the republic of south africa. and visage by a section eighty six of the constitution. it is necessary to make sure that there is no lapse. and that nobody is left with any doubt in relation to comply. with the prince cripps of the constitution and i therefore begin by i read in section eighty six of the constitution it relates. for sitting of dates election and whenever necessary to feel if they can see a national assembly must elect a woman or a man from among its members to be the president the chief justice must preside over the legend of the president or dislike made another judge to do so the procedure set out in part a of federal three applies to the election of the president and election to fill a vacancy in the office of president must be held at a time and on a day determined by the chief justice but no more than thirty days after the vacancy occurs. as suppose it's enough for me to give an assurance that i have seen the letter written by the president julius signed today fact that he is resigning with im

i address you after weeks of speculation about my future as president of the republic of south africa. in particular i make reference to the march publicised and awaited decision of the african national congress issued on the 13th of february. 2018. it is now public knowledge that the national executive committee of the anc was old to recall me as president of the republic. i have also learned that before i respond to the initial decision, a new decision has been made by the anc. the fact is that i have now been compelled to resign by way of a motion of no confidence set down for tomorrow, 15 february 2000 18. 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

the republic of south africa. before becoming the new leader of south africa cyril ramaphosa was seen as the chief negotiator in the final days of jacob zuma as presidency he was elected president of the governing african national congress in december by a slim margin after work to unite his divided party he'll also have to repair the political and economic damage suffered under zuma and improve the party's image after years of allegations of corruption. so the reporter is a different kind of president to anything we've had before this is a modernist this is somebody he's a negotiator he's a reconsolidate as well but here's a man of a very clear determined purpose he has stuck with jacob zuma for how many years sitting by as zuma embarrassed the country embarrassed himself and that's. going along with what had happened in south africa has given the impression that. i don't think he is. but rahm opposer remains tainted by criticism over his involvement in american a killing in which police shot and killed thirty fo

my loyalty to the constitution of the republic of south africa. it has indeed been at a late learning experience a mom with tusks. the performance off which can never be done without difficulty and learning on the way none of us no matter how perfect can claim that the. society and the musher living off a formally but i should movement into a more didn't political party all happen in a straight line it has detours human era and. bold does strewn along the path because this struggle and politics i human activities they are pursued is not without detains of human nature all my life. of it and will continue to save the a.n.c. in its pursuit of the objectives of the national democratic revolution. i have served. in my capacity as president of the republic of south africa within the prism of our my claimed constitution whose is foundational values are fully subscribed to. i understand fully that quietly i serve. at the pleasure of my party the a.n.c. the dog through week church i or fee shelly came to say of the people of south africa. iis the national

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i declare the honourable cyril ramaphosa duly elected president of the republic of south africa. he knew this moment was coming, but he had seemed abashed. in his first words as president the tone was consciously humble. when one is elected in this type of position, you basically become a servant of the people of south africa. and i will seek to execute that task with humility, faithfulness, and with dignity as well. this is the story of the political triumph long deferred. cyril ramaphosa was mandela's chosen heir after leading the anc in the successful negotiations to end apartheid. but ramaphosa lost out to party politics. the bleak years of jacob zuma were the eventual result. now that he's finally become president, a unique insight into cyril ramaphosa from the white negotiator who faced him across the table in the last days of apartheid. it's somebody who reminds many people of a mandela in a different way. of course mandela had the aura, the iconic status which nobody else will ever have. but it's the moment where you have a leader or a person who can lead the country with

jacob zuma is the president of the republic of south africa and he is powerful. a number of criminal charges, including corruption, money laundering, racketeering. he is also accused of state to are, being very close family living in south africa. he has a lot of influence. the politicaln arena and he has aligned himself with people that are regarded as being unsavory. jacob zuma has become an embarrassment to the african national congress and eight liability. -- a liability. he is facing a number of court cases so the anc wants to get rid of him ahead of the 2019 elections. they cannot campaign with him at the helm of the presidency so they are eager to get rid of jacob zuma as soon as possible. genie: thank you. here in france, the former french budget minister is facing a retrial today. he has been sentenced to three years in jail for fraud and money laundering. resigned in 2013, after being accused of stowing away money in switzerland while in his government post. appealed hisld sentence, prompting a full retrial. he could receive up to five years in prison.

