will you ever leave the anc? after a0 years of contribution to the struggle here in south africa and to the african national congress, not at this stage. and remember, stephen, that the anc, as an organisation and as a part of our history, is very close to the hearts of the majority of south africans. some might be disappointed with what we have seen recently but we have to respect that it has massive support on the ground. if we get it right, in december, then that support will return to the anc and we will continue to transform south africa in the right kind of way. we have to end there. but i must thank you very much, pravan gordhan, for being on hardtalk. thank you for having me. hello there. friday is looking a bit cooler across—the—board. and there'll plenty of showers around too. some of them merging together to bring longer spells of rain in the north and the west of the uk. we start the morning off with sunshine and dry in the south and east. plenty of showers in scotland. some merging together to br

will you ever leave the anc? after a0 years of contribution to the struggle here in south africa and to the african national congress, not at this stage. and remember, stephen, that the anc, as an organisation and as a part of our history, is very close to the hearts of the majority of south africans. some might be disappointed with what we have seen recently but we have to respect that it has massive support on the ground. if we get it right, in december, then that support will return to the anc and we will continue to transform south africa in the right kind of way. we have to end there. but i must thank you very much, pravan gordhan, for being on hardtalk. thank you for having me. hello. sunday yet again was another day of contrasting weather fortunes across the british isles. generally speaking, the further north and east you were, the drier and finer was your day. the cloud filled in after a bright enough start in the south. eventually, the skies became pretty leaden so there was urgent work to be done in th

will you ever leave the anc? after 40 yea rs of will you ever leave the anc? after 40 years of contribution to the struggle here in south africa and to the african national congress, not at this stage and remember that the anc is an organisation and is part of our history is very close to the heart of the majority of south africans. some might be disappointed with what we have seen recently but we have to respect it has a massive support on the ground. if we get it right in december, the support will return to the anc and we will continue to reform south africa in the right kind of way.” continue to reform south africa in the right kind of way. i must thank you very much by being on hardtalk. thank you for having me. we have some wet weather crossing the country right now but thursday is not looking too bad at all. there will be sunshine around for sure. cloud and showers but over role not a bad day. the early hours of thursday morning look like this. you can see it is still raining across many parts of eastern and central england full of some rain early on

we saw today parliament was anc defending the anc. everybody who stood up on the part of the anc to take part in the debate -- nobody defended jacob zuma. everybody defended the party. you could tell this was about the party. they could not come out and accept an opposition movement to oust their leader. that was political suicide. that is never going to happen on the part of anc mp's. we heard a party saying to the public of south africa, we have to save the party. that means we have to protect this guy. sarah: why is the opposition also seeing this as a victory? how is that possible? christine: we went to secret ballot. some anc members voted in favor of ousting the president. some were saying this would not happen if this was an open ballot, so we have a small victory. they are looking at this uncertain number -- it is a secret ballot -- and saying, we managed to convince some anc mp's to vote with their conscious and do the right thing -- vote with their conscience and dodo the right thing. they will go to the public and say some

will you ever leave the anc? after a0 years of contribution to the struggle here in south africa and to the african national congress, not at this stage. and remember, stephen, that the anc, as an organisation and as a part of our history, is very close to the hearts of the majority of south africans. some might be disappointed with what we have seen recently but we have to respect that it has massive support on the ground. if we get it right, in december, then that support will return to the anc and we will continue to transform south africa in the right kind of way. we have to end there. but i must thank you very much, pravan gordhan, for being on hardtalk. thank you for having me. hello. it looks as though many areas are going to start off with a mild but murky start to the new day on tuesday. the weather front that's introduced this fare is just lurking there across the top half of scotland, still producing the odd bit and piece of rain. following on behind, a lot of low cloud. if you are in the high ground o

