roger mann are in sydney thank you. in south africa delegates from the ruling african national congress are meeting to elect a new party leader with national polls in two thousand and nineteen the gathering is being closely watched for signs of the direction the party will take but with deep divisions over who should take over incumbent leader and south african president jacob zuma has acknowledged the party is fighting for its future. not. that it's not. our to the people south africa's president jacob zuma trying to conjure up some of his party's former spirit the african national congress led the fight against apartheid demanding justice and equality for all for some it almost sounds like mockery but president zuma faces dozens of allegations of corruption blackmail fraud and money laundering for years he's used his presidential immunity to keep him in power though the mood at this party gathering seemed upbeat divisions run deep and zuma himself acknowledged. as. the. observers say the party is in danger of splittin