Resigning and instead said he intended to lead next Months Congress of the ruling party, zanu pf. Lets listen to that speech in full now. Hello zimbabweans. I address you tonight on the back of a meeting i held today with the nations Security Forces command element. This meeting, which was facilitated bya this meeting, which was facilitated by a mediating team, from the Catholic Church followed an operation mounted by the Zimbabwe Defence forces in the week that has gone by. And which was triggered by concerns arising from their reading of the state of affairs in our country and in the ruling zanu pf party. Whatever the pros and cons, the way they went about registering those concerns, i, as the president of zimbabwe and as their commander in chief, do acknowledge theissues commander in chief, do acknowledge the issues they have drawn my attention to. And do believe that these were raised in the spirit of honesty and out of deep and patriotic concerns for the stability of our nation. A
Business for £40 billion. The Christmas Spirit in edinburgh, as the Scottish Government uses its powers to change income tax for the first time. And the plans for deep ocean mining off Papua New Guinea are condemned by the worlds leading conservationists. That humanity should just plough on with no regard for the consequences, because they dont know what they are. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, in a few hours england resume their quest to keep the ashes series alive on 305 4, thanks to a century from dawid malan. Good evening. Six months to the day since the devastating fire at grenfell tower, a service of remembrance has been held at st pauls cathedral for the bereaved families and survivors. For the First Time Since the tragedy, those affected came together to remember the 71 people who lost their lives. The congregation reflected the multi Cultural Community in west london where the disaster happened. The bishop of kensington told the congregation which included the prince
A five year inquiry into child sexual abuse in australia has handed over its final report, identifying abuse at more than 4,000 institutions, including religious institutions, sporting clubs, foster homes and the military. Up to 60,000 survivors may now be eligible for compensation. The Royal Commission heard harrowing testimony from survivors across australia. Its report stretches to 17 volumes. Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has paid tribute to the courage of those who came forward to gave evidence. Leonie sheedy is from the survivors Organisation Care leavers australia network. She travelled to canberra to see the report being handed over to the governor general. I can assure you, those commissioners have done this country proud, really. I think everybody here wouldnt you all agree . Cheering and you know, they took the shame and stigma from our hearts, and they carried it for the last five years. Well, it now needs to go to every government, state and federal, and it needs to go t
Religious institutions, sporting clubs, foster homes and the military. Up to 60,000 survivors may now be eligible for compensation. The Royal Commission heard harrowing testimony from survivors across australia. Its report stretches to 17 volumes. Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has paid tribute to the courage of those who came forward to gave evidence. Leonie sheedy is from the survivors Organisation Care leavers australia network. She travelled to canberra to see the report being handed over to the governor general. Ican i can assure you i can assure you go i can assure you go six commissioners have done this country proud. Do we agree . They took the shame and stigma from our hearts and carried it for the last five years. It now needs to go to every government, state and federal and it needs to go to the churches and charities and state governments and the churches and charities dont opt in to redress, then they lead they need to lose their charity tax exemptions. 0ur correspondent
A five year inquiry into child sexual abuse in australia has handed over its final report, identifying abuse at more than 4,000 institutions, including religious institutions, sporting clubs, foster homes and the military. Up to 60,000 survivors may now be eligible for compensation. The Royal Commission heard harrowing testimony from survivors across australia. Its report stretches to 17 volumes. Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has paid tribute to the courage of those who came forward to gave evidence. Leonie sheedy is from the survivors Organisation Care leavers australia network. She travelled to canberra to see the report being handed over to the governor general. It is a very momentous day. You know, the country now knows that children in australias orphanages, childrens homes, missions and foster care were sexually used by the churches, charities and the state governments, and they know they can no longer hide this horrible history. It needs to be taught in every school, in every