my my guest is the deputy president of south africa, cyril ramaphosa.is his first interview with the bbc since he became president of the ruling anc. he could also become president of south africa very soon, ifjacob president of south africa very soon, if jacob zuma heeds calls to resign early. but is cyril ramaphosa and anc stalwart and wealthy businessmen the right person to lead a new south africa, a country mired in corruption and cronyism 7 deputy president cyril ramaphosa, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. it is good to be here. how worried are you about corruption in south africa? deeply worried, because corruption tends to be a very negative action that is taken by corrupters against the nation. it impedes growth, it is something that takes away the resources that are meant to advance the lives of our people, and it puts it in the hands of a few, and it is a criminal act, and that is why i have been determined that we should rid our country of corruption, because it has become all pervasive. the good thing, though, is that we have identi

ramaphosa faces when it comes to reform?> there are many challenges that south africa faces at the moment and that ramaphosa has to address. but they're big ones and they will take several years to address. the biggest one is a skills deficit in the economy the education system does not produce the required skills at present. that causes a lot of challenges. at the same time you have high unemployment and also several huge infrastructure challenges, most importantly still lack of electricity, right now stillwater shortages affecting the cape >> still a lot of political uncertainty in the short and medium term. should investors be getting excited about opportunity or is that looking too far ahead >> south africa is too important to ignore. it has to be taken seriously because it's a large market. they have to look for opportunities despite the slow growth environment the ramaphosa appoint. is good news the market sentiment picked up we expect it to remain that way over the next several months but the economy is not changing d

we want cyril ramaphosa, we wantjobs.osa can root out corruption and rescue this country's economy, he will be seen as a worthy inheritor of nelson mandela's legacy. but more than that, given the importance of south africa on this continent, he could emerge as one of the most important politicalfigures in the history of post—colonial africa. that is the prize. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. opponents of austria's far—right freedom party have held a large demonstration in vienna in protest at their inclusion in government. police say 20,000 people took part; organisers put the number at double that. families with children walked alongside marchers chanting "nazis out!" the chilean government says pope francis will not be in danger during his upcoming visit despite attacks on friday on a number of churches in santiago. the interior minister, mario fernandez, said small incendiary devices were involved, co—ordinated by tiny groups with a limited capability for action. stay with us here on bbc

deputy president cyril ramaphosa, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. it is good to be here. worried are you about corruption in south africa? that is taken by corrupters against the nation. rid our country of corruption, because it has become all pervasive. and we are now taking action against it. investor confidence in south africa shot up. it would shoot up even more if you were president, wouldn't it? action to be taken on. an urgent matter? yes. an urgent matter. therefore, i put it to you, why doesn'tjacob zuma go? you want him to go as soon as possible? since i was elected, we are in a transitional period. been elected as leader of the party. will he serve that 18 months? various options, and the people of south africa are talking. many say he should go, others say, no, he should not go now. what do you think? should be in the interests of south africans. it should advance... mr deputy president. as soon as possible. yes, i agree with you, zeinab? no, no. of the top six, is to manage this transitional period. to navigate around this matter. it is a delicate matter. pro

we want cyril ramaphosa, we wantjobs.ion and rescue this country's economy, he will be seen as a worthy inheritor of nelson mandela's legacy. but more than that, given the importance of south africa on this continent, he could emerge as one of the most important politicalfigures in the history of post—colonial africa. that is the prize. the challenges are immense. fergal keane, bbc news, east london. the actor mark wahlberg has agreed to donate his fee for reshooting scenes in a film to the legal defence fund of the time's up initiative. he'd been paid $1.5 million for reshoots for the film all the money in the world — that's because christopher plummer was brought in to replace kevin spacey, who is facing allegations of sexual misconduct. the time's up movement was recently launched against inequality, sexual harassment and abuse in response to the harvey weinstein scandal. with more, here's the bbc‘s peter bowes in los angeles. all the money in the world tells the story of the kidnapping of paul getty. kevin spacey in t

