There may be uncertainty in zimbabwe, but across the border in south africa, theres a Thriving Community of young entrepreneurs. Well talk to the woman behind the incubator looking to harness all that potential. We want your views on the da vinci frenzy, was it worth it . What you make of the record breaking da vinci auction. We start in zimbabwe. President mugabe remains under house arrest after what the African Union says seems like a coup, something denied by the countrys military. The economy is a huge source of unrest in zimbabwe. Its currency was scrapped in 2009 after hyperinflation reached several billion percent it was replaced with foreign currencies, today its mostly the us dollar. But that hasnt helped ordinary people. Zimbabwes official inflation rate was 2. 24 in october. But some analysts who track the cost of consumer goods in zimbabwe think theyre rising at over 65 a year. Thats because of a shortage of dollars needed to pay for imported goods. In fact, economist steve
Well be getting the inside track on the cost of kitting kids out for school. Yep, summers officially over when children go back to school. We ask the boss of a major uniform maker is schoolwear getting more expensive . So today we want to know congested roads and selfish drivers. Does the school run make your blood boil . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Yes, let us know. Just hours after pyongyang said it tested a Hydrogen Bomb, President Trump tweeted that the us could impose trade embargos on all countries that do business with north korea. That list includes india, russia, pakistan and perhaps most notably, china. The latest figures show that trade between the us and china is worth nearly 650 billion every year. This makes china the United States biggest trading partner. Many experts believe that washington is leaning on beijing to isolate north korea. Trade with china is crucial to the fortunes of pyongyang, with over 80 of all north korean exports being purchased by
Are debating the bill that will transfer eu law into uk law ahead of brexit. Also in the next hour, more than three hundred thousand Muslim Rohingyas have now fled myanmar as the un says the systematic attacks on them amount to ethnic cleansing. The parents of a six year old child threaten to sue their sons school after boys were allowed to come to class wearing dresses. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The us state of florida has been battered by Hurricane Irma causing widespread damage. President trump has described it as a storm of catastrophic severity and added he was marshalling the full resources of the federal government to deal with its aftermath. At least four people have been killed, and more than half of all homes and businesses in the state are without power. Parts of miami are under water. The hurricane has swept up from the caribbean where it killed dozens of people and wreaked terrible damage. Over the weekend it hit cu bas northern coast, then moved north batter
The inside track on all this weeks big economic stories, including that trade row between boeing and bombardier with the bbcs top Business Brain simonjack. As ikea snaps up odd jobs app taskrabbit to help customers assemble their flat pack furniture, we want to know would you pay for the service orjust diy it . Use the bbcbizlive. We start in the estonian capital, tallinn, where European Union leaders are gathering for a digital summit. Theyll be talking about the opportunities of new technology but also some of the risks of increasing digitalization. Lets show you some of the details. Digital business is already the Fastest Growing area of trade in the eu. But it could be a lot bigger. The eu says almost 9. 5 billion a year could be saved by removing barriers to data flowing across borders. But there are also huge risks. According to the eu presidency, by 2019 cybercrime will be costing 2. 1; trillion a year. The challenge for Cyber Security is getting bigger all the time. Its estimat
Of sexual harassment. The allegations come as prosecutors in new york begin investigating the company co founded by the disgraced Film Producer to see if civil rights have been breached. Police in england and wales have been accused of letting down victims of modern slavery at every stage, in a scathing report by the inspectorate of constabulary. The reporting of crimes such as cyberbullying and online harrassment have increased by 85 in the last two years, according to figures obtained by the bbc. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The European Council president donald tusk has said the eu will be that the uk could still abandon the Brexit Process, as he warned there would be a defeat unless there was absolute unity. He said that the outcome of the negotiations was largely up to the uk and the eu must not be divided at any costs. We are facing the toughest stress tests. If we fail, the negotiations will end in our defeat. We must keep the eu together. The eu will be able to r