jame obvious jacob zuma. the nigerian military sayst, and michelle obama calling for the release of the missing school girls. >> in these girls, barack and i see our own daughters. we see their hopes and their dreams, and we can only imagine the anguish their parents are feeling right now. >> in london with all of the latest in rome including decision time. people in eastern ukraine get ready for a crucial and c controversial refer endsum. >> medical records suggest an al jazeera journalist on hunger strike could die without urgent treatment. . >> the african national congress has officially been declared the winner in south africa's general election. the anc has fallen just short of a two-thirds minority taking 62% of that vote. it secured 249 seats in the national assembly, losing 15 seats. >> that's the lowest number its held in 20 years. leading opposition party, the democratic alliance, picked up less than a quarter of the votes but it actually made the biggest gains in parliament, securing 89 seats, 22

it cements jacob zuma's presidency for another five years. we have this report from johannesburg. >>> the african national congress celebrates its fifth win. jacob zuma is upbeat. millions of south africans have given him the administration another chance. the president survives accusations of poor delivery of services. >> who can defeat us if you are with the people. who can? no one. those who are not with the people, the people are not going to vote for them. that's what has happened. that's why other parties of those who spoke so violently in parliament. they've been reduced. >>> the party has been voted into power as a party of government, but this time with a reduced majority. >> they have lost the a.n.c. in two elections. it fell from 70% to 66%. now from 66% to 62.5%. so the big question you have to ask. they are saying that we are unhappy with jacob zuma and the behaviour. >> the new kid on the block got more than 20 feet in the national assembly. the main opposition party, the democratic alliance increases the share of the vote. >> r

we saw jacob zuma. he is in power for the next five years. the anc took more than 62% of the vote. >> that's a lower percentage than last time. again, pictures out of pretoria where students are singing as we wait to hear the official results of the presidential election. jacob zuma in attendance. he is expected to speak once results are made official. let's go live to johannesburg where tanya page is standing by. the victory is not a surprise but they were hoping for a bigger victory? >> reporter: absolutely. they were hoping to at least hold on to the major that they had from the last election, which was about 65%. if you go back a little bit further, the election before that, they were at 69 and a h1/ they have dropped a considerable amount of support. everybody here is in a joyous mood, celebrating. there are lots of smiles here people are going to here president zuma delivering thanks to them for voting for the anc. no doubt, lots of questions behind the smiles with the voters here and the staff just to identify exactly where was that su

people of all ages come to celebrate the victory of jacob zuma. he told them that he is happy that they have given him and his administration five years. he told them about apartheid and says the a.n.c. is doing the level it can to life on the prom es. he promised sanitation, water, electricity. all the things people really want. jacob zuma knows that he didn't do it as he usually does. me knows there's a long road ahead. tonight people will celebrate. i come tomorrow morning. he said he and his administration will go back to the drawing board and find a way forward. he promised he'll do the level he can do deliver on promises. >>> a ceasefire in south sudan appears to be holding after five month of conflict. president salva kiir and former vice president riek machar called on the army and rebel forces to lay down weapons been 24 hours and agreed to open humanitarian corridors so aid could be delivered to many people. >>> leaders of the association of south-east asian nations are meeting in myanmar's capital. a dispute over islands in the south ch

jacob zuma vowed to create jobs and improve infrastructure. it fell short of a two-thirds majority, taking 62% of the vote. 249 seats in the national assembly. the democratic alliance took 22%, making the biggest gain, securing 89 seats. we were at the victory party in johannesburg. >> reporter: that is the sound of aac supporters celebrating the election win. lots of people are packed in this small square in johannesburg. people of all ages coming to celebrate the victory. president jacob zuma told them that he's happy that they've given him and his administration another five years in government. he told them about the past. about apartheid and said the a.n.c. is doing the level he can do live on the promises to the poor. he promised jobs, houses, sanitation, water, electricity - all the things that people really wanted. jacob zuma knows that he can't do what he normally does, but knows there's a long road ahead. tonight people will celebrate and dance. come tomorrow morning. he and the administration will go back to the drawing board and fi

