and these perspectives sometimes are not necessarily for zuma and against ramaphosa, or for ramaphosainst zuma. so i'm trying to say -- sami: what are some of the other major forces here at play? kwandiwe: i'm trying to say, let's avoid reductive approaches, when you look at this, because not everybody in the anc is just pro zuma, anti-ramaphosa. that is simplistic. sami: ok. perhaps we will bring william in to broaden it out then. no doubt, this is about more than simply what happens to jacob zuma or his forces. -- or his supporters. there is an element here of perhaps rebellion against the current social and economic order, right, william? william: absolutely. it's a combination of things. we know the rebellion by the broad zuma supporters, they found almost fertile ground. we've been under lockdown in south africa, in one of the world's strictest lockdowns. you know, so there's the idea of a cabin fever, once you've been in these kinds of lockdowns. not only south africa, but also elsewhere, people are restless, they are anxious. and there's almost no getting out of it. -- it is al

well, for one, of cyril ramaphosa? well, for one. what _ of cyril ramaphosa?ers _ of cyril ramaphosa? well, for one, what he refers to - of cyril ramaphosa? well, for one, what he refers to is - of cyril ramaphosa? well, for one, what he refers to is to i one, what he refers to is to have a good discussion around almost everything. what ramaphosa has not done as a president is provide a credible story. he has been very good in dealing with public relations, but when you have a party that is focused on itself, cyril ramaphosa got into power and what people have seen... when you do that, the very people you do that, the very people you said to vote for us will deliver, they do not see you delivering. they see more interesting battles, and they feel helpless and hopeless. and that hopelessness and helplessness expresses itself in front of poor exists. what we have not done his focus more on the battles —— front of protest. we thought paying attention to the sense of alienation every week... what you have this week is simply the almost nationwide, although it tend

cyril ramaphosa _ what we have seen. cyril ramaphosa says - what we have seen.yril ramaphosa says the insurrection has failed because south africans stood up in defence of hard—won democracy. gail maclellan, bbc news. let s get some of the day s other news. a federaljudge has ruled that a programme which protects migrants from deportation — if they came to the united states as children — was illegal. judge andrew hanen said the government should not enrol new applicants in the programme, but that people already covered by it won't be affected until further court rulings. more than 600,000 people — known as dreamers — are currently enrolled. the us state department has condemned raids on at least 25 media and rights organisations in belarus over the past four days, including the us—funded "radio liberty". rights groups say the country's leader, alexander lukashenko, is working to eliminate the independent media. hundreds of cuban americans in several cities in florida marched on friday for the fifth day in a row, in support of the thousands of demonstrators in cu

mr ramaphosa said the effects of the violence would last for months to come.

cyril ramaphosa also acknowledged that the authorities had been unprepared and slow to deal with theer heavy guard, the president visited a shopping centre in kwamashu, where clean—up operations are ongoing. mr ramaphosa has ruled out declaring a state of emergency, he says calm has returned or is returning to most of the affected areas. the events of the past week, he says, a deliberate attack on the country's democracy. these actions are intended to cripple the economy of our country, to cause social instability, and severely weaken or even dislodge the democratic state. the violence sparked by the incarceration of former president zuma spread from kwazulu—natal to gauteng, killing 212 people and causing millions of dollars in damage. the president says the instigators had been identified and are under surveillance, but they haven't been named. he also announced the introduction of social relief measures, which some fear may prove to be inadequate. the domestic environment complexity is the issue here, the poverty levels, unemployment and inequality. the youth unemployment stands c

and for ramaphosa it is now to prove that he is a figure of hope and he will maintain the rule of lawnc. but, of course, as james explains, is it more, is it actually a coup? is it a hidden coup? how can he gain control back? it is a very big country. there is a lot of crime, a lot of layers of history and as you say, it has been exacerbated by the pandemic which is not in many places in the world, is bad as it in south africa. michael, some cynics, at very least sceptics, will say revolutions consume themselves. yes, they usually do. maybe not in america. not yet! 250 years late to the buffet table. look, what was interesting about the situation in cuba and in south africa is the simultaneity of something. covid, obviously, has sparked... yes. to see photos of cuba's hospitals, cuba's great revolutionary success was training a generation of doctors who go all over the world, poor countries and in their own country they have excellent health care and to see the condition of the hospitals and covid patients on awful, filthy trolleys in havana hospitals, you begin to understand why this

