cyril ramaphosa just describing a gigantic tree that has fallen.to many in south africa. she was a beacon, she was spurred on and refused to buckle. under the oppression of white power. we learn something else in terms of when she will be buried, will understand some cyril ramaphosa her officialfuneral will will understand some cyril ramaphosa her official funeral will take place on the 14th of april. so that is in just under two weeks' time. an official memorial service will take place on the 11th. andrew harding 110w place on the 11th. andrew harding now tells us how winnie mandela has been remembered. he was the icon, but she was larger—than—life. heroic, flawed, defiant, winnie, the mother of the nation. her world was transformed at the age of 23 when she met and soon married nelson mandela. he was a lawyer, already active in the underground struggle against racial apartheid, and soon to be sentenced to life imprisonment. my husband has been fighting for the liberation of the african people. for the working harmoniously of all of the racial gro

where he was summoned by cyril smith. he asked me to take my pants down.face the wall. he started running his hands all over my body and he started bringing his hand up the inside of my legs. this was years ago? yes. the pain is still very sharp? i'm 70 now, and still feeling the pain and suffering as i did. several boys told police about the abuse but cyril smith was a politician who wielded power and influence. he was never charged. do you want a man to represent you or do you want a party robot? smith had free reign here at cambridge house, now a private home. in the 19605 he ran it as a hostel for troubled boys. he was also involved at a residential school, knowl view, where men accused boys for more than 25 years. —— web boys were abused for more than 25 years. martin deegan was a care worker at knowl view. in the ‘90s he raised concerns about widespread abuse at the school. but nothing was done. you've got the education department, you've got the social services department, you've got central council and you've got the greater manchester police. and

south africa's president cyril ramaphosa described her as a "gigantic tree" in the struggle for equalityd this video is trending on bbc.com. it shows a teacher from greater manchester here in the uk being shown by his pupils how to do a dance called ‘the floss‘. their united dance class has gone viral. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, will stand down in october when her contract expires, after a series of recent controversies. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. asian markets are tumbling in early trade, after massive falls on wall street, amid fears of a trade war. and write hayling app grab, plans to grab coopers customers. —— ride sharing. welcome to the asia business report. it has been a rocky day on wall street, china's retaliatory trade ta riffs street, china's retaliatory trade tariffs on us goods and donald trump ‘s attacks on amazon had taken their toll. on monday, china introduced ta riffs toll. on monday, china introduced tariffs on 198 us prod

and we've just been hearing from save cyril ramaphosa the president of south africa there outside the home of winnie. mandela who was died earlier on monday afternoon welcome you're watching live from london we'll be following this developing story now let's cross straight to catherine soy she joins us live now from so where to i mean you've been there for a few hours catherine as people have been gathering outside. mandela's house tell us what you made of the words of cyril ramaphosa really was outlining the legacy that winnie mandela leaves behind. the. year me. catherine so i live for a sin so whether we're people have been gathering outside of winnie mandela as house catherine if you can hear us said tell us what you can tell what you made of what cyril i'm opposed said the south african president about the loss of winnie mandela. barbara you're not very clear at all i think we're having technical problems but if you're asking about what paulson has just finished speaking now if you're asking what he said he had very good words for with him and said this is a big loss and there's

as councillor, mayor, then mp, cyril smith wielded power and influence. he was never charged.ol for troubled boys. for 25 yea rs, staff abused pupils and sex between boys was thought normal. the independent inquiry found former council leader richard farnell lied on oath when he denied knowing about the abuse. so you were completely and utterly oblivious to what was going on at knowl view for all of those years? all those people you mentioned did not bring that to my attention. mr farnell says he did not lie, but the report authors are firm. clearly now that is a matter for others to take forward, but the panel are very clear that they felt he had lied in his evidence given to the inquiry. might be a matterfor the police. indeed it might be a matter for the police. rochdale has lurched from one scandal to the next, from cyril smith in the 60s to the more recent grooming of teenage girls. and there are many here who feel that the town can't move on until the full truth is told. rochdale council has apologised forfailing children. but police say they will consider whether to tak

