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biggest economy. i will be discussing all of that with these two. there they are, the head of one of south africa s leading business groups, hotels with a top priority for any new government has to be fixing the basics, electricity, water and transport. also, the man in charge of economic policy for the democratic alliance. as the second biggest party, they are said to have an influential say in the future of south africa. plus, working harder in your work day. the big boss of the us software giant that helps power netflix, levi s and fedex tells me why ai will bring a step change in human productivity. wherever you arejoining me wherever you are joining me from around the world, once again, a warm welcome. this week, we are focusing on south africa, one of the most advanced economies on the continent, but one with huge challenges for the new government to get to grips with. unemployment, power cuts and infrastructure are just the start. that is despite the imf, the int ....
once again be the continent s largest economy, ahead of nigeria and egypt. the anc, it came out on top in the recent elections with 40% of the vote. but for the first time since the advent of democracy in 1994, nelson mandela s party didn t win a majority, making a coalition government very likely. what this election has made plain is that the people of south africa expect their leaders to work together to meet their needs. as you can see here, the economy has grown significantly since the end of apartheid in the 1990s. but amid widespread difficulties, it s really struggled to grow in the last decade or so. one of the most pressing issues in the election was unemployment. one in three south africans that could work don t have a job. it s one of the highest rates in the world. as a result, over 2a million people, or 39% of the population, receive some form of government welfare payments. that s just one thing that s pushed up government debt. other factors include less ....
that the plans are wrong. the plans could make it harder four troops and theirfamily to could make it harder four troops and their family to sue the government if something goes wrong in carpet. and steam power, for the first time in almost half a century, a timetabled steam train service returns to the english railways. good morning, it s tuesday 14th february. welcome to bbc newsroom live. donald trump s national security adviser, michael flynn, has resigned over his contacts with russia. telephone intercept is show that michael flynn, mr trump s national security adviser, had discussed us sanctions with the russian envoy before mr trump took office. it s illegal for private citizens to conduct us diplomacy, and the phone calls happened late last year before mr flynn was appointed to the administration. before being appointed, he was known for his close ties with the senior russian officials. here he is sat with president putin at a dinner in 2015. he s also been accu ....
is involved in such a decision. it beggers belief, really. good morning. it s february 24th. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the conservatives have labelled their victory in the copeland by election a truly historic event . they took the seat from labour by more than two thousand votes the first time a governing party has won a seat from another party in a by election for 35 years. the area has had a labour mp since the 1930s. for labour, the shadow chancellor john mcconnell called the result disappointing . the party did hold on to the seat of stoke on trent central, in the other parliamentary by election result declared overnight. labour finished two and a half thousand votes ahead of ukip leader paul nuttall. in the last hour the labour leader, jeremy corbyn has been giving his reaction to the by elections results. after his speech, he is taking questions now. is defeated in copeland a disaster for the labour party? it s a disappointment. i m very sad about it. w ....
and coming up in the sport on bbc news, gordon strachan hopes to win back the fans after scotland beat slovenia to keep their slim world cup hopes alive. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. theresa may will meet nicola sturgeon in scotland later, for the first time since the snp announced their proposals for a second independence referendum. at the beginning of a week that will see article 50 triggered on wednesday, the prime minister will say she wants to build a more united nation . tomorrow, the scottish parliament is expected to pass a vote in favour of seeking a new scottish independence referendum which ms sturgeon wants to hold in autumn 2018 or spring 2019. theresa may, though, has said now is not the time for it. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow. number 10 says the relationship between theresa may and nicola sturgeon that, every political relationship has its own dimension. certainly the public stance between them over t ....