president zuma to resign over allegations of corruption. things don't improve those calls are likely to get louder. al jazeera. >> tens of thousands of people across poland have protested against new laws giving the government control over state media and the courts. critics say that the moves would heavily damage poland's retentions. we have more from warsaw. >> this very large protest in warsaw and many others like it around poland today demonstrate a "fault line" not just in the state of polish politics, but the relationship between poland and the european union as well. they have enacted a number of measures and that's against the interests of citizens. this protest is outside of the state television channel. one of the measures that the new government here is bringing in is to allow itself to appoint the head of the state television channel by the treasury minister and all these people, the critics here, they would say that's a deeply and democratic thing to do. they say that they are extremely aware that poland's democracy is very muc

president jacob zuma could face replace many. the rand is still struggling to recover after president zuma sacked two finances ministers. >> the anc needs to prove to the world that it knows what it's doing and that with just a brief moment, an accident, let's put it that way. that's what it has to prove. so that is a very big challenge that it is faced with. >> reporter: the anc inherited a divided society, the living standards of the majority black population were inferior to whites. a lot more people have access to running water and electricity but millions still need basic services. the anc says delivering them is a huge task. >> the economy isn't growing and therefore can't create jobs. the anc will find ourselves in 2016 at a time when we need oapply austerittoapply austerit. >> want president zuma to resign. the anc enjoys much support because it helped end apartheid, but perhaps the oldest liberation movement is in trouble if it doesn't deliver faster on promises made. haru mutasa, al jazeera, johannesburg. >> deputy assi

jacob zuma was speaking at the start. >> the poor is struggling, president zuma is promising to act quickly >> they have their roots land in levels of support accelerated. >> he said the national minimum wage will be introduced. after a large protest last year the government said it will not raise registration fees for university students. his decision to fire two finance ministers in a week is partly to blame for the under performing round. >> something like $28 billion worth of financial assets wiped out in two days as people withdrew--investors withdrew money. this could an challenging year for africa's oldest liberation movement. >> the first big test will be the local government elections. >> the ruling party still enjoys a significant amount for support. that could change if poverty and employment aren't addressed. >> thi don't think that they want to see happening. >> some south africans want president zuma to resign after allegations of corruption and a weak economy. if things do not improve those calls are likely to get louder. >> tens of thousands of people across poland have prot

zuma can remain in office as long as the anc backs him. brent: tonight brazil says it's losing the battle against the zika virus outbreak. the mosquito borne virus is being blamed for a rise in birth defects in the country. the health minister has announced more than 200,000 troops will now go door to door to help people prevent themselves from being infected. but for many families, those efforts come to late. >> she was eight months pregnant when doctors discovered that her baby had microcephaly. isabella was born with a overly small skull because her mother's infection with the mosquito transmitted seek a virus -- zika virus. >> of course i was worried, but i was prepared. i was told about it before she was born. isabella is one of 4000 babies in brazil with the condition. since october, there has been a huge rise in the number of babies born with microcephaly. the zika virus is believed to be behind it, causing skull deformities and brain damage. the symptoms include high temperature and a skin rash, but scientists don't yet understand

some economists also blame president jacob zuma's decision to fire the finance minister.urrency slide as well as the increase in basic imports reflects fall terg confidence in how the rest of the economy is being managed. >> get your house in order economically. you can't have a situation where the rest of the world is losing confidence in south africa. >> can see the ruling african national congress. >> blame in the private sector for manipulating the currency for manipulating the economy to undermine president jacob zuma's administration. that level of trust between the governing party and the private sector makes it very difficult for one to imagine any workable solution to alleviate this immediate problem. >> reporter: government ministers are under pressure to find solutions to this economic crisis. whatever changes need to be made, feeling the downturn in household budgets. haru mutasa, al jazeera, johannesburg. >>> the 2016 north american international car show touts the latest in technology from a city and an industry that has bounced back after bankruptcy for chr

