opposition party, the democratic alliance, did not waste any time. minutes after the judgment was handed down, the democratic alliance filed papers to start the impeachment process while other political parties are calling on the president to do the honorable thing and the right thing. they're asking him to stand down saying you cannot have it resident who has violated the constitution and the very constitution with the -- which the anc gave birth to. you cannot have him violating the constitution and continue to be the president of the country and they're asking him to step down. >> the opposition will bring impeachment proceedings, what happens from there? impeachment,ds to this is one thing the constitutional court could not pronounce. it's not a matter for the courts to decide because of the separation of powers in south africa. this matter will have to go to parliament. therefore, the democratic alliance filed papers in parliament today. the matter will have to be put to the vote. it will be interesting and probably very hard for the ruling afric

it has taken years of legal action by the opposition democratic alliance to get here. it wants the decision set aside and the charges reinstated. >> this is probably one of the most important legal cases since we became a democracy. it goes to the heart of whether there is one standard of justice for the ordinary person in the street and another standard of justice for the rich and the well connected. jubilant crowds greeted zuma when the charges were dropped in 2006. they were reinstated and dropped again clearing the way for him being presidential. the national director of public prosecutions dropped the charges because of alleged political interference on what's known as the spy tapes, secretly taped phone calls between those closest to the case in which they colonel ewed over how to maximise the damage from the charges. the prosecutor said they meant he couldn't get a fair trial. the democratic alliance is trying to convince the judges that the political interference was limited and insignificant and no reason to dump the charges against zuma and that the prosecutor

it has taken years of legal action by the democratic alliance to get here. ey want the decision set aside and the charges reinstated. >> this is one of the most important legal cases since we became a democracy. it goes to the heart whether there is one standard of justice for the ordinary person on the street and another standard of justice for the rich and well-connected. >> jubilant crowds greeted zuma when the charges were dropped in 2006, but they were reinstated and dropped again, clearing the way for him to become president. it stems from corruption from his former financial adviser, including soliciting a bribe in connection to a $400 million arms deal. they dropped the charges because of alleged political interference on what is known as the spy tapes secretly taped phone calls which they collude how to maximize the damage. the prosecutor said that it meant that he couldn't get a fair trial. they're trying to convince the judges that political interference was limited and insignificant, and no reason to dump the charges against zuma, and that the pro

that's why the opposition democratic alliance pursued the case so vigorously since 2009.t wants the prosecute's decision set aside and charges reinstated. >> zuma was about to become president of south africa. this was a politically inconvenient prosecution and they latched on the one aspect that could marginally justify the dropping of charges. >> anything else analysts say zuma who was less than halfway through his second presidential term is already losing support both within his party and the public. >> it could strongly damage his chances of being able to, shall we say, influence who he is like -- who his likely successor is to be and what happens. >> in a statement on the eve of the court case, an that the democratic alliance is abusing power and trying to win votes. zuma's lawyers are paying attention. the corruption allegations have dogged him, a vote of no confidence is being debated in parliament although a is likely to win, there is no doubt he is expecting a tough week, tanya page, pretty or i can't. >> to zimbabwe where the former vice president has launch he

. >> that's why the opposition democratic alliance pursued the case so vigorously since 2009. it wanted the prosecution resistance set aside and charges reinstated. >> this was a politically inconvenient prosecution and they latched on the one aspect that could marginally justify the dropping of charges. >> zuma is already losing support both within his party and the public. >> it could strangely damage his chance of being able to shall we say influence who his likely successor is going to be and of being able to influence what happens during the rest of his term in office. >> president zuma's office said the decision to crop corruption charges will with stand scrutiny and that the democratic alliance is abusing its power and trying to win votes. zumas supporter are paying attention. a vote of no confidence is being debated in parliament. he is expecting a tough week. tanya page, al jazeera, pretoria. >> a new political party has been launched in the battle in zimbabwe, the zimbabwe people's party. >> it remains a news around our neck at that system destroys any hope for the p

