and against zuma.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 almost getting out o

what is being sent from the zuma — life. what is being sent from the zuma camp _ life.sent from the zuma camp on this? - life. what is being sent from the zuma camp on this? are| life. what is being sent from - the zuma camp on this? are they trying to calm things down, what are we hearing from them, if anything? it what are we hearing from them, if anything?— if anything? it is quite interesting. _ if anything? it is quite interesting. you - if anything? it is quite interesting. you have | if anything? it is quite - interesting. you have obviously the immediate family ofjacob zuma, such of his children, who have shed support. this son and daughter, they somehow believe it will translate to him being released from prison. this is something completely different. it has essentially given rise to other elements which we have seen. we know south africa is a very uneven society. we have the richest people living next to the poorest and it is these poorest of the poorest to now see an opportunity to put more food on the table and essentially that has been the argument, saying

she is talking about jacob zuma there and his supporters and their desire for zuma to not serve time and to remain above the law. do you agree with this? >> i think this began with some people supporting jacob zuma. i think it has grown much larger than that. the looting is much more reflective of other economic concerns. africa is at the peak of its third wave of coronavirus. we are going into lockdown restrictions but there has not been the social economic relief for people who are prevented from going to their jobs. there is some clinical turmoil combined with the socio-economic turmoil of the pandemic. brent: is this what we are seeing? a perfect storm? you have the unkept promises. are we seeing the public that has had enoug promises from corrupt politicians? >> what we have seen from africa's democratic regime is the governing national congress has gradually been losing support. the this political fragmentation is also then combined with long-term economic inequality in south africa. 27 years of democracy has really failed to address it. we see the continuation of apartheid lab

joveneljacob zuma was marred by — trial. joveneljacob zuma was marred by scandal— trial.nd - trial. joveneljacob zuma was marred by scandal and he - trial. joveneljacob zuma was | marred by scandal and he was forced to resign after nine years in power. much of the country has praised the court was for affirming south africa's democracy and demonstrating that no—one is above the law. let's get some of the day's other news. officials in florida say there's no hope of finding anyone still alive in the rubble of a block of flats near miami, which partially collapsed two weeks ago. more than 50 bodies have been recovered and almost 90 people are still unaccounted for. donald trump has announced he's filing lawsuits against twitter, facebook and google. the former us president alleges that the social media giants silenced conservative viewpoints. mr trump was banned from various platforms after repeatedly claiming that his election defeat was the result of widespread fraud. that assertion was rejected by multiple courts, state election officials and members of his own administr

it is aboutjacob zuma, it is about jacob zuma because if you notice, this happened on the day jacob zumawantjacob suma to be arrested in the beginning, and the president of this country should have done something to prevent this. let's go live now tojohannesburg to get the latest on the situation' shingai nyoka is there. it to happy with us. thus images are devastating. how would you describe it today? devastating. how would you describe ittoda ? ~ devastating. how would you describe ittoda ? ., it today? according to the government _ it today? according to the government the _ it today? according to the government the situation | it today? according to the i government the situation is it today? according to the . government the situation is a it today? according to the - government the situation is a lot better, a lot fewer incidences than vandalism and looting compared to what we have seen over the last couple of days. but having said that, the looting does continue. we have seen images of ordinary people in different community is moving into warehouses, taking what they can, and even

and what's being said from the zuma camp on this?are we hearing from them, if anything? it is quite interesting. you have obviously the immediate family of zuma, such as his children, who have shared sentiments that are of support for this. so, for instance, his son duduzane and daughter duduzile, who somehow believe that this is still about freeing their father, and that somehow it will translate to him being released from prison. but obviously what we're seeing now is that this is something completely different. it's essentially given rise to other elements which we have seen... we know that south africa is a very uneven society. we have one of the richest people living right next to one of the poorest people. and obviously it is these poorest of the poorest who now see an opportunity to put more food on the table and essentially that has been the argument, saying, well, you know, we have been looted for many years through the system — our resources, our energy — and when we try to put food on our table, why are we all of a sudden