jacob zuma spoke, and it could be a tough year for his party. >> the local currency continues to losets value. the poor are struggling. president jacob zuma is promising to act quickly. >> the challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment have their roots in the fast tracks of land that were stolen from the indigenous people of south africa. this land brings level of support for emerging farmers must be radically accelerated. >> he said that the national minimum wage will be introduced. after large protests last year the government said it will not raise tuition and registration fees for university students. his decision too fire two finance ministers in less than a week is partly to blame. >> we're talking about the falling of the currency 10%. $28billion worth of assets wiped out in two days as people withdraw, and investors withdrew money. >> this could be a challenging year. the first task will be the local government elections. >> ththe party confronting a crisis in this generation, it's something that they don't want to see happening. >> some south africans want to see pres

. >> they have made it to lebanon from zuma, one of the many areas under siege in syria. they share a story of what life has become there and how they escaped. >> we deft zuma, and we walked under drowned in a tunnel. our heart is telling us we are going to get killed inside. when we get out we took a breath of freedom. we beg for a piece of read. i ate like a starving person. >> zuma is under siege by government forces and is frequently the target of air strikes. beyond all reasonable doubt. >> the last year we got barely anything and what managed to come in was taken by those controlling the area. they set up centers and gave us cards. and they would semithe aid to us. people there are receiving aid this week with months without food and necessities because government forces have blocked out that area too. brother and sister have been smuggled out and into lebanon. but their father was taken to the car by syrian authorities. madaya is urge siege. we would go for three days without food, and then we would get grass to eat it. we would go around to school, but it wasn't r

ok, we had the south african rand, the president, jacob zuma, coming out, really complaining the market should not have move -- reacted to his move. when he got rid of two finance ministers in the space of two days. 2.3%.t that, up it is at a record low. mcquarrie bank says a combination of stocks and margin calls caused mass capitulation by japanese retail investors. mcquarrie says that they are forced to end their "romance" with the currency. this is the worst performing emerging markets currency this year. last year it was the word worst performing -- the third worst-performing emerging markets currency. throw in rising interest rates, throw in an economy that is on tenterhooks right now, is what, you've got reasons for a slump in the rants to a record low today. -- a slump in the rand to a record low today. speaking of instability, let's talk crude oil prices. reaching the low of the session, down almost 4%. a lot of that volatility is -- crude traders. word on net longs in the wti crude traders, you can imagine, people are bailing out. courtney donohoe has more for us from the news

continues now com strange theft is under investigation police are trying to figure out how and why zuma took a crane used on movie and tv sets at the store you'll see only on thirty news now. temperatures . i we have the ozark i'm allergic and virginia beach tonight investigating after someone stole a large move the crane a trailer marcella robertson spoke with the koreans owner who says the thieves stole his livelihood it's a story you'll see only on thirteen years now and not a tv and movie sets are his world view these were concepts with his gear from everything to transformers two the west wing the equipment he uses among some of his most prized stole some of that year and he called me up that i did move the trailer with the director has said no that's we notice somebody stole the crane the crane was worth eighty thousand dollars but what it means to sonata is priceless. i was in shock and awe they stole the trailer and a crane was inside seattle filed a police report called around to junk yards and is even turning to social media to spread the word. well it's my livelihood you know

political party but 2016 could be a difficult year for the oldest liberation movement and its president zuma. we have this report from johannesburg. >> south africa's leading african national promise promises homes, jobs, better services and a better life when it came into power in 1994. since then, she says nothing has changed for more than 20 years. >> we thought a.n.c. would change things when they took over. we thought apartheid is gone now and people will think of us, but look at the way we're living now. >> the government that built these temporary homes in some places to try and appease an increasingly agitated poor black majority waiting for decent accommodations. they face another difficult year. >> the a.n.c. won't want to lose key commons pats to the opposition. president stamina could face more attempts to remove him. still struggle to recover after two finance ministers were sacked. >> the agency has to lot to the prove to the citizens of south africa as well as to the world that it knows what it's doing and that that it was a brief moment be a an accident, let's put it that way