and here's the concerns of south africa's president cyril ramaphosa.et shelves and health workers cannot go to work. we will soon be facing a huge risk of food insecurity and medication insecurity in a few weeks. 0urvaccination medication insecurity in a few weeks. 0ur vaccination programme has been severely disrupted just as it is gaining momentum. let's take a look at the results of some of the looting. look at the results of some of the lootin: . look at the results of some of the lootina. . , ., , , look at the results of some of the lootina. . , .,, , �* looting. huge cues to buy food. been other disruptions _ looting. huge cues to buy food. been other disruptions this _ looting. huge cues to buy food. been other disruptions this reports - looting. huge cues to buy food. been other disruptions this reports an - other disruptions this reports an ambulance have come under attack stopping them from reaching the injured. many believe the trigger for this is much more than the jailing ofjacob zuma and they're pointing to the economic situation. it's di

president ramaphosa described the violence as an attack on democracy that had failed.f the past week were nothing less than a deliberate, a coordinated and a well—planned attack on our democracy. the constitutional order of our country is under threat. the current instability and ongoing incitement to violence constitutes a direct contravention of the constitution of our country and the rule of law. these actions are intended to cripple the economy of our country, to cause social instability and severely weaken or even dislodge the democratic state. that was the south african president cyril ramaphosa. thank you for watching. this is bbc news. our top story: emergency services in western germany, belgium and the netherlands search for hundreds of people still missing, and try to rescue those stranded by the floodwaters. so, why is this happening now? it's perhaps no surprise that some politicians in germany say the extreme weather is the result of global warming — they're calling for work on climate protection measures to be accelerated — but how is a hotter climate ca

president ramaphosa descrived the violence as an attack on democracy that had failed.eek were nothing less than a deliberate and coordinated and well planned attack on our democracy. the constitutional order of our country remains. the current instability and ongoing incitement to violence constitutes a direct contravention of the constitution of our country and the rule of law. these actions are intended to cripple the economy of our country, to cause social instability and severely weaken or even dislodge the democratic state. sam is a journalist, political analyst — and formerly served as a spindoctor for pravin gordhan — a south african cabinet minister under both jacob zuma and cyril ramaphosa. what did you make of his speech? thank you for having me. it was an interesting briefing and you wonder why the president felt the need to make the address. he spoke last sunday evening and based on what the government has done, the public did not know about any reforms. he confirmed that alvarez villages had been sent out to support the parties and that is not new. we alre

president ramaphosa said what he thought lay behind it.were nothing less than a deliberate, a coordinated and a well—planned attack on our democracy. the constitutional order of our country is under threat. the current instability and ongoing incitement to violence constitutes a direct contravention of the constitution of our country and the rule of law. these actions are intended to cripple the economy of our country, to cause social instability and severely weaken or even dislodge the democratic state. let s get some of the day s other news. a federaljudge has ruled that a programme which protects migrants from deportation — if they came to the united states as children — was illegal. judge andrew hanen said the government should not enrol new applicants in the programme, but that people already covered by it won't be affected until further court rulings. more than 600,000 people — known as dreamers — are currently enrolled. the us state department has condemned raids on at least 25 media and rights organisations in belarus over the past

cyril ramaphosa also acknowledged that the authorities had been unprepared and slow to deal with thel maclellan reports. under heavy guard, the president visited a shopping centre in kwamashu, where clean—up operations are ongoing. mr ramaphosa has ruled out declaring a state of emergency, he says calm has returned or is returning to most of the affected areas. the events of the past week, he says, a deliberate attack on the country's democracy. these actions are intended to cripple the economy of our country, to cause social instability, and severely weaken or even dislodge the democratic state. the violence sparked by the incarceration of former president zuma spread from kwazulu—natal to gauteng, killing 212 people and causing millions of dollars in damage. the president says the instigators had been identified and are under surveillance, but they haven't been named. he also announced the introduction of social relief measures, which some fear may prove to be inadequate. the domestic environment complexity is the issue here, the poverty levels, unemployment and inequality. the you

