result for them but west brom a re really good result for them but west brom are really looking in trouble now.l match we mentioned earlier on, still no mahrez, two matches he has been away for now, are leicester missing him in in the first half they didn't look like it. mahrez not playing, le

zuma stepping down and cyril ramaphosa becoming president. >> yes.nk you for some president jacob zuma stepped down after pressure coming from within the party and the country at large. negotiations between the newly elected leadership of the african national congress after which was expected to step down. he is seen in the early days, he seemed to be a bit defiant. but the following day, he stepped down when it was known that the motion passed no-confidence, which was fofollowed by an oppppositionn y througugparliamentnt. amy: the new president cyril ramaphosa once led the national union of mineworkers during apartheid in the 1980's, famous apartheid leader. he would later built a business empire that included mining inteterests, includiding the marikana platinum mine, where police killed 34 workers during a strike in 2012. now ramaphosa is one of africa's wealthiest men, with a net worth nearly half $1 billion. can you talk about who he is? >> yeah. cyril ramaphosa, part of the anti-apartheid movement, graham leader in the anc [indiscernible] polit

top stories, south africa is on track to get a new president today, cyril l ramaphosa said to replaceacob zuma, who resigned surrounded by corruption allegations. another horrirific school shootg in america. at least 17 teachers and students killed after a troubled teenager attacked his former high school in south florida. is renowned scholar -- appealaling a ruling by a french court today. he has been in jail since the beginning of the month linked to the rape of two women. our correspondent is standing by with the details. also coming up, the french jobless rate fell to its lowest level in nearly nine years. we will explain the significance of that milestone in our business update. and taking the winter olympic chill up to another level. more on the snowboarders from finland who have come an internet sensation, coming up. first our top story. ♪ anchor: it has been a turning point in politics in south africa as president jacob zuma has resigned, stepping down from afice instead of facing no-confidence vote from his own party. his presidency has been surrounded by corruption allegatio

the leader of the anc is cyril ramaphosa and has said he would handle the matter.e is being blamed for trying to negotiate his departure. he is ready for a fight with the president, as you can see with this cartoon in city press. you can see him loading a gun. is in reference to his taste for expensive game. genie: this meeting comes one day after celebrations were held across the country to mark 100 years since the birth of nelson mandela. ensure that nelson mandel's legacy lives on. came to deliver us from white greed. cyril ramaphosa is to deliver us from black greed. there is a relentless war against corruption. genie: moving on to israel's air raid in syria. they're worried about an all-out war. >> let's start with the front page of liberation. pun.an appreciate the they are trying to say that this weekend's events with iran sending a drone across the border and israel retaliating by are a test air raid to see how the different parties in this conflict will react. as well as turkey and other regional powers. risking so, they all coming into direct confrontatio

mandela wanted cyril ramaphosa to become his predecessor, we know. and now the sport.r federer tonight. he's beaten robin haase by two sets to one, but more importantly by doing so, he's regained the world number one spot. and become the oldest man to hold that accolade. it was actually a double fault from haase that handed match point to the 36—year—old federer. but a very popular victory, the the crowd in rotterdam loved it — and he was presented with a special award to mark the occasion. four senior west bromwich albion players have apologised after breaking a curfew and allegedly stealing a taxi from outside a fast—food restaurant in barcelona. the team are bottom of the premier league and were on a mid season training break in spain. jonny evans, gareth barry, jake livermore and boaz myhill have released a statement apologising for the incident. catalonia police interviewed but didn't arrest the players in the early hours of thursday morning. the club say the players will be "subject to the full rigours of internal disciplinary procedures." it wasn't what we wante

today, the man who's promised to restore mandela's legacy, cyril ramaphosa, walked in his footsteps. stood alongside mandela on this balcony and introduced him to the world. long live the spirit of nelson mandela. long live. 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. of the assets of our people. 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 departure. this is a commemoration but frankly it feels like the beginning of a coronation because cyril ramaphosa has given the clearest signal yet that the age ofjacob zuma is coming to an end. tomorrow, the anc‘s national executive committee meets and many people here expect and hope that very soon, cyril ramaphosa will be this country's president. very soon, cyril ramaphosa will be i caught up with

