on sunday, mr ramaphosa told supporters in cape town he was seeking a new beginning and pledged to tacklehe corruption that had marred mr zuma's nine years in office. allegations surrounding mr zuma's links to the wealthy gupta family have caused his popularity to plummet in recent years. but he continues to demand support in rural areas, and mr ramaphosa has said publicly that he wanted to avoid recalling the president, a move that could damage his chances in next year's election. yet still, if jacob zuma refuses to quit, and there is a no—confidence vote, even more turmoil could be around the corner. jon ironmonger, bbc news. for more, let's go to lebo diseko who joins us from johannesburg. welcome to you. what is expected to happen today do we think? well, in the last hour or so we have had an alert from the anc calling journalists to a media briefing, that's around midday local time so hopefully then we will hear officially what was the result of yesterday's meeting. it's been very required, no official communication from the anc about what happened. clearly jacob zuma isn't in a rush

mr. ramaphosa: [laughter] i want to see those peop -- fergal: are you a crook? mr. ramaphosa: me? theght look at dictionary and what a crook is. fergal: it was this incident that finally forced the anc to act. there accused of using the connections with the president with millions of pounds. so powerful that they could hire and fire cabinet ministers. today they, too, felt the pressure. this was a police raid on their kanban in johannesburg. seemingly untouchable until now i'm charges may be imminent. if you want proof of the changed political temperature, this is it. the police seem at last to have found their courage. by the end of this dramatic day, jacob zuma seemed friendless and politically isolatedsi, ing before he could be humiliated in parliament. fergal keane, bbc news, pretoria. jane: we can go live to johannesburg for the latest. what has been the public reaction to zuma's resignation? zuma'sr: wl, president address came very late in the night here. so many people had probably gone ng bed, because it was after 10:0 he promised to start at 10:00 and it was 30 minutes la

mr. ramaphosa can o. >> when you look at his economic platform, what should business potentially be leeryf? >> i think there are a few areas that are not explicitly business friendly certainly businesses should not see mr. ramaphosa as a messiah for creating better conditions for them areas like the new minimum wage, which is going to come in around mid year this year, that's going to increase costs for certain visit businesses, like hospitality a range of new taxes will be necessary, probably introduced in the february or march udget depending on when that speech date is finalized. there will be a range of new taxes on v.a.t., which will have a big impact for consumers >> we'll leave it there. thank you very much for coming in william atwell from the frontier strategy group >>> moving from africa to u.s., where 17 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire with an assault rifle at a high school in florida. more than a dozen others have been wounded in the town of boca raton. the 19-year-old alleged shooter was later arrested that is the second deadliest act of gun violence at a p

most importantly, mr ramaphosa will have two lead the anc. it is very much divided. take a great deal of work to arrive at that. how does he do that? he still has a lot of support within the anc. ramaphosa has a hugejob lot of support within the anc. ramaphosa has a huge job to unite the party behind zuma. he has to do this before elections next year. the challenge is that cheap presidentjacob the challenge is that cheap president jacob suber left the the challenge is that cheap presidentjacob suber left the anc was a distinct political project, andi was a distinct political project, and i see the radical transformation. there are some that have become suspicious of the private sector and its intention regarding issues. some of the issues, those positions were left behind by president jacob issues, those positions were left behind by presidentjacob zuma, but they have gained a life of their own. we have seen the anc respond to the wreck of the —— resignation, emphasise the need‘s we must leave it there. thank you for your analysis of what comes. here‘s our briefing o

mr ramaphosa told the mps that this is the year that the tide will be turned on corruption in south africa'sraud and collusion, as well as in the private sector, with the same purpose and intensity that we want to fight it in the public sector. we must remember that every time someone receives a bribe, there is someone who is prepared to pay it. we will make sure that we deal with both of them. i spoke to richard dowden, a journalist in africa for 20 years and now director of the royal african society in london, about his opinion on mr ramaphosa's speech. there will be a huge change, cyril ramaphosa has a very very strong vision and he has a terrific track record. he started as a trade union leader and completely outfoxed in 1986 the mining companies. he then became the main negotiatorfor the new south africa and again the ruling apartheid took him and told him things like fly fishing witchy became very good at —— taught him things like fly fishing which he became very good at but when it came to the negotiations he outfoxed them, he's a very good communicator and a very good negotiator. you