of violence and looting which saw more than 200 people killed and thousands arrested, president ramaphosa been a well—planned attempt to provoke insurrection and bring down the democratic state. whatever the truth of that, it's clear the social and economic fabric of the country has been badly weakened. my guest is transport minister fikile mbalula. is the ruling anc being confronted with its own failure? fikile mbalula in cape town, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me, and to all your listeners. it's a pleasure to have you on the show. tell me, minister, how would you characterise the shocking, the terrible violence that swept across parts of your country last week? it was a hyped—up... ..accumulation of anarchy at the highest level, as you know that anarchy is the higher state of disorder, and then it exhibited opportunistic elements like criminality, as a result of the unemployed, you know, jumping into the bandwagon of looting. because of their vulnerability, which in the main majority are just innocent stand—byers who justjoined the hype, but the orchestrators of this, from

he pressure really now coming on mr ramaphosa— pressure really now coming on mr ramahosa. . , ., ., ramaphosa, this is a direct attack on the state, but we haven't seen any arrests and so we just wait to see how they will back up just wait to see how they will back up this is a hijacking of democracy and politically motivated. something of a erfect and politically motivated. something of a perfect storm, _ and politically motivated. something of a perfect storm, isn't _ and politically motivated. something of a perfect storm, isn't it? - and politically motivated. something of a perfect storm, isn't it? i- of a perfect storm, isn't it? i mean, south africa is one of the strongest economies on the continent. so we have got this action taking place and then on top of that the pandemic. find action taking place and then on top of that the pandemic.— of that the pandemic. and that is one of the _ of that the pandemic. and that is one of the reasons _ of that the pandemic. and that is one of the reasons why _ of that the pandemic. and that is one of the reasons why the - one of the reasons why the

south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, says the outbreak of violent protests in the country, which lives, was deliberately planned. the unrest began when the former president, jacob zuma, was jailed for contempt of court during a corruption investigation. there's also widespread anger across south africa over high unemployment and inequality, 27 years after the end of apartheid. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says he'll "sweat blood over months and years to earn respect" from voters. speaking to the bbc after taking questions from former labour voters in blackpool, he admitted "there is a trust issue" with his party. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, was there. labour's credibility took an awful blow. i got disillusioned cos i think they went too far left. it was a long time. ago i voted labour. labour's washed away in so many parts of the country the party used to call home, on the beach or in the ballroom. i'm not saying i'm not ready to vote labour again, but i would have some questions. and here is the man whosejob depends on getting them back onside. i'm keir. can

south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, addressed the nation. would not be tolerated. i have today authorised the deployment of the defence force personnel in support of the operations of the south african police service. the nationaljoint operation and intelligence structure known as natjoints has intensified deployments in all the affected areas in kwazulu—natal and in gauteng. beyond the looting of businesses, which has a negative impact on the economy, the violent protests have now caused a delay in the vaccination roll—out for covid—i9. centres are closed, citing security concerns. it remains unclear when they'll open, as protesters vow to continue their protest action untiljacob zuma is released from prison. nomsa maseko, bbc news, pietermaritzburg. i'm joined from new york by benjamin fogel, journalist and writer, contributing editor to jacobin magazine and the website africa's a country, which provides analysis on african politics, economics and culture. thanks very much forjoining us. we have such a list here, the looting and violence i

as south africans marked mandela day, mr ramaphosa urged people to honour the legacy of the country'sormer president jacob zuma — his corruption trial is set to resume in the next few hours. kurt westergaard, the danish cartoonist whose caricature of the prophet muhammad outraged many muslims worldwide, has died at the age of 86. he became known around the world for his controversial depiction of the prophet reprinted in the charlie hebdo newspaper. he was the target of an assassination attempt, and had to live the rest of his life under police protection at a secret address. thai police have used force to break up large protests calling for the resignation of the prime minister. the demonstration fell on the first anniversary of pro—democracy rallies and the concerns of protesters have now widened to include the government's handling of the pandemic, amid a dramatic rise in cases. courtney bembridge reports. anger on the streets of bangkok was met with water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas. the protesters were flouting a nationwide ban on public gatherings. thailand has also ext