at a time commission, zuma and later in the year.he new union chairperson has replaced president robert mugabe in his inaugural speech. he had no illusions about the task ahead in tackling the many problems afflicting africa. catherine soi, al jazeera. >> south sudan has an abundance of oil but it is actually making a loss from producing it. the country has been paying sudan from which it separated in 2011. that's the price, anna cab he will reports. >> the streets of juba are quieter than usual. the drop in global oil prices is hitting south sudan hard. >> in the past, it would have been enough to feed you. now, it's only enough to buy water. two pounds used to be enough to buy sugar. now, you have to buy sugar for six pounds. >> when south sud ane gained independence from sudan, it inherited the majority of the oil fields. because both countries relied on oil revenue, a financial agreement was drawn up. south sudan agreed to pay sudan $3,000,000,000 over a period of three and a half years. the government has to pay about $10 for ev

. >> zuma is under siege by government forces and is frequently the target of air strikes.he little that does get in is controlled by those controlling the area that charge money for it. if you have money, come and get it. if you don't, die from hunger. this is what happened to us. no one has mercy on anyone. >> madaya is on the outsecurities of damascus. people there are receiving aid this month. because government forces and their allies have blocked off that area too. the u.n. aid deal is helping to bring many trucks of aid to the more than 40,000 people there. as well as to the villages in idlib under siege by rebel forces. brother and sister have been smuggled out and into lebanon, but their father was taken from the car by syrian authorities. >> madaya is under siege. we will go for three days without food, and then we would go and get a grasp. >> we would go around to school in madaya. but it wasn't really a school. we wouldn't write or read. all the kids would go starving been their head spinning, throwing up. no one able to write or read. no one comprehending anyth

jacob jacob zuma promised to acknowledgement. >> there are roots in the vast tracks of land, stran from the indigenous people of south africa. the land, forms of levels and support from imaging farmers must be dramatically accelerated. >> he said the national minimum wage will be introduced. after large protests, the governments said it will not raise tuition and registration fees. it may apiece people that are frustrated. his decision to fire two finance minister in less than a week is blamed for the underperforming rand. >> we are talking about a fall in the rand of 10%. it's an estimate of 28 billion worth of financial assets worked out in two days as people withdrew, investors withdrew money. >> it could be a challenging year for africa's oldest movement. >> the fires indication is the legal government elections. >> the ruling party incomes a significant alt of support. analysts say it could change if poverty and unemployment is not addressed. >> if a.n.c. leads a high moral language into corruption and other issues, it will confront at crisis. i don't think it's something that pres

zuma and it's ends later in the year and the president the new union chairperson replaced robert in hispeech had no illusions ahead of the many problems afflicting africa, al jazeera. >>> to south sudan with oil and making a loss from its production, the country has to pay its neighbor sudan for exporting the area through the territory and we report from the tap column duba civil war and drop in h global oil prices have hit them hard. >> reporter: the streets of duba require this. the drop in global oil prices is hitting south sudan hard. >> translator: in the past between towns it would have been enough to feed you and now it's enough to buy water and two pounds used to be enough to boy sugar now you have to buy it for six pounds. >> reporter: when south sudan gained independence from sudan it inherited the majority of the oil fields but because both countries relied on the oil revenue a transitional agreement was drawn up, south sudan agreed to pay sudan $3 billion over a period of 3 1/2 years. it's really hurting south sudan. the government has to pay about $10 for every barrel of oi

council members of the peace and security council have ended and the chairperson of the commission zumalater in the year and chad president is the new union chairperson has replaced president robert in his inaugural speech he had no illusions about the task ahead in tackling the many problems afflicting africa, catherine al jazeera. >>> "new york times" newspaper is backing hillary clinton for democratic nomination describing her as a deeply qualified presidents in modern history and yet the scandal surrounding her use of a private e-mail account while secretary of state continues. the state department now saying that 22 messages passing through her home internet server while she was america's top diplomate had information which was marked top secret. mrs. clinton has always insisted there was no breach of national security because she didn't send or receive classified material. let's get more on this in des moines and in iowa where the first of the voting contest takes place on monday. and let's talk to kimberly who is there. this won't go away for her, will it? >> no, it won't. but th