i'm cyril van eyier. the u.s., france, and the uk say they have launched military strikes against the syrian government and its chemical weapons program. these images here appear to show weapons streaking across the skies of damascus overnight. the joint operation is in response to last week's suspected chemical attack in douma. >> some syrians have rallied following the strikes. they waved flags and chanted support for syrian president bashar al assad. u.s. president trump has called mr. assad, quote, an animal for his suspected role in chemical attacks. >> great britain has about in close contact with the u.s. and with france over the past few days to coordinate this. prime minister theresa may says the strikes should come as a surprise to no one. >> she emphasized they are not about regime change but to send a clear message that using chemical weapons will not be tolerated. >> this evening i have authorized british armed forces to conduct coordinated and targeted strikes to degrade the syrian regime's

he asked me to ta ke faced cyril smith. he asked me to take my pants down.ring his hand at the side of my legs. this was years ago. yes. the pain is still very sharp. legs. this was years ago. yes. the pain is still very sharplj legs. this was years ago. yes. the pain is still very sharp. i am 70 now pain is still very sharp. i am 70 and then mp, the will smith mayor and then mp, the will smith wielded power and influence. he was never charged. —— cyril smith. he helped found a school for troubled boys. for 25 years, staff abused pupils and sex between boys was thought normal. the independent found that former council leader richard farnell light on oath when he denied knowing about the abuse. you were completely and utterly oblivious to what was going on at knowle view for all those years? they did not bring that to my attention. he said he did not lie but the report authors are firm. clearly that is a matter for others to ta ke clearly that is a matter for others to take forward but the panel are very clear that they felt that he had lied in his evidence.

. >> ail cyril vannier. >> our top story. massive manhunt is under way in tennessee after a gunman opened fire at a restaurant killing four people. it happened early sunday morning at a waffle house just outside of nashville in the community of antioch. the gunman who was barely clothed at the time was armed with an assault-type rifle. his motive is still unknown. >> this is the suspect that police have searching for, 29-year-old travis reinking. he was added to the ten mosted list. the bureau has also released a newer photo of reinking. when he fled the scene he went to his apartment to put on pants then may have escaped into the nearby woods. >> more than 80 officers are now searching for him. authorities in morton, illinois, where he recently lived are also on high alert. he is about 6 1/2-hour drive from nashville and they're ready if he returns. >> meanwhile, police are praising the heroics of one waffle house customer, james shaw jr. who wrestled the weapon away from the gunman. he was grazed by a bullet on his elbow. y

i'm natalie allen. >> i'm cyril vanier. let's update you on the top stories this hour. >> the duchess of cambridge has been admitted to st. mary's hospital in london in the early stages of labor. kensington palace said. she's pregnant with her third child. will it be a brother or sister? we'll keep you posted. >>> authorities in the u.s. state of tennessee are looking for this man, 29-year-old travis reinking, he's the suspect in a shooting that left four people dead. police say he was only wearing a jacket when he opened fire with an assault-type rifle. a customer wrestled the rifle out of his hands. >>> donald trump says the u.s. has not given up anything in its dealings so far with north korea. "the washington journal" now reports that president trump will ask kim jong-un to substantially dismantle his nuclear arsenal before lifting sanctions. the two are expected to meet in late may or june. this follows the meeting coming in with south korea. >>> french president emmanuel macron is expected to urge president trump to s

it's one of the poorest countries in the wells facing some of the biggest challenges for cyril yos about to get a new president so how will his chuckle everything filled that it was there so the economy this is inside story. i'm hashim about a hello and welcome to the program the votes are being counted in sierra leone in a poll delayed by electoral fraud allegations a presidential runoff between two men to succeed president ernest bai koroma who is stepping down after ten years the task for whoever wins the nation's recovery from years of struggle cyril young already had one of the world's highest infant mortality rates then came and asked rake of the ebola disease the health system couldn't cope on top of that a slump in commodity prices cripple the economy we'll talk to our guests in a moment but first reports from freetown. as election officers count the vote set unions hold their breath this is the last leg of a difficult three months of issues are hoping that the turnout will be high to give legitimacy to the process. when president on his bike arrived the successor there was hardl