south africa's former president jacob zuma says he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start 15 month jail sentence. he also said that he was not scared of going to jail, he's been there before. at this time around, he refuses to go because he believes that it was an injustice to be sentenced to an injustice to be sentenced to a prison term without having gone to trial. all covid restrictions could be lifted, later this month in england — including the use of face coverings. afghanistan's troops patrol their country alone — as the final nato forces pull out after nearly 20 years. and, mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep on the move, goes viral — we'll have more on that. the former president of south africa, jacob zuma, has fiercely criticised the judges who sentenced him to fifteen months injail, insisting that he won't turn himself in. he was handed the prison term on tuesday for failing to appear before a corruption inquiry. hundreds of his supporters have been camping outside his home in kwazulu—natal saying they were protecting him from being arrested. our southern africa

south africa's former president jacob zuma days he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start5 month jail sentence. he also said that he was not scared of going to jail. he's been there before. at this time around, he refuses to go because he believes it was an injustice to be sentenced to a prison term without having gone to trial. at least 45 people have died after a military plane crashed in the southern philippines — up to 50 survivors have been taken to hospital. and mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep goes viral — we'll have more on that. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk government has suggested that wearing a face covering could become a matter of personal choice, when coronavirus restrictions in england are eased, which is expected in two weeks�* time. the housing secretary robertjenrick said the public must learn to live with the virus and use their own judgment. the opposition labour party agrees that the economy must open up, but it wants to see the science behind the government's decisions. our political correspondent chris

and what has been said from the zuma l has been said from the zuma camp on this?le to come down? are we hearing anything? it’s hearing anything? it's interesting. _ hearing anything? it's interesting. we - hearing anything? it�*s interesting. we have the immediate family of zuma such as his children, if you have shared sentiments of support. for instance, his son, writing in. they somehow believe this is about freeing their father and think it will translate to him being released from prison. but what we're seeing as this something completely different. it has essentially given rise to other elements, which we have seen. we know this is an uneven society. we have some of the richest people living next to the poorest people. these poorest of the poorest now see an opportunity to put food on the table. that is essentially their argument, saying, you know, we have been looted for many years through the system, and when we try to put food on the table, why are we all of a sudden the bad guys? that is the conversation that is being had right now. the conversations arou

south africa's former president jacob zuma says he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start 15 month jail sentence. he also said that he was not scared of going to jail, he has been there before. but this time around he refuses to go because he believes it was an injustice to be sentenced to a prison term without having gone to trial. afghanistan's troops patrol their country alone — as all but a thousand troops pull out after nearly 20 years. and mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep on the move goes viral. we will have more on that. in miami the demolition of a tower block has been brought forward due to safety fears about storm ulcer. 2a people have confirmed dead so far, search and rescue efforts for another 121 are still missing and they have had to be suspended. daniella levine cava is the mayor of miami county. asi as i have said before we will move forward with the demolition as soon as it is safe to do so between 10pm and 3am tonight. safe to do so between 10pm and 3am tonight-— 3am tonight. bringing the buildin: 3am tonight. bringing the building down _ 3am tonight. b

do you think this is aboutjacob zuma? it is aboutjacob zuma.well, this thing started on the day that jacob zuma's arrested. after he was arrested at a police station. that's when the thing started. because people didn't want jacob zuma to be arrested, in the beginning. and then ramaphosa, which is the president of this country, should have done something to prevent this. in guateng, the country's economic hub, people say livelihoods 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

the former presidentjacob zuma former president jacob zuma finally former presidentjacob zuma finallyid being taken by force. by the prison authorities who were told that they have until midnight if the former president does not hand himself over. ~ . . , over. what has led him here. how has _ over. what has led him here. how has he _ over. what has led him here. how has he got _ over. what has led him here. how has he got to _ over. what has led him here. how has he got to this - over. what has led him here. | how has he got to this point? well, the reason why the former president is in prison is not because he was convicted for a specific crime but it is because he ignored a court order that required him to give testimony at a corruption enquiry which he set up himself when he was still president a few years ago. there have been widespread allegations that the former president was involved in corruption and these are allegations that he has denied. the accusation here is that he was given a business deals to his friends and close associates. some of whom have actually given testimon