. >> the democratic alliance is trying to convince the judges that the political interference was limited and insignificant and no reason to dump the charges against douma, and that the prosecutor didn't take into account the strength of the case against zuma. >> the national prosecuting authors is defending the decision by its former acting director. president zuma's office said the decision to drop corruption charges will withstand any scrutiny and that the democratic alliance is abusing its power and trying to win votes. >> the f.b.i. director james comey and lawyers for apple are testifying before the u.s. house judiciary committee. the technology giant denied a request from the f.b.i. to help it hack into a phone belonging to one of the attackers who killed 14 people in san bernardino last year. apple said it will compromise the security of other apple devices. tom ackermann is in washington, d.c. just been the last minute or so, one of the lines has dropped, saying that apple's code that could break into the san bernardino shooters is not a back door and would allow the f.b.i. to ta

. >> the democratic alliance is trying to convince the judges that the political interference was limited and insignificant and to reason to dump the charges against assume ma and that the prosecution didn't take into account the strength of the case against zuma. >> the nationals prosecuting authors is deading the decision by it's former director. president zuma said the decision to drop corruption charges, will it withstand any scrutiny and said the opposition is trying to gain power and win votes. >>> a new political party launched in zimbabwe in the effort to beat the president. >> a. appearance after 18 months of silence. she's launching heir own political party, zimbabwe people first to challenge the party led by the president. >> it is a dynamic party that embraces the future, a party that offers transformation and hope to the young and old people of zimbabwe. >> other senior politicians have joined her. >> she was a cabinet member since 1980. she became the first female vice president in 2004. she was fired by the president for allegedly trying to remove him from power, an allegat

. >>> if the democratic alliance wins a court case in pretoria. >> 2005, zuma was found guilty of a case, but in 2007 zuma was elected president of the african national congress np 2009, they were dropped again, just weeks before the general election. the reason was that zuma couldn't get a fair trial. a secret telephone call alleged corruption in the investigation. tanya if the d.a. wins does that mean the president for sure will be charged with crungs, stan con tanya? >> not necessarily. it depends how convincing the prosecutor is in convincing that that original decision to drop the charges was wrong. even if they win doafnlt doesn't automatically mean these charges will be reinstraighted. we aren't expecting to have a decision this week, we could wait several weeks for the decision to come through. the d.a. says there was some political interference but the merits of the case against zuma were strong enough, it should have gone to court. now on his behalf president zuma has always alleged there was a political conspiracy against him, that trying to win votes out of this. on the same

papers are seen to back opposition leaders like helen by attacking the anc relentlessly and the democratic alliance or da took control of the general election, the first time the ruling antiparty lost control of the providence since coming in power and using ground to da ever since. in may south africans head back to the polls in local elections and there is a feeling here in cape town that anc is putting them on defensive in the own backyard and anc is doing their dirty work. in 2013 the independent media group which owns the cape town and two popular dailies in the providence got a new owner investment holdings and founded by a doctor who once served as mandela's physician they have close ties to ruling anc party and the take over was largely financed by the pension fund and noticed a change in the editorial stance of the independent newspapers. >> definitely an attempt to reorientate the agenda of independent newspapers, whether that is a good or bad thing one could well argue that it adds to media diversity in south africa. i mean before the take over we had four large corporations that largely

that's why the opposition democratic alliance pursued the case so riggously.the charged reinstated. >> he was about to become president of south africa. this was a politically inconvenient prosecution, and they latched on the one aspect that could marginally justify the dropping of charges. >> reporter: zuma is already losing support both within his party and the public. >> it could strongly damage his chances of being able to, shall we say, influence who his likely successor is. >> reporter: in a statement on the eve of the court case, president zuma's office said the decision to drop corruption charges will withstand any scrutiny, and that the democratic asigh lance is abusing its power and trying to win votes. zuma's lawyers are paying close attention, while the allegations that have dogged him in court, a vote of no confidence is being debated in parliament. there is no doubt he is expecting a tough week. tania page, al jazeera, pretoria. >>> we can speak to an analyst at an institute for public reflection. thank you for joining us. all we seem to hear abo

