officialsf the anc and president jacob z za . and the decision by the anc to is onlyly employee taken afteter exhaustive discussions. the decisions of the anc provides certainty to the people of south africa at a t time when the economic and social challenges f facing the country require a resolute response by all sections of society. it is critical that south africans are united around growth, job creation, and economic transformation. that decisioion will be communicated publicly, as s we e doing now, and throuough appropriate forums in all structures of the anc. over the weekend, national executive committee members will go through all the country to brief and inform our fractions about the decisions we are takiking. anand all necessary parliamemeny ensue.es will also now from tomorrow, we will briefefur about thembersrs decisions we have tataken. we are happy there was cooperation between president jacob zuma and alall the [indiscernible] the only thing we did not agree on was the short. -- was the short period i iterms of th

he also took a few sites against the anc, saying that he felt that in some ways the anc had changed, that he remained a loyal member of the party and would do as they say. he insisted that he was not laying out —— bowing out because of the motion of no governance, but rather he was trying to avoid bloodshed and further division within the party. a big sense of celebrations are people who have been wanting to see the back of the president for years. thank you. a lot more reaction to that resignation by jacob zuma last night throughout the programme here on the briefing. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. zimbabwe's main opposition leader, morgan tsvangirai, has died. he was 65 and had been suffering from cancer. mr tsvangirai and the party he founded, the movement for democratic change, repeatedly challenged robert mugabe during the ex—president‘s long grip on power. a new study suggests a possible link between highly processed foods and cancer. the team of researchers based in france and brazil found that products like pasties and ready—meals put

what the anc want to avoid is to centres of power within the anc and the party tearing itself apart. we spoke about the top six officials in the anc ready to talk to jacob zuma. where is cyril in this? is he wanting to weigh in? he is not weighing in at the moment and there is a holding back on that to make it look as though this is the anc we are talking about. this is the future of the country and not the future of cyril ramaphosa. but these are the six most senior positions in the anc so six most senior positions in the anc so he could not be coming from a higher place than within his own governing party. as you mention, presidential elections next year, so some way to go but the risk of damage to the anc, give us that broader picture in south africa of how the balance of power stands and how the balance of power stands and how voters might be feeling? over the last ten or 15 years, even more than that there has been a decline in the support for the anc but it has still got massive support across the country. there is always a danger as the infighting increases that other parties

and the fact that so many, including many anc parliamentarians and anc officials, they have enabled this corruption to take place. but also, at the same time, ben, it is a remarkable testament to south africa's democracy, especially to the independence of the judiciary and incredibly vibra nt the independence of the judiciary and incredibly vibrant and tough media that has actually brought jacob zuma, finally, to account today. very good to talk to you. thank you for your time. andrew feinstein, former anc mp. morgan tsvangarai, zimbabwe's main opposition leader, has died. the 65—year—old, a former mine worker, had been suffering from cancer. mr tsvangarai's career was marked by a long political struggle against the former president, robert mugabe, and he was beaten and imprisoned many times. the movement for democratic change that he set up in 2000 said tonight that they had lost an "icon and fighter for democracy." 15 people have died and more than a dozen people have been wounded in a shooting at a school in florida. an 18—year—old boy is thought to be the gunman and is in cus

jacob zuma has quite a lot of support in the anc, but how much support? he comeshat the area from, he is extremely popular, and many of the rural areas of south africa as well. many people inside the party over their political careers to president zuma as well. many of them will no doubt vote in favor of him tomorrow. the big question is how many? seems extremely likely that it does go to a no-confidence vote, but it will vote in favor of ousting him. the concern within the anc is if a large number of people vote for president zuma, but not pushedent to keep him out, that could split the party. totalk us through how we got this point. what is jacob zuma accused of doing? anc it is -- >> it is a litany of mistakes, crimes and he -- crimes he ly committed, from corruption to rape of a family friend. he was acquitted of that, but there is one that is still there, that dates back to 1990 involvess scandal that millions of dollars. he could go down on that, but the main issue for the anc is the party's image over the nine years that he has been in power has be