. >> it is not about zuma. people are hungry. there are no jobs. amy: and we'll look at how the pandemic has affected people going hungry around the world. 1/10 of the global population are undernourished last year. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. another punishing heat wave is set to bring triple-digit temperatures to at least 17 million people in the western united states and canada this weekend as a record wildfire season, fueled by the climate crisis, shows no sign of letting up. in oregon, the massive bootleg fire has burned more than 200,000 acres, over a million acres of the western u.s. and canada now in flames. this is dale kunce, head of the cascades region of the american red cross. >> what we have seen at the red cross is this change from a one big event a year or every five years or 10 years to now chronic events. amy: in northeastern washington state, hundreds of residents of the colville indian reservation were

she sent us an update from the prison where jacob zuma is being held. >> jacob zuma will be spending his sentence at this facility, where he will be one of five hundd inmates. asked if the former president is entitled to special benefits and privileges. he said no, he will be treated like any ordinary inmate, which means orange overalls and no access to a private phone. esther zuma is currently in the hospital wing in isolationor 14 days, pending an assessment of his health-related needs. he is eligible for parole after serving a quarter of his sentence, roughly four months from now. on monday, july 12, all eyes will be on the constitutional courts, the court that convicted and sentenced mr. zuma to prison. he has asked that court to reconsider their conviction and sentence. brent: that was our correspondent, christine mhundwa, reporting from south africa. a new law has come into effect in hungary, despite can the nation -- calmed donation from the european union. critics say the law discriminates against lgbtq people. the european commission has urged hungary to repeal the law, but

do you think this is aboutjacob zuma? it is about jacob it is aboutjacob zuma. the day after it was people didn't want jacob zuma arrested in the beginning. president ramaphosa, the president of this country, should have done something to prevent this. in guateng, the country's economic hub, people say livelihoods have been affected. it's sad because they are increasing unemployment and some of us are not employed for that yet depending with food and everything else, so this is not okay. whatever they're doing is not okay. my sister's now, she is at home doing nothing, she was employed. 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. nomsa maseko reporting there. 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 to deliver to ethiopia's tigray regi

south africa's former president's jacob zuma's handed himself in to serve a 15—month term for contemptf court. haiti declares a state of emergency after the country's president is assassinated in his own home. and our correspondentjoins a fishing crew in the disputed south china sea. they're 50 metres away. it isa it is a chinese coast vessel. the dead are metres, 50 metres away now. —— the vessel is. hello, and a warm welcome to the programme. england's footballers have reached their first major tournament final since 1966. the team beat denmark 2—1 in the semi finals of the european championship — the euros. they will play italy in the final on sunday. as you might imagine, the final whistle was greeted around england with jubilation. # it's coming home! the bbc�*s tim allman watched the action. the stadium itself may be relatively new but wembley as a venue is steeped in history. despite that these supporters, at least the ones wearing white, were hoping to see something completely unprecedented. # football is coming home. england reaching the final of a european championship. i thi

paint a picture of the serious situation jacob zuma a picture of the serious situationjacob zuma facesch behind him, they've formed a human shield outside his house, they've also protested outside they've also protested outside the high court. but these relate to his time in power, he was forced from office after nine years — but these judges do relate to corruption allegations during his time in power. allegations during his time in ower. �* , , ., power. it'll be interesting to see how this _ power. it'll be interesting to see how this plays - power. it'll be interesting to see how this plays out. - power. it'll be interesting to | see how this plays out. thank you very much, courtney. the miami—dade county mayor has announced that the operation at the miami apartment complex collapse has formally moved from rescue to recovery. crews recovered 18 more bodies on wednesday, and a total of 54 bodies have been recovered so far. officials said there was no longer hope that any of the nearly 100 people still missing would be found alive. the president of haiti, jovenel moise, has been assa

now, president zuma, president zuma, we're talking about, surely. also looked at mbeki in terms of his analogy, and i said i'm not farfrom. it is the same. it is a difference of terminology. so i'm saying zuma's, former president zuma's incarceration was going to happen in stages, and then you were asking a question, why didn't the police react on time and the state? i said, i've admitted to you that it was the reaction and then in this particular instance, i think we could have reacted much better and faster to this. it is simply because the anarchy, as how we have come to define it, came in the guerrilla form. you know, it didn't simply erupt because there was an act of spontaneity, people are angry, they are burning things. it was organised, well—orchestrated by people who had their weapons of destruction, petrol bombs or whatever they had... right. ..to target, to target certain attorneys... i understand you want to talk about the orchestrators, or as you've called them in the past, the terrorists. i understand you want to talk about them. the f

