People will be able to move on with their lives, including myself, and hopefully fix themselves now. I, Cyril Ramaphosa. South africas new president , Cyril Ramaphosa, is sworn into office, promising a tough crackdown on corruption. A former oxfam director responds to allegations that he paid for prostitutes while working for the charity in haiti and chad. And, ahead of this weekends baftas, well speak to the academys head about what we can expect at this years awards. Its 5pm. Our main story is that President Trump says making americas schools safer is his top priority following the gun attack at a school in florida yesterday, in which 17 people died and dozens were injured. Police say the teenage gunman was equipped with a gas mask, smoke grenades, an Assault Rifle and several magazines of ammunition. Nikolas cruz, whos i9, was a former pupil at the school. Hes been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. The attack was one of the Deadliest School shootings in us history. Mr t
Talk. Welcome to hardtalk, im zeinab badawi. My my guest is the Deputy President of south africa, Cyril Ramaphosa. This is his first interview with the bbc since he became president of the ruling anc. He could also become president of south africa very soon, ifjacob president of south africa very soon, if jacob zuma heeds calls to resign early. But is Cyril Ramaphosa and anc stalwart and wealthy businessmen the right person to lead a new south africa, a country mired in corruption and cronyism 7 Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. It is good to be here. How worried are you about corruption in south africa . Deeply worried, because corruption tends to be a very negative action that is taken by corrupters against the nation. It impedes growth, it is something that takes away the resources that are meant to advance the lives of our people, and it puts it in the hands of a few, and it is a criminal act, and that is why i have been determined that we
Welcome to bbc news. The home secretary has played down the governments divisions over brexit at the start of a crucial week in the negotiations. Amber rudd said she had a surprise message for conservative critics of the Prime Minister that the cabinet was more united than they thought. Tomorrow the European Unions chief negotiator, michel barnier, will be in london for talks. And the cabinets Brexit Committee will meet later this week, seeking an agreement on the way forward. Our political correspondent, eleanor garnier, reports. Putting the uk on the world map last week the Prime Minister was making friends in china and signing billions of pounds of business deals. But this week it is her own cabinet she needs to win over amid claims of disunity over brexit. I have a surprise for the brexiteers, the committee that meets is more united than they think. We meet for discussions and i think we will arrive at something which suits us all. Exactly how we trade with the eu after brexit is a
When it comes to politics, kenya has a history of violent and disputed elections. Im at the home of the veteran opposition leader, raila odinga, for this exclusive interview. Hes gone and had himself sworn in as the peoples president , in an act which the government says amounts to high treason. Is he acting irresponsibly, illegally and stoking tensions . Raila odinga, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, zainab. Be honest with me, do you really believe you are president of kenya . Dont i look president ial . You are wearing a smart suit. I really do believe i am the president. If you listen to what people are saying, for example, fm radio station, which obviously supports the government, they say things like your so called swearing in ceremony is meaningless, where is Raila Odingas state house, this was a Farewell Party for you. That is what kenyans are saying. There are a few kenyans who say that. Of course, its just a joke they are making. They know the occasion was a very serious occasi
This is his first interview with the bbc since he became president of the ruling anc. He could also become president of south africa very, very soon, if jacob zuma heeds calls to resign early. But is Cyril Ramaphosa, an anc stalwart and wealthy businessman, the right person to lead a new south africa, a country mired in corruption and cronyism 7 Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. It is good to be here. How worried are you about corruption in south africa . Deeply worried, because corruption tends to be a very negative action that is taken by corrupters against the nation. It impedes growth, it is something that takes away the resources that are meant to advance the lives of our people, and it puts it in the hands of a few, and it is a criminal act, and that is why i have been determined that we should rid our country of corruption, because it has become all pervasive. The good thing, though, is that we have identified it, and we are now taking a