leadership contest the african national congress is deeply divided over who should take over from jacob zuma and. is the south african presidents preferred candidate the other main contender poza supporters say his business background makes him the best option to turn around south africa's flagging economy we'll get to our guests in just a moment but first tanya page has more from johannesburg. the african national congress a licht of conference is underway and it's going to be unfolding here over the next five days but most of the discussion and debate will be happening behind closed doors and those buildings there just in the distance behind the fence we can see some of the delegates there about five thousand or so have come here from branches of the a.n.c. all over the country they want to just be voting for the top job of president but deputy and in fact all the top one hundred he is the shins but of course it's the presidency that is the most contested the most important to the future of the a.n.c. and there are really two main contenders the first being of course as many zuma she

leadership contest the african national congress is deeply divided over who should take over from jacob zuma and goes on a glum in the zuma is the south african presidents preferred candidate the other main contender opposed supporters say his business background makes him the best option to turn around south africa's flagging economy we'll get to our guests in just a moment but first tanya page has more from johannesburg. the african national congress a licht of conference is underway and it's going to be unfolding here over the next five days but most of the discussion and debate will be happening behind closed doors and those buildings there just in the distance behind the fence we can see some of the delegates there about five thousand or so have come here from branches of the a.n.c. all over the country they want to just be voting for the top job of president but deputy and in fact all the top one hundred he is the sions but of course it's the presidency that is the most contested the most important to the future of the a.n.c. and there are really two main contenders the first thin

leadership contest the african national congress is d.t. divided over who should take over from jacob zuma and. zuma is the south african president's preferred candidate the other main contender. supporters say his business background makes him the best option to turn around south africa's flagging economy or get to our guests in just a moment but first tanya page has more from johannesburg. the african national congress elect of conference is underway and it's going to be unfolding here over the next five days but most of the discussion and debate will be happening behind closed doors and those buildings there just in the distance behind the fence we can see some of the delegates there about five thousand or so have come here from branches of the a.n.c. all over the country they want to just be voting for the top job of president but deputy and in fact all the top one hundred he is the shins but of course it's the presidency that is the most contested the most important to the future of the a.n.c. and there are really two main contenders t

the african national congress elect of conference is underway and it's going to be unfolding here over the next five days but most of the discussion and debate will be happening behind closed doors and those buildings there just in the distance behind the fence we can see some of the delegates there about five thousand or so have come here from branches of the a.n.c. all over the country they want to just be voting for the top job of president but deputy and in fact all the top one hundred he is the shins but of course it's the presidency that is the most contested the most important to the future of the a.n.c. and there are really two main contenders the first thing of course as many zuma she is a very experienced politician she was a member of parliament and a minister under successive governments of the a.n.c. she's a former chair person of the african union very experience she's had a bit of a catchphrase in the campaign that of radical economic transformations she's seen as being very pro force and accused of being populist by some of the main rival is the current defeating presid

thank you for joining us south africa's ruling african national congress is fighting for its. future those were the words of party leader and south african president jacob zuma in a speech to a conference that will elect his successor now the contest to replace the scandal plagued zuma has caused deep divisions in the a.n.c. observers say it's in danger of splitting the party into the n.c. led the battle against apartheid and has governed south africa since the country's first democratic elections in one thousand nine hundred ninety four. power to the people south africa's president jacob zuma trying to conjure up some of the former spirit of his party the african national congress led the fight against apartheid demanding justice and equality for all. for some it almost sounds like mockery president zuma faces dozens of allegations of corruption blackmail fraud and money laundering for years he's used his presidential immunity to remain in power. though the mood at this party gathering seemed upbeat divisions run deep assume himself acknowledged them and is a growth grow. why

south africa's ruling african national congress a crossroads party that jacob zuma once internal divisions pose a threat to the a.n.c. in the bible as delegates meet to elect to success. in a gym in saudi arabia where women are testing the boundaries of the arch conservative kingdom stops to give women more rights. i'm edith q money thank you for joining us austria is set to make a shop turn to the right with the new governing coalition taking office on monday now all stressed that one year old political shooting star sebastian could of the conservative people's party will become chancellor making him the youngest head of government in europe now he will govern with the far right euro skeptic freedom party the two parties have promised to tighten the country's asylum and immigration regulations but they also affirmed austria's commitment to the european union. a day after concluding their negotiations the leaders of austria's new governing coalition met the press the best in quotes as people's party will receive eight ministerial positions the far right freedom party will get six including