that is part of what cyril ramaphosa had to say. he is still talking. being here. i know you we re thank you for being here. i know you were able to listen to little of the address in cape town. what is he saying and what does he have to achieve with this speech? he has been addressing the big issue in south africa at the moment of corruption. there has been a lot of anti—corruption corruption. there has been a lot of anti—corru ption rhetoric corruption. there has been a lot of anti—corruption rhetoric in the speech and that is what people will wa nt to speech and that is what people will want to see and expect to see. there is also talk of unity as well. he is talking about unifying the country that i think some of the subtext will be unifying the party. in the past decade underjacob zuma, the corruption scandals and the product of that presidency led to this unity in the country and that is what he is trying to achieve with this —— dis—unity. others will want to know what his plan is economically. this is something that people will want to seek flesh

cyril ramaphosa now has a short time to capitalise on that.nprecedented position to take on those who captured the state through corruption. after the joy will come the battle. expect him to be ruthless. fergal keane, bbc news, cape town. there's been a massive decline in the number of orangutans on the island of borneo. a study has found that within sixteen years, the population has plummeted by half. deforestation is one of the reasons but a large number of the animals are also being killed by hunters orfor raiding crops. victoria gill reports. hanging onto survival. zoo programmes like this preserve small populations of bornean orangutans. but in the wild, they are being pushed rapidly towards extinction. their rainforest home continues to be cleared for agriculture and mining, but a 16—year—long study has now revealed that borneo's orangutans are disappearing from areas where the forest is untouched. they are being targeted by hunters. even in the areas where we think they're safe, we are losing them. and in some of the large populations w

high expectations for cyril ramaphosa, now he has to deliver.ofile personality to end his ties with oxfam over a row about sexual misconduct by the charity's workers in chad and haiti. meanwhile, a former oxfam worker at the centre of the reports has denied paying for sex. in an open letter, roland van hauwermeiren said a reception held at his home in haiti was not, as alleged, a sex party. the us secretary of state, rex tillerson is warning the involvement of lebanese militant group his brother in regional wars will have a negative impact on lebanon itself. —— lebanese militant group hezbollah. mr tillerson was speaking in beirut, where he held talks with the president, speaker of parliament and the prime minister. germany's chancellor has been holding talks with the turkish prime minister. angela merkel told binali yildirim that berlin wants to see a fastjudicial process for a german—turkish journalist held in turkey. the jailing of deniz yucel has put a strain on relations between the countries, and mr yildirim said he hoped we began this pro

i feel good to welcome to the program south africa has a new president cyril ramaphosa his election comes a day after jacob zuma agreed to step down after his party the i had say orders him to resign or face a parliamentary no confidence vote presence around the person who is back with a standing ovation and dancing in parliament in the country's legislature capital. i. want to go the country's new president addressed the legislature. and many of you have spoken about unity yes. broken up about procure tism is spoken largely about how we can all work together to improve the lives of our people that has a great deal of resonance with i believe in and what intends to do so what hospital going on the double correspondent christine has been following this story and christine what a difference a day makes the last time we spoke with say i'm going nowhere bring it on so tell us what's happened yes seventeen hours they say he he has we now have a replacement seventy dollars since president jacob zuma officially handed in his resignation now i'm up also will will officially be sworn in later toda