ramaphosa was a figure of hope and if you remember the desmond tutu term of rainbow nation, bringingally talking about, and james talked about that before, social and equality. one is poverty and the other is inequality. it drives into the anger and that has been shown. i have been reading what colleagues are writing from durban. it is shocking the kind of dimension of looting, the violence there. and the fear. and for the government it is now to prove that he has a figure of hope and will maintain the rule of law and he will not give in to the protests and the pressure from a wing from the anc. but as james explains, is it more, is it a hidden coup? how can he get control back? it is a big country. there are a lot of layers of crime and history and as you say, it has been exacerbated by the pandemic which is not in many places of the world, is bad as it in south africa. michael, some cynics, the very least the sceptics, will say revelations concern themselves. yes, they usually do. maybe not in america. not yet! 250 yea rs 250 years leads to the bath a table — what was interesting a

the tweets have criticised president ramaphosa's administration for her father's imprisonment.ccused the government of propping up the interest of minority, white and elite, and there is also the fanning of anger and, to some extent, encouraging unrest with some of the comments she has made. there is also opposition politicianjulius malema, one question now is whether political grievances can be put aside while south africa is on fire. the man tasked with putting out the flames — it's president cyril ramaphosa, who insists that no political cause can justify this violence, as he must now regain control of his pandemic— and poverty—hit country. mark lobel, bbc news. president biden has warned that american democracy is facing its most significant threat since the civil war — as republican—controlled states tighten rules on voting. it follows donald trump's claims of fraud in the 2020 election. david willis reports. he said it was an assault on liberty. in america is philadelphia, the president warned of a threat to the ideals on which this nation was founded. hear emmy clearly,

the zuma faction of the anc has been the most potent internal force opposing president ramaphosa.four months of his 15—month term for contempt of court, but that will not be an end to the controversy — former president zuma's actual corruption trial is yet to get under way. gail maclellan, bbc news. two of international football's biggest rivals, brazil and argentina, have been playing in rio for the copa america. argentina won the game, one goal to nil. it was the first major international trophy for one of the world's best players, lionel messi. from rio dejaneiro, here's the bbc�*s tim vickery. it is the world's oldest continental cup competition. it has been played since 1916. this was the 47th version. one of the most controversial, being played in the middle of the pandemic. but it is the moment where lionel messi has finally won a senior title with argentina. how many barroom discussions about the greatest of all time will have to be altered as a result of what hasjust happened here in rio. argentina winning1—0. ironically, they scored 12 goals in the competition. the first

so, in other words, - at best it was an attempt to destabilise cyril- ramaphosa's government and maybe talking about attempted coups. - it spiralled out of control - and an order of violence that has led to extraordinary economic hit on south africa's economy. - businesses that will be i incredibly hard to restore. huge uncertainty, queues for basic foodstuffs, - vaccination centres have been ripped apart, ambulances- have been targeted. so, in other words, - the economy and the battle against covid had been damaged by what's happened there. - in terms of the situation in south africa, stephanie, we think of it as, you know, the great success story in lots of ways of african politics. here was a minority, white, racist regime that defined people purely by the colour of their skin, whether they were black, coloured, white, and everything about their lives determined at that point. still in existence up until, you know, the late 20th century. relatively peaceful transition. that confidence in a constitution that cyril ramaposa helped to write, because he was one of the mandela team back

south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, hasjoined in a clean—up operation following days of violencemonth jail sentence for contempt of court over a corruption trial. as south africans mark mandela day, mr ramaphosa urged people to honour the legacy of the country's former leader by helping to rebuild. with the british travel rules changing tomorrow for people returning from some major holiday destinations, there's been a scramble to rearrange plans to return home. travellers arriving from france, which is on the amber list, will need to quarantine for ten days regardless of their vaccination status. and the previously green list islands of mallorca, menorca and ibiza will now move on to the amber list — it means compulsory quarantine for adults who are not double—jabbed. our europe correspondent nick beake is on ibiza to assess the impact on holiday makers there. it was fun while it lasted. their stay on party island is ending sooner than expected, a final drink before heading back to the uk to beat the latest quarantine rule change. we have to pay for the extra flight, miss two day