but, maybe let me read it out:" resigning from the office of president of the republic of south africa. this serves to inform you that i offer my resignation of the republic of south africa, as per the attached presidential act. iwould like to take this opportunity deep to thank you, all members of parliament and the public at large for giving me parliament and the public at large forgiving me an parliament and the public at large for giving me an opportunity to lead this country from 2009. yours sincerely, mrjacob zuma, president of the public of south africa, and it" and is signed. "i jacob zuma hereby resign with immediate effect. this decision will be communicated to the speaker of the national assembly. this decision is recorded in terms of section 101, subsection one of the constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996. given under my hand at pretoria on this, the 14th day of debris, 2018, president. and then ——" and then it is signed. in response, i sent a letter to her a communication titles election of the president of the republic, and it reads in order to fill a vac

the president of the republic of south africa. of the president of the republic the foreign secretary borisjohnson, has held talks with myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi, over the rohingya refugee crisis. hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave myanmar, seeking shelter in neighbouring bangladesh, following a military crackdown, and violence from pro government militias. mrjohnson has called for the safe return of all refugees to their homes, and a full investigation into the violence in rakhine state. investigation into the violence reeta chakrabarti is travelling with the foreign secretary. her report does contain some flash photography. among the burnt out remains at a rohingya home, borisjohnson took in a chilling sight, the charred remains of a former life. sight, the charred he found the site himself although his visit to this region was heavily controlled by the myanmar authorities. can by the myanmar authorities. you work out where ti was? he travels from village was? to village by helicopter, was? from the air you could see whole areas raised to the ground.

ramaphosa, duly elected president of the republic of south africa. fergal: he knew this mwas coming, yet seemed abashed. in his first words as president, the tone was consciously humble. president ramaphosa: when one is elected in this type of position, you basically become a servant of the people of south africa, and i will seek to execute that task with humility, faithfulness, and with dignity w l.th fergalstory of a political triumph long deferred. cyril ramaphosa was mandela'ste chosen heir leading the anc in successful negotiations to end apartheid. but ramaphosa lost out to party politics. ae bleak years of jacob z were the eventual result. nothat he has finally beco president, a unique insight into cyril ra negotiator who faced him across the table in the last days of apartheid. >> somebody who reminds many people of manda in a different way. of course, mandela had the aura, the iconic status, which cyril and nobody else will evehave. but it is the moment when you have a leader, aca person wh lead the country with aspiration and inspiration. f

. >> i declare the honorable cyril ramaphosa duly elected president of the republic of south africa. reporter: it was the moment the nation had been waiting for. the new leader promising a break from the past. >> the issues that you have raised, issues that have to do with corruption, issues of how we can issue out our state owned enterprises, are issues that are on our screen. i will work hard not to disappear -- disappoint the evil of south africa. thank you very much. reporter: and on the streets, there was jubilation as south africans welcomed their new president. >> today i am very happy because i can greet my new president. i come to greet raposa as mike -- ramaphosa as my new president. >> it is like i am rich. this is the happiest day of my life. i think cyril is going to improve the dreams of south africans. reporter: his political career spans more than four decades. he was a close ally of nelson mandela and played a key role in the transition to democracy. later overlooked by mandela, he focused on his business interests, said to be around 163 million euros. now in the top

the republic of south africa. congratulations. applause president trump's former chief adviser, steve bannon, has refused to answer a range of questions posed by a congressional committee. he was being interviewed by the house intelligence committee, which is investigating alleged russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. the committee is reportedly considering holding him in contempt. the hong kong pop singer denise ho says she's been denied a performance permit in malaysia because of her support for gay rights. she is openly gay and very outspoken on lgbt issues. she had been scheduled to perform in kuala lumpur in april. a malaysian government minister said that performances had to comply with local values. the former oxfam worker accused of paying for prostitutes while working in chad and haiti has responded in the times. roland van hauwermeiren denied paying for sex and said that an event he attended in haiti was not as alleged a sex party. jennifer anniston and her husband justin theroux have annou

