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
has sent out 252 remedy statements out of over 32,000. in a statement, it said it s fully committed to ensure that all members receive timely settlement of their benefits. sppa the scottish administrator said the delay was down to uncertainties about the tax treatment of certain payments. both say they expect to meet the march deadline. how does it feel that you might potentially not get to see that money? sam still doesn t know exactly how much she s owed, and fears she may not live to receive it. although i m cancer free at the moment, heaven forbid the cancer comes back, that i don t live to see the benefit of that extra money. eleanor lawrie, bbc news, in bolton. as the half term comes to a close, businesses are taking stock of how popular they ve been but with unpredictable weather it s often a mixed picture. 0ur reporter, heidi davey has been visiting some of the attractions in south devon to find out how the week has gone.
and strive to support the public and their communities. they want to be dispensing these medicines. the uk is not the only country in the world experiencing problems with drug supplies it s a global issue. but the npa says it wants all the main parties in the election to commit to tackling the shortages. dominic hughes, bbc news. as the half term comes to a close, businesses are taking stock of how popular they ve been. but with unpredictable weather it s often a mixed picture. 0ur reporter, heidi davey has been visiting some of the attractions in south devon to find out how the week has gone. it s hard to beat this sound. steam train whistles. and it s a crowd pleaser this half term. yeah, it s been really good, actually. we ve had a really good half term, up on the half term for me last year. and i think tuesday was one of the busiest days we ve ever had for this time of the year.