south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, has led the tributes to the veteran anti—apartheid campaignerpages from around the world. today in the straits times, from singapore, an update on malaysia's proposed bill to combat so—called fake news. law makers in kuala lumpur‘s lower house passed the bill amid criticism it would stifle dissent before the upcoming election. it now needs to pass through the country's senate. in the south china morning post, a battle is brewing over soy beans. why china may target this import, as those tariff disagreements with the us heat up. and on the front page of the japan times, play ball! shohei ohtani earns his first win as he pitches in his first major league baseball game for the los angeles angels. now, babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? drones, as we know, are in everday use now. but this effort to deliver a parcel in russia came to a bit of a disastrous end. the unmanned device was being used for the first time in the siberian city of ulan—ude. it went ok at first, even drawing a bit of a crowd of spectators, but then things went

this is what the president has said cyril ramaphosa saying she was a voice for the voiceless and the tab mbeki foundation put out a statement winnie never elevated herself above the people how much does that ring true for you well it's very true she was the say so's the sort of can struggle for much more longer than many currently does and with indian see when many of the african national congress leaders when eggs and some of them we're in prison the person who led the struggle in south africa was when mandela amongst others so yes she should have presented the struggle for that a long time in fact for many of my generation don't we face. we knew. which represented your party struggle was that of freedom under the because we're not allowed for example to have pictures of other liberation movements that is circulated within the certain communities so women were not of became the face of the struggle against apartheid in south africa so yes totally agree with what the president said yesterday i saw she was referred to as the mother of the nation and what was it for you that made her e

south african president cyril ramaphosa speaking earlier outside of winnie mandela‘s home in soweto.on in 1990. he described her as one of the commanding figures of the apartheid movement. like everybody else, i was very surprised. unlike her ex—husband nelson mandela, whose death we knew was coming, this was out of the blue. so she was 81 years old, so perhaps not such a surprise. her death makes me reflect about someone i got to know quite well, personally as well as writing about her as a journalist. and although a lot of what i wrote about her was about the dark, ugly side of winnie mandela, my prevailing sentiment now, today, isa my prevailing sentiment now, today, is a sense of what a magnificent, heroic and epic personality she was. what has brought about that reflection than? the thing about winnie mandela, for a start she was absolutely nelson mandela‘s match as absolutely nelson mandela‘s match as a personality. not as a personality 01’ a personality. not as a personality or political leader. and sam ‘s other presents. she had extraordinary charisma. two colossal figures th

i'm cyril vanier. we want to start with this..s., france and uk say they have launched military strikes against the syrian government and its clem cal weapons program. >> in response to last week's suspected chemical attack in douma. u.s. defense officials say at least three sites have been targeted. these earlier images appear to show weapons streaking across the skies of damascus. u.s. president donald trump announced the strikes late friday. and he had this message for syrian allies iran and russia. >> i also have a message tonight for the two governments most responsible for supporting, equipping and financing the criminal assad regime. to iran and to russia, i ask, what kind of a nation wants to be associated with a mass murder of innocent men, women and children? the nations of the world can be judged by the friends they keep. no nation can succeed in the long run by promoting rogue states brutal tyrants and murderers dictators. >> the uk says it's been in close contact with the u.s. and france over the past few days coordi

rochdale has lurched from one scandal to the next, from cyril smith in the 60s, to the wider abuse ofn't move on until the full truth is known. and there is more detail to come. abuse allegations about cyril smith at westminster are expected to be examined by the enquiry next year. 0ur correspondent alison freeman is in salford for us now. alison, i mean, this is such a damning report, isn't it, into failings, majorfailings at damning report, isn't it, into failings, major failings at every level? it really is. it describes how those in authority failed to protect young boys for decades. 0ne of the parts of the report described how those in authority failed to see young boys, as young as 11, as victims. they were being sexually exploited in public toilets, directly opposite the council offices, but were viewed by those in authority as "authors of their own abuse." the finger was heavily pointed at richard farnell, the leader of the council back in the early 90s. today, the enquiry panel said in the report that they believe he lied when he gave evidence at hearings held back in october

to bombard the on klav in south damascus until a full surrender is reached south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has become the mediator in growing protests in northwest province demonstrators a demanding job spencer housing roads and hospitals they're also calling for the resignation of the regional leader whom they accuse of corruption the president cut short his trip to the u.k. to deal with them arrest nurses in zimbabwe have protested against the sacking of sixteen thousand of their colleagues who'd been on strike hundreds of workers who passed in the peaceful demonstration in the capital harare earlier this week thousands of this is walked out of a poor conditions and unpaid allowances is led to the shutdown of major public hospitals weakening the already struggling health sector right joe today those are the latest headlines from us here at al-jazeera coming up next it's inside story. saudi arabia's ambitious economic plans the kingdom has announced several multi.