the position of the president of the republic of south africa. applause comrades, the successful resolution of this matter has great significant consequences for the country and for the african national congress. a helicopter has crashed in the grand canyon, killing three people. at least four others were hurt. it was thought to be carrying tourists. the cause of the crash isn't yet known. hundreds of fire deaths may be linked to the use of skin creams containing paraffin. a bbc investigation has found most of the creams — which are used to treat conditions like eczema and psoriasis — do not carry warnings, despite concerns over their safety. kirsten bicat has been telling us about her dad, brian, from bradford, who used skin creams for dry skin and a leg ulcer. he died last september after accidentally setting himself alight while smoking a cigarette. 22nd of september last year, i got the police call round at my house to tell me to get to the hospital where they have a burns unit, and my dad had just been airlifted, there, after an accident

president and that's the parliament of the republic of south africa the constitution provides to nicholas and to do so other an impeachment motion in terms of six hundred eighty nine of our constitution or a motion of no confidence of six hundred two of our constitution we already have a motion of no confidence on the order it should yield the twenty second a victory the opposition saying we need to bring that motion forward is no reason we can't have it on the order paper this week and let parliament do with the a and able to do and that's removed mr zuma as president of the republic of south africa we can continue with this confusion and mixed messaging it's been dragging on for a week now it's clear mr zuma is not wanting to go and is digging its heels and so there's no reason why are women should not step in now and do what needs to be done what do you feel it is doing to your country up a moment to the people of your country well i think that it's a double edged sword i think that there's a great deal of positivity around the fact that mr spooner who's widely regarded as one of the m

the position of the president of the republic of south africa. applause comrades, the successful resolution of this matter has great significant consequences for the country and for the african national congress. a helicopter has crashed in the grand canyon, killing three people. at least four others were hurt. it was thought to be carrying tourists. the cause of the crash isn't yet known. a couple of days to go until valentine's day. but love was in the airat the valentine's day. but love was in the air at the cast and crew screening of idris elba's new film. the actor went down on one knee and popped the question. it was greeted with cheers from the cinema audience. he popped the question at the rio cinema in dalston. just as well she said yes because people were filming it on their cameras. the couple had been dating since early last year. many congratulations to both of them. time now for the latest weather prospects. crisp sunshine today but also snow showers. you have been sending in lots of beautiful pictures of snow—covered fields and h

i declare the honourable cyril ramaphosa duly elected president of the republic of south africa. he knew this moment was coming, but he had seemed abashed. in his first words as president the tone was consciously humble. when one is elected in this type of position, you basically become a servant of the people of south africa. and i will seek to execute that task with humility, faithfulness, and with dignity as well. this is the story of the political triumph long deferred. cyril ramaphosa was mandela's chosen heir after leading the anc in the successful negotiations to end apartheid. but cyril ramaphosa lost out to party politics. the bleak years of jacob zuma were the eventual result. now that he's finally become president a unique insight into cyril ramaphosa from the white negotiator who faced him across the table in the last days of apartheid. he reminds many people of a mandela in a different way. of course mandela had the aura, the iconic status which nobody else will ever have. but it's the moment where you have a person who can lead the country with aspiration and inspir

the president of the republic of south africa. pumza fihlani is in cape town. she gave us her analysis. he addressed the crowd for about an hour. towards the end of that speech here at grand parade, he addressed the jacob zuma question, promising that there will be a resolution to this tomorrow. this is when the national executive committee of the african national congress meets, tomorrow afternoon. he has promised that there will be an end to this. he says south africans deserve closure, and there certainly has been anxiety here in south africa about what is happening with president jacob zuma. if that speech is any indication to go by, he's planning on playing tough on corruption and making sure that those who have been linked or alleged to be involved in corrupt dealings will be brought to justice. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... the sister of the north korean leader, kim jong—un, has left south korea after a three day trip that some say was a propaganda victory for pyongyang. kim yo—jong f