all polls suggest that jacob zuma is likely to win another term. why is the a.n.c. so popular, despite many failings? >> the a.n.c. are the heart and soles of many south africans and is the heart and sole. however, amongst middle class, urban voters it lost support, and it's support among the young people, the born frees that your report referred to earlier, had diminished considerably. and the emergence of a new player, the economic freedom front led by the president is poised to take up some of the a.n.c. vote. we'll see a reduction in the a.n.c.s numbers, but we are unlikely to see it not get its majority. it will rule for at least another term. >> jacob zuma has touted his party's slogan - we have a good story to tell. what is that story? >> well, that story is largely in terms of the gains made since the end of apartheid, in terms of social service delivery, and there have been gains. many will say they'll vote for the a.n.c. because it's the party that brought them a social security net, pensions. support grants, disability grants. they believe. the a.n.c. tel

jacob zuma vowed to create jobs and improve infrastructure. the a.n.c.62% of the vote. >>> the son of the late muammar gaddafi is due to give evidence via a video link in court. he and other former officials face charges ranging from corruption to war crimes. >>> let's go to tripoli now for more on this. omar alsala is live for us there. tell us about this strange or unusual arrangement an a trial in one place heard by another. >> yes, this is the only way libyans agreed to have the trial starting. this is the second time he will be heard from his prison. he will be moved into a court in tripoli, and this is the only way to convince the rebels for fighters because they refuse to hand him over to the libyan authorities, saying that they are very weak. this is the only way to convince the fighters. others are held in misrata. we'll have two links. the spy chief and the former prime minister and the foreign minister will be present at the court in tripoli. >> why, omar, are they reluctant to hand him over to tripoli. >> i have been speaking to, in the past,

jacob zuma got in again. the a.n.c. won again. there was no doubt about that. controversially with a reduced majority. >> yes, a reduced majority about by 3% on what the a.n.c. won last time, which was expected by some, but nonetheless is still a bit of a blow to the party, which has said that it will do some serious thinking and analysis of the voting patterns as to exactly where it has lost votes, whether urban or rural, and exactly in which provinces as well. those that have been sworn in, the national anthem has been sung, there has been a philadelphia flyers by of the aircraft and air force. in a few moments he'll be down to speak to the people that have come to see them. one is with me now. >> you took a bus ride for 12 hours to be here. why was it so important to you to come here today? >> it is the first time for me, and it was a great experience to travel all the way to here to witness my president when he's taking on oath today, that's why i'm here, to celebrate with him. >> reporter: he's going to come and talk to the crowd in a few minutes, to talk

president jacob zuma cast his ballot in his hometown.he press outside the polling station, expressing hope for peaceful elections. >> all political parties have been conversing. voters for a number of weeks. it's been good that i've just voted. and i hope that all voters will cast their votes free without any problem. because this is our right that we fought for. among the rights that we have, it's one of the most important rights, to vote for the government. and i hope all people will do so. because it is absolutely important. my wish is that throughout the country, the voting must be as peaceful as it is supposed to be. >> well, the bbb is at another polling station in the orlando area of soweto. i asked him how much the future of the anc now depends on the voters' view of president zuma. >> reporter: people here do tend to separate jacob zuma from his anc. even though he is -- of the anc's election campaign. what people think this issue in the news for the last three -- few months and has damaged the anc's campaign and also damaged pr

the south african print media have reported progressively on jacob zuma. the guardian has led the way on the mine story, all of that taxpayers money spent on the president's residence and in 2005, when zuma was accused of rape and suggested the risk of contracting hiv in a country racked could be eliminated by houring after sex, he was lampooned mercyilessly. it's as though the newspapers are trying to provide some kind of editorial counterbalance. >> in this country and some segment of international media don't think we should vote for anc. people have defied these media houses and voted for the anc. and even in this, the malin guardian says no matter, there are others who have now openedly said vote for an opposition party. but that is the opposition stance that they have taken. we are not surprised. we are not surprised at all that they have taken this stance. in fact, they are opposition to the anc. >> in 19 yeah 9 and 1994, 2004, there was no noise when we endorsed the anc. we feel too much power has led to unaccountability, a culture of arrogance has