south africa's ruling african national congress crossroads party to jacob zuma once internal divisions a threat to the a.n.c. in the bible as delegates meet to elected the knesset. and a gym in saudi arabia where women are testing the boundaries as a conservative kingdom stops to give women more right. welcome to the program austria is set to make a shop turn to the right with a new governing coalition taking office on monday not austria's thirty one year old political shooting star sebastian could of the can. devotee of people's party will become chancellor making him the youngest head of government in europe he'll govern with the far right euro skeptic freedom party the two parties have promised to tighten the country's asylum and immigration regulations but they also are firmed austria's commitment to the european union. a day after concluding their negotiations the leaders of austria's new governing coalition met the press the best in quotes as people's party will receive eight ministerial positions the far right freedom party will get six including the foreign ministry. we have ag

the african national congress in south africa has a new leader. more about the man who replaced jacob zuma as party head. chile has a new president was come to power for a second time. a conservative billionaire come he won more votes than any presidential candidate chile's return to democracy in the 1990's. ra was president until 2014 and he won this time by pledging to boost the economy. in defeating votes a left-wing senator. he is promising to transform chile into a fully formed country. billionaire businessman sebastian pinera is about to become chile's president for the second time. in the end, his right-wing party won with a comfortable lead of 55%. in the second round of voting, he was up against an extra list and senator, a candidate from the left-wing coalition -- x journalist and senator, candidate from the left-wing coalition. in an emotional speech from said -- i believe we can feel proud of our proposal, but we have to be self-critical. we suffered a heart defeat, and it is in the defeats you learn the most. reporter: a conservative

i'm a money thank you for joining us south africa's ruling african national congress is fighting for its future. those were the words of party leader and south african president jacob zuma in a speech to a conference that will elect his successor the contest to replace the scandal plagued zuma has caused deep divisions in the a.n.c. observers say it's in danger of splitting the party into the n.c. led the battle against apartheid and has governed south africa since the country's first democratic elections in one thousand nine hundred ninety four. power to the people south africa's president jacob zuma trying to conjure up some of the former spirit of his party the african national congress led the fight against apartheid demanding justice and equality for all. for some it almost sounds like mockery president zuma faces dozens of allegations of corruption blackmail fraud and money laundering for years he's used his presidential immunity to remain in power. though the mood at this party gathering seemed upbeat divisions run deep assume himself acknowledged them and is a growth grow. by

we will start with the african national congress, poised to pick its next leader. reporter: right, and no matter what the result is, it will likely cause a permanent rift in the party. the paper says this has been one of the most fiery contest for the last 10 years. all of the other times that it got this tense, both factions ended up permanently splitting off from the party. here is a core team from another south african player -- south african paper. this is the afc delegate survival kit. "a chair, but a shield, a colander to protect yourself from flying chairs, tranquilizers, nasal decongestant for smelling bs, and finally a book to remind you on what the party once was. the women's and handball team apparently beat champions.ecome the that is a big thing. alison: it is. they love handball in france. team celebrating on the front page of the sports paper. that headline reads "the second star," because it is the second time the women's handball team has won the championship. they will now be known as "the fighters." held this at the same time and they say that we

of the african national congress. senate idea to set a true as the top six. and. i caught up on born ten but i knew i needed. the actual fix soon to calve and make the announcement thank you. good afternoon good evening coming. on. as you are know it has been. every read on. sunday and surreal and now here ready to be outcome of the voting process. also to take this opportunity at this stage to saying the electoral commission points guidance and the extended team and compass in the leagues and the provincial . money to those who joined the electoral commission during its work. without any waste of time congress and no you waiting with bated breath. their brief statistical information with regard to their poaching in this court has their adopted credentials icon friends. or thousands have been seven six and in this instance come. with this crisis round of voting we had a total of four thousand seven hundred eighty votes cast giving us and ninety nine percent. sure that posting. come here is i'm going to keep you the results. in the order of. how the names appeared

there was an emergency meeting of the national executive committee of the african national congress that includes about one hundred or so members and they were meeting to discuss the outcomes of civil court rulings delivered on friday and what they have confirmed from those court rulings as that there will be about one hundred thirty hundred delegates here all of the just over five thousand who will not be allowed to vote because at the branch level at the grassroots level these are the meetings that happen in town halls and churches and schools they didn't follow the correct procedure says according to the courts and so they will not be able to vote here a disabled man is among four palestinians killed by israeli forces during the latest protest in gaza and the occupied west bank hundreds were injured in mass rallies sick and she was president on trump's recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel protesters in honduras have surrounded the u.s. embassy there angered by a three week wait for the results of its presidential election demonstrators accuse the us of interfering in last