zuma must be freed.ut now it is a suation where there are criminal elements bearing mind, a lot of people we are seeing carrying out violence, they come from underprivileged communities. we have a lot of poverty and unemployment here in south africa. you can see people walking into shops are stealing basic items. , clothing. , bathing and items of the night it is opportunistic criminality taking place, people taking advantage of the situation. young people and elderly people looting as well. there was incitement from the zuma on in terms of the retreating of these videos, and imploring more people to do the same thing in the name of zuma but has now gone into a complete chaotic situation. brent: that was our correspondent, christine mhundwa reporting in cape town. other stories making headlines around the world, police in haiti say they have arrested the man who alleged flew into the country in a private jet and conspired to assassinate the president. the haitian national allegedly worked with the master

ofjacob zuma, in various ways. _ supporters ofjacob zuma, in various ways, to _ supporters ofjacob zuma to try and destabilise the government-— government. so some of it was organised? _ government. so some of it was organised? a — government. so some of it was organised? a lot _ government. so some of it was organised? a lot of— government. so some of it was organised? a lot of it _ government. so some of it was organised? a lot of it was - organised? a lot of it was organised- _ organised? a lot of it was organised. it _ organised? a lot of it was organised. it has - organised? a lot of it was organised. it has not - organised? a lot of it was organised. it has notjust| organised? a lot of it was - organised. it has notjust been shopping — organised. it has notjust been shopping centres _ organised. it has notjust been shopping centres that - organised. it has notjust been shopping centres that have - organised. it has notjust been. shopping centres that have been attacked — shopping centres that have been attacked and _ shopping centres that have been attacked and looted, _ shopping

here is edward zuma, zuma's son. >> they can give zuma 15 months.give zuma 24 months, he is not even going to serve one day or one minute of that. they would have to kill me before they put their hands on him. >> now that sentiment we heard quite a bit yesterday at the homestead. later today, former president zuma will speak and say what he has to say about this. but i think the key thing here is with zuma, it's always not what he says but what he does. for many years he said he wanted to go to trial to face corruption charges and fraud charges and racketeering charges, and yet his legal team tried to avoid that trial at all costs, and they still have managed to do that. and he said he wanted to go to prison, but understandably in that case, his lawyers have managed to keep him out of prison. the 79-year-old former ruler of this country. so it could be that this is a can kicked down the road, and we'll be back here in a few weeks for that potentially pivotal moment. but people are starting to ask questions. does this constitution in south africa wit

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the imprisonment of jacob zuma _ blame. the imprisonment of jacob zuma number - blame.number one, - blame. the imprisonment of- jacob zuma number one, number two the lockdown, my belief is they are causing this issue. whatever the cause, it's as if a pandora's box into the anc�*s led problems is now open and set alight. led problems is now open and set alight-— set alight. when you have millions — set alight. when you have millions of _ set alight. when you have millions of young - set alight. when you have millions of young people i set alight. when you have . millions of young people with lots of energy and no sense of value, then of course they will be available to be used as political pawns by factions of the anc. ~ ., , ., ., the anc. we have been looted for many years _ the anc. we have been looted for many years through - the anc. we have been looted for many years through the - for many years through the system _ for many years through the system. our resources, energy, and system. 0ur resources, energy, and when— system. our resources, energy, and when we try t

south africa's former presidentjacob zuma says he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start amonth jail sentence. he also said that he was not scared of going to jail, he has been there before, but this time around he refuses to go because he believes that it was an injustice to be sentenced to an injustice to be sentenced to a prison term without having gone to trial. and try counting this lot before you go to sleep. and mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep on the move, goes viral, we'll have more on that. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. in miami the demolition of a tower block, which partially collapsed more than a week ago, has been brought forward due to safety fears about storm elsa. 2a people have been confirmed dead. it is hoped that the demolition will allow for the search area to be expanded. a skyline changed in a matter of seconds, but unlike the time it took to demolish the remnants of this tower block, the horror that preceded will not soon be forgotten. the 12 story apartment publics and subside florida partially collapsed on june 24. emergen