south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has called for calm following violent protests linked to thed overnight gail maclellan reports. lorries burn on the major highway linking johannesburg with the coast. supporters of former presidentjacob zuma former president jacob zuma erupted former presidentjacob zuma erupted into protest as he began a 15 month jail sentence. police have been deployed to kwazulu—natal province to maintain control. 28 people have so far been arrested. the application _ have so far been arrested. the application is _ have so far been arrested. tue: application is dismissed have so far been arrested. tte: application is dismissed and costs to include those occasioned by the appointment of senior counsel. fin occasioned by the appointment of senior counsel.— of senior counsel. on friday the high _ of senior counsel. on friday the high court— of senior counsel. on friday the high court dismissed i of senior counsel. on friday - the high court dismissed zuma's application to have his arrest overturned in a sidebar to a case that has been seen as a test of postaparth

mr ramaphosa i rivals? it seems like it. it does. seem like it. mr ramaphosa has rivals?sa is relentless in fighting corruption and they have been fighting that in terms of trying to reclaim ground in the african national congress and in certain government departments. thank you. scientists are warning that the nhs could be pushed to breaking point this winter by the threat from three respiratory viruses, including covid. a report from the academy of medical sciences says action is needed now to prevent that and calls for extra staff and capacity in the health service. here s our health correspondent catherine burns. empty streets and deserted stations — lockdown was our first defence in the pandemic, as people stayed at home to stop covid spreading. at the same time, it prevented us catching other viruses, too. but as we�*re about to ease into something closer to life as normal, researchers are worried that we could see a resurgence in flu cases this winter. a reasonable worst case scenario would be about two times more cases than normal — enough to potentially see tens

cyril ramaphosa said the violence was a failed attack on democracy but that the effects would last foronths to come. in about ten minutes time we'll have this week's edition of newswatch, but first on bbc news it's click. silverstone is the home of british and i am here at the championship and this is a race with a difference. as one team is made up entirely of drivers who have some form of disability, but thanks to a bit of technology, they have a serious hope of taking home the cup. more of that in a few minutes, but where is spencer? i said silverstone. are you lost? i had an invitation i could not refuse from another race circuit at goodwood. we have the full circuit to myself today so i will be on this later putting some brand new assistive tech to the test. at racing speeds! just don't go breaking anything. i will try not to. here at silverstone things are busier and noisier and that is because everyone here is racing for real and we have been invited into a garage and paul's over there having nose about and hopefully he can tell us more. nosing about is what i do best and here a

south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has joined in a clean—up operation following days of violenceafricans mark mandela day, mr ramaphosa urged people to honour the legacy of the country's former leader by helping to rebuild. some of the world's top oil producers have agreed to pump more of the black stuff in a bid to reduce prices which have climbed to two and half year highs as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. the new agreement comes after a two—week spat between saudi arabia and the united arab emirates that threatened the group's ability to maintain a grip over global oil supplies. landslides caused by heavy rains in the indian city of mumbai have killed at least 22 people. the majority of the victims came when a compound wall collapsed on a number of homes in the chembur district. there were other fatalities in the suburb of vikhroli. emergency operations continue in both areas, as more people may be trapped in the rubble. many metropolitan train services are suspended because of waterlogged tracks. our reporter dipali jagtap sent us this report from

mr ramaphosa said the effects of the violence would last for months to come. hello and welcome to our look ahead what the papers will be bringing us on saturday morning. joining me are jason beattie and martin benson. welcome both of you. thank you as well forjoining us. let me bring you up to date. 0h, burger— that's the headline in the sun. it says the growing nhs pandemic is putting a summer heat wave barbecues at threat. as cases spike across the uk. there's a similar theme to the ft's uk. there's a similar theme to the ft�*s main story. the mail splashes front holiday chaos —— french holiday. the story also makes the front of the times. it says the decision was made to concerns of the spreading beta variants which was identified in south africa. different travel changes feature heavily in the telegraph. could result in food shortages. the express is looking more upbeat, focusing on the heatwave forecast across britain. soaring temperatures also make the tar�*s few days. —— the star. let's begin. let's start with france. jason, can you explain what has cha

president ramaphosa says he may order more troops onto the streets as the army and police struggle toed the islamic state now face a lifetime of imprisonment in syria's camps. for kids here have been their unimaginable horrors, but for some it's even worse.