party the african national congress is meeting in johannesburg to elect its new leader whoever chosen to succeed jacob zuma only the a.n.c. into the next presidential elections that's in two thousand and nineteen the party used to be divided over who should take over a bitter campaign is threaten to split the movement and closes on a zuma south african president's preferred candidate she's campaigned hard against racial inequality and improving prospects for the black majority the other main contender is cyril ramaphosa supporters say his business background makes him the best option to turn around south africa's flagging economy china page is live for us in johannesburg so quite a bit of attention here is there a risk of doing lasting damage to the party. well i think and certainly in many commentators analysts and ordinary soft. minds' there's already been an enormous amount of damage caused to the governing african national congress under the leadership of its current president jacob zuma the president has been on mired in controversy scandal and corruption allegations since really

south africa's ruling african national congress to crossroads. jacob zuma ones internal divisions pose a threat to the a.n.c. and survival as delegates needs to elect a success of. and a gym in saudi arabia where women are testing the boundaries as a conservative kingdom stops to give women more right. i'm welcome to the program all strata is set to make a shop turn to the rights with a new governing coalition taking office on monday now austria's a thirty one year old political rising star sebastian cook of the. seventy of people's party will become chancellor making him the youngest head of government in europe he'll govern with the far right euro skeptic freedom party the two parties have promised to tighten the country's asylum and immigration regulations but they also affirmed austria's commitment to the european union. the day after concluding their negotiations the leaders of austria's new governing coalition met the press the best encodes as people's party will receive eight ministerial positions the far right freedom party will get six i

the african national congress in south africa has a new leader. more about the man who replaced jacob zuma as party head. chile has a new president was come to power for a second time. a conservative billionaire come he won more votes than any presidential candidate chile's return to democracy in the 1990's. ra was president until 2014 and he won this time by pledging to boost the economy. in defeating votes a left-wing senator. he is promising to transform chile into a fully formed country. billionaire businessman sebastian pinera is about to become chile's president for the second time. in the end, his right-wing party won with a comfortable lead of 55%. in the second round of voting, he was up against an extra list and senator, a candidate from the left-wing coalition -- x journalist and senator, candidate from the left-wing coalition. in an emotional spch from said -- i believe we can feel proud of our proposal, but we have to be self-critical. we suffered a heart defeat, and it is in the defeats you learn the most. reporter: a conservative bi

of the national executive committee of the african national congress that includes about one hundred or so members and they were meeting to discuss the outcomes of civil court rulings delivered on friday and what they have confirmed from those court rulings as that there will be about one hundred thirty hundred delegates here all of the just over five thousand who will not be allowed to vote because at the branch level at the grassroots level these are the meetings that happen in town halls and churches and schools they didn't follow the correct procedures is according to the courts and so they will not be able to vote here generals are being held for the four palestinians killed by israeli forces and the latest protest in gaza in occupied west bank one of them and shot by a sniper in the confrontations was activists who are i am lost his legs to an israeli airstrike in two thousand. the u.s. embassy in honduras has been surrounded by protesters angry at waiting three weeks for a definitive result and the presidential election demonstrators accuse the u.s. of interfering in last mont

a crucial meeting begins in south africa as the african national congress prepares to choose a new need. daryn jordan. also coming up protesters in israel demand the prime minister's resignation of a corruption allegations which he denied. a china south korea summit ends with a cool reception from the hosts in beijing that this does mark hopeful. and curt's becomes the world's youngest leader as he agrees to a coalition deal which brings the fall right into austria. south africa's president has called for unity in the governing african national congress as it prepares to select a new leader jacob zuma is facing corruption allegations is stepping down as head of the party before a successor is elected on sunday well the contest has been marked by. divisions turn a page report from johannesburg i the conference started with two warnings don't to saying divisive songs and keep the chairs on the ground everybody that will be flying around this conference or we can say that you will not in this conference. a.n.c. members from competing factions have hurled cheers at one another in the build

south african president jacob zuma has warned that the ruling african national congress is at a crossroads. he was speaking as delegates met to choose his successor as party leader. the main contenders to succeed him are the deputy president, cyril ramaphosa, and former cabinet minister nkosazana dlamini—zuma, who is president zuma's ex—wife. during his speech mr zuma, whose presidency has been blighted by corruption allegations, called for an end to "party infighting." our africa editor fergal keane has more. not since the anc came to power 23 years ago has so much depended on the votes of its party members. an organisation that held together through more than eight decades of white rule is now bitterly divided. they sing the same song but support very different visions. this conference isn'tjust about the future of a liberation movement, a political party. it's about the future of this country. will the anc elect a new leader who has promised to sweep away corruption? the anc has always been good at shows of unity, like the clasped hands of the two contenders, dr dlamini—zuma and t