fans of both teams then held scarves aloft for cyrille in an emotional tribute...e that played football professionally, semi pros, cyrille regis was the one. if i'd been cyrille regis, i think i would have been tempted to just walk away from it all. the best way to deal with all that rubbish that he had to put up with, the only way really, was to be brilliant. a difficult day for them and on the pitch as well. this was a big one, rooted down at the bottom of the premier league, a big game also for southampton, they have gone several without a win, west brom did take the lead early on. then three goals for southampton put them in control. west brom pulled one back in the second half but it wasn't going to be enough. west brom have got a lot to do to turn their season around. a really good result for southampton, having gone into that one 13 games without a win, they have got that, so without a win, they have got that, $03 without a win, they have got that, so a good afternoon for them. leicester city without mahrez, he went leicester city without mahrez, he we nt aw

how is cyril ramaphosa viewed by business? he is viewed positively. businessman himself? right. he said very pragmatic things on the economy and he is expected to bring economic reforms. the fact that the rand has steadied so well will have an impact on the economy. with that, we expect a potentially —— a potential interest rate cut before the first half of the year. thank you. finally some good news from japan's troubled electronics giant toshiba. it's got a new boss, and it's likely to have made money for the first time in four years. rico hizonjoins us now from singapore for more. samantha! after months of bad news, the firm is making news headlines for good reasons. toshiba appointed a former banker and his name is nobuaki kurumatani, he was involved in the government bailout of bapco, which was at the heart of the nuclear disaster following the in 2011. that was controversial but it means he has dealt with people who oppose whatever he is trying to do. is first big task will be to make sure the sale of its chip unit, worth 18 billion us dollars,

cyril positive, i think mr nene is right for the job. cyril ramaphosa for thejob.change, economic growth was nonexistent underjacob zuma and unimportant at record highs so very positive for the country and of course a lot of companies are dual listed on thejohannesburg stock exchange and the ftse 100 listed on thejohannesburg stock exchange and the ftse100 and those companies like old mutual and anglo—american has benefited from the regime change. we will keep a close eye on it. for now, thank you. still to come... is that must—watch video really going viral — orjust some clever marketing from big business? we'll meet one of the firms that promises views, likes and clicks — for a price. you're with business live from bbc news. first, let's talk about the great northern exhibition, which promises to exhibit great art and innovation from the north. steph is in gateshead to find out what is planned. hello, today they are launching the great exhibition. in the summer for 80 days across the region there will be various events celebrating the art, culture and history of

waiters cyril ramaphosa on all of this, is he ready to wear on himself?'re talking about, this is the future of the country, this is not about the future of cyril ramaphosa. we understand he will not be end the room, but these are the six most senior positions within the anc, so it could not be coming from a higher place within his governing party. presidential elections next year so still some way to go but the risk of damage to the anc. give us the 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? 0ver how voters might be feeling? over the last 10—15 years, even more than that, there has been a decline in the support for the anc, but it has massive support across the country. there is always a danger that as the infighting increases, other parties could form from within. that has happened before but they have not got very far. the anc is in they have not got very far. the anc isina they have not got very far. the anc is in a massively strong position, but they are conc

cyril ramaphosa.laining whether members of the anc are backing president zuma or the anc leader, cyril ramaphosa. they didn't get a warm welcome at the president's house, but it seems the president's house, but it seems the tide has turned. people be president thought were supporting him, members in the african national congress, are now singing a different tune, and everybody seems to be siding with cyril ramaphosa, wanting to bring an end to this. that is perhaps why tomorrow's meeting is happening, a show of force by cyril ramaphosa and his supporters that he is the man in charge of the anc, and effectively the next in line to run south africa, should they win the election. tough talking from mr ramaphosa, and a sense that they are done negotiating. you are watching bbc news. the headlines. as 0xfam admit they failed in moral leadership, the government is one uk charities that funding will be withdrawn if they fail to cooperate with the authorities in cases of sexual exploitation by staff. a russia

