South africas president , jacob zuma, says the future of the governing anc party is under threat. At a conference to choose a new leader, he said voters believed it was arrogant and soft on corruption. Mr zuma himself has faced allegations of fraud and racketeering. His successor is widely expected to become the next president in 2019. Our africa editor, fergal keane, reports from johannesburg. Not since the anc came to power 23 years ago has so much depended on the votes of its party members. An organisation that held together through more than eight decades of white rule is now bitterly divided. They sing the same song but support very different visions. This conference isnt just about the future of a Liberation Movement, a political party. Its about the future of this country. Will the anc elect a new leader who has promised to sweep away corruption . The anc has always been good at shows of unity, like the clasped hands of the two contenders, dr dlamini zuma and the man targeting c
Professor heinz wolf, perhaps best known for presenting the bbc science programme, the great egg race, has died at 89. Hello, and welcome to the murky depths of the great egg race. Relishing his role as the eccentric scientist, heinz wolff became a Television Star in the 1970s and 80s. In my book, youve already got full marks for eccentricity and having made a five foot bridge to bridge an eight foot gap. His programme the great egg race, testing the scientific and inventive skills of teams to solve a problem he had set them. Always the performer, hed later show them how he had done it. Its all right now, this is the most critical poin, probably here. He also knew how to make science fun for children, as professor ian sutherland, a close friend and colleague at brunel university, remembers only too well. One time i remember him saying, kids, you shouldnt bite your nails, because if you do, you may accidentally bite off yourfinger. And what hed done, hed stuck with superglue a frankfurt
Whats different this year is q 4 doesnt have easter but this year it does so the comparables are tougher. I expect it to recover as we move into next summer. Alka tell luce sent is trying to shore up its Balance Sheet. And a settlement for sse capital. A deal will be signed today for the landmark case against the embattled hedge fund firm. Announcer youre watching Worldwide Exchange bringing you Business News from around the globe. Good morning. We have some breaking news to share with you this morning. Lets just dive into the eurozone latest manufacturing pmi printout for october. Its risen to 51. 3. This is the latest in line with what we had from the flash number, 51. 3. So no change in the second reading effectively. It is slightly higher than the number that we had back in september, which was 51. 1. The output index has risen to 52. 9 consistent with the flash number. So these numbers coming in today shouldnt do much to shock the market too much. In terms of the output prices ind