a crucial meeting begins in south africa the african national congress passed a new leader. this is a law you from doha also coming up protestors in israel the prime minister's resignation of corruption allegations which he denies. will tell you why the trumpet ministration as a lot of scientists to stop talking about science and motorbikes are the best way to get around vietnam's capital but now there's a plan to bomb the. south africa's president has called for unity in the governing african national congress as it prepares to select a new leader jacob zuma who's facing corruption allegations is stepping down as head of the party before a successor is elected on sunday well the contest has been marked by deep divisions tanya page reports from johannesburg. i the conference started with two warnings don't to sing divisive songs and keep the chairs on the ground everybody at speeds that will be flying around this conference or we can say that you will not in this conference. a.n.c. members from competing factions have her cheers at one another in the build up to this crucial

to south africa now where the ruling party the african national congress is meeting in johannesburg to like its new leader whoever is chosen to succeed jacob zuma will lead the a.n.c. into the next presidential election in two thousand and nineteen the party's deeply divided over who should take over a bitter campaign has threatened to split the movement and causes on a zuma is the south african presidents preferred candidate she's campaigned hard against racial inequality and for improving prospects for the black majority the other main contender is cyril ramaphosa supporters say his business background makes him the best option to turn around south africa's lagging economy tanya page joins us live now from johannesburg so tanya it's this type of division is something this party is not used to extreme division. exactly and proven very divisive this phrase because there is so much at stake in what is happening at the moment which is causing the delay because we were expecting to be hearing the opening address of president jacob zuma as an emergency meeting by the national executive com

in south africa delegates from the ruling african national congress are meeting to elect a new party leader with national polls in two thousand and nineteen the gathering is being closely watched for signs of the direction the party will take but with deep divisions over who should take over incumbent leader and south african president jacob zuma has acknowledged the party is fighting for its future. not. that it's not. our to the people south africa's president jacob zuma trying to conjure up some of his party's former spirit the african national congress led the fight against apartheid demanding justice and equality for all for some it almost sounds like mockery but president zuma faces dozens of allegations of corruption blackmail fraud and money laundering for years he's used his presidential immunity to keep him in power though the mood at this party gathering seemed upbeat divisions run deep and zuma himself acknowledged. as. the. observers say the party is in danger of splitting into into camps headed by the two main candidates looking to succeed zuma as party leader cyril ram

and south africa's ruling african national congress has been meeting to choose a new leader the current president jacob zuma who's accused of corruption is stepping down as head of the a.n.c. the party is deeply divided over who should succeed him the main contenders are former cabinet minister because as ana mean is you know who's also his ex-wife and deputy president and prominent businessman cyril ramaphosa the winner will be announced on sunday and zuma has himself acknowledged failures that threaten the party's future. the fifty fourth national conference is taking place at a time when i was. at a crossroads. why we identify corporate. as posing a serious threats to the a.n.c. . we all sort of need to look at. them weeks we are going to. turn a page was at the conference in johannesburg. this african national congress elective conference opened with a warning by the current speaker of the house she said delegates shouldn't sing a divisive songs in support of one candidate or another and she also said no one should be throwing cheers that's because at the branch level the grass root

i know they've been tense scenes in johannesburg where south africa's ruling african national congress has been meeting to choose a new leader current president jacob zuma who's accused of corruption is stepping down as head of the a.n.c. the party is deeply divided over who should succeed him the main contenders are former cabinet minister and. who's also his ex-wife and deputy president and prominent businessman so remet poser the winner will be announced on sunday addressing the event jacob zuma acknowledged failure is the threat in the party's future. the fifty fourth national conference is taking place at a time when i was. at a crossroads. why we identify corporate. as posing a serious threat to the a n c we also need to look at ten ten am weeks we feel our organizations will take a closer look at the two clear front runners to replace zuma because as. is a former cabinet minister who served under every leader since the end of apartheid with portfolios including health home and foreign affairs the former chairwoman of the african union commission she has the backing of her ex-hus

a crucial meeting begins in south africa as the african national congress prepares to choose a new leader. hello again i'm peter w. watching al jazeera live from our headquarters here and also coming up protestors in israel demands that the prime minister resigns over corruption allegations which he denies. a china south korea summit ends with a cool reception from the host him beijing in the visitors might have hoped for. and don't mention science the advice given to scientists by the trumpet ministration we explore that and other words officially banned by the white house. welcome to the program our top story starting in south africa where the president jacob zuma has made an urgent plea for unity within the governing african national congress as it prepares to select a new leader zuma who is facing corruption allegations is stepping down as head of the party before a new leader is elected on sunday now the contest has been marked by deep divisions within the party tanya page now from johannesburg i the conference started with two warnings to saying divisive songs and to keep the chairs