said that the investigation of his son follows a contemplate made by the opposition party the democratic alliance. three years ago underground water reserves were discovered in one of kenya's hottest and dryest regions. the reservoirs are believed to have enough water to supply kenya for 70 years. 70million kenyans do not have access to safe drinking water. and the reservoirs will not bring the relief that they're expecting. >> for the first time in a year it has rained in northern kenya. for a while people will not have to walk long distances looking for water. the rain comes and can mislead. it only rained for two days this time. the area is known as the dryest and poorest regions in the country but it's rich in natural resources like oil and water underground reservoirs. this aquifer was discovered three years ago. it's not far from the local government. they want to use it for irrigation. >> this has changed my family's life. we now have water. i can take care of my family. >> but that's about it. the remove farther away from the town they come face to face with the struggles of those who liv

in the meantime, the democratic alliance, south africa's official opposition party, has filed papers liament to start impeachment proceedings. on the other hand, the economic freedom fighters have vowed to present -- prevent president jacob zuma from ever addressing parliament again. its leader has said they will stop him from entering parliament, even if it means they have to do so physically. catherine: a look to the u.s. now, where presidential hopeful donald trump is in damage massivemode, drawing criticism for talking about punishing women for having an abortion. he now says that he misspoke, and that he is pro-life, with exceptions. reporter: no stranger to controversy, donald trump has stirreup a hornet's nest with his latest comments about abortion. during a town hall meeting in wisconsin, he was asked to state his views on the sensitive subject. is, there the answer has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman? mr. trump: there has to be. >> 10 years? mr. trump: i don't know. i do take positions on every thing else. it is a very competent in position. catherine: aborti

so we've seen the economic freedom fighters and the democratic alliance, opposition parties bring this case to the country's highest court. they want clarification on whether the public protector's reports and findings are binding. they want a ruling saying that they breached the constitution in not upholding the public protector's finding in the report >>> how close is the anc or members of the anc in parliament to saying this man is very close to being a political liability because there are local elections not so far very far away. >> reporter: there are, absolutely. i think we're still a little way from that. obviously, so much depends on the ruling of the constitutional court. 11 judges and the strength of that ruling. it seems quite likely that they may find that he does need to pay back a portion of the money because at the beginning of this hearing, he came out and did 180 degree turn in his position and said, yes, he concedes he should pay back some of the money. however, whether he deliberately breached the constitution in ignoring and rchg to abide by the public protectors f

. >> reporter: in a statement on the eve of the court case, the democratic alliance is abusing its powering to win votes, they say. the corruption allegations that have dogged him are debated in court, a vote of no confidence of the president is being debated in parliament, although zuma is likely to win, there is no doubt he is expecting a tough week. >>> in pakistan, tens of thousands of people have attended the funeral of a police officer who was executed for shooting dead a governor in 2011. he was hanged on monday for assassinating the governor, who had called for pakistan's strict blasphemy laws to be reformed. crowds of people chanted shame on the government as they walked for miles to reach the funeral venue. >>> united nations security council is set to vote on expanding sanctions against north korea in response to their nuclear test in january and rocket launch last month. the tougher sanctions are an attempt to squeeze their income and put a halt to the nuclear program. >>> assaulting your partner has finally become a crime in china. it's hoped the new domestic violence law wi

the democratic alliance is trying to convince the judges that the political interference was limited and insignificant and there was no reason to drop the charges against zuma. the national prosecuting authority is defending the decision by its former acting director. >> president zuma will with stand any scrutiny and they're abusing their power and trying to win votes. while the corruption allegations have douged them a vote of no confidence was debated in parliament. although the governing majority made sure he won in parliament there is no guarantee he'll win in court. >> still to come on the al jazeera news hour we'll have more on super tuesday including how the fight against racism has become a key issue for bernie sanders. the fbi and apple a make their cases for and against hacking into iphones. and russian athletics hope to go overturn its country's ba ban in time for the olympics. we'll have all the latest in sports. >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested. >> i know that i'm being surveilled. >> people are not getting the care that they need. >> this i