the anc is in internal turmoil, an internalanc members, internal anc members who want to hold onto their positions cannot completely cut zuma off. activated their confidence, they would have to go back and jockey for their own positions. economically south africa is in dire straits. i want to mention economics. europeans are enjoying their holidays. in one of the most striking better grass, a rubber dinghy has arrived on the beach near cadiz and people are running from it. this is a representation in one picture of a whole process that has happened before, and is happening in other parts through the middle east. we have talked a lot about libya as a way of people getting into europe. many are coming from sub saharan africa. now a route from morocco into spain is active again. how much does this tell us about the continued economic unanswered economical demand from africa? i think it says three things, that there is consistent economic pressure on north africa. if people have a route, they will take it. thirdly, there isjust more accessibility of information about these types of routes. e

the anc isn't internal carl meyer, an internal anc members what i held onto their positions i cannot completely cut zuma. activated their confidence, they would have to go back and jockey for their own positions. he also have a nation thatis positions. he also have a nation that is handcuffed to the anc in terms of racial politics, but economically we have not measured economics, economically south africa is in dire straits. i want to mention economics is likely to be context, but one were to take pics of the general theme you're talking about. europeans are enjoying their summer holidays, but on wednesday, one spanish beach played host to a different sort of visitor. in one of the most striking photographs of the week, a rubber dinghy emerges from the surf on the coast near cadiz. people have jumped into the water and are running the last few feet onto the beach. a group of sunbathers has gathered to find out what's going on. this is a representation in one picture of a whole process that has happened before and is happening in other parts throughout the middle east. we talked about

but this seems to be about the anc. some people want to derail the historical role of liberation and all that kind of stuff. that is what he was playing and it has helped him. how much longer can continue? it is a quarter of a century. it was triggered when the finance minister was sacked. who is he? this is someone who supports and was the front line for western economic system. someone who is really working for the big companies and so on. he is still being blamed and the anc is being blamed for not transforming the economy. that is why, even if so many people are opposing zuma, they see it well, you are trying to kick him out because he kicked out someone very popular as of the west, and the world bank and so on. but that hasn't helped us. i'm struck by this, because i cannot compete with ned's distinct record of actually reporting out there for a period of time. i was there for one particular event,which was a decade ago, when mbeki was effectively dumped at a party candidate. i have a vivid memory of being at a rec

it does not mean the anc are dead, because they can still self correct. i'm sorry to have to cut you off but we're running out of time. what about the weather. i weather watchers have been capturing the very best of the weather and some of the worst of it as well. it could be different from what i have sure new but there is plenty of rain still to come. not just across yorkshire, but stretching towards wales. a different story in scotland and northern ireland. you have a nice day to come but if you are near this band of weather there will be a lot of surface water and some areas will get 20—30 millimetres. if it sticks it do for most of the day you could have 60—80 millimetres or three inches. the same front will be there on thursday but for the most part they will be another decent day. this is bbc news, the headlines at seven: out of the running — 400 metres contender isaac makwala is forced out of tonight's race after contracting gastroenteritis, along with 30 others at the world athletics championships. you know, ifeel heartbroken yesterday, i w

and perhaps anc did not want to get rid of him. since by december of this year i'm he will step down as its president in any case buddy sarah wide a problem half of that and see you identify those corruption allegations off to so long in power. they've failing to deliver the south africa's well they are having challenges certainly a service delivery is a problem but even more. important is addressing the issues of the economy. addressing unemployment there so many young people on who are unemployed in south africa over forty percent. and so really addressing job creation and strong and faster growth of the economy is a major challenge and in fact the vote. led to the market of downgrading south africa again. and so that speaks to the business sense of lack of confidence in his leadershi. and also the corruption allegations which he really seems to be in mashed and how can he break free of those things remaining time in power. well he's going to. not be the anc president from after december but he'll be the president of the country