and fundamentally, the anc is being tested. it is now -- you know, since 1994 the anc has been in power. i think there was a real hesitance with this party of mandela to live up to its values. jane: how damaging is this delay , then, zuma refusing to go now? emira: i think in a day or two we will see. if it goes on three or six months, even beyond then, in a negotiated process that is protracted, there will be efforts to have votes confidence in parliament, many other measures that are taken in the interest of the people. jane: very briefly, do you think it is possible for south africa to regain itleposition as a ing nation on the continent? emira: south africa will always be leading nation on the continent. i think the issue is to what extent the economy serves not the inrests of a few but the majority of people in the country. that has been the liberation's struggle. that ended the apaheid regime, and that is still the desire of many south africans throughout the country and the world. jane: thank you so much joining me. emir

jacob zuma's corruption against the anc.“ 1's jacob zuma's corruption against the anc. " 1's corruption jacob zuma's corruption against the anc." 1's corruption set into institutions like this, he is not the only one taking money and usually there are genes and it's certainly very top. assuming he doesn't get into power, there are institutions fighting corruption and it isa institutions fighting corruption and it is a complicated country. they are all trying to make it clean, but i think it is quinn to be very difficult after the long history of corruption for the next person, not just for historic reasons, but because argued with their hands out. think that is what cyril ramaphosa's problem is now, because he doesn't wa nt to problem is now, because he doesn't want to make it look like he is sanctioning this system, which doesn't begin and end with jacob zuma, but at the same time, he doesn't want to rattle the infrastructure of corruption which exists. he doesn't want to make it look like... it reminds me of the transition in angola when he left his position and handed off to other pe

the anc is, indeed, the party of whose nomination... on whose nomination i became a candidate for the presidency of the republic of south africa after its victory of the national elections of 2014. it was on the anc‘s nomination that i was on the anc‘s nomination that i was later elected by the majority in the national assembly as the president of the republic. i am for ever indebted to the anc deliberation movement. i've served almost all my life. i respect each member and leader of this glorious movement. by respect its gallant fight against centuries of white minority brutality, whose relics remain today. and continue to be entrenched in all manner of sophisticated ways in order to ensure the continued survival of white privilege. i do take seriously, and am grateful, to the anc that in the face of its revolutionary mission to ensure a better life for all, and the creation of a nonracial, nonsexist and democratic south africa, it's deployed me at the pinnacle of its role in government. i was also elected in terms of section 86 of

the problem with the anc is it is sort of like the muslim brotherhood in the arab world. they have spent so much time in opposition that once the establishment was overthrown, there is nothing else, so there are too many people that still associate the anc with an anti—apartheid opposition. it will take a long time for another party or another body politic to develop. it is also a history of apartheid and a history of who was in opposition at the time. if i may, i do not see jacob zuma ever going to jail because of that. he is such a smooth operator and in all these scandals, he looks like teflon man. the next election is next year and the hard bet is really for ramaphosa and he is going to negotiate something. they are playing, outsmarting each other, but in the end, the anc is going to hang onto power i think. so, there were huge cheers from the crowd in the olympic stadium in pyeongchang as athletes from north and south korea arrived under one flag during the opening ceremony of the winter games. now as the sporting competition is under way, the north's kimjong—un

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

the anc is in they have not got very far. the anc isina they have not got very far. the anc is in a massively strong position, but they are concerned they are becoming increasingly unpopular. there is more and more resentment with the rising corruption, and there has been this feeling, especially during jacob zuma's yours and others, that top officials can get away with anything. what we've seen from mr ramaphosa, he seems to be keen to tackle the corruption. the anc has a chance to clean itself up the anc has a chance to clean itself up and ensure there are no surprises at next year's collection. i know you will continue to follow this for us, and will bring us any updates. thanks very much indeed. a deck officer from a wightlink ferry has been praised for his heroism afterjumping off his ship to save a drowning man. the dramatic rescue happened late last night in portsmouth harbour. today the young man who was pulled out of the water phoned his rescuer to thank him for saving his life. steve humphrey reports. he is a modest hero. it is just lucky we were around, i

for the last week, anc leader cyril ramaphosa has been holding talks with mr zuma on the transition of power. in a significant shift to the position of the us, vice president mike pence has said he is ready to talk to north korea. mr pence says the policy of maximum pressure and sanctions would continue, but if north korea wished to talk, they would listen. details were worked out at the winter olympics. president putin has ordered a special investigation into the crash of a russian airliner near moscow. all 71 passengers and crew were killed. emergency workers are searching snow—covered fields to recover the bodies. now on bbc news, dateline london. welcome to dateline london. this week, we're discussing theresa may in china, and as the winter olympics kick off in pyeongchang, what four benefits could follow the sporting endeavours. my guess is with me, ian martin, the american writer and broadcasterjeff mccalister. it warm welcome to all of you. the eu is having some problems understanding the eu position. they want the eu —— to the customs union and single market means irish o