that's why the opposition democratic alliance pursued the case so rigorously since 2009.e prosecutor's decision set aside, and the charges reinstated. >> he was about to come president of south africa. and they latched on the one aspect that could marginally justify the dropping of charges. >> reporter: this political analyst says zuma who is less than halfway through his second presidential term is already losing support both within his party and the public. >> it could strongly damage his chances of being able to shall we say, influence who his likely successor is going to be, and of being able to influence what happens during the rest of his time in office. >> reporter: in a statement on the eve of the court case, the president's office said the decision to drop the charges will withstand any scrutiny. zuma's lawyers are paying close attention. while the corruption allegations are debated in court, a vote of no confidence is being debated in parliament. all he is likely to win, there is no doubt he is facing a tough week. >>> assaulting your partner has finally become

station said that the investigation of his son follows a complaint made by the opposition party the democratic alliance. >>> a british judge has decided that a london-based trader who is accused of contributing to the 2010 wall street crash should be extradited to the u.s. the 37-year-old traded on the chicago mercantile exchange from his parent's home in london. u.s. authorities say that he used a program to spoof the market and left 10 trillion-dollar left wiped from the dow jones. he is facing 22 charges of fraud and manipulation. >>> the philippines have to live with the power of nature. it's one of the nation's most exposed to tropical cyclones with several reported every similar year. sometimes this can be absolutely devastating. more than 6,000 people were killed by typhoons in 2013. we have more now from the capital of manila. >> and lift off. >> the latest blast off from cape canaveral in florida. the cargo ship is carrying 3.5 tons of food and experiments for the international space station including a satellite built-- >> let's take you straight now to geneva. you can see the u.n. envoy to s

there have been some complaints by the made opposition party the democratic alliance. >> still ahead, there may be water under grouped but not enough to drink. why kenya is struggling to make water reservoirs safe. >> drama at the fifa interactive world cup. robin will have details in sport. >> and lift off. we'll tell you how the payload of this rocket will help the people in philippines escape extreme weather events. >> three years ago underground water reserves was discovered in one of kenya's hottest and dryest regions. it is believed they have enough water to supply kenya for 70 years. the discovery brought hope to a region still recovering from severe drought. about 17 million kenyans do not have access to safe drinking water. catherine soi reports, the reservoir is not really what they were expecting. >> for the first time in a year it has rained in northern kenya. for a while people will not have to walk long distances looking for water. but the rain here is fleeting and can mislead. it only rained for two days this time. this is one of the dryest and poorest regions of the co

the freedom fighters and democratic alliance. the da has already on this day launched an application to impeach the president. that makes for a good headline, and the fact of the matter is, it will need a two-thirds majority in the national assembly for the impeachment to happen. the relate is that the opposition parties, even with their powers combined, do not have the numbers. so it would take dogs of anc members crossing the floor, and in the past they have always supported their president. however, this country is heading towards local body elections. if the voters punish the anc, the party could see that as some sort of message from voters that they are unhappy with how the party has handled its president and how it's dealt with the issue of the president in the national assembly. after that we could see some serious ramifications for president jacob zuma. >> the editor at-large for city press. he says it's not only the people of south africa fed up with corruption. >> it is a massive day in south africa, because what you hav

that is why the opposition democratic alliance pursued the case so rigorously since 2009 and wants thecutor's decision set aside and charges reinstated. >> jacob zuma about to be president of south africa and it was a politically convenient prosecution and latched on the one aspect that could drop the charges. >> reporter: zuma who was less than halfway through his second presidential term is already losing support both within his party and the public. >> it could strongly damage his chances of being able to shall we say influence who his likely successor is going to be and able to influence what happens during the rest of his time in office. >> reporter: in a statement on the eve of the court case president zuma's office said the decision to drop corruption charges will withstand any scrutiny and democratic alliance is abusing par and trying to win votes and zuma's lawyers are paying close attention and corruption attempt are be nieed in court and the presidential is being debated in parliament and zuma is likely to win and no doubt he is expecting a tough week, tonya page, al jazeera