who will succeed south african president jacob zuma as head of his ruling african national congress party or thousands of delegates are to decide the answer to that question at a party congress in johannesburg deputy president cyril ramaphosa is facing off against as soon as ex-wife of course as one of. the we know is seen as likely to succeed jacob zuma as the country's president and there's no clear favorite. or correspondent thomaston so is following that and see conference for us from johannesburg thomas thank you for joining us so what's the atmosphere like as the delegates choose a replacement for jacob zuma. well if you talk about atmosphere in general i would say it's the typical a.n.c. party meeting with lots of singing and dancing delegates supporting their candidate it's songs but colorful. underneath the strong song tensions and divisions within the a.n.c. . it's all about two factions in the party one faction supporting of the now president jacob zuma and his favorite candidate his ex-wife and then the other people within the party who want to have a change and how harsh that

in south africa delegates from the ruling african national congress are meeting to elect a new party leader with national polls in twenty nineteen the gathering is being closely watched for signs of the direction the party will take with deep divisions over who should take over incumbent leader and south african president jacob zuma has acknowledged the party is fighting for its future. not. that it's not. our to the people south africa's president jacob zuma trying to conjure up some of his party's former spirit the african national congress led the fight against apartheid demanding justice and equality for all for some it almost sounds like mockery but president zuma faces dozens of allegations of corruption blackmail fraud and money laundering for years he's used his presidential immunity to keep him in power though the mood at this party gathering seemed upbeat divisions run deep and zuma himself acknowledged. as. observers say the party is in danger of splitting into two camps headed by the two main candidates looking to succeed zuma as party leader cyril ramaphosa zoomers deput

national congress. liberia's vice president joseph has congratulated his rival george weah on winning the west african nations president where is a football player of the year who easily once you say is from the buckeye says he wouldn't subject the country to distinct over them so. those are the headlines stay with us up next it's inside story. russia we hold presidential elections in moscow. and has announced his running full for term in office but will he face and a viable opposition this is inside story.

south africa's ruling party at a crossroads the african national congress seats to heal divisions and restore public trust with the election of a new leader. i'm made of committee welcome to the program the un security council is due to vote tomorrow on a draft resolution on the disputed status of jerusalem the body will consider a text submitted by egypt of to us president donald trump said that washington would recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel now that decision has triggered a new surge of violence in the gaza strip and west bank and protests across the muslim world. it's clear who they think the enemy is more than eighty thousand people in the indonesian capital jakarta protested against u.s. plans to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. under god but on the decision made by trump is an insult to the muslim world not just to the muslims here in indonesia jerusalem is home to the third most important mosque in the islamic world i think as muslims we have to defend palestine at this level. turkey's president retch uptight ad one had a clear response he says he wa

south africa's ruling african national congress at a crossroads aussie to jacob zuma warns the tunnel divisions pose a threat to the a.n.c. and survival as delegates me to elect his successor. i'm headed home for good to have you with us austria has a new government has affirmed its commitment to the european union the coalition includes the far right you're a skeptic freedom policy but its leaders said the government would not hold a referendum on whether austria should leave the european union sebastien because of austria conservative peoples a potty is to come all strays next chance of a off to his policy wonks i was election with a hardline against immigration. the deal is done for a new government in austria and it has shifted sharply to the right is a bust and courts leader of the conservative austrian people's party will become chancellor and europe's youngest head of government at just thirty one. he is partnered with heinz christie. the leader of the far right freedom party their top goal to curb immigration. our goals are very clear we want to reduce the burden on taxpayers

national congress on your page has more from jerusalem. the constitutional court south africa's highest court has found that the national assembly that's parliament failed to take appropriate action against president jacob zuma and relation to gross overspending of text payers dollars on his private home called income for the constitutional court says the first thing that should happen is that the national assembly needs to come up with a comprehensive list of rules and regulations which perhaps could lead to the impeachment of president zuma away but they didn't go so far as to say that's what should happen because that would be in breach of the separation of powers the opposition parties who brought this legal action we're pleased with the outcome nonetheless the constitutional duty quint mr zuma in no time will be scrutinized will be brought before parliament to be accountable because his own political party has actually failed to hold you accountable and we can with the other day longer we need to be in parliament in no less than did t