the republic of south africa. congratulations. also making news today: the australian government has banned ministers from having sex with their staff. that's after it was revealed that deputy prime minister barnabyjoyce had an affair with his former staffer and now she's pregnant. he now says that he's separated from his wife and is in a relationship with his former staffer. iam i am saying that from today this change is being made in a way that is very, very clear. couldn't be clearer. this is a bright line and i'm saying that in these workplaces here, in ministers' offices, ministers must behave accordingly. they must not, i don't care whether they are married or single, i don't care. they must not have sexual relations with their staff. that's it. the hong kong pop singer denise ho says she's been denied a performance permit in malaysia because of her support for gay rights. she is openly gay and very outspoken on lgbt issues. she had been scheduled to perform in kuala lumpur in april. a malaysian government m

the position of the president of the republic of south africa. for the last week, there have been negotiating the president's exit strategy. but with a country in limbo, the anc‘s national executive committee is holding a special meeting later in it is thought the pa rty‘s meeting later in it is thought the party's governing body will formally ask him to resign. he has faced increasing pressure to quit since december when he lost control of the governing anc. the presidency has been marred by a production scandals and soaring unemployment. the organisation does not belong to a family, does not long to me, does not belong to this lady. it belongs to everybody in this country. we are degree graduates, we have nojobs. we go door handing out cds. we have nojobs. and so we go door handing out cds. we have no jobs. and so whether he is pushed 01’ no jobs. and so whether he is pushed or resigns, jacob zuma will now be —— will soon be out of power. if this speech is anything to go by, he is planning to get turf on —— tough on corruption. in

president of the republic of south africa. before becoming the new leader of south africa several ram opposer was seen as the chief negotiator in the final days of jacob zuma as presidency he was elected president of the governing african national congress in december by a slim margin i'll have to work to unite his divided party you also have to repair the political and economic damage suffered under zuma and improve the party's image after years of allegations of corruption. is a different kind of president to anything we've had before this is a modernist this is somebody he's a negotiator he's a recon ciliated as well but here's a man of a very clear determined purpose he is stuck with jacob zuma for how many years sitting by as zuma embarrassed the country embarrassed himself and that's. going along with what had happened in south africa has given the impression that. i don't think he is. but rahm opposer remains tainted by criticism over his involvement in america on a killings in which police shot and killed thirty four s

i declare the honourable cyril ramaphosa duly elected president of the republic of south africa. he knew this moment was coming, but he had seemed abashed. in his first words as president, the tone was consciously humble. when one is elected in this type of position, you basically become a servant of the people of south africa, and i'll seek to execute that task with humility, faithfulness, and with dignity as well. this is the story of a political triumph long deferred. cyril ramaphosa was mandela's chosen heir, after leading the anc in the successful negotiations to end apartheid. but ramaphosa lost out to party politics. the bleak years of jacob zuma were the eventual result. for now, his party enemies are defeated and the country is broadly behind him. but cyril ramaphosa has stern critics, those who accuse the wealthy businessman of being out of touch with the poor. this incident in 2012 when 3a striking miners were shot by police at marakana haunts cyril ramaphosa, who was a director of the company that owned the mine. but tonight, as he was being sworn in before ministers

the republic of south africa. president trump's former chief adviser, steve bannon, has again refused to answer key questions when being interviewed by the house intelligence committee, which is investigating alleged russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. the committee is reportedly considering holding him in contempt. the hollywood actress jennifer aniston and her husband justin theroux have announced they're separating after less than three years of marriage. the 49—year—old star of the american sitcom friends and 46—year—old leftovers actor said in a joint statement that the decision was mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year. it's the beginning of what could well be the biggest annual celebration worldwide — the lunar new year, also known as the spring festival. more than 1.4 billion chinese people around the world marked the official entry into the year of the dog with lanterns, banquets and colourful celebrations. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. in china, this is how most of

the president of the republic of south africa. earlier, i spoke to our south africa correspondent, pumza fihlani, who explained whether members of the anc are backing president zuma or the anc leader cyril ramaphosa. they didn't get a warm welcome at the president's house, but it seems the tide has turned. people that the president thought were supporting him, members of the african national congress, are now singing a different tune, and everybody seems to be siding with cyril ramaphosa, wanting to bring an end to this. that is perhaps why tomorrow's meeting is happening, it is a show of force by cyril ramaphosa and his supporters that he is the man in charge of the anc, and effectively the next in line to run south africa, should they win the election. tough talking from mr ramaphosa, and a sense that they are done negotiating. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has held talks with myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi over the rohingya refugee crisis. hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave myanmar, seeking shel

