under thabo mbeki there was mutual respect. underjacob under thabo mbeki there was mutual respect.uth africa got through three finance ministers in as many days, businessmen very vocally against jacob zuma. there is hope that in cyril ramaphosa there is somebody who can finally unite the hopes of business under the anc. but if you look at the speech, he has been very careful to continue to play to the rural poor audience. he is highlighting things like the social gra nts highlighting things like the social grants programme that he says benefits up to the third of south africans. he has been very careful to not overdo it on the big business front. very interesting. and as you say, the budget next week so that will be interesting to listen to. chris vandome, thank you for your thoughts. the speech in cape town is still going on so we will keep an eye and an ear across all of that. there will be more analysis of south africa's future and much more coverage of that story over the course of the evening on bbc news. this is bbc news at 5 — the headlines: president trump is to visit flori

it took thabo mbeki another nine months before he resigned.o centres of power within the party and the party tearing itself apart. we've spoken about the top six going to talk about zuma. waiters cyril ramaphosa on all of this, is he ready to wear on himself? he's holding back at the moment, to make it look as though this is the anc we're talking about, this is the future of the country, this is not about the future of cyril ramaphosa. we understand he will not be end the room, but these are the six most senior positions within the anc, so it could not be coming from a higher place within his governing party. presidential elections next year so still some way to go but the risk of damage to the anc. give us the broader picture in south africa of how the balance of power stands and how the balance of power stands and how voters might be feeling? 0ver how voters might be feeling? over the last 10—15 years, even more than that, there has been a decline in the support for the anc, but it has massive support across the country. there is always a da

but more significantly, mr zuma had been deputy president under president thabo mbeki but was sackednourable jacob zuma from his responsibilities as deputy president of the republic and member of the cabinet. charges that have refused to go away. was there any due diligence by the anc at the time? did anyone care? well, there's no doubt mr zuma has enjoyed strong support among some members of the public, particularly in his home province of kwazulu—natal. he has a populist appeal. from a poor start, he portrays himself as a man of the people. when the going was getting tough last year he made a populist gesture of suggesting white land might be expropriated without compensation. for him, the future may involve some legal problems. for south africa, the question is whether the anc has learned its lesson and will pick more carefully in future. for now, everyone thinks zuma's replacement, cyril ramaphosa, is a big improvement, but can he really turn the country round ? verashni pillay is head of digital at thejohannesburg radio station power fm, she's the former editor—in—chief of huffp

last this happened was in 2008 with thabo mbeki, he stepped down publicly.ad been on the ball for a while forjacob zuma after last year's elections. on the fate of the anc also really depends on what happens, in the short—term lease, over the next few hours there is a need to maintain some of party unity and the need for a new, fresh, innovative approach to ta ke a new, fresh, innovative approach to take the country forward. we have seen strain on the gdp and economic growth. there is disillusionment for young people unemployment and other economic challenges. i think cyril ramaphosa has the chance to take south africa through its next stage of growth. i thinkjacob zuma will see reason, in this situation, for the country's greatest good. cyril ramaphosa has held hours and hours of talks with him, as the leader of the anc. what you think he wants? is hanging on fora the anc. what you think he wants? is hanging on for a deal. good question. -- he is hanging on. the government is separate to a judiciary so they cannot cut a deal. jacob zuma has faced allegation

the african continent, and to respect his own wishes for him to step down, just as they did with thabo mbekicans are waiting to hear whether president zuma has agreed to step down. vanessa trump, the wife of the president's son, donald trumer, has been taken to a new york hospital after she opened mail containing an unidentified white powder. the substance was later determined to be non—hazardous. two other people, including mrs trump's mother, were also assessed by medics. the mail was addressed to her husband. the serious fraud office is to prosecute barclays bank over a loan of more than £2 billion it gave to the gulf state of qatar during the financial crisis. investigators claim the money was used to buy shares in the bank, which amounts to unlawful financial assistance. barclays' parent company was charged with the same offence last year and both firms will contest the allegations. from tomorrow british tourists will be able to resume package holidays to tunisia for the first time since a terror attack claimed the lives of 38 people at a beach resort in 2015. the first fully—booked fli

nelson mandela had preferred cyril ramaphosa to take over from him, but thabo mbeki had global experience has now travelled, he's just back from davos, he was a visiting professor at stanford, so he is now a man with an outlook to the world, he has travelled to china and so on, to brazil and other parts of europe, the uk. he has been there, negotiating deals for south africa economy. he is very keen on foreign direct investment, he has promised jobs, but most importantly he's said he's going to fight corruption, particularly coming after the resignation of jacob zuma. thank you very much forjoining us. that's our correspondent in johannesburg on very much forjoining us. that's our correspondent injohannesburg on the new presidency which started today. let's catch up with the weather. some glorious sunsets up and down the country, much like the picture behind me. some parts of scotland have seen very heavy snow showers we re have seen very heavy snow showers were significant accumulations adding up to already deep snow lying on the hills. this evening, more snow showers across the north un