the victory cements jacob zuma's presidency for another five years. the a.n.c.fell short of a two-thirds majority. the lost 15 seats. the leading opposition party, the democratic alliance took less than a quarter of the vote, but made the biggest gains in parliament, securing 89 seats. 22 more, the most held. the economic freedom fighters made gapes, winning about 25 seats. >> reporter: the african national congress celebrates its fifth election win. jacob zuma is upbeat. millions of south africans have given his administration another chance. the president survived accusations of poor delivery of basic services and allegations of corruption. >> who can defeat us if you are with the people. who can. no one. those who are not with the people, the people are not going to vote for them. and that is what has happened. that is why other parties of those who spoke so violently in parliament - they have been reduced into little puffs in parliament. >>> the party's liberation has been voted into power as a party of government, but this time with a reduced majority. the

jacob zuma is upbeat, beginning his second term.lions in south africa has given his office another chance. the president described it. >> who can defeat us if you are with the people. would can? no one. those not with the people, the people are not going to vote for them. >> that is what happened. that's why, as a party. those who spoke so violently in parliament - they have been reduced into little puffs in parramatta. the party of liberation has been voted back into power. this time with a reduced majority. >> the jacob zuma administration lost the a.n.c. in two elections. it fell from 70% to 66%, and from 66% to 61.5-62%. so the big question you have to april is we are unhappy with jacob zuma, and some of the behaviour. >> the new kid on the block, the economic freedom fighters got more than 20 seats. the main opposition party, the democratic alliance increased its share of the votes. >> reporter: they are celebrating their win. they'll likely head to the drawing board and plan their way forward. the government elections are 2016

jacob zuma is upbeat, beginning his second term in office.s of south africans have given his administration another chance. the president survived accusations of poor delivery of services and allegations of corruption. >> who can defeat us if you are with the people. who can? no one. those who are not with the people, the people are not going to vote for them. and that is what has happened. that's why other parties of those who spoke so violently in parliament - they have been reduced to little puffs in parliament. >> the party has been voted into power, as a party of government. this time with a reduced majority. >> jacob zuma's majority has lost the a.n.c. in two elections, it fell from 70% to # 6%, and -- 66%, and from 66% to 61.5, 62%. the big question is people are unhappy with jacob zuma, and some of the behaviour. >> the new kid on the block, economic freedom fighters got 20% of the seats. the main opposition party, the democratic alliance increased its share of the national vote. >> reporter: senior aides here are celebrating their wi

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jacob zuma and his a.n.c. party held a rally. despite allegations, he says africa is better off than 20 years ago. >> we have worked together to build a new society based on the foundations of human rights, equality, justice, unity and reconciliation. we have worked together to build a south africa that truly belongs to all who live in it. >> the a.n.c. party has won every germ election by a landslide since south africa became a democracy, when nelson mandela became the first black president. the economic freedom fighters party held its open rally ahead of wednesday's elections. they are trying to capitalize on growing frustration with the a.n.c. this report on why the a.n.c. is losing support after 20 years in power. >> this person and their cousin are excited about voting. >> i'll vote for the a.n.c. it founded a struggle and give us freedom. >> apartheid ended 20 years ago. the african ruling national congress has a lot of support, but people are not happy. recently $20 million was spent on upgrades to jacob zuma's home. >> th

the incumbent, jacob zuma, is widely expected to win even though there's growing frustration with thety. >> reporter: she says she was born for this -- [ all talking at once ] >> reporter: she shares her last name with south africa's president, jacob zuma, although they're not related. she came into the world on the east eve of the first political election. she says, "there's water and fad thanks to the anc." in the heels of her birth and shadow of his homestead. in the city, there's a political lightning rod. after the state watchdog agency alleged more than 20 million dollars of taxpayer money was misused and improvements to the sporting checks. he denied any wrongdoing. here away from the public speculation, education and denials matter very litch its letter remain strong. >> the perks of a ruler." rip while the polls show zuma is expected to carry around 60% of the vote in cities, discontent is growing. >> many people are beginning to understand that the struggle today is not the same as the struggle yesterday. >> reporter: this is a letter of the democratic at louparty. in the fi