to defeat the anc. you can try. i am sure you that today the vote of no confidence was number eight. always they tried. presidentjacob number eight. always they tried. president jacob zuma speaking number eight. always they tried. presidentjacob zuma speaking after surviving an eighth vote of no—confidence in the south african parliament. the parents of a seven—year—old boy with a rare genetic disorder have won the latest stage in their fight to get the nhs to pay for treatment they believe would be life changing. the child, known as s, has a rare condition which inhibits his ability to digest protein. the nhs has refused to fund a drug which could help control his condition on the grounds that it was ineffective. but today, a high courtjudge rejected that conclusion, as our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman reports. seven—year—old s, we cannot give his name for legal reasons, has the rare condition pku. if he has more than 12 grams of protein a day, which you would find in three slice

the anc is there. it is powerful, it is big, it is difficult to defeat the anc. but it's the 8th vote of no confidence he has faced in less than a decade amid continuing allegations of corruption. after some of his own party voted against, we'll be asking what impact it will have on his leadership? also tonight. anger at the world championships after one of the favourites to win the aoom is told he can't compete following an outbreak of norovirus. iwas... really, i was at the top of my game to come here. i was ready to make everything possible. i came here for a medal. president trump has this warning for north korea amid reports it's miniaturised a nuclear warhead that could fit onto a missile. north korea best not make any threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury, like the world has never seen. a tale of two englands, the growing divide which means people in the north are 20% more likely to die early than those in the south. # gonna be where the lights are shining on me... # like a rhinestone cowboy and, the rhinestone cowboy, country s

to defeat the anc. you can try. i am sure you know that today the vote of no confidence was number eight. always they try. ebrahim fakir, the director of programmes at auwal socio—economic research institute, spoke about his surprise at the vote‘s result. ido i do not think anyone in the anc expected it, and any mathematical or political mathematics that you conjure up, even though it is a secret vote and we have no idea which member voted which way, if you really ta ke which member voted which way, if you really take and subtract the number of opposition mps from anc mps from the total number it appears, if you account for the nine abstentions, that at least about 26 anc mps voted with the opposition which shows and demonstratesjust the with the opposition which shows and demonstrates just the amount of fracture and factionalism and division within the mainstream of the anc, so certainly i think quite surprising and i don't think the anc itself expected this. it literally means that it now needs to

a lot of people in the anc and outside the anc have said enough is enough. but remember president zuma still commands a considerable amount of support within his party. that is what makes this whole decision a very difficult thing to predict. of course, thank you. it may well be that we have the result of that vote before six o'clock. if we get those details through from cape town, we will bring it to you. now it is quarter past five, the headlines: 30 athletes and support staff at the world athletic championships have been hit by gastroenteritis. it has forced the 400 metres favourite, isaac makwala, to withdraw. nadeem muhammad, who was stopped at manchester airport with a pipe bomb in his hand luggage, has been convicted of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life. south african mps are holding a secret ballot on whether to oust the country's president, jacob zuma. and in sport, five gold medals up for grabs at the world championships. can wayne vanni kirk at the gold to his 0lympic championships. can wayne vanni kirk at the gold to his olympic

i am an anc man through and through. the decision of the national executive committee is that the president is not going anywhere. and indeed this is what we have been able to do today when in fact there was a motion by the opposition to remove our president and as a consequence also our government from office. right, well you have, you've won the vote today, no one is going to deny you that victory. it wasn't a very big victory. and the truth is the country is against the president and by keeping him in power you are damaging the anc‘s image with the people of south africa? i can assure you that the opposite is true. if we were to vote ourselves out of office at the behest of the opposition, the people who voted for the anc, the 11 million people of our country, would have been very unhappy, been unhappy with us. because we would have given the opposition on a silver platter a reason to topple government. i'm so sorry, the opposition have a reason to dethrone president jacob zuma. it's on a platter and it is all the a