we want cyril ramaphosa, we wantjobs.ne of the most important politicalfigures in the history of post—colonial africa. that is the prize. the challenges are immense. fergal keane, bbc news, east london. four british friends have broken the world record and become the fastest ever to cross the atlantic ocean in a rowing boat. the amateur crew, dubbed the four 0arsmen, made history when they reached the island of antigua just after 1:30 this morning, having spent 29 days at sea and beating the previous record by six days. dan johnson has more. and here they go! cheering. the end of an epicjourney rowed in record time. four men who had not even been in a rowing boat 18 months ago, now not only challenge winners but the first to cross the atlantic in under than 30 days. it feels overwhelming. the challenge, as we said before, is just relentless, never—ending pain, just rowing, just the whole thing, and coming first is something that is beyond our wildest dreams. they left the canary islands 3,000 miles away and faced 40—foot

we want, cyril ramaphosa, we wantjobs.untry's economy, he will be seen as a worthy inheritor of nelson mandela's legacy. but more than that, given the importance of south africa on this continent, he could emerge as one of the most important political figures in the history of post—colonial africa. that is the prize. the challenges are immense. fergal keane, bbc news, east london. the headlines on bbc news: officials from across government didn't talk this weekend to discuss the future of the troubled construction firm carillion. an investigation is underway in hawaii after an alert was mistakenly sent to residents phones, warning them of an imminent ballistic missile attack. dentists have accused the government of not doing enough to tackle tooth decay in england. new figures indicate there were nearly 43,000 operations to remove children's teeth last year, a 17% increase on four years ago. sport now, and time for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. thank you. starting with football. harry kane's incredible season

we want cyril ramaphosa, we wantjobs.ntry's economy, he will be seen as a worthy inheritor of nelson mandela's legacy. but more than that, given the importance of south africa on this continent, he could emerge as one of the most important politicalfigures in the history of post—colonial africa. that is the prize. the challenges are immense. fergal keane, bbc news, east london. after almost a week of anti—austerity protests, tunisia is marking the anniversary of the revolution that sparked the arab spring in 2011. commemorating the overthrow of the old regime of president ben ali comes amidst social unrest over the past few days regarding tax rises and price hikes, some of which turned violent. from the capital tunis, mark lowen reports. there is a bittersweet mood as tunisians marked the seventh anniversary of their revolution, pride they brought in a democracy of a sort. but also frustration that the dreams in 2011 of a better life for all have faded. seven years on, from revolution until now, we think alongside with th

we want cyril ramaphosa, we wantjobs.rescue this country's economy, he will be seen as a worthy inheritor of nelson mandela's legacy. but more than that, given the importance of south africa on this continent, he could emerge as one of the most important politicalfigures in the history of post—colonial africa. that is the prize. the challenges are immense. fergal keane, bbc news, east london. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come. we hear from the four men who have just taken six days off the record for rowing across the atlantic. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry, and it's one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished as buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she'd been given no help and no advice by the

cyril ramaphosa, there. tributes are being paid to the comedian, bella emberg, who's died.ed to your body. don't you talk to him like that. what are you going to do about it? where are you going? will you see me home? of course. the 80—year—old became a household name on the russ abbot show as blunder woman, the hapless sidekick of cooperman. russ abbot himself has described her as "a woman of immense warmth and generosity", and herformer co—star les dennis has called her "a lovely friend" the actor, writer and comedian, barry cryer, was a script editor on the russ abbot show and spoke to my colleague shaun ley, a little earlier — about his memories of bella emberg. she was the most delightful gentle funny soul, a joy to work with, and peter vincent and myself were the script editors and wrote for the russ abbot show and we thought she had become typecast. she was cast as a large, unattractive woman in a situation, and we thought, no, we don't like that, so we started casting her as a character in a sketch that any actress would play. and i think she realised that we we re

cyril ramaphosa.an union demands an apology from president trump for derogatory remarks he reportedly made about the continent. the lib dems urge the government not to bail out the construction company karelian that employs about 20,000 people. dentists are warning of a tooth decay crisis amongst children in england. a record 43,000 operations to remove rotting teeth were carried out last year. consumers can no longer be charged extra for paying by credit or debit card under new laws from today. it is hoped the ban will benefit shoppers and holidaymakers who buy goods online or in small stores, but some retailers have already said they will raise overall prices in response to the change. joe lynam reports. we've all seen them. the extra little fees added at the very end of the buying process. in percentage terms it may not sound like a lot, but card surcharges add up, until today. under a new eu directive retailers on or off—line can no longer charge customers for paying with a credit or debit card. t