the anc should never be divided in my name. i have therefore come to the decision to resign as president of the republic with immediate effect. and, with that statement, jacob zuma has brought to an end the most controversial period in the history of post—apartheid south africa. history, happening in a late—night statement, after a day in which it seemed he might still fight on. in pretoria, the seat of the presidency, rumours of an imminent resignation had rippled all afternoon. yet when he made his first appearance of the day on state television, he was defiant and defensive. zuma the victim. what have i done? i have explained many times that this process... there's nothing i've done wrong. this is policy. what people are saying, this is a new phenomenon. what is the problem? at the same time, in cape town, anc mps were meeting to decide whether they would support a motion of nonconfidence to drive jacob zuma from power. the decision came quickly and was decisive. we are now proceeding with, as the chief whip, to proceed

the anc should never be divided in my name. i have, therefore, come to the decision to resign as president of the republic with immediate effect. and with that statement, jacob zuma has brought to an end the most controversial period in the history of post—apartheid south africa. history, happening in a late—night statement, after a day in which it seemed he might still fight on. in pretoria, seat of the presidency, rumours of an imminent resignation had rippled all afternoon. yet when he made his first appearance of the day on state television, he was defiant and defensive — zuma the victim. what have i done? i have explained many times that this process... there's nothing i've done wrong. this is policy. what people are suggesting is a new phenomenon. what is the problem? at the same time, in cape town, anc mps were meeting to decide whether they'd support a motion of no—confidence to drive jacob zuma from power. the decision came quickly and was decisive. we are now proceeding with, as the chief whip, to proceed with

i don't know whether the anc will split. but we are leaders, we belong to branches and we are appealing to our structures to understand that the national executive committee has taken decisions. so, as the anc officials leave, they've now thrown down a gauntlet to president jacob zuma. they've given him time, lots of time, they say, to respond to their demand that he step down. it's now up to him. nobody could accuse the anc of rushing to remove jacob zuma. the leadership did nothing while corruption scandals multiplied during nine years of his rule. an indian immigrant family, the guptas, was allowed to purchase vital national enterprises, employing the president's son in what became known as ‘state capture‘. now the opposition believes president zuma no longer cares about dividing his party or country. now he's just defiant. you know, these are the last kicks of a dying horse. but it becomes dangerous. he doesn't care. he's not even scared of impeachment. so, he is prepared to lose everything. jacob zuma has lived and

the leader of the anc is cyril ramaphosa and has said he would handle the matter. he is being blamed for trying to negotiate his departure. he is ready for a fight with the president, as you can see with this cartoon in city press. you can see him loading a gun. is in reference to his taste for expensive game. genie: this meeting comes one day after celebrations were held across the country to mark 100 years since the birth of nelson mandela. ensure that nelson mandel's legacy lives on. came to deliver us from white greed. cyril ramaphosa is to deliver us from black greed. there is a relentless war against corruption. genie: moving on to israel's air raid in syria. they're worried about an all-out war. >> let's start with the front page of liberation. pun.an appreciate the they are trying to say that this weekend's events with iran sending a drone across the border and israel retaliating by are a test air raid to see how the different parties in this conflict will react. as well as turkey and other regional powers. risking so, they all coming into direct confrontat

if the anc sticks to their guns. the president, he has survived a number of motions of no confidence brought against him in the past, seems at the end of his rope at the moment. the key difference with this one, is that it would be brought by his own congress, ever be the first time that the anc votes against him in parliament, so he is really expose that this moment. he has been dogged for many years with allegations of corruption, but he has done a television interview today saying there is nothing i have done wrong, i don't think it is fair, i think it is unfair. he is still defiant. that's right. it was quite a bizarre interview. he went into quite a lot of detail, nearly an hour, explaining he had done nothing wrong. he came across to me as a school principal who was given a lesson on how politics should be handled, which give a sense of the tone of the conversations he has been having behind closed doors with anc officials. he insists he has done nothing wrong and some say he might have a point. this is the sam