jacob zuma knows his party didn't do it in other elections. he has a long road ahead. he said tonight people will celebrate. people will dance. come tomorrow morning, he says he and his administration will go back to the drawing board and find a way forward. he promised he will do the best he can the next five years to deliver on promises. >> a report there. united nations placed sanctions on the former president of the central african republic. it comes as u.n. special envoy mary robinson visits the country. she metaphor talks with the interim head of state behind closed doors. later, she visited camps for internally displaced people in the capitol. she plans to visit neighboring countries for regional support in resolving that nation's kong conflict. long awaited peace talks on south sudan began today. the president and rebel leaders met since ethnic violence began spreading across the country >> reporter: after five months of little progress in peace talks here in addis ababa, it is felt it was time to bring to go the president and his former deputy, now the rebel c

. >>> plus, another five years in office - jacob zuma declared the winner of

. >> jacob zuma's administration has lost the anc in two election votes.e first, it fell from 70% to 66% and now from 66% to 61 and a half, 62%. and so the big question is that we are unhappy with jacob zuma and some of the behavior. >> the new kid on the block, the economic freedom fighters got more than 20 seats ne national assembly. they have been around for a few months. their leader told the supporters to accept the results but some hearsay they feel cheated. >> the main opposition party, the democratic alliance increased its share of the national vote. the party perceived by some to cater to white interests gained some support from poor and middle class south africans. >> they plan to go to the drawing board and plan their way forward. local government are 2016. they know they can't afford to lose any more support. >> the african national congress is more than 100 years old. it's seen by many here as a party that liberated the black majority from apartheid. analysts say it's a wake-up paul to party officials that south africans have other options if

ran the election with 62% of votes, less than the last election and less than the two-thirds that jacob zuma wanted. the a.n.c. dominated politics since the end of apartheid in 1994. the provisional results show the democratic alliance took 22%. hundreds of syrians have gone back to the old city of homs after three years of fighting. most dubbed the capital of the revolution is in ruins. homs is under government control after the last opposition fighters left as part of an agreement. many had a long-awaited reunion with their families. >> reporter: tears of joy and cries of victory. rebels that held homs meet their mothers. the fighters were bussed to rebel-held areas in the countryside of homs. it took months to net the deal between the reb -- negotiate the deal between the rebels and the army. three years of fighting - tens of thousands fleeing the war. the syrian army is being redeployed in the city. in aleppo rebels allowed trucks with relief supplies to reach two localities. the surrender was added to the list of victories in its war with rebel forces. it's seen as a tactical retreat. t

also coming up on the program, jacob zuma leads the anc to victory in the east

the president of the ruling african congress party, jacob zuma, is on course to be re-elected for another 5-year term. south africa is facing high unemployment. helen zila is the head of main opposition party, and is trying to get national support. then former a.n.c. leader julius malina. heading the freedom fighters. he has support among many young black people. our correspondent is there for us. there's much anger there where you are, over many issues likely to be key issues, least among them, poor conditions. >> exactly, look behind me. see the police officers, and in particular the army. they have been deployed to the area because there was trouble on tuesday night. people basically said why are we voting. they destroyed three polling stations. that's one over there. they came and destroyed the equipment. the election officials woke up and tried to erect an alternative venue, the tents here. government officials have told people please come out and vote, it is safe because the police and army are on the seats. the line has been growing, these are people waiting in line to group. peopl

president jacob zuma appeared confident his party would see victory. >> i feel very good.'ve been very enthusiastic for this date to come. >> this year marks the 20th anniversary of south africa's first all race elections after the end of apartheid. mandela then became the nation's first black president. the anc has upheld his legacy, but it has been losing support. many voters are disillusioned by the sluggish economy, widening gap between rich and poor, and government corruption. south africans born after the end of apartheid are particularly critical. analysts are watching how growing public discontent could affect the outcome of the election. >>> we have reports of large hail and tornadoes in the central united states. our meteorologist robert speta joins me now. robert, how severe are conditions there? >> shery, this is definitely ongoing here. we have seen those tornadoes reported in colorado. it's continues to push to the east with this cold front which is just plowing across the central portions of the u.s. really going through the next 24 hours, if you are out her