now who will succeed south african president jacob zuma as head of his ruling african national congress party thousands of delegates are set to decide the answer to that question a party congress in johannesburg deputy president serum opposes is facing off against zoomers ex-wife and. the winner is seen as likely to succeed jacob zuma as the country's president and there's no clear favorite. for more on this i'm joined in the studio by d.w. christine christine will we find out today who the next party leader will be all while we wait with baited breath and unfortunately in our streets to seem has come from the party's deputy secretary general to say because of the delays that we've seen pretty much since the start of this conference they only finalized the credentials earlier that late this morning essentially that's the procedure that must take place before voting can actually commence there were issues about certain delegates who were who were who were given a criticize who people had issue with and then there were some delegates who claim they could not be a creative side for the con

now south africa's ruling party the african national congress is holding a closed door meeting on who will succeed president jacob zuma as leader a decision is expected to be reached by monday after disputes delayed the start of voting the leadership battle has sparked fierce infighting that threatens to split the party ahead of the twenty one thousand elections the a.n.c. says four thousand seven hundred seventy six delegates will vote in a secret ballot in the past vote buying and intimidation are acknowledged to have swayed leadership contest after years of zuma is rule soaring unemployment and government corruption of left millions of poor black south africans frustrated with the a.n.c. there are two main front line is now to replace him deputy president cyril ramaphosa who is a wealthy businessman backed by the business community but he's believes that he offers the best hope for the economy his main rival is a.n.c. veteran and. who is jacob zuma ex-wife she's expected to deliver a continuation of his policies and is seen as more likely to protect him from the seven hundred eight

all of the nominations for the top six positions in the african national congress have now been confirmed and as expected it is down to a two horse race between courses on a gloomy news zuma who is the outgoing president jacob zuma as preferred candidate and would be the first woman president of the a.n.c. if she succeeds pitted against jacob zuma as defeating president so will. they had been expected to be one vote to elect the top six and the other members of the national executive committee but they have decided to split the vote into there have already been long delays firstly because of legal action a.n.c. members who weren't happy with the processes at the grassroots level taking meds challenges into the country's courts and secondly here at the a.n.c. elected conference they need to check all the credentials of all the delegates to decide who is and to isn't allowed to vote and that slated to be expulsion the disqualification of four hundred delegates delegates who are believed to have been in favor of. the so that may cost or if the race becomes really close in those. final number

allow our top story this hour a tense scenes in johannesburg south africa's ruling african national congress is meeting to select its new leader the current president jacob zuma who's accused of corruption is stepping down as head of the a.n.c. the party is deeply divided on who should. succeed him former cabinet minister and meanies will resume or is also his ex-wife is vying for the leadership her main rival is prominent businessman and current deputy president cyril ramaphosa zuma successor is likely to lead the a.n.c. into the twenty one thousand presidential election the fifty fourth national conference is taking place at a time when i want his moment is at a crossroads why we identify corporate. as posing a serious threat to the a.n.c. we also need to look at in ten ten m. exists we feel our organizations. so let's then take a closer look at the two contenders to replace suma and courses on a dilemma meanies zuma is a former cabinet minister who served under every leader since the end of a party with portfolios including health and foreign affairs a former chairwoman of the african uni

in south africa delegates from the ruling african national congress are meeting to elect a new party leader with national polls in two thousand and nineteen the gathering is being closely watched for signs of the direction the party will take of deep divisions over who should take over incumbent leader and south african president jacob zuma has acknowledged the party is fighting for its future. i want to power to the people south africa's president jacob zuma trying to conjure up some of the former spirit of his party the african national congress led the fight against apartheid demanding justice and equality for all. for some it almost sounds like mockery president zuma faces dozens of allegations of corruption blackmail fraud and money laundering for years he has used his presidential immunity to protect him from prosecution. though the mood at this party gathering seemed beat divisions run deep but the party leader puts forward a more optimistic view of the a and sees future. is one. of experience. this peace which is in. truth. we must leave it. you can see that. with. search and

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south africa's ruling african national congress crossroads party leader jacob zuma warns internal divisions pose a threat to the a.n.c. in the bible as delegates meet to elect his successor. and a dream in saudi arabia where women are testing the boundaries as a conservative came don't stop to give women the right. thank you for joining us also is set to make a shop turn to the right with a new governing coalition taking office on monday now austria thirty one year old political shooting star sebastian quits of the conservative people's party will become chancellor making him the youngest head of government in europe he'll govern with the far right to euro skeptic freedom patino the two patches of promise to tighten the country's asylum and immigration regulations but they also affirmed austria's commitments to the european union. a day after concluding their negotiations the leaders of austria's new governing coalition met the press the people's party will receive eight ministerial positions the far right freedom party will get six the leaders of both parties said they're pleased with the