we want, cyril ramaphosa, we wantjobs.f nelson mandela‘s legacy. but more than that, given the importance of south africa on this continent, he could emerge as one of the most important political figures in the history of post—colonial africa. that is the prize. the challenges are immense. consumers will no longer be charged extra simply because they‘re paying for something using a card. the band which came into force today has been criticised by some retailers who say they will have to raise overall prices in response. adina campbell reports they are the small fees added at the very end of the buying process. in percentage terms it may not be that much, but these card surcharges add up. not any more. under new eu rules, retailers on or offline can no longer charge customers for paying with a credit or debit card. the treasury says these surcharges cost consumers £166 million every year. but some companies, such as concert venues, can still charge a booking or service fee. no longer will they be penalised just for paying b

cyril ramaphosa. paying by credit or debit card under new laws from today. it is hoped the ban will benefit shoppers and holidaymakers who buy goods online or in small stores, but some retailers have already said they will raise overall prices in response to the change. joe lynam reports. we've all seen them. the extra little fees added at the very end of the buying process. in percentage terms it may not sound like a lot, but card surcharges add up, until today. under a new eu directive retailers on or off—line can no longer charge customers for paying with a credit or debit card. the treasury says this surcharges cost uk consumers £166 million annually, but some companies, such as concert venues, can still charge a booking or service fee. this is a significant win for consumers. no longer will they be penalised just for paying by credit or debit card. not all companies will increase prices. we have to wait and see how they react to the law that is being introduced and see whether or not prices go up

cyril ramaphosa delivered a balanced speech.tion, he was unequivocal. these challenges have been exacerbated by states capture through which williams has been illegally diverted to individuals, corruption in state—owned enterprises and other public institutions, have undermined our government's programmes, to address poverty and unemployment. as they have weakened those institutions. he also welcomed the investigation to be led by a judge into corruption, i'd presidentjacob be led by a judge into corruption, i'd president jacob zuma's be led by a judge into corruption, i'd presidentjacob zuma's close friends and family, known as state ca ptu re. friends and family, known as state capture. the anc, therefore, welcomes the announcement by presidentjacob welcomes the announcement by president jacob zuma, on welcomes the announcement by presidentjacob zuma, on the establishment of the commission of the enquiry, in line with a public reports on the state capture. he knew that he had to walk a tightrope. in his newly elected committee

mr ramaphosa said the party's new leadership will be dedicated to equality and democracy for south africaent to the values and the principles to which so many of our legends dedicated their lives. 0ur organisation belongs to you, the people of south africa. the anc is the parliament of the people of south africa and it's our duty as members of the anc to safeguard and nurture this heritage that we were given by our forebears. the core ideal, that is the reason for the existence of the anc, is the creation of a united, nonracial, nonsexist democratic and prosperous and equitable society in our country. as its newly—elected leadership we commend ourselves to you, that we shall remain faithful and diligent custodians of this glorious vision and heritage of our people. dentists have accused the government of not doing enough to tackle tooth decay in england. new figures indicate there were nearly 43,000 operations to remove children's teeth last year — a 17% increase on four years ago. the british dental association says england now provides a second—class service compared to scotland and wal

corruption and restore nelson mandela's mission during the party's one hundred sixth anniversary cyril ramaphosa outline his vision for the anti-apartheid movement that became the country's first democratic government is widely seen as a possible successor to president jacob zuma is expected to step down when his term ends next year. we shall play djibouti. to their contribution now listen mandela may over the years of peace ninety five years to the struggle for freedom and the cause of humanity we shall make it up her that we draw lessons and inspiration from these lives as we confront the challenge of the present moment. we show you this this is thirty. two year now to rebuild and his movement. page has more on the party's anniversary in south africa's east london. nelson mandela would have turned one hundred years old the scare and some of the governing african national congress has dedicated two thousand and eight to the late president and for that reason and sees it. so from a person says it needs to be over to and to the ideals all within the safe harbor and a rebuilding of the past and if