south africa's ruling party, the anc, is facing a crisis. the country is in recession and its leader, president jacob zuma, is accused of rampant corruption. it's a charge that has divided the party, between those who stand with him, and those against. he faces a vote of no confidence next week, and the party's general secretary says those who want to vote against zuma, should leave the anc. 0ne mp who has openly called for the president to resign has even been receiving death threats. andrew harding has been to meet her. she looks nervous, and with good reason. all sorts of strange... makhosi khoza, a member of parliament here in south africa, has been receiving death threats. "you have 1a days to live," says one text. then, ten days. now she travels with an armed guard. her crime, to speak out in public against south africa's president jacob zuma. yeah... the stress is showing. dr khoza is an mp for the governing anc but she's broken ranks, calling for the president to step down. if we get threatened, our lives get threatened because we ex

conference at the anc is a divided party. there are various factions there fighting within the anc itself and what is significant about this motion of no-confidence is president jacob zuma has faced two bids within the party to unseat him as the party president. they will be voting for a leader in december. ancs unclear whether the caucus can rally together to defend president jacob zuma as they have in the past, seeing it is very torn and as the succession battle rages ahead of them, electing a new leader in december. matt: thanks very much. morell surely be hearing from her in the coming days. boost itsome, uniper dividend target. first, your stocks to watch. up next, this is bloomberg. the open is eight minutes away. ♪ ♪ matt: welcome back to the european open. we are minutes from the start of trading here. i want to get you stocks to watch. niper's want to watch, not just because we will speak to the ceo in a half hour, but because the company is boosting its dividend target to 25% growth for 2017. we looking at a boo

the question, though, is well anc mps help president zuma keep hisjob at is well anc mps help president zuma keep his job at show him the door? this isn't jacob zuma's first vote of no—confidence, it's good to be his eight, in fact. but it is going to bea his eight, in fact. but it is going to be a secret one. but let's find out why it is crucially important. let'sjoin out why it is crucially important. let's join the online editor of power fm in johannesburg. let's join the online editor of power fm injohannesburg. this different this time round, isn't it? a secret ballot, what does that mean? essentially, it means that anc parliamentarians who have to vote according to a whip system, they have to vote according to the party line, are technically able to vote whichever way they choose without any repercussions. this opens the gate for possibly defying the president, who is popular inside and outside the party. explained to us, remind us why we have got to the stage? why is he so unpopular now? president zuma is the third president of the democratic south africa, effectively, and he h

to defeat the anc. you can try. i am sure you know that today the vote of no confidence was number eight. always they try. that may give the impression of a nation celebrating. but this is the eighth time that a no—confidence vote has been held since mr zuma took office in 2009. this time the vote was held in secret amidst fears of intimidation. earlier, we were seeing pictures like these. here you can see a protest march in cape town this morning that was being led by the opposition parties. they were on their way to parliament here. here they are gathered outside parliament and making their feelings very clear. not just parliament and making their feelings very clear. notjust cape town either, this is pretoria. people we re either, this is pretoria. people were gathered and dancing in the streets of the city of pretoria. they were also tried to make their point. they wanted him to go, but what happened is parliament, and this is the parliament chamber itself and here for two hours opposition parties

many, perhaps most south africans, still hope the anc can self—correct. when good people keep quiet, then the evil prevails. and we want to make sure our people do not lose faith in us, simply because we have taken one or two missteps. we want to correct that. we are going to correct that. but dr khoza, in hiding now and threatened with expulsion from the anc, believes her party has sunk too far. it has not been easy to confront the reality that maybe as a liberation movement, maybe we have reached the dead end. a bleak warning from a defiant woman. andrew harding, bbc news, south africa. he's the fastest man in history, with eight 0lympic golds and currently three world records. but usain bolt‘s glittering career is coming to an end. he'll run his last ever 100 metre race at the world athletics championships in london on saturday and then his final sprint relay a week later. as he prepares for retirement, he's been speaking to our sports editor, dan roan. the world's fastest man is about to say farewell but usain bolt remains the star attraction. this,

