Announcement in a televised address to the people of south africa on wednesday night the move coming after an order by his a. N. C. Party to resign by the end of the day or face a no confidence vote in parliament who will fill the power vacuum now that zuma is leaving and can his successor clean up after nine years of persistent corruption allegations more on that in just a moment first lets listen in to what zuma has to say i have therefore come to the decision to resign as president or for the public with immediate effect. For more lets bring christine one who joins us from more departure so christine what comes now because i mean when we look at zuma he was really a larger than life politician theres certainly quite a big power vacuum to fill the city in fact he was dubbed by the media the to front president on many occasions useful for instance the opposition table motions of no confidence in proceedings against the president all of which he survived at least seven of them now what
Olympics well tell you how american snowboarder shaun white. Celebrations in ethiopia the government releases some Political Prisoners and drops charges against others and whats behind this new. Film festival we preview some films and ask about the impact the need to debate is having here in germany. Im phil gayle welcome to the program. South africas president is hanging on to his job despite an ultimatum from his party that he leave today or face a no confidence vote in parliament speaking on state television jacob zuma described the a. N. C. These moves against him as unfair and said their arguments are wrong. President zuma remains defiant in a Live Television interview he responded to his partys calls to resign i need to be friendly jst on what i have done unfortunately. No one has been able to provide what is it that ive done so i found it very strange that. You know moscow. Because. We now have three new president must comey. Not to follow in any policy of the in c. Theres nothi
Emiliano has received a visit from the chairman of the Allotment Association hes happy to welcome a millionaire as a new member but points out that any extensions of the summerhouse will require prior permission this. Is tough but its so typically german it was exactly. Dresden demonstrations take place here on mondays as people protest the governments policy on refugees and at what is seen as foreign infiltration of germany. Im just waiting for some politician to have the guts to assume responsibility and say with total conviction Germany First i mean i was lived in germany for thirty years and has german nationality he knows who concern that the political mood in the country has changed. As he told me some tiger lloyd and i had never in a way i feel sorry for these people talked and i see it here every monday on and for two years now the demonstrations have all been the same it was with the same slogans its just nothing changes you see the still hasnt been any real dialogue partly be
Discovering ingredients from the amazon and can local delicacies save the rain forests. But first we had to china where many people are drowning in trash from around the globe. Plastic has become a seemingly unavoidable feature of our planet. In one thousand nine hundred fifty we produced around one point five Million Tonnes of it since then global plastic production has skyrocketed in two thousand and sixteen it totaled about three hundred certain five Million Tonnes. Around half of the plastic produced is disposable products like bottles plastic bags and cups where does it all end up. Much ends up in landfills or in the environment Plastic Waste is also sold shipped to countries like china in two thousand and sixteen china received one point six Million Tonnes of plastic rubbish from. The e. U. China is the worlds top importer of plastic trash to date places like we do depend on it for survival but since early two thousand and eighteen the country has banned many waste imports its th
Africa. Stories from both people making a difference shaping their nation. Under continent. W. s new multimedia series for africa. Dot com south africa on the move. Could german cities soon begin banning diesel cars that question was slated to be answered by a court and leipzig on thursday diesels might now be controversial because most produce too many nitrogen oxide emissions but theyre also very common on german roads unsurprisingly the prospect of a diesel ban has met with stiff resistance from those whose livelihoods depend on it but just six representatives have even warned that banning diesel. Guzzling trucks could hamper deliveries to the citys germanys oldest Automobile Club has also been speaking out to poke holes in this is the power behind peoples livelihoods to say suddenly that they can no longer drive into the city almost amounts to expropriation and when its always the people who cant afford an expensive electric car or who cant buy a new diesel that are most affected i