But whoever wins faces a monumental challenge of reviving Investor Confidence in south africa and revitalising an economy which has been left in tatters by zuma. The current president inherited an economy in distress in 2009, but he also made it worse. Under his leadership, which has been defined by corruption and the weakening of the countrys institutions, south africa has endured two economic recessions in less than a decade. Unemployment stands at a whopping 27. 7 , the growth forecast for this year isjust 0. 7 , and Government Debt is more than two trillion rand. The dire state of the economy and its level of debt have led s p and fitch to cut sas Credit Rating to junk, while moodys is keeping it just above junk status, but on review. At the conference president zuma was bowing out gracefully. The fact that you gave me this responsibility, i would like to thank you and humble myself and say i tried my best. Standing here, thank you and humble myself and say itried my best. Standing
Becomes the most senior woman in the church of england appointed bishop of london. And a dark day down under for englands cricketers as australia take an unassailable 3 0 lead in the ashes. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A review of fire and building regulations, following the Grenfell Tower fire, says the Current System isnt fit for purpose, and a culture change is required to ensure that safety is prioritised over cost. Damejudith hackitt, in her interim review for the government, makes a series of recommendations to simplify the rules and change the way they are overseen. She says shes been shocked by some of the practices shes heard about. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent tom symonds. G re nfell tower Grenfell Tower and that horrifying loss of life demonstrated for all to see, that something had gone badly wrong with fire safety. But the scale of that only became clear in the weeks that followed. Confidence in the safety of Public Housing was left in pieces,
Hands on the award. I didnt imagine i was ever going to win this. Come so close in 2012, but i guess anything can happen. Also in sport rain delays australias hopes of regaining the ashes, but bairstow has gone this morning, and the aussies now need just five more england wickets to reclaim the urn. Good morning from this cream cracker factory in liverpool. Uk shoppers are predicted to spend over £4 billion on groceries this week, so it is the start of the busiest week of the year for Food Retailers and manufacturers. Im live at this cracker factory in liverpool to find out how they cope. And matt has the weather. Good morning. Well, it is a frosty start to the new working week but mostly dry and sunny day to day. On the move, for that could be a big problem. I will tell you why in 15 minutes. Detectives in lebanon are examining the possibility that a British Embassy worker whose body was found bya Embassy Worker whose body was found by a motorway was sexually assaulted. It is underst
Risk anyway. We will hear from those who use steroids and those who sell them. There are those who abuse steroids and it damages their help. Thats their choice. Damages their health. The full newsbeat report before ten. And senior government ministers are meeting in half an hour or so to discuss in detail for the first time what the uks future relationship with the eu should be. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11. It is christmas week throughout the programme this morning well bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories. A little later well hear from liam allan the 22 year old student whose rape trial collapsed after detectives failed to disclose vital evidence to the defence. Hes told this programme he wants an apology from police and the cps. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Theresa may is due to meet he
In the third test in perth. Massive win. Good morning. Its monday 18th december. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A review into building regulations following the Grenfell Tower fire says there should be a culture change to ensure that safety is prioritised over cost. Dame Judith Hackitt, who is carrying the review for the government, makes a series of recommendations to simplify the rules and change the way they are overseen. In her first report out this morning, she also says regulations are confusing and open to interpretation. The interim report tells us that what we have in place today is a system which has evolved over a number of years. It is overly complex and that complexity does not lead to it being as effective as it needs to be. What sort of things specifically are we talking about . Were talking about a system where there is too much prescription, where there is a very heavily layered system of guidance currently, which is not helpful in terms of leading pe