but the anc has expressed confidence in the loyalty of its members. at this stage we are throwing a serious, data leading a serious bomb in south africa to our government and also to a very important party. —— detonating a serious bomb. but the party is beset with internal squabbles and has never been so divided in its 105 year history. 198... despite the internal divisions, jacob zuma survived and has hung on to his political life. 177 votes to 198. what is set now is that he will step down as leader of the governing anc in december. but what is not clear is whether he can remain president of the country until the elections in 2019. disappointed andyjacob zuma protesters gathered here outside parliament and there are now starting to disperse saying they have always known, they hope the anc would change its mind and put the country first and not their interests but at the same time the hundreds of pro—jacob zuma supporters are still singing as they wait for the president jacob zuma supporters are still singing as they wait for the presidentjacob

it may lose voters in 2019 as south africans see anc may not as the is -- may not be as committed to fighting corruption as they say they are. vonnie: legal opinions are being called up as well or the threat of seeking legal opinions. zuma has survived eight no-confidence votes up to now. he may survive this one. what would he want as his legacy? will the triad have more of a impact -- will he try and have more of a impact? if he survives this motion of no-confidence, he will remain the anc leader up until the center -- the december conference when a new leader will be elected to the party. chances are, he will not be around to leave much of a legacy. what is being said as if he is voted out in december, a may just be ousted amicably by the next successor who is elected incident -- in december. but we do know for sure is that his tenure has been marred by scandal. not only of corruption, but also misuse of public funds. it is difficult to see where he can redeem himself. mark: thanks a lot, amo mbatha. laterote is expected today. danish coming up, a jewelry maker is warning of tough

we are convinced the anc members will do the right thing. it is now an opportunity for them to demonstrate that they too are tired of corruption which is happening in this country. hundreds of people who marched outside parliament have welcomed the move. every person counts. and that's what we're trying to say, that it's notjust about one person and we need to think about the greater good. i'm not surprised she decided in favour of secret ballot because that's democracy at its best. but the question, though, is will anc mps help president zuma keep hisjob or show him the door. president macron is facing a backlash over plans to create an office of first lady for his wife brigitte. some feel that such a move, at a time of public spending cuts, would need to be sanctioned by a referendum. more than 220,000 people have signed an online petition against the plan. a large sinkhole has claimed seven lies in florida. it grew hundreds of feet within a matter of hours. 0fficials now say an additional five homes will need to be demolished in the resid

an anc supporter? >> i will. >> reporter: but these are strange times for the party of nelson mandela. should jacob zuma step down? >> yes, it's my view. i think our president must step down for the good of the country. ♪ >> reporter: south africa's president seems out of step with many in his own party, a politician in survival mode. facing anger and sustained protests from the people. president zuma faces more than 700 counts of alleged corruption. he used public money to fund his private homestead, and the highest court in land says that he didn't uphold his oath of office. the list of scandals is long. >> they've really managed to infiltrate and capture every part of the state. >> reporter: and the list is getting longer. a list of more than 200,000 leaked e-mails suggesting alleged corruption with 10s of millions of dollars between the gupta family, wealthy indian expats with vast business this south africa and cabinet members, industry bosses, even members of zuma's immediate family. >> he hasn

from here on in, a doesn't get any easier for the anc. if anything the fractions are about to splintering get even works -- and get even worse. guest: the vote just showed come i think the margin of victory was very slight for jacob zuma. so we roll onto the next event, probably at the end of the year when the anc appoints a new leader. politics is going to continue to be the driver here. i don't think the agencies are going to take any relief from zuma's reappointment and success. the market will remain a negative one, i suspect. until you get some greater clarity about the future of south africa in terms of its political outlook, i think the market sentiment and investor sentiment is going to remain relatively negative, and the yields tell the story. probably exacerbated by dollar strength, over well. i suspect we will remain in that's twice in until the next -- in that situation until the next political story evolves. it seems that we are getting more and more headlines. not only in south africa, but also venezuela and brazil. relative