saw wait till the very heart of the idea apartheid struck president cyril ramaphosa to pay his respects as we say in african culture. a gigantic three has four limbs this is the william and three that provided shane. for the people of south africa and i will be given a state funeral next saturday and before that will be memorial services and across the country she has been one of the strongest women in our struggle who suffered immensely under the parted regime who was imprisoned who was banished who was treated very badly separated not only from her husband but from the children as well and their people but notwithstanding all this she remains strong. she remained determined she was courageous. i may not act she became the face and voice of nelson mandela and the anti-apartheid campaign while he was in prison for twenty seven yes all these people say they are here to celebrate the life of winnie mandela but she was also a very controversial figure she's been accused of being involved in human rights abuses during the i pod times she's also been accused of having a very militant leaders

to deal with violent protests back home cyril ramaphosa has called for calm in northwest province where demonstrators are demanding the region's lead to step down they accuse super pellow of corruption and are demanding better jobs and housing along with improved roads and hospitals president obama poser was attending a meeting of commonwealth leaders in london. this is in these president omar al bashir his father his fallen minister after he spoke out about the government's failure to pay its diplomats ever him grandeurs said embassy staff hadn't been paid in months and that sudan had fallen behind in paying rent for many of his supply mattick missions sudan is short of foreign currency and is facing an economic crisis the central bank has been forced to devalue the sudanese pound twice since january the prospect of a global trade war has the international monetary fund concerned the spring meetings of the i.m.f. and world bank bank are under way in washington and officials warn trade disputes will only exacerbate long term structural weaknesses in the global economy she have returns t

deal with this which would definitely represent some sort of escalation a south african president cyril ramaphosa is appealing for calm in northwest province after violent protests people are demanding the resignation of a provincial leader who's accused of corruption and delivering poor services catherine sawyer reports from mahi king. pinky being more cause baby is feverish she inhaled gas when police and protesters clashed but health workers in public hospitals are on strike and con to get help. to her mother's house in the city to give path because life is more difficult in the rural area where she leaves a can take measure to buy readers because. there comes the lies and those political things they pose as the things that they do not deliver you understand they do the book that there were give their houses and give people jobs when the jobs come from the government they dig people. frustrations are shared by many people in this region and that's why the two to the streets i believe they want better public services from the local government houses and shops they also want the provis

residents of mike hang in the northwest province wait for the outcome of a meeting between president cyril ramaphosa and the provincial leadership. people in several paths of the region have been protesting for days now they say they want better houses jobs and an end to corruption they're demanding the provincial leaders suprema home appeal whom they accuse of failing to do his job and overseeing corruption to step down the president catches his trip to the u.k. where he was attending a commonwealth heads of state meeting to deal with the situation having listened to all imports we have decided that we would like to engage further with a number of other people particularly members of the community. not only in my he but also in the northwest what i can assure you now is that even if all of the monologue lead we are not going to solyndra will go in full what streets are deserted but evidence of the violent protests is everywhere. so this is one of the areas where protesters had blocked the roads using running tires and anything else they could find police have been trying to clear this roa

seeing and seeing and saying that they're just celebrating the life of freedom and then the president cyril ramaphosa was here and he said that they really lost a giant has left a huge legacy he said that he has to be doing backs out you know when human bella has been ailing for a while that the cia should be ina and out of hospital but the president said that she appears to have been doing well that's why these has brought so many south africans unaware of the shocks they say that devastated the heartbroken she's going to be accorded a state barrier all we need mandela kept the struggle alive when i have my has spent by nelson mandela was in. so many years she was a warrior. outside of the very passionate king of the. us she was also up front of us so we got our food and we got to you stop being unfolding human rights abuses to bring out my guy trying to be like you can be argued that she had a very meek and leadership style cloak she was a very controversial figure but all of these people who he often said to have very . strong in the fight against that they say that women their law moved

