Billionaire benefactors including a major hollywood producer larry force it is following this developing story joins us live now from west jerusalem and howie what more can you tell us about the police recommendations. Well but even a hero as you say is saying as he has throughout the swirling scandal around him for the last year or so that he is innocent and that they will be proven to be nothing because there is nothing hes even talking about standing for the next election saying that this will not be swayed by what has happened this evening but they are dramatic developments this recommendation as suggested in case one thousand which surrounds those lavish gifts given by billionaires. The israeli born hollywood mogul and the australian billionaire james packer the leaks during investigations suggest that netanyahu and his wife sarra would issue requests for stocking up of cigars and cigars and champagne from these men the suggestion is in this recommendation that in return netanyahu
That it would back moves in parliament to force him out for me to possible from johannesburg. A reluctant announcement from an embattled president i have therefore come to the decision to resign as president of the republic with immediate effect even though i disagree with the decision of my of the leadership of my of going to zation. I have always been a disciplined member of the. It came just hours before parliament was due to vote in a motion of no confidence against jacob zuma president s hand may have been forced but zuma says his party did not give reasons why he should resign thats despite being in broiled in scandal after scandal throughout his presidency including accusations of corruption and a court ruling that he had broken his oath of office when he ignored the public protect his recommendation that he paid back some of the state money used to refurbish his private residence despite all the criticism against zuma the a. N. C. Says the decision to recall him was a difficult