is addressing crowds that of the one hundred and sixth anniversary of the political group civil ramaphosa is outlining his vision for until apartheid new for that became the country's ruling party he's widely seen as a possible successor for president jacob zuma chu to be decided in twenty nineteen less listening to what he has to say extra ordinary activism in service to the people of sell them for the car this year we celebrate the hundreds and the business of the birth of one of the greatest sons of all country and great as the does this country this continent and the womb has ever seen its. own where now isn't more lethal and monday. we shall set up an aids. he said to not he not only has the people of south africa but also as the continent and as the protocol of a community now listen monday lost lives will be remembered and are always up to celebrate heads in audience up off at the headquarters of. our african union in various countries and in the us continents in the world in europe south and north america are in the ageod are certainly are we shall pay tribute to their contributio

we did have yeah a lot of attention today on what cyril ramaphosa the leader of the a.n.c. party in south africa had to say why well that's because and cyril ramaphosa is likely to succeed jacob zuma as president of south africa and judging by his statements today you would think that zuma has time at the helm of south africa well those days on number it today cyril ramaphosa said that he was in favor of cleaning up corruption corruption allegations have dogged zuma since he's been president of south africa since two thousand and nine and run opposer also said that he was in favor of business friendly policies cutting red tape and he also indicated that he was potentially against as you miss plans to build nuclear power plants in south africa su printing the energy agenda africa one step forward now we also heard from the new president of his involved way and listen man god why he spoke with the international monetary fund and the chief cutscene spoke off of that meeting saying she was encouraged by that meeting with imus in god or indicating whatever the i.m.f. may have th

it's central bank independence now fully established in the ru ramaphosa era? has not been compromised. that is done, even though there are efforts now to nationalize the central bank, that is kind of at the french. it does not impact monetary policy. guy: one of the things people talk about is the idea that it does have the mechanics of government that is still relatively solid and the mechanics are very important. thank you for joining us indeed. socgen.at pandora has lost its sparkle this morning over a revenue warning. the stock down 15%. that's next. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: welcome back to the open. one hour into the session. let's get to nejra cehic for some of the top stocks stories. nejra: i know you're desperate to hear about pandora. let's start with one of the biggest gainers. hexagon. the ceo has been acquitted of insider trading charges. it rose by as much as 7.4%. still higher by 4.2%. looking at pandora, so last year without a great year for the stock. it lost more than a quarter of its market value. it's hedge funds were shorting it. their re

ramaphosa: i don't think so. because we have been through a shock on the economy on the oil part.0 per barrel. we have had a very slimming of the total supply sector, but also the oil companies in norway. we do see that we get some more of the marginal projects done, basically because of cost cuts. not because of opec. they are building long-term oil prices. and i don't think we will get the same type of complacency as we have had for some years because so much of our agenda is directed towards trying to get the benefits of what the norwegian economy has been better than last years. like for example, tourism. this year, we have nice places in norway if you want to go skiing. francine: how worried are you about the rating agencies cutting your debt again? mr. ramaphosa: i am much more confident that we now have a better story to put before the rating agencies. and many of us will be actively involved in having a dialogue with them. some of the things we are worried about, we are putting right now. we are correcting issues of political instability. we have become more stable now, we

bosses cyril ramaphosa has vowed to fight corruption and restore his policies reputation as it was elected in december to replace president jacob zuma as head of the sea made public fury over groff scoundrels and moving zuma. rescuers have recovered the bodies of two more crew members from an iranian oil tanker burning off china's east coast since last week the blaze broke out after the tanker collided with a cargo ship twenty nine crew members from the time on accounted for. firefighters in australia have been working to contain a bushfire as is the country experiences some of its highest temperatures in decades aircraft were deployed near the east coast city of new cars sold as the flames flattened the airport have been no reports so far of any human casualties. and french president to manually michael has called for the french begets to be recognised as one of the walls of cultural treasures michael proposed adding the golden crusted loaves to the nest a list of world heritage traditions saying french baguettes are and indeed around the world. now the bundesliga is back off its winter b

party cyril ramaphosa has vowed to fight corruption and restore his party's reputation from a pose it was elected in december to replace president jacob zuma as head of the a.n.c. made public fury at the graph scandals involving zuma. rescuers have recovered the bodies of two more crew members from an iranian oil tank a burning of china's east coast since last week the blaze broke out after the tanker collided with a cargo ship twenty nine crew members from the time all still unaccounted for. firefighters in australia have been working to contain bushfire as is the country experiencing some of its highest temperatures in decades across to a deployed east coast city of new corsa as the flames threatens the end polls have been no reports of so far of any human casualties. french president someone un michael has called for the french beget to be recognized as one of the world's cultural treasures michael and propose adding the golden cross to the loaves to the unesco list of world heritage traditions say french begets envied around the world. now the bonus league is back off its winter b