and they've been tense scenes in johannesburg south africa's ruling african national congress is meeting to select its new leader the current president jacob zuma who's accused of corruption is stepping down as head of the a.n.c. up. artie is deeply divided on who should succeed him form a cabinet minister and. zuma who is also his ex-wife is vying for the leadership a main rival prominent businessman and current deputy president cyril ramaphosa zuma successor is likely to lead the a.n.c. into the twenty nineteen presidential election the fifty fourth national conference is taking place at a time when i want his men is it a close role. why do we identify corporate it. is posing a serious threats to the a.n.c. . we all sort of need to look at. them makes we feel welcome as. let's take a closer look at the two contenders to replace zuma and courses on a damini zuma is a former cabinet minister who served on the every leader since the end of apartheid with portfolios including health and foreign affairs a former chairwoman of the african union commission she has the backing of her ex-husban

i'm on our top story on the vote to elect the leader of south africa's ruling african national congress . is the political editor for power at nine hundred seven radio stations she says the n.c. will finally have a new leader by midnight. south africa gets to say goodbye to president jacob zuma today after ten years of rule when president jacob zuma walks into office about a bout in two thousand and nine we had a five percent economic growth rate when he leaves office we've had a zero point three percent economic growth rate so when the new president gets elected here today after ten years of being president many here. is national conference and in south africa as a whole hoping it will improve south africa's economic potentials four thousand seven hundred and sixty seven delegates have cost their votes it is been counted and having covered the national conferences before it doesn't get counted once it gets counted six seven times but by midnight tonight the a.n.c. should have a new presidential candidate having spoken to the opposition earlier this morning i can tell you there quiverin

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south africa's ruling african national congress here at a crossroads policy needed jacob zuma warns internal divisions pose a threat to the a.n.c. survival as delegates meets to elect his successor. and a gym in saudi arabia where women all testing the boundaries says the arch conservative kingdom starts to give women more rights. by having a home free good to have you with us in austria the far right freedom policy will fill the posts of foreign minister and defense minister in a new coalition government that will take office on monday there's you want your old sebastian coats off the conservative people's. he will become chancellor he and hines coast hitched leading the freedom party presented their government in vienna today they affirmed that commitment to the european union saying the government would not hold a referendum on why the austria should leave the european union well we'll talk to our correspondent in vienna shortly but first this report the deal is done for a new government in austria and it has shifted sharply to the right as a bust and court's leader of the conservative au

south african president jacob zuma has warned that the ruling african national congress is at a crossroads. he was speaking as delegates met to choose his successor as party leader. during his speech mr zuma, whose presidency has been blighted by corruption allegations, called for an end to ‘party infighting'. our africa editor fergal keane has more. not since the anc came to power 23 years ago has so much depended on the votes of its party members. an organisation that held together through more than eight decades of white rule is now bitterly divided. they sing the same song but support very different visions. this conference isn'tjust about the future of a liberation movement, a political party. it's about the future of this country. will the anc elect a new leader who has promised to sweep away corruption? the anc has always been good at shows of unity, like the clasped hands of the two contenders, dr dlamini—zuma and the man targeting corruption, cyril ramaphosa, both vying for delegates' votes. who would you like to see as your next president? nkosaza na dlamini—zuma. nkosazana

south africa's ruling party the african national congress has begun voting for a new leader to succeed president jacob zuma the two front runners deputy president syria and seumas ex-wife courses on the meaning of been formally nominated as candidates whoever wins could become president after elections in twenty nineteen. and power has been partially restored at the world's busiest airport after a ten hour cut forced the cancellation of more than one thousand flights the outage hit atlanta's hartsfield jackson airport early on sunday afternoon leaving thousands of passengers stranded it's believed it was caused by a fire which damaged the underground electrical facility the airport handles an average of two and a half thousand flights and transit center five thousand passengers a day well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after one a one. besieged by violent crime and drugs. confronted by reese's and integration there are now out just zero traces the history of first generation lebanese australians. exploring the conflicts. and the struggle for acceptance. o

the watershed meeting to elect a new leader for south africa's ruling party the african national congress has begun after hours of delay due to legal challenges we're looking at live pictures coming to us from johannesburg the successor to jacob zuma tainted by corruption allegations will lead the a.n.c. into the next presidential election in two thousand and nineteen the party is deeply divided over who should take over a bitter campaign has threatened to split the movement and i mean is zuma the south african president's ex-wife is his preferred candidate she's campaigned hard against racial inequality and for improving the prospects of the black majority the other main contender is civil remedy pose a supporters say his business background makes him the best option to turn around south africa's flagging economy it's bring in tanya page she's live for us in johannesburg i'm just wondering what the feeling is there the atmosphere and how much tension surrounding this. will be so much at stake in this very hotly contested race to be leader of the. not only the presidency of the party up f