we are convinced the anc members will do the right thing. it is now an opportunity for them to demonstrate that they too are tired of corruption which is happening in this country. hundreds of people who marched outside parliament have welcomed the move. i'm here in support of my fellow countrymen and... because, every person counts and... because, every person counts and that's what we're trying to say, that it's notjust about one person and we need to think about the greater good. what you can see today and what you're likely to see tomorrow is people want change and ideally they want change through constitutional means, through the normal course of law, not through violent response. normal course of law, not through viole nt response. the normal course of law, not through violent response. the decision today was in line with what the expectation of the country is. i'm not surprised she decided in favour of secret ballot because that's democracy at its best. but the question, though, is will anc mps help president zuma did hisjob or show h

we are convinced the anc members will do the right thing. it is now an opportunity for them to demonstrate that they too are tired of corruption which is happening in this country. hundreds of people who marched outside parliament have welcomed the move. every person counts and that's what we're trying to say, that it's notjust about one person and we need to think about the greater good. i'm not surprised she decided in favour of secret ballot because that's democracy at its best. but the question, though, is will anc mps help president zuma keep hisjob or show him the door. polls have opened in kenya in a general election being closely watched in east africa and around the world and it is the result could result in violence. 20 million kenyans can cast their ballot and son began queueing during the night. these are live pictures now. it is nearly 6:20am in nairobi, these are some of the early voters and staff ata some of the early voters and staff at a polling station in the capital. in all eight candidates are running for president, inclu

this is of course different with the secret ballot, which the opposition says would protect those anc mps who might vote against him. certainly there are several mps who've come out very publicly, saying they would vote with the opposition, but ultimately, within the party, the majority of the mps, the opposition would need 50 to vote with them, but they are not going to get those numbers, simply because of those mps fearing a backlash through some sort of internal investigation later. so what will finally toppled jacob zuma then? i know he is stepping down as head of the anc in september this year, but he remains president in theory since 2019. i suppose zexit, as you could call it, will happen. it's a matter of when rather than if. till 2019, he will hope to stay in power by having his former wife the head of the party, which he hopes will protect him, perhaps allow him to stay on npower little longer, and hopefully avoid prosecution in his eyes. in the meantime, what will happen to the south african economy? it's taken quite a heavy hit. we mentioned the event, pravid gordan being

it's believed around a0 anc mps voted against him, leaving opposition leaders encouraged. it was a close vote. i believe that the unity of the opposition showed today that we can collaborate and show the people of this country that we are willing to work together, we are going to continue this fight. president zuma has been in power for close to a decade now. but the country remains divided and the country is at another crossroads. he plans to step down as leader of the anc in december, but with political tensions running high, it's unclear whether he can remain president of the country until the 2019 elections. hong kong has now closed 13 beaches, in total, as congealed palm oil washes ashore. the oil appeared after a collision between two ships near the pearl river estuary in southern china. 0fficial cleaning teams have been sent to clear the beaches, but there is mounting criticism of the government's response. nichola carroll reports. it is the time of year when hong kong residents normally head for the beach but many are now off—limits after this latest incident spi

it's believed around a0 anc mps voted against him, leaving opposition leaders encouraged. it was a close vote. i believe that the unity of the opposition showed today that we can collaborate and show the people of this country that we are willing to work together, we are going to continue this fight. president zuma has been in power for close to a decade now. but the country remains divided and the country is at another crossroads. he plans to step down as leader of the anc in december, but with political tensions running high, it's unclear whether he can remain president of the country until the 2019 elections. stay with us on bbc news. much more to come, including the america couple who decided to swap charleston, south carolina for halifax, nova scotia after donald trump's election victory. now the journey north begins. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi ara