cyril ramaphosa has been voted in as the next president of south africa i declare. the honorable man that man. julie elected president of the republic of someone. he was the only nominee to succeed the going leader jacob zuma who resigned on weapons day the governing a.n.c. demanded soon as resignation after numerous scandals in his nine years in office for me to miller from johannesburg. in his first address as president elect to south african soil roma posters hit the right notes with many he spoke about appearing in parliament in future to exercise his accountability to the house and the country as a far cry from former president jacob zuma who often dodged parliamentary questions and refused to answer any inquiries into government decisions clearly from of course has also said that he intends to meet with opposition parties to find a way to work together that statement came just after the economic freedom fighters and its leader julius malema walked out of parliament in protest they were demanding that parliament be dissolved the opposition party says this is th

what we now know is that since we've been here, the president of the anc, cyril ramaphosa, drove outa, drove out and he went to president jacob zuma's official residence and when he arrived there was some delay at the gate, they said it was too late, but eventually they were let in. after a very brief period, the convoy returned that here and they were still talking i suppose at that time he had come back with the response from president zuma about whether he would voluntarily resign or whether he would be forced to be recalled probably through an impeachment process in parliament, and that would be a humiliation that cyril ramaphosa had said publicly he is trying to avoid. remember that president zuma still commands considerable political support in rural areas in particular in south africa. he's an anti—apartheid struggle hero. he's spent ten years behind bars on robben island, alongside nelson mandela, fighting colonialism and white minority will. these corruption allegations that have brought us here today have been hanging over him for well over a decade now and his own party ha

it is not within the gift of the anc or of cyril ramaphosa to granting immunity.his legal battles and continuing support for him when he leaves the presidency. it may simply be the case that jacob zuma has realised that he has lost the support of his party, his people and is now trying to negotiate as dignified and exit as he possibly can. we will know very soon. the extent of the spending cuts in england affecting council services for vulnerable children and families has been highlighted in research seen by the bbc. 0verall spending on children‘s services has fallen by 16 per cent since 2010 and local authorities with the highest levels of deprivation have seen cuts of nearly 30 per cent. ministers insist that extra money has been made available to councils. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt has the story. in a cramped room in one of birmingham‘s most deprived areas, volunteers run a cook and eat session for local families. many face money or other worries. here mums find counselling, childcare and friends. they‘ve asked not to be identified. that help

cyril ramaphosa has been sworn in as south africa's new president. pressure from his own party, the anc. and this story is trending on bbc.com. do you worry about your bags being stolen when passing through security check? well, one chinese woman joined her handbag through an x—ray machine to preventjust that. apparently she emerged safely on the other side. it is still unclear what the cherished handbag contained. that's all from me now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: victims of the former youth football coach, barry bennell, have been speaking out after a jury found him guilty of seven further

one was tar bode mbeki, who succeeded him, one was cyril ramaphosa and the other was cyril ramaphosaosest to him that day, and mandela kept switching them around. i think they have now had their time, and i think it is now definitely time for cyril ramaphosa, who i must say, of all three of them, i think is the most outstanding. he was an extraordinary leader of the strikes in 1987, he was the miners leader, and he com pletely was the miners leader, and he completely outmanoeuvred the big mining companies, and then he negotiated the new south africa. he was the main negotiator. so i think his time has finally come. thank you. the latest now on our top story — the charity commission says it is holding a statuatory inquiry into 0xfam, following allegations of sexual abuse by aid workers. the commission says it has concerns that 0xfam may not have fully and frankly disclosed all the details in 2011, when the alleged abuse took place. earlier today, 0xfam's deputy chief executive, penny lawrence, resigned. paul nolan has worked as a global safeguarding adviser to a number of internationa

this was the moment that cyril ramaphosa took the oath of office.t—elect and say" to help me god." so help me god. i confirm that we have both sealed the oath by signing and it is my honour and privilege to congratulate the president of the republic of south africa. president trump's former chief adviser, steve bannon, has again refused to answer key questions when being interviewed by the house intelligence committee, which is investigating alleged russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. the committee is reportedly considering holding him in contempt. the hollywood actress jennifer aniston and her husband justin theroux have announced they're separating after less than three years of marriage. the 49—year—old star of the american sitcom friends and 46—year—old leftovers actor said in a joint statement that the decision was mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year. it's the beginning of what could well be the biggest annual celebration worldwide — the lunar new year, also known as the spring festival. more than 1.4 billion chines