mr ramaphosa said the effects of the violence would last for months to come. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. after the torrent of racial abuse that england's footballers suffered after that penalty shoot—out, you might wonder why they'd want to be on social media at all. do the benefits of direct access to the fans and being able to tell their own unedited story outweigh the really horrifying negatives? and what about the platforms themselves? why can't they quash the abuse more effectively? it is an example of much broader issues around the power and accountability of social media giants, and that is the subject a behind—the—scenes book written by two new york times journalists about facebook. so, let me introduce you to our guests. firstly to new york and to sheera frenkel. sheera, you've called your book the ugly truth, which means, i guess, you're not secretary of the mark zuckerberg fan club. i wonder what facebook makes of you. have they been in touch with you directly about what they think of the book? in the weeks leading up to the publication

south africans president cyril ramaphosa is calling this the worst violence in the country since the0's, before the end of apartheid. and he has this morning. >> what we are witnessing now are opportunistic acts of criminal with groups of people instigating chaos merely as a cover for looting and theft. there is no grievance, any political cause that can justify the violence and destruction that we have seen in parts of kwazulu-natal and gauteng. ros: all of this has followed the jailing of jacob zuma. he handed himself into authorities on wednesday, just before a court deadline expired. here he is being driven from his home in kwazulu-natal to prison. he was sentenced to 15 months or contempt of court after refusing to answer specific corruption allegations, allegations which he denies. >> this time last night, it was escalating, and tonight, people are still looting. people are looting warehouses where businesses are keeping furniture, refrigerators, all types of appliances. the looting which started this morning is still ongoing. it appears the police are struggling to keep the si

in a national address, president ramaphosa described the violence as an attack on democracy but failed clear now that the events of the past week were nothing less than a deliberate, coordinated, and a well-planned attack on our democracy. the constitutional order of our country is under threat. the current instability, ongoing incitement to violence constitutes a direct contravention of the constitution of our country and the rule of law. these actions are intended to cripple the economy of our country, to cause social instability, and severely weaken or even dislge the democratic state. using the pretext of a political grievance, those behind these acts have sought to provoke a popular insurrection amongst our people. they have sought to exploit the social and economic conditions under which many south africans live, conditions of poverty, of inequality and unemployment, that have worsened since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, and to provoke ordinary citizens and criminal networks to engage in opportunistic acts of wonton rioting and looting. >> let's get back to our top story

the eventsf la week, which president cyril ramaphosa calls an insurrection, jeopardized years of nationbuildinghted that even our so-called stable democracy can come under threat. >> socioeconomic factors were also to blame. some have been running for years that an implosion was looming. >> there is no society on the planet that can sustain this level of impoverishment and desperation without some kind of massive up people. >> three out of four youths are unemployed, leaving many disillusioned about their future. >> people are living in poverty. there is nothing. there is nothing. >> living here is a struggle every day. you have to make sure that you get out of here. >> the economic repercussions caused by the civil unrest are already being felt across the country. it could cost $3.4 billion in lost -- and jeopardize 150,000 jobs. >> we need to expedite the implementation of job creation, ensuring that we also, as we grow the economy, we grow the economy sustainably and equitably. >> if not for people like him, it could have been much worse. as a young community leader, he is proud to have save

south african president cyril ramaphosa announced that some coronavirus restrictions would be liftedow that case numbers have started to decline again. but the country's health care system is still under severe stress, as dw's christine mhundwa reports tonight from johannesburg. christine: the graves are still fresh. people laid to rest here have not been gone long. the third wave of covid-19 in south africa has been the grim reaper theountry was not ready for. all of the graves here -- and there are hundreds of them -- were dug in the la few wks in the months of je and july. most of thpeople buried here are victims of covid-19. the managers of this burial estate say they have been conducting up to 10 funerals a day. at this dialysis clinic in the western part of johannesburg, the beds in this ward are unusually empty. >> this is a busy center. we close around 7:00 or 8:00, but as of late we are closing at 2:00 because a lot of people have succumbed to the virus. unfortunately, because our patients were immunocompromised, we lost quite a lot of them. when you look around you realize,