i declare the honourable cyril ramaphosa duly elected president of the republic of south africa. he knew this moment was coming, yet seemed abashed. in his first words as president, the tone was consciously humble. when one is elected in this type of position, you basically become a servant of the people of south africa, and i'll seek to execute that task with humility, faithfulness and with dignity as well. that is what i will seek to do. for now, his party enemies are defeated and the country is broadly behind him. but, on the other side of table mountain from parliament, a sense of the challenge facing the new leader. here in langa township, they welcome ramaphosa but expect him to deliver houses, jobs, services. we are still living in sheds. we, our mothers and fathers lived in sheds, and we the children and obviously our grandchildren have to live in sheds also. mr ramaphosa, we vote for him, give him a chance and see if he will do things better, different than mr] zuma. after years when their party was tainted by corruption and losing electoral support, anc members of parli

i declare cyril ramaphosa is dually elected president of the republic of south africa. mr ramaphosa replaces jacob zuma, who resigned last night following pressure from his party over numerous corruption allegations. our correspondent pumza filhani is in johannesburg. cyril ramaphosa elected unopposed. describe the atmosphere as south africa entering this new phase. describe the atmosphere as south africa entering this new phaselj think if will is one word for it it would be expectancy, there is a sense something good is about to happen in south africa again. listen to opposition parties congratulating the president there on his election, they congratulated him but also reminded him on the side of that that while he does have their support, this isn't a blank cheque. there is much work to be done, but a big sense that the right man is in the right seat, finally, and that he is somebody that will be able to drive growth here in south africa, that will be able to return jobs in south africa, that will also just be able to put finally stomp out corruption or create a cultu

i declare the honourable cyril ramaphosa duly elected president of the republic of south africa. south africa has a new president: in a ceremony in the country's parliament cyril ramaphosa replaced jacob zuma, who resigned last night. 17 people have been killed after a gunman opens fire at a high at a high school in florida — a nineteen year old former pupil is being held on 17 counts of premeditated murder. members of the british steel pension scheme were targeted by ‘vulture' financial advisers after tata was allowed to off—load its retirement fund — that's according to a report from the work and pensions select committee. the uk government has yet to issue its response to the neglect claim. more on that in just a moment. european plane maker airbus has taken another £1.2 billion hit on its troubled a400m military transport plane, bringing the total charges on the troubled defence project to over £7 billion so far. the news overshadowed otherwise upbeat full—year results. net profit increased 35% to almost £2.56 billion. supermarket chain lidl has hit a milestone o

the position of the president of the republic of south africa. cheering and applause. for the last week, mr ramaphosa and mr zuma have been negotiating the president's exit strategy. but with a country in limbo, the anc‘s national executive committee is holding a special meeting later. it is thought the party's governing body will formally ask him to resign. he has faced increasing pressure to quit since december, when he lost control of the governing anc. and the zuma presidency has been marred by corruption scandals, a struggling economy and soaring unemployment. the organisation does not belong to a family, does not belong to me, does not belong to this lady. no way! it belongs to everybody in this country. we are degree graduates. we have nojobs. we go door to door handing our cvs. we have nojobs. and so, whether he is pushed or resigns, jacob zuma will soon be out of power, and cyril ramaphosa is poised to take his place. and if this speech is anything to go by, he is planning to get tough on corruption. sarah corker, bbc news. in the past

the republic of south africa. congratulations. stay with us on bbc news. much more to come. the biggest show on earth. the chinese tv spectacular that welcomes in the lunar new year. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm was murdered. that has a terrible effect on the morality of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no letup in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flowed down to the sea on the east of the island — away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc news. the latest headline: nikolas cruz, the teenager accused of killing 17 peop