all of the nominations for the top six positions in the african national congress have now been confirmed and as expected it is down to a two horse race between courses and adler meanies zuma who is the outgoing president jacob zuma as preferred candidate and would be the first woman president of the a.n.c. if she succeeds pitted against jacob zuma as defeating president several. they had been expected to be one vote to elect the top six and the other members of the national executive committee but they have decided to split the vote into there have already been long delays firstly because of legal action and see members who weren't happy with the processes at the grassroots level taking meds challenges into the country's courts and secondly here at the a.n.c. elective conference they need to check all the credentials of all the delegates to decide who is and who isn't allowed to vote and that's led to the expulsion the disqualification of four hundred delegates delegates who are believed to have been in favor of let me zoom in so that may cost or if the race becomes really close in those

south africa's ruling party the african national congress is holding a closed door meeting on who will succeed president jacob zuma. the two front runners prominent businessman and current deputy presidents are all around the poster and soon as ex-wife and courses on the dummy's in or of been formally nominated as candidates to leave the a.n.c. a decision is expected to be reached by monday battle for powers exposed deep divisions within a policy that shop the last public support of a time when the a.n.c. says that four thousand seven hundred and seventy six delegates will vote in that secret ballot in the past vote buying and intimidation or acknowledged to have swayed leadership contests after years of seumas rule soaring unemployment and government corruption of left millions of poor black south africans frustrated with the a.n.c. as you say the candidates to replace him the deputy president cyril ramaphosa is a wealthy businessman and is backed by the business community that they believe that he offers the best hope for the economy and then there is a.n.c. veteran and causes on the

turn a page report from there and see conference in johannesburg this african national congress selective conference opened with a warning by the current speaker of the house billiken betty she said delegates shouldn't sing a divisive songs in support of one candidate or another and she also said no one should be throwing cheers that's because at the branch level the grass roots need to the level of a.n.c. members some people have been hurling chairs across the room there have been pushing and shoving accusations of vote buying and intimidation and that's later when i'm president of the amount of legal action people who challenge the outcomes of those branch level meetings at which delegates chosen to come here and represent and a mandated by their branches to vote for one particular candidate or another president jacob zuma in his outgoing speeches a.n.c. president was critical of that legal action he said the a.n.c. should be able to deal with its problems internally and he said that by people going into the courts they were undermining the or farty of the a.n.c. the president himself i

there was an emergency meeting called of the national executive committee of the african national congress that includes about one hundred or so members and they were meeting to discuss the outcomes of civil court rulings delivered on friday and what they have confirmed from those court rulings as that they will be about one hundred thirty hundred forty or so delegates here of just over five thousand who will not be allowed to vote because at the branch level at the grassroots the meeting level these are the meetings that happen in town halls and churches and schools they didn't follow the correct processes according to the courts and so they will not be able to vote here funerals are being held for the four palestinians killed by israeli forces in the latest protests in gaza and the occupied west bank one of the men shot by a sniper in the confrontations was activist about him that ayad he lost his legs cheering and israeli airstrike in two thousand and eight. piers embassy in honduras has been surrounded by protesters angry and waiting three weeks for a definitive results in the presiden

of the ruling african national congress. is according to his running mate. the news comes as three provinces disqualified 77 delegates that support his main rival. joining us now to discuss from johannesburg is bloomberg south africa reporter michael cohen. is he a clear winner? michael: not quite yet. indications are it should be. that does not guarantee a win. numbers no guarantee instructed by the party branches that some of the delegates have been bribed. what is the democratic alliance's response to this reckoning? have a been able to make any gains as a result of all of this? his role has been plagued by scandal. i think they've been having a and he lostf late, ground in the visible elections. determinesship race how they do the 2019 national election. kevin: to the results -- shery: to the results be disputed with a legal challenge? michael: you mentioned the three court cases today. i think it will be some wrangling about it the delegates will go to the conference are not. they expected to go ahead and proceed smooth

this isn't just an internal african national congress issue millions of south africans will be paying attention to what happens here. and i want to know as much as possible quickly about whoever it is that will succeed president zuma zuma as the next president of the. for many south africans really the key issue is the economy and under president zuma it has really been struggling a lot to do with the uncertainty created by for example eleven cabinet reshuffle including that of the key posts of finance minister his tenure a decade or so so people want stability they want to know that their economy is going to be in good hands because ultimately it isn't just about what happens in the house if you like but what happens in the homes of south africans and what people want is to know that their kids are going to get a good education that they'll be helped that they'll be able to earn a living and put food on the table and that they will be jobs so the economic policy and how much confidence in the investors and the markets have been whoever takes over from president zuma is going to be th