it has been an eventful day with the spotlight firmly on south africa's former president jacob zuma.e streets and gathered at his home saying that they were forming a human shield to prevent him from being arrested. earlier in the day there were some confrontations between the supporters of that one mac and police who were trying to prevent supporters from going to his house together because that gathering was illegal and the level four regulations here in south africa aimed at covid—19 infections. but later on mr zuma addressed his supporters and said that it would have been a massive confrontation if police had dared to arrest him. he also said that he was not scared of going to jail, he has been there before. this time around he refuses to go because he believes it was an injustice to be sentenced to a prison term without having gone to trial. so as things stand, mr zuma will not hand himself over to authorities because his lawyers have asked the constitutional court to rescind the judgement that they made to say that mr zuma needs to go to jail for 15 months. as things stand, mr

anger has been boiling over in south africa since the arrest of former president jacob zuma.have a special report intentions behind the unrest. >> economic challenges and poverty, inequality here, the chances of real progress are quite slim. laura: the former head of coalition forces in iraq and afghanistan, general david pretorius, is critical of america's withdrawal from both nations, telling me that is not how to end the forever wars. general pretraus: the endless war, as i noted, is going to get worse. laura: pulling no punches when it comes to vaccination. federal workers must get jobs or face general testing, and bake must pay $100 to get the vaccine. ♪ welcome to world news america on pbs and around the world. as the medal count rises, so, too, do concerns over covid. the daily infected has passed 10,000. people celebrate rather than isolate. from tokyo, winfield hayes now reports. winfield: this is tokyo in the middle of a pandemic in a ste of emergency. these bars are not supposed to be serving alcohol and should be closed by 8:00 but no one is taking any notice. i'm

zuma unfairly.is more on why jacob zuma supporters are pushing for his release. >> it was not expected that he would be jailed. his supporters. that he would at least be given a fine but not a direct jail sentence. that is why they are taking issue with it, even going as far as saying that he was jailed without tri. the law in south africa, people can be found in contempt of court without having to gone on trail and that is what has happened here with the former president david what is standing out is the fact that it is the first time the south african constitutional court has actually sentenced anyone to a jail sentenc that is why they take issue with it. they are saying the judges in the constitutional court just did not want to see the former president having the last laugh, because he has been saying that he will not take part in the corruption inquiry that is actually investigating corruption, which allegedly took place in the nine years that he was in power. ros: help me understand the politi

south africa's former presidentjacob zuma says he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start ah jail sentence. he also said that he was not scared of going to jail, he has been there before, but this time around he refuses to go because he believes that it was an injustice to be sentenced to an injustice to be sentenced to a prison term without having gone to trial. just try counting this lot before you go to sleep. and mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep on the move, goes viral. in miami the demolition of a tower block, which partially collapsed more than a week ago, has been brought forward due to safety fears about storm elsa. 2a people have been confirmed dead so far and search and rescue efforts for 121 people missing have been suspended. daniella levine cava is the mayor of miami—dade county. as i have said before we will move forward with the demolition as soon as it is safe to do so between 10pm and 3am tonight. bringing the building down in a controlled manner is critical to expanding our scope of search as, you know, in the pile and allowing us to search in the area cl

zuma is an attack on their nation.originally began as demonstrations against his arrest quickly deteriorated. no political chanting, no signboards, just looting and violence. it's hard to tell how much of what's happening is down to hunger and the lack of jobs. here in south africa, inequality, poverty, unemployment, often described as a ticking time bomb and these incidents of the last couple of days are a conquence of the social economic problems plaguing the country. >> despite the clear criminality and violence around what's going on, some south africans still believe it's about the former president. >> it is about jacob zuma. it is about jacob zuma. it's not just federal. this was the day of his ousti. that is when the things started. most people didn't want him to be innocent in the beginning. the president of this country should have done something to prevent this. >> well, for the latest on what's happening on the ground, we have more from johannesburg. >> according to the government, the situation is better wi

the violence was triggered by the jailing of the former president, jacob zuma.

the violence was triggered by the jailing of the former president, jacob zuma.region is hit by a heatwave that has brought record temperatures. communities have been told to evacuate as firefighters struggle to battle the blazes. in california, residents were urged to cut power consumption after overhead lines were brought down. now on bbc news... it's hardtalk.