the question is over the last month since cyril ramaphosa have taken month since cyril ramaphosa havesa have taken overenough month since cyril ramaphosa have taken over enough people have seen the way the wind is blowing and will i'iow the way the wind is blowing and will now why not behind cyril ramaphosa, and critically if it gets to a motion of no—confidence in the parliament, will they decide they can vote along with opposition mps to remove jacob zuma office? to remove jacob zuma from office? the foreign minister of the netherlands, halbe zijlstra has resigned after admitting to lying about meeting russian president vladimir putin at his dacha in 2006. he claimed that he overheard the russian president talking about expansionist ambitions whereby putin defined "greater russia" as "russia, belarus, ukraine and the baltic states", which are estonia, lithuania and latvia. but doubts emerged about the story and he later admitted to lying about meeting putin, in order to protect his source. he said, "the manner in which i wanted to protect my source and underscore my message about ru

that is perhaps why tomorrow's meeting is happening, it is a show of force by cyril ramaphosa and hisc, and effectively the next in line to run south africa, should they win the election. tough talking from mr ramaphosa, and a sense that they are done negotiating. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has held talks with myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi over the rohingya refugee crisis. hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave myanmar, seeking shelter in neighbouring bangladesh, following a military crackdown, and violence from pro government militias. mrjohnson has called for the safe return of all refugees to their homes, and a full investigation into the violence in rakhine state. reeta chakrabarti is travelling with the foreign secretary. her report does contain some flash photography. among the burnt out remains of a rohingya home, borisjohnson took in the chilling sight, the charred remains of a former life. he found the site himself, although his visit to this region was heavily controlled by the myanmar authorities. can you work out where the house was? he trave

today, the man who's promised to restore mandela's legacy, cyril ramaphosa, walked in his footsteps.d 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 departure. this is a commemoration, but frankly, it feels like the beginning of a coronation because cyril ramaphosa has given the clearest signal yet that the age ofjacob zuma is coming to an end. tomorrow, the anc‘s national executive committee meets and many people here expect and hope that very soon, cyril ramaphosa will be this country's president. i caught up with him as he left cape town. mr ramaphosa, is tomorrow d—day? i will talk to you after that! thank you! bye— bye! there is sti

south africa's newly—elected president, cyril ramaphosa, has been sworn in.companies around the world. a former oxfam director has responded to allegations that he paid for prostitutes while working for the charity in haiti and chad. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. can highly processed foods be linked to an increased risk of cancer, as new research seems to suggest? why thefts and robberies on mopeds in london's main shopping hotspots have increased six—fold over the last two years. and with me tonight taking a look at the papers at 10.40 are former trade minister, lord digbyjones, and broadcaster and campaigner, henry bonsu.

since cyril ramaphosa was elected party leader in december, jacob zuma has resisted intense pressurehis second term has been something scandal, and the rift within the party has threatened the stability of south africa's oldest liberation movement. on sunday, cyril ramaphosa told supporters in cape town he was seeking a new beginning, and pledged to tackle the corruption that had marred jacob zuma's nine years in office. allegation surrendered jacob zuma's links to the wealthy gupta family have caused his popularity to plummet in recent years. that he continues to demand support in rural areas, and cyril ramaphosa has said publicly that he wanted to avoid recalling the president, a move that could damage his chances in next year's election. yet still if jacob zuma refuses to quit and there was a no—confidence vote, even more than a mile could be around the corner. jon ironmonger, bbc news. in a dramatic change of tone, the north korean leader has described south korea as "very impressive" and declared he wants to build on the atmosphere of reconciliation, surrounding the winter olymp

so what can south africa and the rest of the world expect from cyril ramaphosa. also coming up.