it matters greatly that the anc doesn't descend into factional fighting matters greatly that the anc doesn't descend into factionalfighting over this because that would leave the new president, cyril ramaphosa, the new president, cyril ramaphosa, the new leader of the organisation, trying to rescue this country's shattered economy and root out the deep corruption, while at the same time trying to contain struggles in his own ranks. fergal, thank you once again, africa editor fergal keane with the latest on the presidential story in south africa. borisjohnson, in a major speech tomorrow, is expected to reach out to those who still have deep misgivings about brexit, and to underline what he says are the potential benefits of leaving the european union. the foreign secretary will say that he's detected a deepening of the anger in relation to brexit. our political correspondent ben wright is at westminster. is this some kind of admission that the government still has a lot of work to do to unite people? yes, it's a call for national unity a long time after the referendum in a very concil

i don't know whether the anc will split. but we are leaders, we belong to branches and we are appealing to our structures to understand that the national executive committee has taken decisions. so, as the anc officials leave, they've now thrown down a gauntlet to president jacob zuma. they've given him time, lots of time, they say, to respond to their demand that he step down. it's now up to him. nobody could accuse the anc of rushing to remove jacob zuma. the leadership did nothing while corruption scandals multiplied during nine years of his rule. an indian immigrant family, the guptas, was allowed to purchase vital national enterprises, employing the president's son in what became known as ‘state ca pture'. now the opposition believes president zuma no longer cares about dividing his party or country. now he's just defiant. you know, these are the last kicks of a dying horse. but it becomes dangerous. he doesn't care. he's not even scared of impeachment. so, he is prepared to lose everything. jacob zuma has lived and r

the anc leader cyril ramaphosa has left the anc national exit meeting to inform president zuma the party decision. and it is that the anc gave presidentjacob zuma a8 hours to resign as head of state on monday, after an eight hour meeting of the party‘s top leaders. i leave you with those headlines on outside source. hello. there is a big change on the way over the next ten days. we will be moving from something very u nsettled be moving from something very unsettled to something significantly quieter. through the rest of this week, thejet quieter. through the rest of this week, the jet stream will continue to race across the atlantic, bringing areas of low pressure in our direction. but something dramatic is happening way above our heads, up in the stratosphere. normally in winter, the winds up in the stratosphere move from west to east around the arctic. but what we are seeing at the moment is those wins slowing down and beginning to reverse direction. we call this sudden stratospheric warming because it normally coincides with a warming of the stratosphere, and what that means for ou

this is the anc treasurer general, who were setting that ultimatum to jacob zuma earlier today. we can no longer wait beyond today. we can no longer wait beyond today. we can no longer wait beyond today. we don't want to keep south africa waiting. president zuma at some point will respond. the decision has been taken. it must be implemented, so my message to the caucus today was that there must now proceed and parliamentary process. it has been a day of question marks. we thought we would hear earlier in the day from jacob zuma, that was moved, another couple of hours, moved, another couple of hours, moved again, then a nearly one long rambling interview, asking the public to think that he has done nothing wrong, wondering in aya why he had been treated as a victim. but right at the end of the evening in south africa, just wondering dash—mac —— just moments ago, jacob zuma officially giving notice that he would resign. here it is.|j zuma officially giving notice that he would resign. here it is. i have therefore come to the decision to resign as president of the republic,

but in december, zuma and his allies lost control of the governing anc. the new man, cyril ramaphosa, promising to end impunity. everyone agrees that our state was captured by people who purported to be close to the president, who have been doing really bad things and getting into all and many state institutions. and suddenly, there is real change in the air here. prosecutors seizing this state farm in connection with alleged fraud by the gupta family and government officials. and the courts pursuing corruption charges against president zuma himself. i think these are real historic moments in south african politics. in all likelihood, we are going to see arrests and big people being caught up in this. because a wheel is turning, momentum is developing. and i don't think there is to be any turning back. for now, zuma is clinging to hisjob. in places like zimbabwe and kenya we have seen this sort of situation turn ugly and dangerous. but south africa is still a robust democracy. so, whether he is pushed or hejumps, president zuma will soon be out of power,