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congress has promised to rid the country of corruption and restore nelson mandela's mission cyril ramaphosa the man most likely to succeed president jacob zuma outlined this vision during the party's one hundred six anniversary turn your page has more from east london you. see they represent two different visions of the african national congress its past and its future one in space and hundreds of corruption charges and was booed by a crowd i think. is writing high after winning the amcs top job. at him. say used his first major public appearance as the n c s new president to inspire while making them a valid references to his predecessor the movement has become deeply divided. factionalism. through corruption and competition for sources. if the boos made president jacob zuma uncomfortable he didn't show it they were not listening to the people what they believe is for the audience a political question and to save their president a trial itself also ahead of us. in the new president's vision is to rebuild and renew the party of nelson mandela to use new policies including changing the const

congress has promised to rid the country of corruption and restore nelson mandela's mission cyril ramaphosa the man most likely to succeed president jacob zuma outlined this vision during the palace's one hundred sixth anniversary tanya page has more from east london. you need to see. the they were present two different versions of the african national congress its past and future one a space of hundreds of corruption charges and was booed by the crowd i think. is riding high after winning the amcs top job loud cheers greeted him several of them oppose a used his first major public appearance as the n.c.s. new president to inspire while making the me about references to his predecessor the movement has become deeply divided. factionalism. through corruption and competition for resources. if the boos made president jacob zuma uncomfortable he didn't show it they were not listening to the people wasn't really. all that but it's a little of the cutting edge of some of their president it's well it's was a lot of fuss of years. in the new president's vision is to rebuild and renew the party of n

live mom was a teacher watching all of us there on the from east london in south africa is cyril ramaphosa the new president of the a.n.c. and potential president of south africa in upcoming elections in twenty nineteen marking the one hundred sixth anniversary of the ruling a.n.c. and also marking the one hundredth anniversary of the firth of nelson mandela exposing what mandela is vision was for the country we'll have more on this and the al-jazeera news hour and half an hour to stay with us here. and the difference. and the similarities and cultures of the. al-jazeera. hello i'm sam is a than this is counting the cost and i'll just sirrah your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week oil hits its highest level since two thousand and fourteen we look at what's behind the rise of black gold. also this week anger over all sterritt see we examine the economic reasons for the protests in tunisia and it's all about china for a man who micron has been pushing for greater access for french companies. oil has hit seventeen dollars a barrel for the first time since two thousan

mr ramaphosa, leader of the anc, talking this morning.fastest crew to cross the and atlantic in a rowing boat. they have spent 29 years at sea and beaten the previous record by six days. dan johnson has beaten the previous record by six days. danjohnson has more. and here they go! shouting the end of an epicjourney rowed in record time, four men who had not even been in a rowing boat 18 months ago not only challenge winners but the first to cross the atlantic less than 30 days. it feels overwhelming. the challenge as we said before is just relentless, never ending pain, just rowing, the whole thing, coming first is something that is beyond our wildest dreams. they left the canary islands 3,000 miles away and faced 40—foot waves, scorching sun and howling winds, not quite the apocalypse but a test of endurance for the four 0arsmen. surviving on rations, producing their own water, taking it in turns to eat, to sleep, and to row. it is amazing to complete the row. we set out as a charitable initiative, for two charities, mind, and spinal res

national congress has vowed to crack down on corruption and to restore nelson mandela's mission several ramaphosa outlined his vision for the party at its one hundred six anniversary he is widely seen as a successor to president jacob zuma who is expected to step down when his term ends next year we shall pay tribute to the contribution those in mandela. over the cause of his ninety five years to the struggle for freedom of the cause of humanity we shall take it up early not read through our lessons and inspiration for all these lies as we confront the charley of the present moment we shall use this story call cation to unite to rebuild. his movement. how why is emergency management agency has mistakenly sent out a warning for an imminent missile strike this is the moment the warning was broken on local t.v. the u.s. pacific command has detected a missile threat to hawaii a missile named packed on land or sea within minutes this is not a drill people across the island also received a warning text message instructing them to seek shelter against the supposed that impending strike the agency later