as the be sworn in today new interim president of the republic of south africa. >> it is a new era in south africa. there is a huge amount of confidence and hope about where south africa is headed with a decade ahead that will look unlike the decade we have been through. >> have bet against some of europe's largest companies has run to $18 billion at bridgewater. >> one of the rationales i have heard around this is that all the conditions are in place to start getting short. it is a countercyclical view. we have growth on all cylinders, so perhaps that is the rationale, and that makes him cents. >> the senate hitting a wall in the search for 60 votes, failing to advance any immigration plan today. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> i think president trump is the key to getting anything's signed. the sweet spot in the senate seems to be as we have seen with daca sixer proposals a combined with border security. failed is thate president trump wanted additional cuts to family-based immigration that democrats were not willing to give here a. we are stock. >> robert mueller and diving an a

it seems as though ramaphosa will be sworn in today as the new interim president of the republic of south africa. >> it is really a new era in south africa. there is a huge amount of confidence and hope about where south africa is headed with a decade ahead that will look very unlike the decade we have been through. ♪ >> regulatory filings revealing a bet against some of europe's largest companies has grown to $18 billion at bridgewater. >> one of the rationales i have heard around this is that all the conditions are in place to start getting short. which is essentially a countercyclical view. we had raging interest rates, growth on all cylinders, so perhaps that is the rationale, and that makes sense. >> the senate hitting a wall in the search for 60 votes, failing to advance any immigration plan today. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> it is far from clear what happens next. i think president trump is the key to getting anything signed. he has to support a proposal that can get more than 39 votes in the senate. the sweet spot in the senate seems to be as we have seen with these other

swear thati will be faithful to the republic of south africa. swear that i will be faithful to the public of south africa. and will they. .. bay. uphold. uphold. and maintain the constitution... and maintain the constitution and all other law of the republic. 0ur correspondent milton nkosi is in johannesburg. from what we have seen and heard what does it tell us about the likely course of this new presidency, and what changes are we likely to see? cyril ramaphosa is very much loved as a figure in south africa. he comes with very good struggle credentials. he fought in the anti—apartheid movement as a young lawyer. he started one of the biggest unions, the national union of mineworkers, and he went alongside nelson mandela to conclude alongside nelson mandela to conclude a negotiated settlement to end apartheid in the early 90s, he went into business, became incredibly wealthy, and now he's back. because he is wealthy, people believe he will not steal from the public purse, so will not steal from the public purse, so the general trajectory is t

president of the republic of south africa. before becoming the new leader of south africa cyril ramaphosa was seen as the chief negotiator in the final days of jacob zuma as presidency he was elected president of the governing african national congress in december by a slim margin i'll have to work to unite his divided party he'll also have to repair the political and economic damage suffered under zuma and improve the party's image after years of allegations of corruption. so the reporter is a different kind of president to anything we've had before this is a modernist this is somebody he's a negotiator he's a recon ciliated as well but here is a man of a very clear determined purpose he is stuck with jacob zuma for how many years sitting by as zuma embarrassed the country embarrassed himself and that's. going along with what had happened in south africa has given the impression that. i don't think he is. but rahm opposer remains tainted by criticism over his involvement in american a killing in which police shot and killed t

the position of the president of the republic of south africa. for the last week mr ramaphosa and jacob zuma have been negotiating the president's exit strategy but with the country in limbo, the anc national executive committee is holding a special meeting later. it is thought the party's governing body will formally ask a jacob zuma to resign. he has faced increasing pressure to quit since december when he lost control of the governing anc. his presidency has been marred by corruption scandals, struggling economy and soaring unemployment. the organisation does not belong to family, does not belong to me, does not belong to this lady, it belongs to everybody in this country. we're degree graduates, we have nojobs. we go door—to—door handing out cvs, we have nojobs. whether he's pushed or resigns, jacob zuma will soon be out of power with cyril ramaphosa poised to take his place. if this speech is anything to go by, he is planning to get tough on corruption. chris vandome is an african analyst at the independent international affairs thinktan