it is a tough thing for cyril ramaphosa, assuming he gets into power.ghting corruption and it is a complicated country, with the press and the persecutors, factions within the anc and the other parties, all still trying to make it clean, but it will be very difficult after a long history of corruption for the next person to get rid of it, notjust for historical reasons, but because there are people with their hands out. and that is ramaphosa's problem right now. he does not want to look like he is sanctioning this continuation of a corrupt system, which does not begin and end with zuma, but at the same time, he does not want to basically rattle the infrastructure of corruption which exists, so he does not want to make it look like... it reminds me of the transition of de santos in angola. when he left his position and handed it to other people, he made sure that this network of patronage and corruption — it is less corruption, it is patronage, basically — and made sure it existed so he could still maintain his interests and his network exists. it exists

he has refused to resign, and hand over to cyril ramaphosa, despite repeated requests from senior anctook the highly unusual step this week of postponing the annual state of the union address, worried about protests and disruption. jacob zuma has always denied the numerous charges of corruption against him. nesrine, you watch these things closely, how much longer can he cling on? iam i am surprised he has been challenged, because it looked like until recently, he wasn't going to go away, because he had so much invested historical legitimacy of the anc. he has been at it for decades and there were not other figures i could match his historical status. people feel that he shouldn't just status. people feel that he shouldn'tjust go, he should be held accountable for crimes and corruption. there is another school that thinks we don't want to have 999 that thinks we don't want to have egg on the face of the anc. this is a man who thinks that the entire anti—apartheid regime was invested and should be allowed to go in dignity. he was caught in between and does not want to be tainted by him,

cyril ramaphosa now takes over a country with huge problems to solve.ese events closely. can mr ramaphosa put the country back on track? is he the man to do with the enormous challenges south africa faces ? he is but he also may not be. explained. there are two things here. of course, for the question itself, i think you need to see it in two ways. in one way, what is it for south africa? the other, what are the implications for africa ? the implications for africa? in south africa, ramaphosa could succeed but he is somebody who came from the workers' background and a millionaire, who worked with western business capitalists and succeeded. now, he needs to radically reshape his own attitudes towards what development and economic growth is ina development and economic growth is in a country like south africa. does he have a plan? he has a country and an economy, according to capitalist ideas, but he does not at the moment have a plan to share that wealth for the 90% or so of people in south africa. if he does not, south africa is just not going to work.

tough talking from cyril ramaphosa.n get rid of the president of the south african parliament, and he has survived lots of votes of no confidence, not least because anc mps attended to close ranks behind him, most of them? are they holding out a threat to him that, if he tries to go down that route again, he will finally be kicked out of office? u nfortu nately, unfortunately, the line has not stood up, but i think we get a clear impression. we will check about that important element tomorrow, whether or not the president chooses to accept or not the president chooses to a cce pt to or not the president chooses to accept to quit or whether he holds an. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has held talks with myanmar‘s de facto leader, aung san suu kyi. nearly 700,000 rohingya muslim refugees have crossed the border into neighbouring bangladesh, after a crackdown by the burmese military. the un described it as tantamount to ethnic cleansing. the foreign secretary said his hour—long meeting with ms suu kyi centred on the re

but there's still a lot that cyril ramaphosa has to do to clean up zuma's mess >> we'll leave it therethank you very much for that report this morning and to talk more about this we are joined by william atwell how much blame can we place at the door of jacob zuma for the economic woes of south africa over the last nine years >> to be honest a fair amount. over the course of his tenure south africa really failed to recover after the 2008/2009 global recession this is because of a great deal of policy uncertainty during those years. he's introdiuced a range of controversial policies, the mining charter an example of that which made investors worried about the government's intentions regarding making the business environment more minimal to investors >> let's talk about that and what went wrong. we saw gdp contract in 2016/2017. why did companies both domestic and international stop investing in south africa. >> it's important to put this in perspective. international companies did not stop investing in south africa investment slowed down >> fair point. >> so we did see a bit of a contra