tough talking from mr ramaphosa, and a sense that they are done negotiating. with myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi over the rohingya refugee crisis. hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave myanmar, seeking shelter in neighbouring bangladesh, following a military crackdown, and violence from pro government militias. mrjohnson has called for the safe return of all refugees to their homes, and a full investigation into the violence in rakhine state. reeta chakrabarti is travelling with the foreign secretary. her report does contain some flash photography. among the burnt out remains of a rohingya home, borisjohnson took in the chilling sight, the charred remains of a former life. he found the site himself, although his visit to this region was heavily controlled by the myanmar authorities. can you work out where the house was? he travelled from village to village by helicopter. from the air, you could see whole areas razed to the ground. it's where the myanmar military and buddhist mobs are accused of pogroms against the muslim rohingya. these

mr ramaphosa replaces jacob zuma, who resigned last night following pressure from his party over numerouslare cyril ramaphosa is dually elected president of the republic of south africa. mr ramaphosa replaces jacob zuma, who resigned last night following pressure from his party over numerous corruption allegations. our correspondent pumza filhani is in johannesburg. cyril ramaphosa elected unopposed. describe the atmosphere as south africa entering this new phase. describe the atmosphere as south africa entering this new phaselj think if will is one word for it it would be expectancy, there is a sense something good is about to happen in south africa again. listen to opposition parties congratulating the president there on his election, they congratulated him but also reminded him on the side of that that while he does have their support, this isn't a blank cheque. there is much work to be done, but a big sense that the right man is in the right seat, finally, and that he is somebody that will be able to drive growth here in south africa, that will be able to return jobs in south africa,

mr ramaphosa inherits a troubled economy and a divided party — but among his first items of business,or, fergal keane, sent this report from cape town. in the place they call the mother city of the republic, exaltation at what they felt was nothing less than deliverance. and, inside, the words that signalled the arrival of a new and very different order. i declare the honourable cyril ramaphosa duly elected president of the republic of south africa. he knew this moment was coming, yet seemed abashed. in his first words as president, the tone was consciously humble. when one is elected in this type of position, you basically become a servant of the people of south africa, and i'll seek to execute that task with humility, faithfulness and with dignity as well. that is what i will seek to do. for now, his party enemies are defeated and the country is broadly behind him. but, on the other side of table mountain from parliament, a sense of the challenge facing the new leader. here in langa township, they welcome ramaphosa but expect him to deliver houses, jobs, services. we are still livin

tough talking from mr ramaphosa, and a sense that they are done negotiating.s 0xfam admit they failed in moral leadership, the government is one uk charities that funding will be withdrawn if they fail to cooperate with the authorities in cases of sexual exploitation by staff. a russian passenger aircraft carrying more than 70 has crashed soon after taking off from moscow. 0fficials say there are no survivors. theresa may and some of her senior ministers are to give speeches in the coming week setting out the future relationship the uk wants with the eu after brexit. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has held talks with myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, over the rohingya refugee crisis. hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave myanmar, seeking shelter in neighbouring bangladesh, following a military crackdown, and violence from pro—government militias. mrjohnson has called for the safe return of all refugees to their homes, and a full investigation into the violence in rakhine state. reeta chakrabarti is travelling with the foreign secret

mr ramaphosa, hoping to succeed jacob zuma as the president of the country, has promised to rebuild thee will be seeing a definitive end to the jacob zuma era. that is the moment all south africans are looking for.|j era. that is the moment all south africans are looking for. i want to turn to one of the main stories in the uk. tesco is the uk's biggest supermarket. it is facing a potential bill of up to £4 billion - $5.5 billion — because of an equal pay claim brought by thousands of women. they claim that the mainly male staff in its distribution centres are paid more than its mainly female in—store workers. differentjobs of course — but they are making the case they are equivalent. here is one tesco employee of more than 20 years, pam jenkins. thejobs are the jobs are slightly different, but they are of equal value. we deal with customers, they don't have too. we ta ke with customers, they don't have too. we take the stock and reload the stock, they loaded off the lorry and we loaded onto the shelves. the company operates in 13 countries around the world, including the united states,