in a televised address, cyril ramaphosa said south africans would not allow what he called "an assault on democracy". the uk has recorded more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day, for the first time since january. it comes days before the majority of covid restrictions in england are due to be lifted. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are jason beattie, who's assistant editor at the daily mirror, and martin bentham, the home affairs editor for the evening standard. let me bring you up to date what jason and martin have had a sneak preview of. 0h, burger! thats the sun's headline. it says the growing nhs app pingdemic is putting summer heatwave barbecues at threat. the i says the �*world is watching johnson's gamble�*, the planned ending of legal restrictions on monday, as cases spike across the uk. there's a similar theme in the ft�*s main story. it says global health experts say the lifting of restrictions in england is "a threat to the world". the mail�*s splash is �*french holiday chaos�*. it says thousands of

south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has called for calm following violent protests linked to theuma. 25 lorries were torched and shops looted overnight in kwa zulu natal province. gail maclellan reports. luvvies burn on the major highway linking johannesburg with the coast. supporters of former presidentjacob zuma former president jacob zuma erupted former presidentjacob zuma erupted into protest as he began a 15 month jail sentence. —— lorries. police have been deployed to kwa zulu natal to maintain control and 28 people have been arrested. the application _ have been arrested. the application includes... i have been arrested. the | application includes... on friday the _ application includes... on friday the high court dismissed jacob zuma's attempt to have his arrest overcome. jacob zuma's imprisonment has laid bare deep divisions in the anc and the former president has a large support base in his former province. it has been the most potent internal force opposing the current president. jacob zuma will probably be released from the escort correctional centre after serving fou

pro—zuma protest, it was a well orchestrated plan designed to embarrass the current president, cyril ramaphosa another term in office. but yesterday, amid fear and desperation, a moment of hope. people were screaming, "throw her, throw her, throw her!" and i was scared, i was really scared, but there were people down in the streets. i wasn't. .. they weren't always panicking. i was trusting anyone for my baby, to take my baby away from me, because the flames were spreading and there was a smoke outside. and today, firefighters lined the streets to start cleaning up. armed with broomsticks, residentsjoined in, chasing away anyone trying to loot whatever is left. not that much remains. is today the first time that you've come to see the trail of devastation that was left here since the rioting started? yeah, it's the first time we came down. we have our driver live next door, so he came two times to see what's going on. the first day, they only came through a small hole in the front and broke and stole a few watches, but later that night, they broke everything open and they looted all the shop.

they're demanding that his successor, president cyril ramaphosa, step down.f to a judge by today after he was given a 15 month sentence for contempt of court. he's been allowed a short reprieve while the constitutional court hears his application to have the judgment rescinded. jacob zuma has been speaking in the last few hours and claims he is not asking for sympathy, butjustice. the fact that i was lambasted with a punitive jail sentence without trial is something which should induce a sense of shock. the headlines on bbc news... all covid rules in england could go if lockdown restrictions are eased as planned later this month — including the use of face coverings. south africa's former president jacob zuma days he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start a 15 month jail sentence. at least 45 people have died after a military plane crashed in the southern philippines — up to 50 survivors have been taken to hospital. representatives of the owners of the ship that blocked the suez canal in march say they've struck an agreement with the egyptian autho

south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, addressed the nation.vity would not be tolerated. i have today authorised the deployment of the defence force personnel in support of the operations of the south african police service. the nationaljoint operation and intelligence structure known as natjoints has intensified deployments in all the affected areas in kwazulu—natal and in gauteng. beyond the looting of businesses, which has a negative impact on the economy, the violent protests have now caused a delay in the vaccination roll—out for covid—i9. centres are closed, citing security concerns. it remains unclear when they'll open, as protesters vow to continue their protest action untiljacob zuma is released from prison. nomsa maseko, bbc news, pietermaritzburg. let's get some of the day's other news. at least 35 people have been killed in a fire at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in the iraqi city of nassiriya. health officials say the fire at the al—hussain hospital has now been brought under control and a search operation is being carri

