[inaudible conversations] good evening. And glad youre having a great time. Featuring the northeastern president joseph aoun. Things for partnering with the Alumni Association and to bring this event and also a special welcome to a the members of the senior team from northeastern were very happy to have you here. I am glad to say a the first fellow and it is my pleasure but first day few important details silence your cell phones. We are filling this even to your face or voice may be live on the air and finally joined us afterwards for very busy conversation. Gathering together tonight is this fitting that the publisher has a ph. D. From the class of 89 is here tonight to help kick off. Amy became director july 2015 with a prior history at the press as executive editor as well as low as the broader publishing world for cry could share details but instead trust me she knows a good book when she sees one and we have one here to talk about perot trying to balance print and digital strateg
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Author of the excellent book, give work, reversing poverty one brick at a time. Laura tyson, phd will be the moderator. Here is a challenge. Turn to someone you do not know in introduce yourself to get started. More fun with a new friend. [inaudible conversations] okay. That is like the perfect 32nd friendship. All right. Lets come back. This is our kind of audience. I hope you are like this when it comes to Live Audience questions. In exciting news we are the second event to take place in this auditorium. [cheering and applause] that is worth a round of applause. We are freshly moved into a brandnew home where 114 years old and we have been renting. This is really nice. Were incredibly excited and its possible because of donors and members like volunteers and attendees like you. Thank you for showing up and giving us a reason to build a brandnew building. Anyones first time here at the club . For people who do not know we are a nonprofits we can only do this and by this i mean more th
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Im stephen sackur. For more than two decades, the anc has been south africas impregnable political structure, but now cracks are appearing. At least 30 anc mps defied the party whip and supported a No Confidence Motion against party leader and National President , jacob zuma. Cue bitter recriminations. My guest today is pravin gordhan, the man President Zuma sacked as Finance Minister in controversial circumstances earlier this year. Does the anc need to be broken up to enable south africa to thrive . Pravin gordhan, in johannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you for having me. Long distance as it might be. Lets consider what is happening in your country today and particularly the fallout from the motion of No Confidence against president jacob zuma, which didnt succeed, but got 177 votes, which was significant. It clearly included a substantial number of anc mps. How toxic is the atmosphere inside the anc as a result of that vote . There certainly is an active debate and d