for me, i blame mr ramaphosa, says a miner's widow, because he was part of the problem, instead of helping but tonight, as he was being sworn in before ministers and family... so help me god. there was a genuine sense of optimism. so there you have it. the final step in bringing cyril ramaphosa to the presidency of south africa. you can hear them are now beginning to sing one of the songs of the liberation struggle. about a pervious leader. it's cyril ramaphosa's hope to bring the movement back to the idealism of those founding fathers. after years of corruption and misrule, south africans are daring to hope. president trump's former special adviser, steve bannon, has again refused to answer key questions at a congressional hearing. he was being interviewed by the house intelligence committee, which is investigating alleged russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. the former special advisor asserted he had been instructed to invoke executive privilege on behalf of the president. the leading democrat on the house intelligence committee, adam schiff, said it could not put up with

mr. ramaphosa to do it? timing is important.you are running a country, you have to set a right tone. i think he has got to make hard decisions within the six months, but we will start to see the fruits of those decisions after six months. but we have to make those decisions. francine: are you expecting more ipo's, more stock movements because of this political movement? nicky: definitely. what we see through history is when there is a more positive sentiment, that entrepreneurs come to market to raise capital. that is very good for us. last year was one of our best ipo years for a number of years, notwithstanding the environment in which we operate in. but we are certainly a more constructive, business friendly, clear environment. i would encourage further ipo's. i am quite sure that. francine: thank you so much for joining us today, nicky newton-king, the ceo of the johannesburg stock exchange. have --the silliest you cannot guess -- ionakis of unicredit is still with us. >> there are some concerns that the loading has been ach

for the last week, mr ramaphosa and mr zuma have been negotiating the president's exit strategy.a country in limbo, the anc‘s national executive committee is holding a special meeting later. it is thought the party's governing body will formally ask him to resign. he has faced increasing pressure to quit since december, when he lost control of the governing anc. and the zuma presidency has been marred by corruption scandals, a struggling economy and soaring unemployment. the organisation does not belong to a family, does not belong to me, does not belong to this lady. no way! it belongs to everybody in this country. we are degree graduates. we have nojobs. we go door to door handing our cvs. we have nojobs. and so, whether he is pushed or resigns, jacob zuma will soon be out of power, and cyril ramaphosa is poised to take his place. and if this speech is anything to go by, he is planning to get tough on corruption. sarah corker, bbc news. in the past, the trump administration had made it clear it would not engage with north korea until its leader, kimjong—un, was willing to discu

about intrusive economic reform for all south africans of course that's one of the key aspects of mr ramaphosa presidency moving towards the. quite soon relatively speaking presidential elections which are not so very far away the states of the surf african economy because despite the end of a party despite nelson mandela despite what followed nelson mandela there are so many people in south africa still joining. the economic benefits of the end of apartheid and it makes you it makes one have to discuss the end of apartheid in terms that would make it feel as if it just ended two years ago five years ago of course it was one thousand nine hundred four in one thousand nine hundred five when . he thought he was going to become the number two to nelson mandela it didn't happen but he's. been content to bite his tongue one waiting to go back in to politics let's listen in to what you're looking at is the chief justice. there nomination is in order. accordingly in terms of item five of part a real threat to the constitution i declare. the honorable mike that mailer said obama pasta julie elected pr

mr. ramaphosa," says a miner's widow, "because he was part of the problem insteadf helping the people." but tonight as he was being sworn in before ministers and family -- >> so help me god. fergal: there was a genuine sense of optimism. there you have it, bringing cyril ramaphosaid to the prcy of south africa, and you can hear tm begin to sing one of the signs of th liberation struggle. it is cyril ramaphosa's hope to bring movement back to the idea sm of the founding fathers. after years of corruption and misrule, south africans arpe daring to ho jane: fergal keane, and a new chapter for south africa. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, it was a city known for gang violence. now compton is trying to c an up its act. we have a special report. we hear a lot about the journey that athletes take to compete at the olympics, but what about their parents? one instead of flying to see the sun compete, they would travel almost all the distance by bicycle. the end of an olympic-sized journey. he and his wife arrived in the olympic villagen pyeongchang.

shortly after his unopposed election in parliament, mr ramaphosa said fighting corruption would be oneons and resigned on wednesday. it's the beginning of what could well be the biggest annual celebration worldwide, the lunar new year, also known as the spring festival. more than 1.4 billion chinese people marked the official entry into the year of the dog with lanterns, banquets and colourful celebrations. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.

