Sackur. If the African National congress, the Economic Movement of south africas liberation struggle, close to the end of its productive life . So, close to the end of its productive life . S0, will its demise be quick, or slow and painful . At the end of this year, the Current Party leader, jacob zuma, will quit as party chief. A host of candidates, including his ex wife, are vying to replace him. My guest is former interim president of south africa and anc store water, kgalema motlanthe. Are the most respected anc members ready to contemplate a new political home . Anc stalwart. Kgalema motlanthe, new political home . Anc stalwart. Kgalema motla nthe, welcome new political home . Anc stalwart. Kgalema motlanthe, welcome to hardtalk. In kew. Thank you stephen. Thank you to the viewers. Thank you. I will start with some of your own very words. You said if the anc is no longer addressing the problems of our people, we may as well begin writing its obituary. Have you written that obituar
Im stephen sackur. Is the African National congress, the iconic movement of south africas liberation struggle, close to the end of its productive life . If so, will its demise be quick, or slow and painful . At the end of this year, the Current Party leader and president of the country, jacob zuma, will quit as party chief. A host of candidates, including his ex wife, are vying to replace him. My guest is former interim president of south africa and anc stalwart, kgalema motlanthe. Are the most respected anc members ready to contemplate a new political home . Kgalema motlanthe, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you, stephen. Thanks to the viewers. Its a pleasure to have you here. And if i may, ill start with some of your own very well chosen words, from a year ago. Back then, you said if the anc is no longer addressing the problems of our people, well, we may as well begin writing its obituary. Have you written its obituary . Not yet. Not yet, you know, because the obituary really
That allegedly shows england cricketer ben stokes in a violent fight outside a nightclub. We will bring you the details. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. We are every weekday. We want to hear from you this morning if youve had unwelcome sexual attention on a night out. Let us know what happened and how you dealt with it. And how did the menu deal with it as well . Venue. Also this morning, ryanair is threatened with legal action for persistently misleading passengers about their rights when their flights are cancelled. If youve been affected, will you ever use the airline again . We will talk about that after ten oclock. Do let me know. Use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today the Prime Minister is to mount a strong defence of the free market economy, a day afterJeremy Corbyn told the Labour Party Conference that capitalism was facing a crisis of legitimacy. Theresa may will put
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Welcome to bbc news. Britain and europe say decisive steps forward have been made, in talks over brexit, but much more work still needs to be done. Speaking after a fourth round of negotiations in brussels, the eus Michel Barnier, and the brexit secretary david davis, agreed there was now more clarity surrounding their discussions, after what was described as a new dynamic, created by theresa mays speech on brexit, in florence last week. Both david davis and the eus main negotiator, Michel Barnier, describe this, the fourth round of negotiations, as vital. An eu summits just three weeks away and britain had wanted the first phase of the negotiations to be completed by then. Thats looking unlikely but mr davis insisted there had now been significant steps forward. When i look across the full ranges of issues to do with our withdrawal from the eu, im clear we have made considerable progress on the issues that matter, including certainty, citizens and visitors, providing reassurance to ou