our top stories: caught in a corruption scandal — the anc says the fate of south africa's president zuma will be decided within 2a hours. could there be a thaw in the frosty relations between washington and pyongyang? the us vice president says he is ready to talk to north korea. president putin orders a special investigation into the crash of a russian airliner near moscow. all 71 passengers and crew were killed. oxfam faces crisis talks with the uk government following claims of sexual misconduct by aid workers. hello and welcome to the programme. south africa's ruling party, the anc, says it will hold a meeting as pressure continues to grow on president jacob zuma. the party wants him to stand down following allegations of corruption. the anc‘s leader, cyril ramaphosa, said a final decision on president zuma's future will be decided on monday afternoon. for the last week, the two men have been holding talks on the transition of power. sarah corker reports. at an event marking 100 years since the birth of nelson mandela there was the clearest signal yet that the end of the troubled p

why is the anc not taking that route right now? ellis: they are still using words like they want to have respect for jacob zuma. dignity is very important. loyalty is very important. they do feel these are core values of the anc, so they do want him to go with some sort of honor, it seems. they also say if he does want to humiliate himself, we will go to parliament. if he denies to go one way or the other, they will kick him out, basically. sarah: ellis with the latest from south africa. thank you. in germany, martine schulz has officially stepped down with immediate effect of the leader of the social democrats. the move comes among widespread disenchantment with his leadership within the ranks of the spd party. members are gearing up to vote on a deal with angela merkel' conservatives. ssenior members say they will back schulz's nomination for the new leader. for more on this, let us bring in political scientist kristof gnguen. we know they are trying to manage a smooth transition now, but it is a critical moment not only for the

and also, the anc should never be divided in my name. i have therefore come to the decision to resign as president of the republic with immediate effect. the statement there at the end of the address by jacob zuma. let's go to pretoria and talk to our africa editor fergal keane. let's talk about the end of this very turbulent presidency and what is now lying ahead for south africa? well, what a dramatic night. we were standing out here, looking at the sun going down over pretoria when we were summoned suddenly inside. i was sitting yards away from jacob zuma. for a long period he went through very defensive language we heard earlier in the day saying essentially, i am the victim. then suddenly that moment of resignation. i could see him closely. there was a certain sort of melancholy at the end. he stood and waved at us and said we will meet again and moved on. but he will not be meeting the press again, unless it is on the steps of the courthouse. he is facing multiple corruption charges. today, the big work begins for cyril ramaphosa,

when the anc confidence came when it finishes two terms in the anc, another president came in court zuma who became the president of the anc was president was the state president. he was there for 18 months. of course the anc decided to recall him, not because there was a problem of us not understanding. the anc felt there were specific things that the president was doing that they felt we needed to take this kind of action. there were no complaint that there were two centres of power. and precisely because there was no problem about it when the nac discussed this much and one of those who in fact were saying we should not recall the president because we'll be creating a bad president. if the tour we are not happy, i said let us talk to him and work out an arrangement how is it going to perform his duties that would not make people feel uncomfortable. of course i was defeated by the majority. and i understood that because the anc does have that kind of thing and when it was done, when he was recalled, he indeed agreed and cooperated and there was no problem. and that is why i was asking

if the anc messes up charisma of the anc. if the anc messes up this one coming within ten yea rs messes up this one coming within ten years will get a shift of power. the opposition may not be strong enough to ta ke opposition may not be strong enough to take power, but the good opportunistically combine forces. to take power, but the good opportunistically combine forcesm that going to happen? that would strategically make sense. it depends what the new president does. if you reform south africa though he reforms business, to succeed economically, but then radically shares of wealth with the rest of the country, south africa will be somewhat better. it was seen as one of the great powerhouses, and unless he can... unless he can do that. you say there is a division between whether he helps the workers or capitalism, he has to do both. he has to kick—start capitalism to generate wealth as well. no word at accountability in his address. is he is as good as his words, he will need to be accountable to the people, to the intern