come together to achieve the resignation of president maduro demanding it by drinking together a majority which will be peaceful and decidedly democratic >>> the opposition alliance is calling for street protests. what we call referendum or a constitutional amendment to end the term. the ruling party says to expect a tough fight. >> translation: we are willing to fight the most important battle, the one which we have been fighting, the economic battle and they will not throw us out >>> the opposition says rallies in favor of the his removal will begin on saturday. four days after the adelaide massacre of 28 miners in venezuela he is vowing to bring to justice anyone responsible for their disappearance. he says his vettors are talking to the families of the men and all security forces involved until the truth emerges about what committed the crime. they were killed for a battle over a mine. >> reporter: authorities have begun investigating allegations that 28 miners might have been massacred. family members of these 28 men took to the streets, a small town in southern venezuela, to protest the disappear appearance of their loved ones. they're claiming that these m

the isis slogans are still there, but the town's now under the control of the syrian democratic forces, an arab-kurdish alliance that is supported by the u.s. so this was an american air strike? commander media kobane told us that u.s. coalition air strikes helped her fighters win the battle here. connecting raqqa, the so-called isis capital in syria, with mosul, iraq's second biggest city, also controlled by isis. but now the road has been recaptured by the syrian democratic forces. colonel tala selo told us his fighters have been given over 100 tons of ammunition by the u.s.-led coalition in the last six months, all of it dropped by parachute. but america's most effective partner in syria has some murky alliances. it's accused of coordinating with russia, which backing the syrian regime and is also allegedly fought against other u.s.-backed groups. colonel selo denied both those claims, but admitted his group enjoys a long-standing truce with the syrian regime. its flag flies over two compounds inside his territory. on isis and winning, sometimes paying a terrible price, but its allegiances are complicated. c

the isis slogans are still there, but the town's now under the control of the syrian democratic forces, an arab-kurdish alliance that is supported by the u.s. so this was an american air strike? commander media kobane told us that u.s. coalition air strikes helped her fighters win the battle here. this used to be the main road isis capital in syria, with mosul, iraq's second biggest city, also controlled by isis. but now the road has been recaptured by the syrian democratic forces. colonel tala selo told us his fighters have been given over 100 tons of ammunition by the u.s.-led coalition in the last six months, all of it dropped by parachute. but america's most effective partner in syria has some murky alliances. it's accused of coordinating with russia, which backs the syrian regime and has also allegedly fought against other u.s.-backed groups. colonel selo denied both those claims, but admitted his group enjoys a long-standing truce with the syrian regime. its flag flies over two compounds inside his territory. on isis and winning, sometimes paying a terrible price, but its allegiances are complicated. colo

the democratic party. >> the first place that that kind of alliance would show up in bagttle would be the platfor committee of the democratic party when they have their convention and they would take their left issues and force her on wall street issues and these kind of things -- >> trade. >> -- trade, exactly to come in their direction. >> platform fights can be very interesting. >> does it matter? >> in the end i'm not so sure they do, but having been through my sure of them they generate negative attention and they can hurt at the same. >> it's interesting. >> anderson, i think when hillary clinton has all the super delegates, a lot of bernie sanders people are wondering who are these super -- it almost seems like the democratic party's already anointed hillary clinton so at the end of the line the sanders -- some of the young sanders supporters could be very bitter about her and either not vote or find some alternative. >> we've got a key race alert. >> thanks very much. we have a key race alert right now. the first numbers are coming in from utah. the republican presidential caucuses, ted cruz only 2

but it is now under the control of the syrian democratic forces, an arab kurdish alliance backed by the >> this was the isis police station. the islamic police station. >> reporter: commander told us that u.s. coalition air strikes helped her fighters defeat the extremists. but some paid a terrible price for the victory. zara suliman's son baz was 20 years old killed in the city. if needed we will all fight against isis, she told us. and we will take revenge on them for the lives of these young martyrs. the syrian democratic forces are little more but they have captured territory from isis. and the group is now america's most effective partner on the ground in syria. >> this colonel told us his fighters have been given over 100 tons of ammunition by the u.s.-led coalition in the last six months. he said they have also asked for anti-tank missiles and machine guns. has the u.s. given you've any weapons that you asked for? >> no. he told us. so far, all we have had are promises. >> reporter: one of the reasons the u.s. may be reluctant to give weapons to the syrian democratic forces they'