we are convinced the anc members will do the right thing. it is now an opportunity for them to demonstrate that they too are tired of corruption which is happening in this country. hundreds of people who marched outside parliament have welcomed the move. i'm here in support of my fellow countrymen and... because, every person counts and that's what we're trying to say, that it's notjust about one person and we need to think about the greater good. i'm not surprised she decided in favour of secret ballot because that's democracy at its best. but the question, though, is will anc mps help president zuma keep hisjob or show him the door. the president of kenya has appealed for the nation to remain united, regardless of who wins the general election on tuesday. in a televised address uhuru kenyatta called on voters to reject intimidation and violence. his long—standing rival, raila 0dinga, has raised concerns about vote—rigging. he said the deployment of more than 100,000 members of the security forces was meant to intimidate voters. today m

mr zuma has survived several votes of no—confidence in the past — and the governing anc party says it will back the president this time. nomsa maseko reports from cape town. hundreds protesting outside south africa's parliament — calling for presidentjacob zuma's removalfrom office. a vote of no—confidence was initiated after nine cabinet ministers were sacked in march, including the well respected finance minister pravin gordhan and his deputy, mcebisijonas. it was widely believed they were removed as they were not cooperating with the president's close business associates, the gupta family, in giving them government contracts. a controversial decision lead the country to an economic downgrade, plunging it into a second recession in a decade. opposition parties approached the constitutional court, asking it to rule that a secret ballot against the president would be the best option to ensure that members of parliament vote freely, without intimidation. the choice is quite simple, actually. it's a choice between whether you stand, if you stand with jacob zuma or against jacob zuma

the anc is a very divided party. there is a faction around the president which is also at the same time a huge machine of corruption and patronage, those who are not part of that corruption network are in many cases eager to see at the helm of south africa a president who commands more respect. there are going to be protests outside poland tomorrow and the same kinds of pressures that may have affected the speaker of parliament in making this decision to have is a good ballot will also be brought to bear on parliament tomorrow. it will bear on parliament tomorrow. it will be very interesting to see which way it goes. he has been dogged for so long by so many allegations of corruption. why is he such a controversial figure corruption. why is he such a controversialfigure in corruption. why is he such a controversial figure in south africa? when jacob zuma came to power as the leader first of the anc and then of the republic of south africa, he was from the outset a controversial figure. africa, he was from the outset

the anc is there. it is powerful, it is big, it is difficult to defeat the anc. but it's the 8th vote of no confidence he has faced in less than a decade amid continuing allegations of corruption. after some of his own party voted against, we'll be asking what impact it will have on his leadership? also tonight. anger at the world championships after one of the favourites to win the 400m is told he can't compete following an outbreak of norovirus. iwas... really, i was at the top of my game to come here.

we are convinced that the anc members will do that i think. it is now an opportunity for them to go most that aid to that date to. i got tired of corruption which is depending in this country. let those people who lives outside parliament have welcomed the move. every place in towns. and that's what we're trying to say that it's not just about one person i'm not surprised that she decided in favor of a secret ballot. because that's a democrat t. double cross eighty best. but the question though. is will any in c. m. p.'s how presidents who my keep his job. or show him the door. today marks two hundred day since donald trump took office. i seem like a good time to check in with some of his supporters in the business world. far from wall street ideas of restaurants and lumber yards in states like wisconsin helped put him over the edge. so what do they think of his performance so far what are they hoping for next. he is a taste. the businesses in the in the hudson area did. vote for president trump and i think it was a means a sense of confidence

anc members are singing in the national assembly. the south african rand have been strengthening on the idea that perhaps he might not survived the vote. it is now weakening as you can imagine. you can see how much it is weakening by. you can see a big spike in dollar rand. it is weakening by 1.1%, erasing most of its previous gains. there increase for dollar rand, which means the rand is weaker by more than 1%. you can see this as the motion to show no-confidence in jacob zuma was defeated. the government continues as is, at least for the next few days. it remains to be seen what happens to zuma and the anc leadership after this. he had survived eight of them before. companies online first line trip advisor report today after the bell. the priceline stock is up. my next guest calls it a booking juggernaut, but he sees negative sentiment around trip advisor. kevin: thanks. generally speaking, the sentiment has been good in online travel. specifically,sor reporting after close, it has been a little more complicated. you have seen trip

