, but leadership prior to jacob zuma, and we have seen significant grand corruption scandals sinceuma left the scene, so this is the anc's legacy and what the anc goes to the polls on, and we have already spoken about other issues such as you know declining services and the challenges of building a capable develop mental state, so, you know, it is feeding ground for opposition parties to put a different case to the electorate, but as the panelists have said, the likelihood is the anc will still remain a majority party, possibly below 50%, and we could be moving into an era of coalition government, and perhaps that will be sufficient to shift the political narrative you know towards a more kind of coherent appointed and dedicated fight against corruption. up to this point, we have been dealing with the wake of state capture and trying to revitalize institutions like the revenue service in the prosecuting authority that were really hobbled so yeah, it is a window of opportunity but also needs that. let's anchor: talk more then about the issues beyond corruption. south africa is facin

, but leadership prior to jacob zuma, and we have seen significant grand corruption scandals sinceuma left the scene, so this is the anc's legacy and what the anc goes to the polls on, and we have already spoken about other issues such as you know declining services and the challenges of building a capable develop mental state, so, you know, it is feeding ground for opposition parties to put a different case to the electorate, but as the panelists have said, the likelihood is the anc will still remain a majority party, possibly below 50%, and we could be moving into an era of coalition government, and perhaps that will be sufficient to shift the political narrative you know towards a more kind of coherent appointed and dedicated fight against corruption. up to this point, we have been dealing with the wake of state capture and trying to revitalize institutions like the revenue service in the prosecuting authority that were really hobbled so yeah, it is a window of opportunity but also needs that. let's anchor: talk more then about the issues beyond corruption. south africa is facin

competitor in this election, which is why this is what happened because even the delegates from jacob zuma's his, that is why they were so much heckling and things like that. however, the anc delegates from there are still angry that former presidentjacob zuma was jailed president jacob zuma was jailed last presidentjacob zuma was jailed last year after he did not testify at a commission of inquiry investigating corruption while he was president, and that is why we saw lots of violence and looting lastjuly and the riots that saw more than 300 people dying in that province. a row is brewing in west africa over the increasing involvement of a russian mercenary group in the region. ghana has accused its neighbour, burkina faso, of hiring troops from the wagner group — a private russian military organisation, which is also believed to be involved in fighting alongside the russian forces in ukraine. ghana says the mercenaries are operating close to its northern border. burkina faso has responded by summoning ghana's ambassador. 0ur correspondent in the region, lalla sy, sent us this update. the r

the chanting began when the president's predecessor, jacob zuma, entered the venue — to loud cheers.r this week, over a scandal involving millions of dollars that were found hidden in a sofa at his farm. our reporter injohannesburg, nomsa maseko, has more details. well, there was a lot of heckling and chanting of anti—ramaphosa songs as president ramaphosa started delivering his political report to the anc delegates who've gathered here for the national conference. even his speech was drowned when he tried to speak but the speech was even further disrupted when former presidentjacob zuma arrived at the venue, fashionably late, to the appeasement of the delegates from his home province of kwazulu—natal. we have seen this kind of heckling and booing and things like that take place in previous anc conferences. as you know, the anc is deeply divided so the more than 5,000 delegates who've gathered here are chanting and singing for their own preferred presidential candidate and also to drown out the others who are singing because they want their preferred candidate to take over as anc pre

the end of the jacob zuma period left the party started.siders now outsiders. the patronage networks that worked under president zuma did not necessarily work under his successor, and i think all of these issues are finally coming home to roost. ultimately, the party have only themselves to blame for this role in the state of affairs the anc finds itself in. mark: if he comes clean, will he be relieved? i think that is the final question. >> i think there clearly would have to be a further investigation into these allegations and whatever defense he musters. we have not had a proper legal inquiry into the matter. all we have had is a report from a parliamentary group of people who have largely discarded any potential defense from the president. the president therefore possibly is seeking to take the report on review and possibly get many of the findings of the report annulled, but it would leave a dark cloud around him, and it is likely allegations will continue to soil whatever the outcome -- the clay allegations will continue to swirl, wh

the chanting began when the president's predecessor, jacob zuma, entered the venue to loud cheers.e is expected to retain power. it is expected to retain power. it is a big threat — expected to retain power. it 3 a big threat because they expected to retain power. it 1 a big threat because they are accused of not providing the services demanded by the people, but the anc has been accused of corruption, which is what president cyril ramaphosa has been trying to fight since he began his tenure. and the reason why you heard that shouting in the conference of the anc is precisely because there is a group of anc members who do not want to see cyril ramaphosa continue with his fighting of corruption and reforming of the anc. many of those that are accused of corruption or that were mentioned in a report that was commissioned in south africa involve members of the anc and former members of the anc, and those other people that are trying to push back cyril ramaphosa's efforts in trying to clean up the regime. they somehow came up with an accusation which is still, by the way, to be proved

became president vowing to tackle the corruption that had infected the anc under his predecessor, jacob zumanot to proceed to impeach the president, but the scandal has overshadowed his bid for re—election. gail mcclellan, bbc news. in the last few minutes, the the united nations has announced its humanitarian appealfor 2023 — it says it needs a record $51.3 billion to fund its work next year. the figure is a 25% increase on its appeal last year. the world body says the cash will support two hundred and thirty million people worldwide. humanitarian needs are, the un says, �*shockingly high�*, with the war in ukraine, mass hunger in the horn of africa. and flooding in pakistan coming on top of existing crises in afghanistan, yemen and syria. rising food and fuel prices have shrunk aid agencies' purchasing power, and some traditional donor countries, like britain, have cut foreign aid. south sudan is one of the most challenging countries in the world for babies to be born. research carried out by the united nations childrens fund unicef suggests that political instability, combined with climat

crowd jeers the chanting began when the president's predecessor, jacob zuma, entered the venue to loudresearcher at africa—asia dialogue, based in south africa, and he gave us this assessment. well it's a big threat, particularly because the anc is accused of not delivering the services that are desperately needed by the people, but importantly the anc has been accused of corruption, which is what president cyril ramaphosa has been trying to fight since he began his tenure. and the reason why you have that heckling in the meeting of the conference of the anc is precisely because there is a group of anc members who do not want to see cyril ramaphosa continuing with this fighting of corruption and reforming of the anc. many of those that are accused of corruption, or that were mentioned in a report which was commissioned known as the zondo commission in south africa, involved members of the anc, many of whom who are still active members of the anc. and those are the people that are trying to push back cyril ramaphosa's efforts in trying to clean up corruption within the anc. and they som

became president vowing to tackle the corruption that had infected the anc under his predecessor, jacob zuma gail mclellan, bbc news. in the uk, citizens advice is warning that more and more people are slipping further into debt to pay for basics such as rent and bills. and the charity says a growing number of pensioners and homeowners are seeking help. it�*s described a �*ticking time bomb of debt�* as it sees a rising number of people going into the red — as hannah miller reports. david mcginley wants to give his children the best but, increasingly, his family are struggling just to get by. are you borrowing to pay for basics like food? my wife�*s dad actually lent us money this week to get shopping for the kids. so we are not too bothered about us, but they did not have sandwich stuff for school and teas this week, so dad actually helped us out. but we are just desperate at times. david looks after two—year—old jack while his wife is working full—time in a care home. he also has a part—time job in the corner shop. david looks after two—year—old jack while his wife is working full—time in