i will be faithful to the republic of south africa. >> reporter: south africa's new president was sworn in after 24 hours of high political drama. >> ladies and gentlemen -- >> reporter: last night, former president jacob zuma seemed jovial as he addressed the nation. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. why do you look serious? you can't even say good evening> eporter: there was no reason for him to resign, he said. but then he did anway. >> i have, therefore, come to t the decisi resign as president of the republic with immediate effect. >> reporter: in the south african parliament this morning they sang "is a ma ge" as they prepared to elect cyril ramaphosa.so >> can we have order? >> reporter: the rad freedom fighters staged a walkout because they want general elections nothe coronation of a new anc chief. but among otr opposition parties, there was tremendous good will to mr. ramaphosa. >> we wholeheartedly support the nomination, mr. president. >> reporter: he acknowledged the problem the country faces. >> issues of corruption, issues of how to straighten out ou state-owned ente

the position of the president of the republic of south africa. comrades, the successful resolution of this matter as grave, significant consequences for the country and the african national congress. cyril ramaphosa, talking in cape town. our south africa correspondent is there. thank you for being with us. some very strong hints coming out of cyril ramaphosa's speech today. is there a sense that the anc initiative is running out of patience with president zuma? there certainly is. i think today's speech would be be stronger indication... problems with sound. lets see if we can get our correspondent back. no, we are going to try and talk to her a bit later in the programme. how very frustrating, but i know that she will have a lot to tell us just after 5:15pm. the headlines. a russian passenger aircraft carrying more than 70 people is crashed soon after taking off from moscow on a domestic flight. officials say there are no survivors. as domestic flight. officials say there are no survivors. as oxfam admits its field in moral leadership the gover

in asosa will be sworn the new interim president of the republic of south africa. alix: thank you so much. take a look of the market reaction. traumatic selloff in dollars -- dollar zar. do you chase about can accept -- assets here? emad: i think it will rerate immensely from here. we have had an incredibly long position on these assets. the confidence you can see palpably returning to the investor community where you have seen it from a corporate governance side. now as an overall country, the direction is positive. what about the idea where you want to buy the rumor and sell the fact situation. this is not going to be easy fix. at thef you look currency market, the currency market will appreciate it. on the bond side, europe and 8.3%. equities have lagged for a long time. the markets ripped from a lower valuation level incredibly in the last few years. emerging market funds and developed market funds are on their way and that is changing. would south africa be one of your top picks or is there less risk elsewhere? emad: it is our top pick at the moment. it's wher

that i will be faithful to the republic of south africa, so help me god. it has definitely had a very negative impact on the economy of our country, whether people want to accept it or not, it has. let's speak now to dr penuell maduna, who served as a minister under south african presidents nelson mandela and thabo mbeki, and remains an anc member. how and remains an anc member. do you react to the! zuma how do you react to the factjacob zuma has finally gone? in fact, i fully a cce pt zuma has finally gone? in fact, i fully accept and endorse what has happened. and how will cyril ramaphosa be different? well, that isa ramaphosa be different? well, that is a very interesting question. he has so far been making all the right noises about what has gone wrong, not only with the anc but with the country itself. you know, we are not looking for an angel in a human being, we're not looking for someone who drops in from somewhere, we are looking at a human being accepting that everyone of us both strengths and weaknesses or human foibles. but you are looking at a

the republic would want to do south africa must come first in everything that we do. the u.s. secretary of state has warned that hezbollah has influence in regional conflicts is threatening the security of lebanon rex tillerson made those comments after meeting the lebanese president michel aoun and the lebanese prime minister saad hariri to listen visit is part of a five country tour of the middle east tomorrow he goes on to turkey but it's impossible to talk about stability sovereignty and security lebannon without addressing hezbollah. the united states has considered his blood terrorist organization for more than two decades now we neither see nor do we accept any distinction between its political and its military arms it is unacceptable for a militia like hezbollah to operate outside the authority of the lebanese government the only legitimate defender of the lebanese state is the lebanese armed forces. zimbabwe's opposition movement for democratic change has chosen a new leaders to replace morgan chang nelson chamisa will be acting president for the next twelve

to the decision to resign as president of the republic with immediate effect south africa's president jacob zuma reluctantly steps down under intense pressure from his own party.