mr ramaphosa vowed that fighting corruption would be a top priority. from around the world. the japan times reports on the fallout from a recent hacking of the cryptocurrency exchange coincheck, worth about half a billion dollars. traders in the digital money have filed a lawsuit in tokyo against coincheck for reimbursement of their money plus interest, and the lawyers say about a thousand more people want to do the same. gulf news looks at a possible distraction for drivers in the united arab emirates, a road—side gallery. motorists driving from dubai to abu dhabi will be able to see 10 billboards with pictures of artworks at the louvre abu dhabi, and tune into a radio channel to hear 30—second lesson on each piece. and the financial times has a look at sticker rules in london planned for driver hours, that could hit ride—hailing apps like uber. london's transport authority says all private car companies will be compelled to hand over data on driver working hours, in a move the paper says that's seen as specifically aimed at uber. sparking a lot of di

we understand mr ramaphosa's has been trying to... problems with sound again.d winnie mandela, the first wife of nelson mandela, the first wife of nelson mandela, at the celebrations. there is the president, jacob zuma, laughing and apparently in good spirits. an important moment, a south africa marks the centenary of nelson mandela's birth, but these leaders went to see president zuma only last week, and he sent them away with a flea in their care. what is there to think that things have changed in less than a week? from reports we are getting, they didn't get a warm welcome at the president's else, but it seems as though the tide has turned full people who the president thought was supporting him, members in the anc, announcing a different tune, and everybody seems to be siding with cyril ramaphosa, wanting to bring an end to this. perhaps that is why tomorrow's meeting is happening. it's a show of force by cyril ramaphosa and his supporters that he is in charge of the anc, and the next person to run south africa, should the anc win the next election. tough t

for me i blame mr ramaphosa, says a miner's widow because he was part of the problem, instead of helpinginisters and family... so help me god. there was a genuine sense of optimism. there you have it. the final step in bringing cyril ramaphosa to the presidency of south africa. you can hear them now beginning to sing one of the songs of the liberation struggle. it is cyril ramaphosa's hope to bring the movement back to the idealism of those founding fathers. after years of corruption and misrule, south africans are daring to hope. tomorrow, cyril ramophosa will address practical plans, to tackle unemployment and endemic corruption. more than two thirds of under 25s are without work here, and that is the greatest threat of this country's long—term stability. south africans tell you what they wanted a leader who is honest, efficient and get things done. the time of the legends is over. many thanks for the latest in cape town, fergal keane, africa editor. archbishop desmond tutu has become the latest prominent supporter of oxfam to cut his ties with the charity, following allegations of sex

speaking in cape town at an event marking the centenary of the birth of nelson mandela, mr ramaphosaar that if the president didn't resign, he'd be asked to step down on monday. mr zuma's eight years in office have been marred by numerous corruption allegations. we are currently engaged, comrades, in discussions around the transition to a new administration and specifically to resolve the issues and the position of the president of the republic of south africa. pumza fihlani is in cape town. she gave us her analysis. he addressed the crowd for about an hour. towards the end of that speech here at grand parade, he addressed the jacob zuma question, promising that there will be a resolution to this tomorrow. this is when the national executive committee of the african national congress meets, tomorrow afternoon. he has promised that there will be an end to this. he says south africans deserve closure, and there certainly has been anxiety here in south africa about what is happening with president jacob zuma. if that speech is any indication to go by, he's planning on playing tough on c

mr ramaphosa, is tomorrow d—day? i will talk to you after that! thank you! bye— bye!he people is for change. the organisation does not belong to a family. it does not belong to me or to this lady. it belongs to everybody in this country. we are degree graduates who have no jobs. we go door—to—door, handing out cvs. we have nojobs. what about us? what are we going to do? what are we going to eat? today, the benign memory of mandela was summoned to inspire. but hard politics lie ahead in a party divided and a nation that's seen the promises of freedom betrayed too often. new york prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against the weinstein company, alleging that the studio failed to protect its staff from harvey weinstein. the lawsuit states that any sale of the company "must ensure that victims will be compensated". mr weinstein has been accused by more than 50 women of allegations ranging from rape to sexual harassment. he denies allegations of non—consensual sex. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has held talks with myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi over the rohingya re

mr ramaphosa, is tomorrow d—day? i will talk to you after that! thank you! bye— bye. the people is for change. the organisation does not belong to a family. it does not belong to me, does not belong to this lady. no way. it belongs to everybody in this country. we are degree graduates who have no jobs. we go door—to—door, handing our cvs. we have nojobs. what about us? what are we going to do? what are we going to eat? today, the benign memory of mandela was summoned to inspire. but hard politics lie ahead, in a party divided and a nation that's seen the promises of freedom betrayed too often. fergal keane, bbc news, cape town. the recently released movie padmaavat — set in the 14th century — is one of india's most expensive films ever made. it's also been one of its most controversial. bollywood star shahid kapoor plays one of the main characters. he spoke to us about the movie and the reaction it's received. movies are a huge part of a democracy, you know? it's very important to be open to different views, so i think padmaavat today has fought that battle and it's c