south african president jacob zuma has been sworn in for his second term in office.e was voted in for another five party won ahis majority in the elections earlier this month. speaking at his inauguration, he said he would focus on economic growth. more than 4000 people attended the ceremony, which celebrated 20 years of democracy in south africa. and we are going to take a short break. when we come back, pope francis has called for peace in syria. we will have that and much more after this short break. see you in a moment. >> hello again. pope francis has begun a tour in the middle east. during his first stop in jordan, the pontiff called for peace in syria and urged respect for religious freedom in the region. >> francis is quickly gaining a reputation as a pontiff who seeks contact with followers from all walks of life. it was evident in his first mass in iman. stopped repeatedly as francis shook hands and blessed children. an estimated 30,000 packed the stadium to hear the words of a pontiff gravely concerned about the prospects of peace in the region. >> people

current president jacob zuma and his amc party held a massive rally right there in the stadium in suetohe said despite a weak economy and allegations of corruption, south africa is in fact much better off than it was 20 years ago. >> we have worked together to build a new society based upon the foundations of human rights, equality, justice, unity and reconciliation. we have worked together to build a south africa that truly. >> he is speaking about the end of apartheid and the amc party has won by a landslide since south africa became a full democracy in 1994 when nelson mandela became the country's first black president. one anc opposition party, which is the economic freedom fighters party known as the eff held its own rally ahead of wednesday's election. >> party is trying to capitalized on growing frustrations with the anc. al jazeera's hara mutasa. >> this lady and her cousin are is it excited about vote okay may 7 may 77th. >> i am voting for the anc because the founder struggled and gave us freedom. the ruling sfraik congress still has a lot of support. people aren't happy about

current president jacob zuma and his amc party held a massive party at the stadium. despite a week economy and allegations of political corrupti corruption, south africa is better than it was when apartheid ended. >> we have worked together to build al new society based on the foundations of human rights, equality, justice, unity, and e reconciliation. we have worked together to build south africa that truly belongs to all who live in it. >> since nelson mandela entered office in 1994, the anc party has won every general election by a landslide. but that could end this week. the main challenger to the anc is the economic freedom fighters party or the esf. they held their rally ahead of wednesday's election. they are trying to capitalized on growing frustrations with the anc. al jazeera reports why they are losing power after 20 years in power. >> latabala and her cousin are excited on voting on may 7th. >> i am going to vote for the anc because it found our struggle and gave us freedom. >> apartheid ended 20 years ago. the ruling african national congress has a lot o

governing african national congress party will indeed get the majority of votes and that the president jacob zuma will remain in power will the anc has dominated politics in south africa the last two decades of discontent. he's growing up in the eyes of the working age population is unemployed an eruption is this to tell a splinter political group that promises wealth redistribution and has a highly controversial leader has been gaining popular the south africans in a behind by that country's economic upswing regard him as they hear a genius when a man is believed that economic freedom flight is obscene and then on to michael that president jacob soon. i know how to protect the port of aden of the profile and. what meaning it. the institution atkinson. i have to let that get. the as. issue. lane is riding high on the forty three year old has been politically active since his youth. nobody admits the challenges facing his supporters will be going to beaches to the school rules my name is seems willing to throw the power to rise south african society the it wanted. it's bad. you'll see we owe it to

