of basic necessities, like water and electricity. results from wednesday s election show the anc winning around 40% of the vote, while former president jacob zuma s newly formed mk party exceeded expectations to finish third. but the party says it is considering challenging the results in court. and so begins a new era in south african politics as well as new challenges for president cyril ramaphosa, who himself helped negotiate the end of apartheid. the bbc s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. it had been a slow and steady day, and then, this. the former president, now the head of the upstart mk party, an unexpected challenge to the anc. ..already reeling from voter anger over economic mismanagement and corruption scandals. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here. he s made a rock star entrance. his party came third, with an unexpectedly strong showing, taking a lot of votes away from the anc. ..and still trying to take more. he announced he had evidence of
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
2,943 held beyond the 72 hour limit placed on border patrol. homeland security says the u.s. could soon reach the highest number of people apprehended at the border and more than 20 years. immigration lawyers say migrants are sending their children over the border alone illegally so they won t be sent back. democrats are blaming former president trump for the overwhelming surge of the border. he and his successor, president joe biden, are speaking out tonight. did biden administration still refuses to call it happening a crisis. people are coming in by the hundreds of thousands, young children are coming in. they leave their homes and they come up because they think it s going to be so wonderful and frankly our country can handle it. it is a crisis like we ve rarely had. certainly we ve never had on the border. but it s going to get much worse. shannon: hello and welcome to fox news @ night. i m shannon bream in washington. white house correspondent kevin corke is track
to compact a pretty place that is reined by dormant volcanoes. but unlike other countries in the region, this country el salvador not high-end beach resorts or tourist attractions along the coast. there has been very little foreign investment and there is a reason for that. for a long time el salvador has been a dangerous place in a few yours ranked the most by rent domain violent country in the world. ongoing fighting in the 80s with the brutal civil war and extending to the current battle against gangs like ms-13. if you are from long island, virginia, you know all about ms-13. you read the stories about human trafficking and beheadings. el salvador s most famous export with millions of low-wage workers. about a third of all el salvadorians live in the united states, many illegally, and many more appear to be coming soon. the reason the biden administration has declared the violence in el salvador and other parts as a humanitarian crisis. that means the united states now h