the strikes pose a test for a new president cyril rem a poser he sees the minimum wage as an important part of labor reform and tackling wage inequality there were reports of blocked road stone throwing and looting in certain parts of the country unions feel threatened and the mood is not geared towards compromise but i don't want to. destroy it it. simply because government imposes amendments and many changes on labor laws cannot allow that situation to go without africa. wednesday's protests of a second major public show of discontent in south africa within a week from opposer last week cut short a visit to a commonwealth summit in britain a day early to travel to the northwest province where crowds have been protesting against poor public services. the new president who replaced jacob zuma as president in february mistakes his reputation on reviving the economy and rooting out corruption associated with zoomers nine years in power. it's no secret that germany faces a huge shortage of skilled workers as many as three million posts could be unfilled by twenty thirty and it's for that

they were joined by south africa's president cyril ramaphosa. she was not only ration but she also touched the lives of many many. good in the dog days. also coming up. the candidate of the governing party storms to victory in the country's presidential elections valin to legalize same sex marriage and the escalating trade spat between china and the us beijing imposes duties on a range of u.s. food boards in response to u.s. tariffs stoking fears of a trade war. it's good to have you with us many across south africa are in mourning tonight's. the deaths of winnie mandela the ex-wife of former president nelson mandela she was a towering figure in the fight against apartheid and she was also in broiled a number of controversies in her later years she died peacefully at a hospital in johannesburg at the age of eighty one winnie mandela was first known as the wife of one of the nation's biggest dissidents nelson mandela but in one thousand nine hundred sixty four after just six years of marriage her husband was given a life sentence on charges of sa

the south african president, cyril ramaphosa paid tribute . not only an inspiration, but she also touched the lives of many millions of south africans during the dark days of apartheid. donald trump's trade war with china heats up as beijing slaps tariffs onto american pork, wine and hundreds of other products. the british medical association, is warning that the nhs could be under as much pressure this summer as it was during the winter crisis. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, will stand down in october when her contract expires after a series of recent controversies. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are henry zeffman, political correspondent at the times and jessica elgot, political correspondent at the guardian. we will look through those front pages in a moment. the guardian says thousands of nhs ambulances are unable to attend 999 calls because they are delayed at hospital a&e units. the metro leads on an increase in violence against teachers in the class

as councillor, mayor and then mp, cyril smith wielded power and influence. he was never charged. was thought normal. the independent inquiry found that former council leader richard farnell lied under oath when he denied knowing about the abuse. so you were completely and utterly oblivious to what was going on at knowl view for all those years? all those people you mentioned did not bring that to my attention. mr farnell said he did not lie, but the report authors are firm. clearly that is a matter now for others to take forward, but the panel are very clear that they felt he had lied in the evidence given to the inquiry. it might be a matter for the police? indeed. it might be a matter for the police. rochale has lurched from one scandal to the next, from cyril smith in the 60s up to the more recent grooming of teenage girls. there are many here who feel that the town can't move on until the full truth is known. rochdale council has apologised forfailing children. the police say they'll consider whether to take action. judith moritz, bbc news. lawyers for sir cliff richard told

i'm cyril vanier. >> and i'm bianca nobillo. u.s.dent donald trump is declaring mission accomplished after the usa, france and the u.k. launched air strikes in syria. the strikes were meant to punish it syrian regime for allegedly launching a chemical attack on its own people. >> let's talk about the possible consequences of those air strikes. >> he's a professor of peace studies at the university of bradford in england. curious to know your thoughts on how effective these strikes will be in the broader context of this conflict in syria. is it going to change the momentum at all? >> no, probably not. essentially these were largely symbolic strikes. one is struck by the president's use of the phrase "mission accomplished." i think that was last used by the president george w. bush in 2003 when the regime had gone apparently in three weeks, but in fact the war lasted six or seven years and killed more than 200,000 people. i think one has to understand that this is primarily a set of limited attacks which had very specific functions to

