But whoever wins faces a monumental challenge of reviving Investor Confidence in south africa and revitalising an economy which has been left in tatters by zuma. The current president inherited an economy in distress in 2009, but he also made it worse. Under his leadership, which has been defined by corruption and the weakening of the countrys institutions, south africa has endured two economic recessions in less than a decade. Unemployment stands at a whopping 27. 7 , the growth forecast for this year isjust 0. 7 , and Government Debt is more than two trillion rand. The dire state of the economy and its level of debt have led s p and fitch to cut sas Credit Rating to junk, while moodys is keeping it just above junk status, but on review. At the conference president zuma was bowing out gracefully. The fact that you gave me this responsibility, i would like to thank you and humble myself and say i tried my best. Standing here, thank you and humble myself and say itried my best. Standing
Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where donald trump can celebrate perhaps the biggest victory of his presidency so far. Well, sort of. The house of representatives has passed a Major Overhaul of the nations tax laws. It includes steep cuts for the wealthy. The senate is expected to vote shortly. A last minute glitch could mean lawmakers having to vote again though its not expected to change the outcome. Republicans are celebrating. 227 and the no, 203, it is adopted. It is laid upon the table today we raise taxes on 86 million middle class families. 86 million middle class families. 86 million middle class families. 86 million middle class families. 83 of the tax cuts to the wealthiest 1 . Well donald trump has welcomed the house vote on social media. He tweeted his congratulations to what he said were the great republicans who had voted to cut taxes for americans. I asked our correspondent in washington, david willis, to run through what the president s
This is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington, where donald trump can celebrate perhaps the biggest victory of his presidency so far. Well, sort of. The house of representatives has passed a Major Overhaul of the nations tax laws. It includes steep cuts for the wealthy. The senate has still to vote that could happen in the next few hours. But a last minute procedural hitch with the bills passage could mean lawmakers having to vote again on wednesday, though its not expected to change the outcome. This was the moment when the bill passed the lower house the first time round on tuesday. The wire and our 227 and the nays are 223. The yays are 227. Today this raises taxes on 86 million middle class families. Hands 83 of the tax cuts to the wealthiest 1 . Well, donald trump has welcomed the house vote on social media. He tweeted his congratulations to what he said were the great republicans who had voted to cut taxes for american
Imports of a range of waste materials in 2018. 2a different substances have been outlawed, as china tries to tackle environment damage caused by hazardous waste. Each year, the world uses more than 800 Million Metric Tons of scrap commodities to make new stuff. And china is the biggest importer of that. In 2016, the country took in 27 of global scrap imports. Plastic is one of the most environmentally damaging materials, yet plastic production is expected to grow by 40 over the next decade. Chinas clampdown will have a major impact on recycling around the world, as Danny Vincent reports from hong kong. Is the, this may be where Plastic Waste and up. Recycling in hong kong. But recyclers must now change the way they process this waste because of chinas new ban on used Plastic Waste products. Hong kong has been set a new challenge when it comes to dealing with Plastic Waste. Right now, the majority of this goes to men in china but that could be set to change. But the policy change also r
And london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 8 am in singapore, midnight in london and 3 30 am in iran where more protests have been taking place in cities across the country. The us has dismissed claims by iran that the countrys enemies have stirred up days of Anti Government protests. The United States says it wants an emergency session of the Security Council to discuss the situation in iran. Our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, reports. In tehran, squads of Motorbike Police are cruising the streets to break up groups of demonstrators. The protests have changed since they started last thursday. Gunshots to begin with, they were about the economy. Most of the protesters are young men. More than 50 of iranians are under 30 and perhaps 40 of them are unemployed. But pent up political frustration is spilling out and much of it has been directed at this man, the Supreme Leader ayatollah ali khamenei. He is the powerfulfigurehead of the islamic republic, and attacks