it is not the anc acting morally against some sort of corruption or

the anc is currently meeting to decide his fate. the prime minister theresa may will meet the irish prime minister leo varadkar in belfast later today as talks continue to restore the power—sharing government at stormont. let's take a look at today's winter olympics action with the bbc sports centre. we've seen incredibly tough conditions at the winter olympics today — vicious cross winds disrupted proceedings and team gb snowboarder aimee fuller said she was "lucky to be in one piece" after the slopestyle final went ahead, despite concerns. joe lynskey has more. embracing the elements is the way of these athletes but even they have their limits. the wind blows in from siberia and brings the chill and danger. we are already delayed 30 minutes, it is really windy. it puts no women's slope style final in doubt but after waiting one hour they ruled conditions had cleared. but the wind had only subsided, not gone away. goodness me. this was the slovakian, remarkably she was ok and road again. but these slopes were barely suited for

it is not going to happen quickly because of the internal workings of the anc. there is still a lot of support for jacob zuma. there will be a challenge uniting the divided party and changing people in government because the accusation is many people have been too susceptible to brides and corruption. there is no guarantee as well. there is no guarantee zuma's cabinet has to resign. while you may lose the president, actually, many of the ministers may remain in place. with that, potentially, the problems as well. time will tell. it is look at this story in the washington post. give us story in the washington post. give usa story in the washington post. give us a bit of that round because this is about a warm on start, and we need to keep it clean. lots of allegations around her —— pawn star. a person called michael cohen who was the attorney, it has been revealed he facilitated a payment to stormy daniels who was alleged had a sexual liaison with the president in 2006. that has been bubbling away and there was a nondisclosure. the nondisclosure was signed in

the guardian says jacob zuma given 48 hours to retire by the anc. we are expecting an announcement at ten o'clock on his future. this has been going on for weeks now, hasn't it? do you think you will go? is hanging on. weeks now, hasn't it? do you think you will go? is hanging onli weeks now, hasn't it? do you think you will go? is hanging on. i think it would be unprecedented if he didn't. last this happened was in 2008 with thabo mbeki, he stepped down publicly. the writing had been on the ball for a while forjacob zuma after last year's elections. on the fate of the anc also really depends on what happens, in the short—term lease, over the next few hours there is a need to maintain some of party unity and the need for a new, fresh, innovative approach to ta ke a new, fresh, innovative approach to take the country forward. we have seen strain on the gdp and economic growth. there is disillusionment for young people unemployment and other economic challenges. i think cyril ramaphosa has the chance to take south africa through its next stage of gr

the anc should never be divided in my name. i have therefore come to the decision to resign as president of the republic with immediate effect. a populist, a crowd pleaser, he appealed to the anc grassroots and, with their backing, became party leader in 2009. even though he already faced serious corruption charges, it was his relationship with this family, the guptas, indian immigrants, that created the public outrage that finally forced the anc to act. the guptas are accused of using their connections with the president to acquire state enterprises and assets worth millions of pounds. so powerful, it is alleged, they could hire and fire cabinet ministers. by the end of this dramatic day, jacob zuma seemed friendless and politically isolated. resigning before he could be humiliated in parliament. fergal keane, bbc news. zimbabwe's main opposition leader and former prime minister morgan tsvangirai has died. he was 65 and had cancer. he founded the movement for democratic change, and his career was marked by a long political str

zuma: the anc should never be divided in my name. i have therefore come to the decision to resign apresident of the republic with immediate effect. fergal: and with that statent, jacob zuma brought to an end the most controversial period in the districtas apartheid south africa. history happen in a late-night statement, after days in which it seemed he mig. still fight in pretoria, seat of the presidency, rumors of an imminent resignation have rippled all afternoon. yet when he made his first appearance of the day on state television, he was defiant and defensive -- zuma the victim. mr. zuma: what have i done? i explained many times that this process -- there is nothing i have done wrong. but people are suggesting to you -- a new phenomenon. that is a problem. fergal: at the same time, in cape town, anc mp's were meeting to decide whether they s oported a motino-confidence to drive jacob zuma from power. the decision came quickly and was decisive. proceeding with a motion of no-confidence tomorrow so president za is then removed, so

i take that to be anc speak for a deal being in the making. we‘re told there are a set of preconditions that jacob zuma wants to see filled before he would step down. that is where it gets tricky, the thing that has bothered him the most is the possibility of facing trial on corruption charges. it is not within the gift of the anc or of cyril ramaphosa to granting immunity. so what could they be talking about, possibly financial support in his legal battles and continuing support for him when he leaves the presidency. it may simply be the case that jacob zuma has realised that he has lost the support of his party, his people and is now trying to negotiate as dignified and exit as he possibly can. we will know very soon. the extent of the spending cuts in england affecting council services for vulnerable children and families has been highlighted in research seen by the bbc. 0verall spending on children‘s services has fallen by 16 per cent since 2010 and local authorities with the highest levels of deprivation have seen cuts of nearly 30 pe