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corruption and restore nelson mandela's mission during the party's one hundred sixth anniversary several ramaphosa outlined his vision for the anti-apartheid movement that became the country's first democratic government is widely seen as a successor to president jacob zuma is expected to step down when his term ends next year we shall pay tribute to the contribution those in mandela bay over the course of his ninety five years to this struggle full free gold of the cause of humanity. we shall take it up early not read through our lessons and inspiration robi's lies as we confront the charlie of the present moment. yes this is so typical cajun to unite to rebuild and during you'll his movement or than thirty people have been killed in east and on the edge of the syrian capital over the last three days as government forces and the russian allies intensify attacks president bashar assad's troops are also battling opposition fighters in the northern province of idlib as they attempt to take over a major advice one hundred twenty thousand people have fled from rebel held a live in the past three weeks

africa's ruling african national congress has vowed to restore the credibility of the party cyril ramaphosa was addressing the one hundred sixty three celebrations he's widely seen as a possible successor to president jacob zuma he's expected to step down when his term ends next year israeli security forces have used tear gas to break up a protest against the detention of a palestinian teenager supporters of sixteen year old had to maybe have been demanding her release she's been in jail since last month when a video of her slapping israeli occupation soldiers went viral african nations are demanding an apology and retraction from the u.s. president over his reported use of vulgar language in a meeting on immigration donald trump is said to have used a slur to describe their countries as well as haiti and el salvador he denies the allegations. headlines the news continues after super thirty. news has never been. a constant barrage with every day but the message is a simplistic. rational. crazy month and misinformation is rife dismissal. and evidence is part of genocide the listening post pr

ramaphosa was elected party leader last month.co is bracing for a wave of home foreclosures. hundreds of thousands were granted a three-month stay on their mortgage payments following hurricane maria. the majority of those agreements have expired this month. many residents cannot pay with ao. -- what they owe. more than 30% of the island still does not have power. the mobile first media platform founded by jeffrey katzenberg will provide customized short form entertainment. leaving as the head of -- ceo of hewlett-packard on february 1. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. david: president trump has called nafta "the worst trade deal ever signed by the united states." many people in kansas have benefited, which is let their senator, republican jerry moran concernedution, "i'm withdrawing from the agreement will harm our farmers and ranchers and cost us jobs." we welcome him now, coming to us from capitol hill. it is good to h

i'm so hopeful, about ramaphosa being the head of the rnc and people from botswana. they're really trying to lead their people over there. what do you their reaction heads up about what you're going to face over there. what has been their emotional reaction to being referred to in this way by the president of the united states? >> well, they are absolutely furious. there were statements that were released from the african union. i went to an african celebration here in los angeles with ethiopians. and when i apologized on behalf of congress and the united states, they stood up and cheered and applause. i know that they are very off d offended by this. and i know that you're well aware that african immigrants are some of the highest educated immigrants. so when he is talking about merit, i don't know what established merit more than education. so just the flat-out lying of my colleagues, i'm very disappointed. in. >> i tell you, i spend some time with some nigerian parliamentarians. what a sophisticated group. they really are, by anybody's world standards. anyway, i w

south africa's ruling african national congress is valid to restore nelson mandela's mission cyril ramaphosa has been addressing the party's one hundred sixth anniversary celebrations african nations are demanding an apology and retraction from the u.s. president over his reported use of vulgar language in a meeting on immigration donald trump is said to have used a slur to describe their countries as well as haiti and el salvador he denies the allegations supporters of a palestinian teenager detained by israel are gathering in the occupied west bank to demand her release sixteen year old i had to mimi has been behind bars since last month when a video of her slapping israeli soldiers went viral and mothers also in detention. two more bodies have been discovered on the iranian oil tanker that's been burning in the east china sea since last week twenty nine crew members are still unaccounted for those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the girls of the taliban stay with us. government already on our best. bet in my eye and there. are plenty to meet in my notes on t