supporters of former presidentjacob zuma former president jacob zuma erupted former presidentjacob zumawazulu—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 postapartheid south africa's rule of law. mr zuma's imprisonment has laid bare deep divisions in the governing african national congress. the former president still has a large support base in his home province. the zuma faction of the anc has been the most potent internal force opposing president cyril ramap

supporters of former presidentjacob zuma former president jacob zuma erupted former presidentjacob zuma 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 four months of his 15 month term for contempt of court. that will not be an end to the controversy. the former president's actual corruption trial is yet to get under way. this is bbc news — our main headlines. the widow of haiti's president, jovenel moise, has made herfirst public remarks since he was assassinated. more than 3

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of jacob zuma, how, imprisonment ofjacob zuma, how, if you can be brief, is this going to change theaphosa?- africa? and affect the future of cyril ramaphosa? well, for one, of cyril ramaphosa? well, for one. what _ of cyril ramaphosa? well, for one. what he _ of cyril ramaphosa? well, for one, what he refers _ 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

here's one of zuma's sons. >> they can give zuma 15 months, 24 months, or they can give 9 months. going to serve one day, one minute of that. they would have to kill me before they put their hands on him. >> reporter: there's been a lot of talk like that. now the tension has diffused, but the long-running issue is putting this country's constitution to test. >> i can see. concretely, then, what happens next? >> reporter: july 12th, his team will have a virtual hearing in front of the constitutional court. just in a couple of days, on tuesday, they still have to lodge an application to the high court. it gets into in-depth legalese, but effectively, it's expected they won't order that police action on him while the constitutional court hears this. but as you say, there is a lot of praise on the constitutional court standing firm. president zuma talks a lot about facing justice and being willing to go to prison, but his actions don't show that over many years, fighting in every way and form to avoid hearing the allegations of corruption, fraud, and racketeering in just one case, and

it has been an eventful day with the spotlight firmly on south africa's former presidentjacob zuma.eets and also gathered at his home saying that they were forming a human shield to prevent him from getting arrested. but earlier in the day, there were some confrontations betweenjacob zuma's supporters and police who were trying to prevent supporters from going to his house together because that gathering was illegal and the level four regulations here in south africa aimed at curbing covid—19 infections. but later on mr zuma addressed his supporters and said that it would have been a massive confrontation if police had dared to arrest him. he also said that he was not scared of going to jail, he has been there before. this time around he refuses to go because he believes it was an injustice to be sentenced to a prison term without having gone to trial. so as things stand, mr zuma is not going to hand himself over to authorities because his lawyers have asked the constitutional court to rescind the judgement that they made to say that mr zuma needs to go to jail for 15 months. so as

south africa's former president jacob zuma says he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start5 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. nations send help to cyprus as it tackles a huge wildfire. its president describes as the worst in decades. and mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep goes viral — we'll have more on that. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. i'm geeta guru—murthy. the uk government is signalling that all legal restrictions relating to covid will end on the 19thjuly in england, including the wearing of facemasks. the housing secretary, robertjenrick, said the public must learn to live with the virus and use their personaljudgment. labour said they're keen for the economy to open up — but they want to see the science guiding government decisions. our political correspondent chris mason reports. from the cobbles of york... ..to the minster, a portrait of england, wandering back to normal, as the government suggests that

mr zuma's imprisonment has laid bare deep divisions in the governing african national congress.ction of the anc has been the most potent internal force opposing president ramaphosa. mr zuma will probably be released from the estcort correctional centre after serving 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 greates

the violence comes after former presidentjacob zuma turned himself in, accused of contempt of court.ildfires are raging across the western us, as the latest heatwave dries out forests, and millions struggle with soaring temperatures. the best way to describe it, which is actually the way my friend described it, is that moment when you open the oven and that gust of heat hits you in the face. and to the victors go the spoils. italy's football team returns home to a hero's welcome after a dramatic win over england in the european championship. hello and welcome. i'm shaun ley. the cuban opposition says that dozens of activists have been arrested since sunday, when thousands of people joined the biggest protests in decades against the island's communist government. many were detained at the demonstrations, which called for democracy and criticised the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. cuba's president has blamed the united states for the unrest and said its embargo of cuba was aimed at encouraging dissent and social unrest. our north america editor jon sopel has more. libertad! "lib

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