. >> thank you, cyril. those are just the basics of the building code that cyril put in front of us. the goal is to have a good building, solid, strong, and weatherized. dbi's definition of demolition, the san francisco building code is 03(a).3.2 under definitions states demolition, the total tearing down or destruction of a building containing one or more residential units or any alteration which destroys or removes as the terms are defined by the building official of the department of building inspection, principle portions of an existing structure containing one or more residential units. and it goes onto define principal portion as the construction which determines the shape and size of the building envelope, such as the exterior walls, roof, and interior bearing rmts or that construction which alters two thirds or more of the interior elements. san francisco building code 103(a).3.2, this hear re is an example of a demolition where the scope was exceeded back in 2006. it was deemed to be an unlawful de

south africa's president cyril rama poser has become the mediator in growing protests in northwest province demonstrators are demanding jobs better housing roads and hospitals but also calling for the resignation of the regional leader the president cut short his trip to the u.k. to deal with the rest there's i had lines more news on al-jazeera after a.j. select. with its leaders in jail a greek new nazi party when eyes on the lines mothers and daughters of the imprisoned leaders to represent them. the women behind the fearsome rightwing nationalist party going to do not when you see him not to do you know what exactly does it mean it means nationalized golden doing god's a witness documentary on al-jazeera used for mass this. was in the interview in your new movie. is more we will be everything. was our zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero plus it would have been one of the like a whole lot of little girls no doubt

the new south african president, cyril graham oppose a, is committed -- cyril oppose ramaphosa, is committed much for youro time. i was in south africa a month ago and the optimism around your presidency is incredible. you talked as you were gdp economyfor a 3% this year. pres. ramaphosa: we certainly wanted to happen. we will make every effort to make sure we get close to that. revisedeard the imf has the figures upwards and our treasury has also revised upwards and i'm hoping to revise mine upwards as well. so i think it is possible. what we need to do to make sure that we do reach higher levels is to create investment in our economy. and that is why i have decided i would like us to raise $100 million over the next five years with four investment envoys who go around the world to cultivate investment. this cultivates in the investment conference i intend to hold at the end of the year where i will invite permitted investors to come and invest. so i am doing a build of investments leading up to the conference. so that should be able to lift growth and generate growth. some of the reforms w

important and significant through role in the liberation of south africa and you were saying that cyril ramaphosa is very at the moment paying his condolences we have seen recently a base a struggle within the a.n.c. how would you describe winnie's relationship to the a.n.c. in recent years. we've had a very. close a relation with and. as much as it may she i said was very controversial she had a very different kind of politics she was very meta and had a lot of runnings with she figures within the a.n.c. she criticised very much. the former presidents like jacob zuma even once said that the nelson mandela himself though was a sellout so she had a very strong political ideology that did not sometimes. were not sometimes in line with the a.n.c. and like i said during apartheid times because of this strong conviction and because of this backing this very controversial very inclusive as necklacing practice the a.n.c. sort of distanced themselves to distance itself from a half she was a member of parliament but she wasn't doing very well and that was not the thirty. parliament session the t

south african president cyril ramaphosa has urged people in northwest province to remain peaceful. he says he tries to end violent protests that erupted this week protesters are calling for the resignation of a provincial leader who they accuse of corruption. israel has controlled water supplies in the occupied west bank since seizing the territory join the one thousand nine hundred sixty seven war palestinians have long complained about not getting their agreed share and now rights groups say israel is deliberately limiting water supplies to farmers to try and force them out traffic reports this is a date plantation on one of the around thirty illegal israeli settlements in the jordan valley in the occupied west bank in one thousand nine hundred sixty seven israel seized control of all water sources in the newly occupied territories rights groups say israel uses water to control palestinians and force them from their land this video shows israeli authorities guarded by soldiers destroying a promise to be informers waterpipe they said he didn't have the license for it. the army cam

president cyril ramaphosa is giving the eulogy. from different political parties, but mainly from the governing anc and julius malema's economic freedom fighters. they seem to have put aside their political differences to give mama winnie a send—off she deserves. they're singing liberation songs, and the sound is reverberating through the stadium. most of the songs they are singing about are about mama winnie's resilience and her fight for the liberation of black south africans. nomsa maseko in johannesburg. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show: the australian town taking its tourism up a gear. a fiery dc dish tested by 60 years of political titans. how to fly without leaving the ground. the chilli will make your hot dog bark. and the african national park fighting back against poachers. i thought it would be this depleted park. in fact, it's just teeming. but first today, i'm in alice springs, the red centre of australia's enormous and sparse northern territory. indigenous populations have li