mr ramaphosa, is tomorrow d—day? i will talk to you after that! thank you! bye— bye!o say no, but by now, he's aware the mood of the people is for change. the organisation does not belong to a family. it does not belong to me, does not belong to this lady. no way. it belongs to everybody in this country. we are degree graduates who have no jobs. we go door—to—door, handing our cvs. we have nojobs. what about us? what are we going to do? what are we going to eat? today, the benign memory of mandela was summoned to inspire. but hard politics lie ahead in a party divided and a nation that's seen the promises of freedom betrayed too often. fergal keane, bbc news, cape town. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — british aid workers in bangladesh helping some of the hundreds of thousands of muslim rohingya refugees. we have a special report from one of the world's largest refugee camps. there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on sal

what we've seen from mr ramaphosa, he seems to be keen to tackle the corruption. and ensure there are no surprises at next year's collection. i know you will continue to follow this for us, and will bring us any updates. thanks very much indeed. a deck officer from a wightlink ferry has been praised for his heroism afterjumping off his ship to save a drowning man. the dramatic rescue happened late last night in portsmouth harbour. today the young man who was pulled out of the water phoned his rescuer to thank him for saving his life. steve humphrey reports. he is a modest hero. it is just lucky we were around, i suppose, at the time, yeah. it had been a normal saturday night shift for steve chamberlain. a wightlink employee for nearly 22 years, he and his colleagues were getting the ferry ready for the midnight service from portsmouth to the isle of wight, then there came a shout of man overboard. i remember a life buoy going over my head here. and they attempted a throw at the guy. when the man in the water failed to grab the life rings, steve decided to take act

what we have seen from mr ramaphosa is that he seems to be keen to tackle the corruption, from the messagess putting out. so the anc has a chance to clean itself up the anc has a chance to clean itself up and ensure there are not any surprises at the next election next year. german chancellor angela merkel‘s conservatives will continue negotiations on forming a government with the social democrats tomorrow after they failed to meet the deadline they set themselves today. a senior spd member said the two sides still have some differences. four months after its general election germany still has a caretaker government, and the country remains in political limbo. 0ur correspondent damien mcguiness is following developments in berlin. she has already tried once to form a government with the liberals and the green party. those talks collapsed in november. this now, the potential government with the centre—left, the social democrats, is her only chance. if those talks fail, that would seriously undermine her credibility. and the most likely outcome then would be fresh elections. that would lead t

mr ramaphosa, is tomorrow d—day? as he left cape town.t cape town. thank you. as he left cape town. bye— bye. as he left cape town. there's still the potential forjacob zuma to say no but by now, he's aware the mood of the people is for change. the organisation does not belong to a family, does not belong to me, does not belong to this lady. it belongs to everybody in this country. we are degree graduates, we have nojobs. we go door—to—door handing out cvs. we have nojobs. we have nojobs. we have nojobs. what about us? we have nojobs. what are we going to do? we have nojobs. what are we going to eat? we have nojobs. today, the benign memory of mandela was summoned to inspire but hard politics lie ahead in a party divided and a nation that's seen the promises of freedom betrayed too often. fergal keane, bbc news, cape town. of freedom betrayed too often. a helicopter has crashed in the grand canyon in america killing five people. at least four others were hurt. the cause of the crash is not yet known. a report commissioned by mps says many

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

speaking in cape town at an event marking the centenary of the birth of nelson mandela, mr ramaphosadent didn't resign, he'd be asked to step down on monday. mr zuma's eight years in office have been marred by numerous corruption allegations. been marred by numerous we are currently engaged, comrades, in discussions around the transition to a new administration and specifically to resolve the issues and the position of the president of the republic of south africa. of the president of the republic the foreign secretary borisjohnson, has held talks with myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi, over the rohingya refugee crisis. hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave myanmar, seeking shelter in neighbouring bangladesh, following a military crackdown, and violence from pro government militias. mrjohnson has called for the safe return of all refugees to their homes, and a full investigation into the violence in rakhine state. investigation into the violence reeta chakrabarti is travelling with the foreign secretary. her report does contain some flash photography. among the bu