jacob zuma has to appeal to all of those levels. >> right there in the heart of the stadium of thank you for being with us. >> speaking of africa, secretary of state john kerry says the u.s. is ready to strengthen ties with africa. first the nations need to work to ensure security, and increase corruption and democracy. he urged africans to demand stability and financial development pt the u.s. is committed, but africa's fate lies in its own hands. >> when people say that kind of development that happened in europe and asia can't happen here, we just plain disagreed. it's already happening. africans are shaping their future for themselves. you're shaping it for yourselves, and we might want to share in the effort to help to provide and drive a shared prosperity. >> kerry moved on to the democratic republic of congo, where he says he saw a prime example of how entrepreneurship can work there. he visited a company won by women. the secretary met with the president to talk about creating peace and security in a complex area. also out of africa a popular beach hotel was attacked, killing

is this victory a vindication for jacob zuma? > there was a lot of talk leading up to this vote that they might go blow 60% which would have been a huge blow for zuma. mean analysts believe we would not have seen him stay in that position blow 60. this proves that although these things are good news stories and a lot of people do on the street complain about these sorts of things, got fact that yes, there are on going huge strike, one of the longest in this countries history and the platinum sector, there are almost continuous service delivery protests, people don't have access to proper sanitation, water and electricity, there aren't enough jobs, one in four unemployed, the economy isn't growing fast enough, worry about corruption, nonetheless they vote for the a.n.c. >> that fake sign language interpreter who performed at nelson mandela's memorial is making a turnaround, now starring in a new ad for an israeli start up. >> now i want to make it up to the whole world. >> he said he was hallucinating when he began signing nonsense

early suggestions saying that two out of three voters will re-elect jacob zuma.ou from the healthcare you deserve. but if healthcare changes, if it becomes simpler... if frustration and paperwork decrease... if grandparents get to live at home instead of in a home... the gap begins to close. so let's simplify things. let's close the gap between people and care. >>> you're watching "worldwide exchange." >>> the headlines, plans for the biggest advertising firm is off. >>> apple could be looking to pump up the volume on its streaming music business, they're reportedly looking to buy dr. dre's beats. >>> and pfizer could cut its tax bill by picking up astrazeneca. but shareholders could foot the bill if the deal goes through. >>> south africa's ruling anc party has taken a clear lead in the vote count, indicating a likely win for the party and re-election of president zuma. we are joined from the nation's capital in pretoria. chris, looks like mr. zuma is in. what's the latest and what's happened to the share of vote compared to previous elections? >> well, there's

despite corruption allegations, president jacob zuma anc party win ace landslide fifth national elections this election economic victory for south africa's people? >>> hello. peace talks between the president of south sudan and rebel leader expected to start in the ethiopiaen capital. a peace deal was signed in january but failed to bring an end to violence. south sudan became the world's newest state after succeeded from sudan in 2011. well today 's discussions are expected to center on ending the fighting and power sharing. the one day meeting is the first time the two men have come face to face since fighting broke out in december. >> united nations accused both sides of sexual slavery, gang rape. conflict left thousands dead and more than 1 million displaced. we'll have more in a minute. now this report about civilians fighting. >> it's tough living underthe shadow of a brutal a civil war. they've seen and survived many horrors and come to u.n. camps because at least here's they're safe. i met rebecca who's 20 years old, wife of a dinke roerks pro government soldier pregnant with his

. $20 million of money was spent on security upgrades to jacob zuma's home. >> it is a bitter pill towallow for ourselves. by the way, including the president. it is clear that somewhere along the line our open institutions which we have confidence in, they failed us somewhere along the line. we need to correct them. >> along with allegations of corruption, poor service delivery, unemployment this could be an important election. >> the a.n.c. has delivered for many people. it has delivered more housing. it has delivered more electricity. it's important because although the a.n.c. has delivered the services, the services are under threat. so people who have access to water often get cut off. people who get access to electricity. this man is note voting, in process. >> i didn't renew my membership, because i don't concur with what i see. it is for my own good and the future of my grand children that i must take a position that is better for them in future. >> the ruling african congress it expected to win the election. it has to manage high levels of dissatisfaction and deliver of probl

jacob zuma is officially declared the winner of south africa's election. >>> michael sam becomes the first openly gay man drafted into america's biggest football

