he succeeds helen ziller. it is seen as an attempt of shaking off the party image of being dominated by the white minority. >> four votes carrying 574 people have watched ashore in western indonesia at the northern end of sumatra. half of believed to be from bangladesh. >> german military ships rescued 200 more migrants found abrupt in the mediterranean. most were from somalia and eritrea. more than 400 migrants have been rescued since friday. defense ministers from five european union countries are due to meet for talks to stop human trafficking and the flow of migrants from north africa. >> libya's ambassador to the u.n. rejected a u.n. plan to tackle the migrant crisis, saying libya's been left out of crucial discussions. thousands from the middle east and africa are departing from libya's shores for europe. many of them are dying at sea. in this report, some of these images may be disturbing. >> some call the crossing of the mediterranean the journey of death. still thousands are willing to take their chan

the parliamentary leader now reach places helen ziller who announced she was stepping down last month. this is seen as an attempt by the party to shake off the image where it is dominated by the white majority. the democratic alliance hopes having a black leader will make it more attractive to black voters, is that right? >> the that is exactly right. when he gave his acceptance speech, he knows some thought the party to be representing the interests of the white majority. when he stood up, he said i understand that race and race inequality are big problems in south south africa. you can't look at me and say if you don't see a black man because i am black and race is in issue. he said the fact that he's been elected the first black leader of the opposition party means progress is being made. people must even the disregard the fact that he is now there and plans changes. he said look at me very carefully to president tshuma, i am coming for you. a very vibrant strong, enthusiastic new leader of the d.a., people waiting to see whether having him as head of the party will attack more vot