certainly the anc want to but they are taking no chances. should he not resign their prepared to drag him to parliament and remove him from power there. in terms of the dynamics of this talk through the colour balance between the anc and the demands they have been making and jacob zuma himself, how do you assess the balance? at the moment jacob zuma still enjoys some support within the anc and some support within some quarters in south africa but it seems especially in the last few days there has been a drastic shift in what people want to see happening. they've just run out of patience and they want an end to the jacob zuma chapter. but it seems he is prepared to take his chances and he really wants to take it down to the wire. it is now a matter of will be anc take it as far as the vote of no—confidence tomorrow. 0pposition parties on the sidelines of that are raring to go and ready to vote with the anc. and the anc seems to believe they have the numbers to ta ke believe they have the numbers to take out tomorrow so by friday all things

top anc officials meet president zuma as pressure contines to grow on the south african leader to leave office. two trains collide in the us state of south carolina, killing two people, with more than 100 injured. and it's cold outside but the patriots and eagles will be inside in minneapolis as they battle it out in the 52nd super bowl. hello and welcome to world news today. another development in the diplomatic thaw between north and south korea over the winter olympics — the north is to send its highest ranking official for years to the south to the games. here he is — kim yong—nam, the ceremonial head of state, will lead a 22—member delegation to the south beginning on friday. it comes as the two nations put on an unprecedented show of sporting collaboration today, fielding a joint women's ice hockey team. it played an international friendly against sweden. the bbc‘s laura bicker reports. fierce and determined, the korean players head onto the rink to prove they are notjust pawns in a political drama or an experiment in sports diplomacy. they fight hard against high—rank

they could opportunistically combine their forces to fight the anc, and the anc will be in a very difficult position. well, is that going to happen? that would strategically make sense. it depends what ramaphosa does. if he develops south africa the way he develops his business to succeed economically, but then radically share that wealth with the rest of the country, south africa will be better than britain! laughs. of a country that was seen as one of the great powerhouses. crosstalk. ..on him to get tat economy back on track. yep, unless he can do that — and you say there is division whether he helps the workers or capitalism. actually, he has to do both. oh, yes, agreed. he's got to kick—start capitalism, too, to generate the wealth as well as redistribute it. i think the salient word in his state of the union message yesterday the word was ‘accountability‘. if he is as good as his words, he will be accountable to the people, to the international watchers, and to the political elite in his country. and it is a very important word. accountability is everything in a democracy. we

the anc should never be divided in my name. i have therefore come to the decision to resign as president of the republic with immediate effect. a populist, a crowd pleaser, he appealed to the anc grassroots and, with their backing, became party leader in 2009. even though he already faced serious corruption charges, it was his relationship with this family, the guptas, indian immigrants, that created the public outrage that finally forced the anc to act. the guptas are accused of using their connections with the president to acquire state enterprises and assets worth millions of pounds. so powerful, it is alleged, they could hire and fire cabinet ministers. by the end of this dramatic day, jacob zuma seemed friendless and politically isolated. resigning before he could be humiliated in parliament. fergal keane, bbc news. we will be live injohannesburg for oui’ correspondence, we will be live injohannesburg for our correspondence, but let's just go on trial next story quickly. there could be a link between a diet of ultra—pr

the anc says, go by the end of the day or we will take it to parliament. also coming up, zimbabwean opposition leader morgan tsvangirai has died after a long battle with illness. we will look at his legacy. ♪ sarah: i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. thanks for joining us. south africa's president jacob zuma is about to make an address to the nation. it comes after he defied an order by his anc party to resign by the end of the day today or face a no-confidence vote in parliament tomorrow. earlier, zuma called the anc's moves against him unfair. more on that address in a moment. but first, this report. reporter: president zuma remains defiant. in a live television interview , he responded to his party's calls to resign. >> i need to finish what i have done. unfortunately, no one has been able to provide what it is that i have done. i find it very strange that i'm being told by my organization, you now must go because we now have another president who is coming. not following any policy of the anc. there is nothing of the nature. reporter: earlier,