. >> the economy freedom fighters says south africa's fighter jacob zuma is incapable of running the country. land is what tababuta wants. >> they sabotaged us as the people of south africa. we believe we deserve to have our own places, named as people. >> julius is the leader of the economic freedom fighters. he is tapping into the discontent some people have with the ruling african national congress. he wants to seize land from whites without compensation and nationalize the mines and banks. alex willis feels more can be done to help south africans. she said the democratic alliance has her vote. >> do you feel that they respect -- i feel they represent the people as a whole rather than making an exclusive thing to one. >> the dak win. >> but the democratic alliance is seen by some as a party that serves the interests of whites. it does have a growing number of poor and middle class black members. some in leadership positions. but perhaps the anc's biggest threat could come from within. it has a shaky alliance with the unions and the communist party. >> the wometal workers union wi

reporter: supporters from the opposition party the economic freedom fighters say the president jacob zuma is incapable of running the country. this man wants economic freedom and supports his party's policy. land is what they want. >> a.n.c. sabotaged us as the people of south africa. we believe that we all deserve to have our own place, own name as people. >>> julius is the leader of the economic freedom fighters and is happy to lead the discontent that some have with the ruling african congress. he wants to seize land from whites without compensation and nationalize the mines. this 24-year-old believes more can be done. the main opposition party, the democratic alliance has her vote. >> it represents the people of south africa more than any other party. i feel that they are representative of the country was a whole, rather than making a claim to one. >> the da can win. >> the democratic alliance is scene by some as a party serving the interests of whites. it has a growing number of poor and middle class black members, some in leadership positions. perhaps the a.n.c.'s biggest threat cou

. >>> in south africa, jacob zuma has been sworn in for his second term and his party, the african national congress won a slightly reduced majority. this is the 5th election since the end of apartheid. zuma meeting with other african leaders focused on fighting terrorism in africa. nigerian president goodluck jonathan in attendance as the search for the missing school girls continues and really, without much progress. the "new york times" reports that nigerian troops are ill prepared, poorly trained and too corrupt to successfully organize which is why soldiers have largely avoided fights with boko haram even as the rebel group attacks citizens. >>> with little government protection, many in nigeria are worried of another mass kidnapping. al jazeera reports on how conditions can be very limiting for young girls and what's being done to empower them. >> marianne says she believes she was 13 when her parents married her off. there are many things she didn't learn, including her age. one of eight siblings, the family could not afford to send her to school. she now has three children of her ow

. >> in south africa, jacob zuma has been sworn in for his second term as president. his party, the african national congress won a slightly raptus majority in last month's election. that was the country's 5th since the end of apartheid. for more let's go to tania page who is in pretoria. >> reporter: south africa was on show for the inauguration. peeved left home in the several hours of the morning to ensure they cleared security in time. the look at lack of sleep didn't tamper anyone's enthusiasm. >> get everything in south africa. for everybody. >> although some want more. >> jobs. >> that's the issue. and, also, the housing program. >> reporter: some of the heads of state gathered for the ceremony have been in power for decades or are facing crisis at home. but they came from across the continent and the world to witness the president's oath in one of africa's youngest but strongest democracies. >> today marks the beginning of the second phase of a national democratic society. this second phase will involve social economic transformation. >> that transform ation i

president jacob zuma voted today in his hometown. he stood in line with everybody else.on't know if you can see it. there was a woman right in front of him who displayed great fortitude and restraint by not even turning around to look at the president nor even attempted to take a selfie. his deputy, the deputy president of the anc, meanwhile, voted in soweto. his hometown. he went in line and shook hands with everybody in the queue and said, do you mind if i just jump the queue because i've got somewhere to go. helen zillie, leader of the official opposition, the democratic alliance, they won 17% in the elections in 2009, so she will be hoping that the d.a. can try to capitalize on some of that political discomfort that the anc have been experiencing in the campaign. and s.w. also voted today in western cape, his home area. he said there wasn't the sense of history that there was, of course, 20 years ago. but he said it was absolutely remarkable and heartwarming, were his words, to see people of all different races standing in line and voting. and then the kind of person