celebrations for south africa's anc party as president zuma narrowly survives a parliamentary vote of no confidence against him. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. several beaches are closed in hong kong as congealed palm oil continues to wash ashore. and the american country music star glen campbell has died at the age of eighty—one. we look back at his life & career. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8:30 in the morning in pyongyang where north korea's official news agency said it was considering missile strikes near guam, where us strategic bombers are based. it follows news from us intelligence officials who say north korea has produced a nuclear warhead small enough to fit onto its ballistic missiles. earlier donald trump warned north korea that any further threats would be met, as he put it, with fire, fury and power. north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. he has been very threatening beyond a normal state, and as i said they will be met with the fire and fury a

opposition parties had hoped the secret ballot would mean some mps from the governing anc party might side with them against the president. milton mkosi is following developments from cape town. clearly presidentjacob clearly president jacob zuma, clearly presidentjacob zuma, after surviving this eight no—confidence vote, is now on his ninth life. there is no way he could be compromising now. he feels victorious, he never gives up. remember president zuma stayed in prison for ten years on robben island with nelson mandela while fighting against white minority rule is, so he does not give off it —— is —— give up easily. most people the best at a loss for him, after what happened with anc members who voted for the opposition. but he sees this asa for the opposition. but he sees this as a victory. he hopes to get to december. also making new this hour: an earthquake has killed at least five people and injured more than 60 in china's south—western province of sichuan. the quake measured 6.5 in magnitude and it's not immediately clear how serious it is due to the remoteness of

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there are some anc mp5 their own president. there are some anc mps who have publicly called for president zuma to step down and they are in there as well today. they might vote with the opposition. but the question is whether the numbers will stack up. a lot of people think that the anc want but not at the behest of the opposition. they hope to do it in december when his term ends. when they are electing a new president after two terms that he has already served. thank you. if we hear more, we will be back with you. asa as a vote of no confidence gets under way against president zuma. the headlines on bbc news: 30 athletes and support staff at the world athletic championships — including 400 metre favourite isaac makwala — have been hit by gastroenteritis. new figures reveal more than 40 maternity units in england closed their doors to new admissions at some point last year. the family of a seven—year—old boy with a rare condition wins a high court challenge over a nhs decision not to fund a life saving drug. let's catc

the anc has 248 members in parliament as well. you need 50 of them to vote in the opposite direction. it is possible and likely. we have seen a few utterances from the party line saying that they will vote with their conscience rather as opposed to just towing the party line. it will be an interesting one. whether that is the case is another matter. we will know in about an hour and 45 minutes. tom: what is the societal functions here. ? is this a generational issue? we have a bloomberg article that they may face until challenging future, but what is the distinctive future that you see in south african society as we go to this critical vote? arabile: it certainly has been corruption. it has been the key element to zuma's presidency. they say he does not lead because of the charges that he may face with regards to corruption as well. andlinks between himself the family that seems to be getting government contracts at a much easier cost seems to determine who comes in to office as well in south africa. they are politically connected

the anc later has devised several previous confidence votes. the news boosted overnight volatility in the rand, the highest level since may. we are joined from johannesburg. always great to see you. and a lot of theater, concerns in the market. what can we expect today from the lawmakers in this vote on zuma. it is in secret, this is going to be interesting. going to beinitely interesting. it will be a long day, not just for lawmakers, but for the country at large. we will be expecting some political party -- opposition parties to be marching on parliament ahead of the motion in jacob zuma later this day. it is sure to be a lengthy day as we see where the anc mps will defend their resident or whether the opposition's campaign has been strong enough to woo enough lawmakers to unseat jacob zuma this afternoon. after himy have gone time and again. the eighth time in the eighth year on the eighth day of the eighth month. they are really building the pressure here. what is the mood on the ground? friends, business leaders, what are they saying to yo