mr ramaphosa told mps that the tide would be turned on corruption in south african institutions.hat we want to fight it in the public sector. we must remember that every time someone receives a bribe, there is someone who is prepared to pay it. we will make sure that we deal with both of them. new figures show a dramatic reduction in the number of young people buying their own homes across the uk, in the last 20 years. the institute for fiscal studies found that only a quarter of those aged 25 to 34, and earning average incomes, were able to buy a property, compared with two—thirds in the 1990s. simon gompertz has the details. i've been living here a couple of years now. aged 30, keen to buy, but shut out of the market. so this is my room. tom bourlet says renting here in brighton is money down the drain. but the house prices are beyond him. it's mission impossible at the moment, there's not a chance of being able to get the deposit. it's such a cost and with utility bills, with the cost of trains going to london, with my rent prices, it's just unachievable. and my friends, they

south africa's president jacob zuma could resign — if he can agree a deal with his deputy cyril ramaphosa. mrsure to quit to avoid a power struggle. a state of the nation address he was due to give on thursday has been postponed. three hong kong pro—democracy activists have won their appeal againstjail sentences given to them for their role in street protests in 2014. the territory's court of appeal overturned the sentence handed to them for leading what became known as the umbrella movement. one of them, joshua wong, spoke outside the court after the ruling. i would say it is not a victory at all and there is no cause for celebration. thejudge described it as sugarcoated and a straight judgement because the court has defined the umbro movement of the violent action which means it may cause more people to face sentences in the future because of those strict guidelines. more than 1200 security guards have been withdrawn from the winter olympics in south korea because of an outbreak of norovirus. the organisers have brought in military personnel to replace the guards ahead of the games which ar

mr ramaphosa told the mps that this is the year that the tide will be turned on corruption in south africa'se sector, with the same purpose and intensity that we want to fight it in the public sector. we must remember that every time someone receives a bribe, there is someone who is prepared to pay it. we will make sure that we deal with both of them. joining me now from ourjohannesburg studio is verashni pillay, a journalist and head of digital at a south african radio station. thank you very much forjoining us here. what did you make of this speech, especially the reference back to continuing the long walk that nelson mandela spoke about although she is a go? indeed, it was very much a return to form of what the state of the nation address really should be, which is an occasion of celebration in many ways. under his predecessorjacob zuma, the state of the nation address became a very dark and violent time when opposition figures we re violent time when opposition figures were walking out and disrupting the address. today, we sought a new mood in the chamber that was reminiscent of times an

for the last week mr ramaphosa and jacob zuma have been negotiating the president's exit strategy butnational executive committee is holding a special meeting later. it is thought the party's governing body will formally ask a jacob zuma to resign. he has faced increasing pressure to quit since december when he lost control of the governing anc. his presidency has been marred by corruption scandals, struggling economy and soaring unemployment. the organisation does not belong to family, does not belong to me, does not belong to this lady, it belongs to everybody in this country. we're degree graduates, we have nojobs. we go door—to—door handing out cvs, we have nojobs. whether he's pushed or resigns, jacob zuma will soon be out of power with cyril ramaphosa poised to take his place. if this speech is anything to go by, he is planning to get tough on corruption. chris vandome is an african analyst at the independent international affairs thinktank — chatham house. thank you for coming in. if the anc national executive committee asks presidentjacob national executive committee asks pres

mr. ramaphosa about the possibility for investment.erest in cross-border activity, which had been absent in the south african dialogue for a few years because of uncertainty. i think getting past the budget next week and with the moody's should a good team be put in place, certain steps taken which would indicate structural economic reforms, we are likely to see moody's hold and remove their view on rating -- downgrading the outlook and hold on investment grade rating. that will moan -- maintain the momentum of a message to these international community and investment community that south africa is open for business, they will be returning to normal after years of underperformance and a cloud over the south african economy. there is a new dawn in south africa lifting and we can see the lines open for business. i said in december on this program that this is going to be a mixed economy. it is not going to be an economy without intervention in order to address inequality and jobs, but there should be a solid environment for business conf