tanya paige standing by at that meeting and so tell us a little bit about the vision which cyril ramaphosa has been outlining what does it look like. well there are remote pozo basically wants to take the african national congress back to its roots he spent a lot of his speech which i'm still going but speaking about late president nelson mandela and talking about the need for renewal within the a.n.c. to take it back to the ideals that now stand mandela to remember why and was formed and who it was formed for for the people he talked about the legacy of colonialism and of hard hate handed how that still south with the majority of poor people being black and the rich and the majority of privileged being white we need to refocus do some restructuring and renew our energy. forming creating a more equal society. those messages might be well received but many people as you know time is still struggling with economic challenges and hardships as they had and i think in terms of a new plan to deal with issues like that. well the amc came out with some new policies had it elected conference just l

corruption and restore nelson mandela's mission at the party's one hundred sixth anniversary cyril ramaphosahas been outlining his vision for the end the apartheid movement that became the country's first democratic government is widely seen as a possible successor to president jacob zuma is expected to step down when his term ends next year. south africa's. nelson mandela one hundred years on the scare and some of the african national congress. to two thousand and two president. sees a. person that needs to be open to the ideals all within the city. and a rebuilding. of the city. free and. safe and secure and a. new policy to the. education of the middle class students being a picture of the possible changes the constitution. saved. without getting compensation that means an enormous surge in the number of students graduating with to raise from the university and. create the number. it was a. whole song. but it was some of it was also. from the crown the current country's president and. threats to his rival in his speech saying that his arrival as an a.n.c. . they wouldn't be. and to refuse

the new leader of south africa's governing african national congress party, cyril ramaphosa, has toldy has been badly affected by corruption. he said the state had been captured, as he put it, by people purporting to be close to president jacob zuma. he said allegations against the president and others were being handled by a judicial inquiry. hindu hardliners have ransacked shops, burnt vehicles and clashed with police in parts of northern india during protests against a bollywood film."padmaavat" is a period drama about a relationship between a hindu queen and a muslim ruler. hindu extremist groups say the film distorts history. before leaving for davos the president gave an impromptu press conference to white house reporters, in which he said he was willing and eager to be interviewed by robert mueller the special counsel under oath. lam i am looking forward to it. there has been no collusion whatsoever, there is no obstruction whatsoever andl there is no obstruction whatsoever and i am looking forward to it. the president is convinced the russia investigation is a political witch—

has invoked the memory and legacy of nelson mandela as he promised to restore credibility cyril ramaphosa who won a tight race to succeed president jacob zuma leader says his number one priority will be fighting corruption south africa's economy has slowed to a near standstill during somas two terms several scandals and allegations of influence peddling and mismanagement are blamed for scaring investors away we shall pay tribute. to the contribution now isn't mandela may over the cause of his ninety five years to the struggle for freedom and the cause of humanity we shall make it up early us that we draw lessons and inspiration from his life as we confront the challenge of the present moment we shall use this historical cation to unite to rebuild and to renew his movement. has the latest on the. east london in south africa. nelson mandela what have turned one hundred years on the stare and some of the governing african national congress has dedicated two thousand and eight to the late president and for that reason in season. it's obama versus a as it needs to be over to and to the ideals

we want cyril ramaphosa, we wantjobs.a can root out corruption and rescue this country's economy, he will be seen as a worthy inheritor of nelson mandela's legacy. but more than that, given the importance of south africa on this continent, he could emerge as one of the most important politicalfigures in the history of post—colonial africa. that is the prize. sexual harassment, and abuse in response to the harvey weinstein scandal. with more, here's the bbc‘s peter bowes in los angeles. all the money in the world tells the story of the kidnapping of paul he was dropped pretty quickly from this film even though they had actually completed it. as you say, christopher plummer was brought into play his part. that also meant that michelle williams and mark wahlberg had to be brought back as well to re—film their scenes they'd previously done with spacey and now with christopher plummer. and actors in hollywood. mark wahlberg has now released a statement saying over the last few days, the re—shoot fee for all the money in the wo