the man tasked with putting out the flames is president cyril ramaphosa who insists that no politicalol of his pandemic and poverty had country. mark lobel, bbc news. a plan to cut the foreign aid budget would cut $5.5 billion and want to spend on tackling corruption and poverty overseas. here is our diplomatic correspondence. britain has long given humanitarian aid to the world's poorest people, but the government is cutting that aid. what was promised to be temporary has become much more longer term. all the prime minister says — to save money. we are doing this in the midst of a terrible crisis when our public finances are under great strain, more than ever before in peacetime history, and every pound that we spend in aid has to be borrowed.— to be borrowed. millions less has already _ to be borrowed. millions less has already been _ to be borrowed. millions less has already been spent - to be borrowed. millions less has already been spent on i has already been spent on humanitarian crises in its area and yemen. part of a for billion pound cut to the aid budget this year, money tha

and then ramaphosa, which is the president of this country, should have done something to prevent thiselihoods have been affected. it's sad because they are increasing unemployment and some of us are not employed, yet depending on other people to help us reach food and everything else, so this is not ok. whatever they're doing is not ok. my sister's now, she is at home doing nothing, she was employed. so now i don't know what's gonna happen from now. i feel bad because we are using the shops, we are going to be hungry and we are not going, we're going to go far away for bread... more troops are expected to be deployed overnight to prevent the rioting from spreading to other areas. let's get some of the day's other news. the un world food programme says it needs to sharply increase the quantity of food aid it's started delivering to ethiopia's tigray region, where months of fighting has led to widespread hunger. a spokesperson said a hundred trucks a day would be needed to reverse what he described as catastrophic conditions. hundreds of thousands of people are facing famine. the french

south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, has called for calm following violent protests linked to theorries were torched and shops were looted overnight in kwa zulu natal province. major roads were blocked with burning barricades. the police said at least 26 people were arrested. the statue of confederate general robert e lee in charlottesville has been removed. the controversial momunement was the focal point of the white supremacist unite the right rally in 2017, which saw anti—racism protester heather heyer killed by a neo—nazi terrorist. police in bangladesh have arrested the owner of a food and drinks processing factory where more than 50 people died in a fire. the blaze broke out late on thursday. shahan shah azad, the owner of hashem foods, is one of eight people arrested so far. he's expected to face murder charges. most of those who died were trapped inside the building. children were among the dead — and this has led to an investigation into the use of child labour at the factory. akbar hossain is in the bangladesh capital dhaka with this update. fire safety is always ignore

cyril ramaphosa said the violence was a failed attack on democracy but that the effects would last foronths to come. now on bbc news: the week in parliament. hello again and welcome to the week in parliament. the week the beautiful game revealed its ugly side. labour accused ministers of failing to stand up for footballers fighting racism. we can all see what's happened here. the government has been trying to stoke a culture war and they've realised they're on the wrong side. the prime minister promises action. if you are guilty, mr speaker, of racist abuse online of footballers, then you will not be going to the match. no ifs, no buts, no exceptions, and no excuses. also in this programme, a former pm accuses the government of breaking a promise to the world's poor. this motion means that promise may be broken for years to come. with deep regret, i will vote against the motion today. . and have electronic scooters turned our pavements into...? a wild west of lawlessness where riders are terrorising pedestrians, especially those with disabilities and visual impairment. but first, withi

south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has called for calm following violent protests linked to ther presidentjacob zuma. 25 lorries were torched and shops were looted overnight in kwa zulu natal province. major roads were blocked with burning barricades. the police said at least 26 people were arrested. the statue of confederate general robert e lee in charlottesville has been removed. the controversial monument was the focal point of the white supremacist unite the right rally in 2017, which saw anti—racism protester heather heyer killed by a neo—nazi. it's just over a week before covid restrictions are lifted in england, but medical leaders are warning that people should remain cautious, as cases continue to rise. the academy of medical royal colleges says the nhs is "under unprecedented pressure" as staff are having to isolate and it tackles the backlog of patients. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa reports. covid infections in oxford have soared to their highest levels since the start of the pandemic, mostly among young adults. from monday, the city will follow places