the result was upheld by the international community, former south african president thabo mbeki ford the result is good. the european union, the united states, the entire world accepted the validity of that election result in october. zainab, the supreme court, in making a ruling, said there were illegalities and irregularities, that therefore made the elections of august anulled. they ordered that the commission should conduct elections in accordance with the law and constitution. that's the case, that's the case... so we asked the commission to sit down and address the illegalities and irregularities before a new election was held, so that we do not repeat what had happened on august 8. but clearly, if you had challenged the validity of that election in august and the supreme court had said let's rerun, if you were unhappy with the result, challenge it again in the court. what would you do in my situation? when the chairman of the electoral commission himself, eight days before the october elections, on live television says that he is unprepared, he is not ready. the commission ca

the african continent, and to respect its own wishes for him to step down, just as they did with thabo mbekiedecessor, in 2008. now, south africans are waiting to hear whether presidentjacob africans are waiting to hear whether president jacob zuma has africans are waiting to hear whether presidentjacob zuma has agreed to step down. that story is very much on the move, of course. we will bring you more as soon as we have it. in a dramatic change of tune, the north korean leader has described south korea as "very impressive" and declared he wants to build on the atmosphere of reconciliation with the south, surrounding the winter olympics. state media say kimjung—un was briefed by a delegation of senior officials, including his sister, who've just returned to pyongyang, from the south. let's get the very latest from our correspondent stephen mcdonell in seoul. if something really happening here? well, it is not everyday that you get the north korean leader praising the south. normally, he is talking about this country as being the puppet of us imperialist and the like, and yet it seems the rap

really does follow the line of its leadership and the nec is the top body so when this happened to thabo mbekiew years ago, i mean, he resigned in front of the nation. ifjacob he resigned in front of the nation. if jacob zuma decides that he does not want to do that, the anc have a couple of options. they can go for a vote of no confidence in parliament. the downside of that for the anc is that dissolves the whole cabinet, which isn't ideal for them. that dissolves the whole cabinet, which isn't idealfor them. the other option is to try and pursue impeachment proceedings. that has a much higher bark than a vote of no—confidence, but may be something they decide to pursue —— bark. how is this drama playing out on the streets of south africa, is it affecting ordinary day to day life oi’ affecting ordinary day to day life or is it something very much happening just within the anc? certainly people's lives do go on but there is a sense of anxiety and in conversations with people it comes up in conversations with people it comes up all the time. i was listening to a youth radio station on the way i

the african continent, and to respect its own wishes for him to step down, just as they did with thabo mbekiw south africans are waiting to hear whether president zuma has agreed to step down. milton nkosi that. -- there. also making news today — president trump has promised what he's calling the biggest and boldest infrastructure investment in american history. announcing the plans as part of his new budget, he said he wanted to create thousands ofjobs, building roads, ports, and airports. the proposal is for some $1.5 trillion of investment, but only $200 billion will come from public funds. last friday, reuters published an extensive report into the killing of ten rohingya men in september, including this photograph and eyewitness accounts. while working on the story, two of the agency's journalists were arrested and now face up to 14 years in prison. a long—time friend of aung san suu kyi, is the former us ambassador to the un bill richardson. he has been speaking to my colleague katty kay about what happened to the reuters journalists. when i asked her i said, with these two specificjou

now, what happened when thabo mbeki was recalled, the emc pylons for sacked, he said i have been a loyalarder of this party for 52 years, and i know you don‘t want me, so i am getting out, and they had rather hoped jacob zuma would do the same thing —— he was recalled, there anc pa rla nce thing —— he was recalled, there anc parlance for sacked. they expected a response from zuma today and he is expected to face the press and give a reply but he has steadfastly refused to resign thus far. when cyril ramaphosa was elected leader of the party is encouraged hopes the south african economy would recover, the currency started building strength. is this beginning to take shape now? people are beginning to think ramaphosa is not as decisive in the weakness he has shown getting rid of his predecessor? he has certainly not been as tough as we would have liked. he was of course the miners‘ leader, and nelson mandela chose him as his successor, saying to him, we love you very much but you‘re not the man to make this choice. ramaphosa left in a bit of a half, got into business and became a billionai

to dr penuell maduna, who served as a minister under south african presidents nelson mandela and thabo mbeki ramaphosa be different? well, that isa ramaphosa be different? well, that is a very interesting question. he has so far been making all the right noises about what has gone wrong, not only with the anc but with the country itself. you know, we are not looking for an angel in a human being, we're not looking for someone who drops in from somewhere, we are looking at a human being accepting that everyone of us both strengths and weaknesses or human foibles. but you are looking at a man who at least exhibits the courage to change the way we have been doing things, particularly in the last nine years. 0k, what should be number one on cyril ramaphosa's priority list, the new president? what is the first thing he needs to do, in your view, briefly? well, for me, the first thing would be to remove all the square pegs that are in round holes. what does that mean in plain english? all the terrible appointments that were made for all manner of reasons, those must go. people who are linked direc