mr. ramaphosa. >> we wholeheartedly support the nomination, mr. president. >> reporter: he acknowledged the problem the country faces. >> issues of corruption, issues of how to straighten out ou state-owned enterprises and we dealreith state capture issues on our rad scre (singing) >> rorter: outside parliament, anc supporters were jubilant, after nearly a decade oforruption and mismanagement, president ramy hosa, thehope, will restore their party's pride and the country's economic portunes. >> woodruff: that t from l >> woodruff: that report from lindsey hilsum of independent n televisis. the president of turkey and thes u.s.op diplomat met today, amid tensions over the syria conflict.ta secretary ofte rex tillerson arrived in ankara for talks with president recep tayyip erdogan. turkey has demanded the u.s. stop supportinkurdish fighters in syria. last month, the turks launched an air and ground offensive against kurds in northwest syria. the ited states and britain publicly accused russia today of carrying o a crippling cyber attack last summer

south africa's president jacob zuma could resign — if he can agree a deal with his deputy cyril ramaphosa. mruma has been under pressure to quit to avoid a power struggle. and this video is trending on bbc.com. the most powerful rocket in the world has blasted off, making a clean getaway from florida. by the american entrepreneur, elon musk, and it's carrying his old sports car. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and our top story here in the uk: former executives of carillion have spoken publicly for the first time and now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. asian stock markets surged this morning after wall street bounces back. bowling touches down at the singapore airshow. what deals will they make? —— boeing. good morning, asia. hello, world. glad you could join us for this edition of asia business report. i am rico hizon. we start off with asian markets and they have opened higher after the mulch will stay on wall street, which saw the main us indices plunge for making record gains. here is where things stand right now. the nikkei is up by 3%, that

minister nhlanhla nene has been re—appointed to the post by the country's new president, cyril ramaphosa. mrears ago. in a wide—ranging reshuffle, the new president has ousted several former allies of jacob zuma. he's called it a new dawn for the country. one of china's top economic advisors arrives in the us later today to try and smooth tensions between the two countries over trade. rico hizonjoins us now from our asia business hub in singapore. rico, what type of reception can he expect? it could be quite frosty and pence, because of this ongoing trade battles between the two countries. discussions will be taking place as presidents cup considers new tariffs on chinese steel imports. the us negotiating panel will be led by trade representative robert liethauzer who is known to be a china pork and us officials want to see more substantial action from china about addressing trade imbalance rather than constant promises of reform from beijing. there will be new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports and a possible fine over its intellectual property practices. china is the world's largest st

think there is going to be a disgruntled faction of zuma supporters who my transport cyril ramaphosa's progress. mrof the crisis, has had massive support. cyril ramaphosa has been trying to do, in the last few days, which is why we have had this slow transition, was to try and windows people over. he has said that he does not want further divisions to the national congress, and a indeed to south africa, so presidency jacob zuma will still have a role to play, but also cyril ramaphosa will need to step up and be seen to be forming some sort of bridge with the outgoing president so as to not cause those further risks that he mentioned that his speech last night. thank you so much for that. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: 17 people have been killed as a gunman opened fire in florida. a 19—year—old is in custody. after the resignation of jacob zuma, 19—year—old is in custody. after the resignation ofjacob zuma, the anc leader, cyril ramaphosa prepares to be sworn in as —— sworn in as south africa's president. ultra—processed foods code increase your chance of getting cancer. dom parsons is on the m

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

south africa's president jacob zuma could resign — if he can agree a deal with his deputy cyril ramaphosa. mra has been under pressure to quit to avoid a power struggle. and this video is trending on bbc.com. the most powerful rocket in the world has blasted off, making a clean getaway from florida. the falcon heavy launcher is made by spacex, the company owned by the american entrepreneur elon musk. and it is carrying his old sports car. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. they say you can judge a man by the company he keeps. if that is true, my guest today should provide telling insight into the character of president donald trump. roger stone is a hugely controversial and divisive figure in american conservatism. he is a long—time friend and sometime adviser to mr trump. is he also a symbol of all that is currently wrong in american politics? roger stone, welcome to hardtalk. delighted to be here. we have just gone past the one—year anniversary of the donald trump administration. how would you d

local media are reporting a late night visit by the party's new head, cyril ramaphosa, to mr zuma's housethe bbc‘s milton nkosi is in pretoria, and sent this report earlier. what we now know is that since we have him here, the president of the anc, cyril ramaphosa, drove out and he went to presidentjacob zuma's official residence, and when he arrived there, there was some delay at the gate. they said it was too late, but eventually they were let in. and after a very brief period, the convoy returned back here and they were still talking, i suppose, at that time, he had been coming back for president jacob zuma at that time, he had been coming back for presidentjacob zuma on whether he would voluntarily resign or whether he would be forced to the recall, probably to an impeachment process in parliament. that would be a humiliation that cyril ramaphosa had said publicly he is trying to avoid, remember that president jacob zuma still a man's considerable political support in rural areas in particular, hints of africa. he is an anti—apartheid struggle hero, he spent ten years behind bars on r