stepping down after ten years the task for whoever wins the nation's recovery from years of struggle cyril young already had one of the world's highest infant mortality rates then came and our strake of the ebola disease the health system couldn't cope on top of that a slump in commodity prices cripple the economy we'll talk to our guests in a moment but first reports from freetown. as election officers count the vote settle unions hold their breath this is the last leg of a difficult three months of issues are hoping that the turnout will be high to give legitimacy to the process. when president on his bike arrived the successor there was hardly anyone queuing to quote those who did left long before. the note on out was not lost on the process. my. only concern. is that on the face. the voter turnout seemed to. be no other than what we experience under several we do hope that with all the gains we have made it is incumbent on the candidates to accept the outcome of the elections this is what some say is partly responsible for some voters staying away especially in more rural areas heavily

she for many she was the mother of the nation but she leaves a mixed legacy south african president cyril ramaphosa paid this tribute to her. she was not only an inspiration but she also touched the lives of many millions off although off against good in that.

should this is it of a news line from berlin the honeymoon ends for south africa's new president cyril ramaphosa rushes back home for talks in london and says police fire rubber bullets at protesters demanding an end to government corruption and better public services will get the latest for you from johannesburg also coming up experts just use an unexploded world war two bomb in the very heart of berlin but not before thousands of people are forced to clear the area and the city's main railway station is brought to a complete standstill.

the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, paid tribute to her, said she was a voice of defines againsty. he said she was an abiding symbol of our people to be free. let's get reaction now from the labour peer lord hain, the former cabinet minister and anti—apartheid activist whose family fled apartheid south africa because of their support for nelson mandela. she was a controversial figure, but she was important to nelson mandela ina way she was important to nelson mandela in a way many still don't realise. she was very important. she married him 20 years his younger, bore him two children, which she had to bring up two children, which she had to bring up without him, because he was on robben island. she remained defiant, despite intimidation, oppression from the apartheid police force. she was banished to a remote area of the 0range free state, hundreds of miles from her home in soweto. and she was subject there to incredible intimidation, she was beaten. she was imprisoned. 0n intimidation, she was beaten. she was imprisoned. on one occasion when she was subject to a banning order th

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mandela for many she was the mother of the nation but she leaves a mixed legacy south african president cyril ramaphosa at this tribute for her. she was not only and inspiration but she also touched the lives of many millions. do it in the dark days apart the. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu sos confusion by suspending him deal with the un on african migrants just hours after announcing. and people in france brace for months of travel chaos as rail unions begin a series of major strikes come as resistance grows to present amount of well i call ins plans to modernize the french are calling. us in the champions league final munich tried to end their bad run against spanish sides the germans visit soviets in night hoping to continue their goal scoring form following their thrashing of dortmund over the weekend. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us. many across south africa are mourning today following the death of winnie mandela the ex-wife of former president nelson mandela she was a towering figure in the fight against apartheid for she was also a broiled in of the controvers

bombard the own glave in south damascus until a full surrender is reached south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has become the mediator in growing protests in northwest province demonstrators are demanding job spencer housing roads and hospitals they're also calling for the resignation of the regional leader whom they accuse of corruption the president cut short his trip to the u.k. to deal with the m. arrest nurses in zimbabwe have protested against the sacking of sixteen thousand of their colleagues who'd been on strike hundreds of workers took part in the peaceful demonstration in the capital harare earlier this week thousands of nurses walked out of the poor conditions and unpaid allowances is led to the shutdown of major public hospitals weakening and already struggling health sector right joe today those are the latest headlines from us here at al-jazeera coming up next it's inside story. saudi arabia's ambitious economic plans the kingdom has announced several multi-billion dollar projects to diversify its economy away from oil but can he afford these large projects and how lik

south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has led tributes to the prominent anti—apartheid campaigner,mandela, who has died. speaking to a large crowd outside her home in soweto, mr ramphosa said winnie mandela inspired millions of south africans. winnie mandela became an international symbol of resistance to white minority rule when her husband, nelson, was sentenced to life imprisonment. bill hayton reports. in morning, they sang and danced, filling the street outside winnie mandela's home, the old protest anthem is now chanted in praise of a fellow fighter against apartheid —— mourning. and inspiration, even after her passing, to all of the women in south africa. and a former comrades in that struggle came to praise a role. she has been won of the strongest women in our struggle, who suffered immensely under the apartheid regime, who was imprisoned, who was banished, who was treated very badly, separated not only from her husband, but from her children as well, and her people. this house in soweto was a symbol. she moved to the township in 1985 in defiance of a government banning or