Onjune 4 News Today

african national congress — the oldest liberation movement on the african continent — has lost its outright majority for the first time in 30 years, since the end of apartheid. many voters blame the anc for high levels of crime and corruption — and failures in the supply of basic necessities, such as water and electricity. the bbc�*s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. had been a slow steady day, and then this. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here, he has ma...

Water and fans to cool voters have been provided at some polling stations. results are expected to be announced onjune 4. earlier i spoke to our south asia correspondent, samira hussain, to hear what happens next. what happens now is we are slowly starting to see exit polls coming out. these are various analysts and media organisations that have paid to have these exit polls done. you dont really get an inkling ofjust how things are going throughout the indian election over the six weeks. now th...

Memorials in the city. the semi—autonomous city has had many of its freedoms eroded in recent years due to strict laws imposed by beijing. the bbc�*s danny vincent has more from hong kong. the painful expressions carved into this memorial were supposed to leave a long—lasting impression. the memories of the dead immortalised in copper and concrete. beijing does not commemorate what happened onjune 4, 1989, but hong kong remembers. translation: this is - a demonstration of our values. we ho...