african national congress the oldest liberation movement on the african continent has lost its outright majority for the first time in 30 years, since the end of apartheid. many voters blame the anc for high levels of crime and corruption and failures in the supply of basic necessities, such as water and electricity. the bbc s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. had been a slow steady day, and then this. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here, he has made a rock star entrance. his party came third with an unexpectedly strong showing, taking a lot of the doubts away from the anc. and still trying to take more. he announced he had evidence of election rigging, and said he was demanding a full revote. the results are not official yet, but they are clear the anc has lost the majority it has held for 30 years. this is uncharted territory. we it has held for 30 years. this is uncharted territory. it has held for 30 years. this is uncharted territory. we as
indicated it is willing to discuss a new plan to end the war in gaza unveiled by us presidentjoe biden. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has again insisted that the war will end only once hamas is destroyed. the opposition leader, yair lapid, has urged the prime minister to accept the proposal. speaking earlier, mr lapid suggested that if right wing members of benjamin netanyahu s coalition resigned in protest, his party would continue to support the government in its efforts to secure a hostage deal. it comes as mr netanyahu repeated that israel will continue to focus on the destruction of hamas and the freeing of all hostages. he was responding to a three phase proposal presented by us president, joe biden, who says hamas is no longer capable of launching another october 7 style attack on israel. meanwhile, egyptian state linked tv is reporting a meeting between egyptian, us and israeli officials will take place sunday to discuss the reopening of the rafah cr
really pleased because it s been a very busy week and probably the busiest half term we ve had in many years now. so we re pleased to see lots of visitors. we ve not put our prices up, so we ve seen more tourists this half term week and more importantly, we ve seen more local people. and in north devon, they re reporting a similar pattern. rick turner is the owner of the big sheep and also the chairman of devon s top attractions. 0bviously, things are quite tough out there at the moment and people don t have a lot of money. but i think we offer a fantastic value for attractions in devon, and i think that is probably the sort of key message is give great value and people will come and have a good day out. like most of the attractions we re slightly up on previous years, we hope to be between ten and 20% up at the end of the week, which is a really, really good result. and whilst it s been positive to hear so many businesses are reporting such a good half term, tourism leaders are still
and in north devon, they re reporting a similar pattern. rick turner is the owner of the big sheep and also the chairman of devon s top attractions. 0bviously, things are quite tough out there at the moment and people don t have a lot of money. but i think we offer a fantastic value for attractions in devon, and i think that is probably the sort of key message is give great value and people will come and have a good day out. like most of the attractions we re slightly up on previous years, we hope to be between ten and 20% up at the end of the week, which is a really, really good result. and whilst it s been positive to hear so many businesses are reporting such a good half term, tourism leaders are still warning that that hasn t been the picture across the board, especially for those businesses that are solely reliant on the weather. they ve not had such a great week. their hopes are now all firmly pinned on the weeks and months to come as we fully head into that vital summer season.
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