local media have reported a late night visit by the party's new head, cyril ramaphosa, to mr zuma's houseatum. the bbc‘s milton nkosi is in pretoria for us. what we now know is that since we have been here the president of the anc, cyril ramaphosa, drove out and he went to presidentjacob zuma's official residence and when he arrived there there was some delay at the gate, they said it was too late, eventually they will attend. after a very brief periods the convoy returned back here. and they we re convoy returned back here. and they were still talking, i suppose at that time he had been coming back with the response for president zuma on whether he would voluntarily resign or whether he would be forced to be recalled, probably through an impeachment process in parliament that would be a humiliation that sir ramaphosa had said publicly he is trying to avoid. remember that the president still commands considerable support in rural areas, particularly in south africa, it he is on particularly in south africa, it he isona particularly in south africa, it he is on a pat —— anti—apartheid stru

and local media have reported a late night visit by the party's new head cyril ramaphosa to mr zuma'sditor fergal keane has been monitoring events. there's a sense of high political drama here tonight. reliable sources at that meeting are saying that president zuma has been given 48 hours to resign. now, just about an hours to resign. now, just about an hour ago the anc president, cyril runner—up pose, left here in a convoy and apparently went to the residents of president zuma to deliver that message was. within the last few minutes, he is returned, possibly with a response. now, if president zuma agrees to resign then there should be a relatively calm, smooth transition but if he says no then the anc is then faced with the possibility of either having to move a motion of no—confidence against him in parliament or to impeach him, that would risk splitting apart africa's august... and introducing to this country a new element of instability. were waiting here, it could go on for a few hours, we've already been waiting a ten hours, but there is a sense momentous decisions are on the wa

cyril ramaphosa has been holding talks with mr zuma on the transition of power.ence, he said he could be ready to talk to north korea. the policy of maximum pressure and sanctions would continue but if north korea wish to talk to the us, they would listen. details were worked out at the winter olympics. russian authorities say they are considering a number of possible causes of the crash of an airliner outside moscow, all 71 passengers and crew were killed. emergency workers are searching snow—covered fields to recover the bodies. resident putin has ordered a special investigation team to the site. this story caught my eye. fathers failing to share parental leave. it could be as much as 2%. all that we re could be as much as 2%. all that were a little later. —— more on that story. now it is time to look at the stories in media across the world. we begin with the telegraph and the deepening scandal surrounding oxfam. uk ministers have now launched an investigation into claims that foreign aid officials brushed off allegations of child abuse committed by aid worker

mr. rum opposer ramaphosa is going to do what is asked expected. -- you we need to us the treasury auctionsast november, you would say, nothing ever happens here. the problem is we have gone from 2.4 percent to 2.9% on the yield on the 10 year. if we can move that quickly, then obviously yields are going north of three on the 10 year. to me most important piece of the information here is, how long do we settle into the new level? the spread between the two and the 10 has broadened out. that was the bogeyman last year. i think we pay close attention to all of the options now and certainly two things like hands of inflation, commentary around inflation, and the fed minutes later this afternoon. david: how much of this is the underlying economy? on the other hand, the treasury borrowing a lot more money at the same time the fed is getting out of the business. art: i think both of those things in a will measure. i think it is also commentary ecb certainly talking about august being the end of their quantitative easing program. it is not just our central bank .nd where we are headed david: you s

for the last week, anc leader cyril ramaphosa has been holding talks with mr zuma on the transition of power. in a significant shift to the position of the us, vice president mike pence has said he could be ready to talk to north korea. mr pence says the policy of maximum pressure and sanctions would continue, but if north korea wished to talk, the us would listen. details were worked out at the winter olympics. president putin has ordered a special investigation into the crash of a russian airliner near moscow. all 71 passengers and crew were killed. emergency workers are searching snow—covered fields to recover the bodies. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. in the spirit of marking his own homework, president trump has already declared his foreign policy and outstanding success. —— already declared his foreign policy an outstanding success. so—called islamic state vanquished, iran put on notice, the middle east reminded that america sticks by its friends and stands up to enemies. my guest today is andrew peek, deputy assistant secretary