of the federal government. in order to keep mr ramaphosa in office, the anc was forced to form a government of national unity with other parties, including the main opposition democratic alliance. its leader, john steenhuisen, is now expected to join the government. he told reporters why he backed mr ramaphosa staying in power the people have spoken. they have not given any party a majority. mr rama posa is the leader of his party. he is the leader of his party. he is the leader of a party that is committed to constitutionalism, democracy and its institutions. our africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, has more from cape town. zero rama posa played a key role to end apartheid 30 years ago. now he ll steer south africa through a seismic shift in its politics. he won the democratic alliance shortly before they came to an agreement on a power sharing agreement, which does include smaller party but really they are at the two key players. this was very controversial within the
Drought which has left a third of its 15 Million People dependent on food aid. The state is running out of dollars, workers go unpaid and unemployment is very high a dire situation that presents the opposition in the country with an opportunity in nationwide elections in 2018. My guest today is Welshman Ncube, who leads his own faction of the zimbabwean Opposition Party movement for Democratic Change, known as mdc n. The main Opposition Parties have now formed an alliance, but can they put aside their differences and focus on defeating President Mugabe and his ruling zanu pf . Welshman ncube, welcome to hardtalk. Your new Opposition Alliance is moving too slowly. There are other Opposition Forces that are filling the vacuum . Firstly, it is not moving as fast as we would want to move. The important thing is that it has been confirmed across the political spectrum that it is absolutely necessary that we should come together, that we should create a single corner which is unified to see
Drought which has left a third of its 15 Million People dependent on food aid. The state is running out of dollars, workers go unpaid and unemployment is very high a dire situation that presents the opposition in the country with an opportunity in nationwide elections in 2018. My guest today is Welshman Ncube, who leads his own faction of the zimbabwean Opposition Party movement for Democratic Change, known as mdc n. The main Opposition Parties have now formed an alliance, but can they put aside their differences and focus on defeating President Mugabe and his ruling zanu pf . Welshman ncube, welcome to hardtalk. Your new Opposition Alliance is moving too slowly. There are other Opposition Forces that are filling the vacuum . Firstly, it is not moving as fast as we would want to move. The important thing is that it has been confirmed across the political spectrum that it is absolutely necessary that we should come together, that we should create a single corner which is unified to see
Im stephen sackur. For more than two decades, the anc has been south africas impregnable political structure, but now cracks are appearing. At least 30 anc mps defied the party whip and supported a No Confidence Motion against party leader and National President , jacob zuma. Cue bitter recriminations. My guest today is pravin gordhan, the man President Zuma sacked as Finance Minister in controversial circumstances earlier this year. Does the anc need to be broken up to enable south africa to thrive . Pravin gordhan, in johannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you for having me. Long distance as it might be. Lets consider what is happening in your country today and particularly the fallout from the motion of No Confidence against president jacob zuma, which didnt succeed, but got 177 votes, which was significant. It clearly included a substantial number of anc mps. How toxic is the atmosphere inside the anc as a result of that vote . There certainly is an active debate and d
Im stephen sackur. For more than two decades, the anc has been south africas impregnable political structure, but now cracks are appearing. At least 30 anc mps defied the party whip and supported a No Confidence Motion against party leader and National President , jacob zuma. Cue bitter recriminations. My guest today is pravin gordhan, the man President Zuma sacked as Finance Minister in controversial circumstances earlier this year. Does the anc need to be broken up to enable south africa to thrive . Pravin gordhan, in johannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you for having me. Long distance as it might be. Lets consider what is happening in your country today and particularly the fallout from the motion of No Confidence against president jacob zuma, which didnt succeed, but got 177 votes, which was significant. It clearly included a substantial number of anc mps. How toxic is the atmosphere inside the anc as a result of that vote . There certainly is an active debate and d