jacob zuma is widely expected to win another term. we are live in johannesburg.do they need to focus to revitalize the economy? >> i think the immediate priority for the incoming administration is going to be to try to bring some type of stability to the labor relations environment. particularly in the mining industry. we have a three months left and -- three the moment months platinum strike at the moment. millions of dollars on lost revenue for the mining workers. i think the resolution of the strike is going to be a keep drivers seat. has spokennt himself about getting involved in some type of mediation to low end the strike and that is going to be -- >> let's talk about -- corruption is a massive issue for south africa right now. how credible is the economic plan? -- investorxactly sentiment will hang on the policy clarity and certainty the administration can bring in the second term. q2 that is implementation of the national development -- key to that is the implementation of the national development plan. ringing the jobless rate down to 14% and creating a

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it insures the second and final term for president jacob zuma. -- still strong backing from the black majority for ending apartheid. welcome back. the first major exhibition devoted to fashion icon john paul gauthier goes on display in london. most of his innovative pieces will be featured. let's take a closer look at his career and his impact on fashion. good morning. thank you for joining us. i gather this is the first major john paul got ta -- john paul gauthier exhibition. why has it taken so long? >> it is a fantastic exhibition. 2011 and hasved in been on this international world tour. this is the eighth venue and the largest presentation. theave 165 garments from 1970's to now. we have a wealth of fashion and art photography. sketches. it is a wider rave -- it is a wide array of sumptuous clothing. it is not chronological. it is designed in somatic sections. -- the mattock sections. >> he has a special place in his heart for london. >> he does. he used to go to all of the underground clubs. he was obsessed by the rocky horror show. when he

that ensures a second and final rm for president jacob zuma. enjoys strong backing among the black community for ending apartheid. factory drivers are planning a protest against hoover. ubersay over drivers -- have an unfair advantage. iag hasairways owner narrowed its third-quarter loss. recovery in the u.k. on the money -- u.k. economy is spurring demand. will take a closer look at iag a little later on in the program. also coming up, we have talked about russia. will putin's military showcase add to tensions as pro-russian rebels prepare a referendum in ukraine? we will get insight from the head of markets at bcs financial group. ♪ to "the pulse." president putin is expected to review warships off the coast of crimea. we are joined by the managing director at bcs financial group. ryan chilcote is here with his perspective as well. joseph, let's talk about the russian economy. all of thisact geopolitical tension is having on the ground. >> at the moment, we haven't seen any structural hit to the russian economy. we have seen expectations for

several heads of stayed attended jacob zuma's inauguration. he is expected to get back to work immediately, announcing a new cabinet on sunday. al jazeera's tania paige is in vittoria. >> zooum re and his party were -- zoomlion and his party were expected to win. he's leading a country where economic plans are increasing. what is the plan. >> reporter: well, the government has what it calls the ndp or national development plan, a 30-year massive infrastructure develop. this is partly to correct the wrongs of the past, didn't have roads, they didn't have schools or clinics, they need to build those from scratch. also throwing in the future, they need to improve the roads, bridges and ports so people can do business easily, to encourage more business and foreign investors to come and create hundreds of thousands of jobs through building the projects. >> al jazeera's tonya paige in vittoria. >>> we are following breaking news and santa barbara california. seven have been killed in a drive by shooting ram pain, new the uc santa basha karm u the sh

he has gone after jacob sglaum zuma. he started his speech by thanking the economic freedom fighters who gathered here for this final rally. thank you for joining us. thank you for going against the grain and for breaking the status quo. this is the future. the anc is the past. radical policies about nationalization, doubling workers' salaries and doubling social grants as well. not a lot of detail into how that will be paid for, but if you ask most people here, they simply don't care. they're looking for an energetic alternative to the anc. >> tonya page reporting. many thanks indeed. >>> a magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit deep in the pacific ocean. the epicenter was 500 kilometers south of fiji. it was followed by a second quake further south. no tsunami warning was issued. that is good news, but here's probably some bad news about weather. here's richard. >> it's mixed news. we're looking at unsettled weather across china although the moment. if we look at the northern portions, we have a big spiral of clouds and the low