American voters have delivered a sweeping rebuke to President Donald Trump, handing Democrats control of both houses of Congress in a midterm election that has redrawn the political map in a fundamental way. Republican strongholds from Texas to Kansas have fallen, as anger over the high cost of living and the war with Iran helped drive Democratic victories. Trump now faces a Congress empowered to investigate his administration, block his nominees and challenge his agenda during his final two years in office. Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports from New York.

American voters have delivered a sweeping rebuke to President Donald Trump, handing Democrats control of both houses of Congress in a midterm election that has redrawn the political map in a fundamental way. Republican strongholds from Texas to Kansas have fallen, as anger over the high cost of living and the war with Iran helped drive Democratic victories. Trump now faces a Congress empowered to investigate his administration, block his nominees and challenge his agenda during his final two years in office. Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports from New York.

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US Midterm Elections: Democrats Seize Control of Congress in Sweeping Rebuke of Trump's Presidency

Millions of South Africans casts their votes in a local government elections yesterday, electing leaders that would shape the country's local government for the next five years. These would be the political representatives responsible for delivering services such as water, road infrastructure, and electricity at local government. Citizens went into this election seeking accountability, good governance, and a better local infrastructure, a conversation that would be at the centre of focus at the conference of the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions, next week. The two day summit to be held in Johannesburg, is expected to host 600 industry leaders, government officials, and decision makers in the construction sector. To discuss this further we are now joined by Sharon Shunugam, President at the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions

Millions of South Africans casts their votes in a local government elections yesterday, electing leaders that would shape the country's local government for the next five years. These would be the political representatives responsible for delivering services such as water, road infrastructure, and electricity at local government. Citizens went into this election seeking accountability, good governance, and a better local infrastructure, a conversation that would be at the centre of focus at the conference of the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions, next week. The two day summit to be held in Johannesburg, is expected to host 600 industry leaders, government officials, and decision makers in the construction sector. To discuss this further we are now joined by Sharon Shunugam, President at the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions

South Africa's Local Elections Put Service Delivery and Infrastructure Accountability in the Spotlight

A 51-year-old woman who fled Western Sahara as a baby says she hopes to see her homeland for the first time. Binina Mohamed has spent her entire life in exile in neighbouring Algeria. Her story comes as the decades-long dispute over Western Sahara returns to the spotlight following a United Nations Security Council disagreement over the future of the territory's peacekeeping mission

A 51-year-old woman who fled Western Sahara as a baby says she hopes to see her homeland for the first time. Binina Mohamed has spent her entire life in exile in neighbouring Algeria. Her story comes as the decades-long dispute over Western Sahara returns to the spotlight following a United Nations Security Council disagreement over the future of the territory's peacekeeping mission

Western Sahara Woman Born in Exile Hopes to See Her Homeland for the First Time After 51 Years

Preliminary results from yesterday's local government elections in South Africa, show that the African National Congress has secured six seats, five in the Northern Cape and one in Mpumalanga provinces. Also in the Northern Cape, the Patriotic Alliance has secured 2 seats and the DA one. Action SA has secured a seat in Laingsburg in the Western Cape. The IEC has cautioned that these remain very early results and that the electoral landscape could change significantly as more voting districts are processed through the night. For more on this, we are joined on the line by Dr Jabu Mtsweni, he is the Executive Cluster Manager at the CSIR NextGen Enterprises and Institutions cluster and a chief researcher

Preliminary results from yesterday's local government elections in South Africa, show that the African National Congress has secured six seats, five in the Northern Cape and one in Mpumalanga provinces. Also in the Northern Cape, the Patriotic Alliance has secured 2 seats and the DA one. Action SA has secured a seat in Laingsburg in the Western Cape. The IEC has cautioned that these remain very early results and that the electoral landscape could change significantly as more voting districts are processed through the night. For more on this, we are joined on the line by Dr Jabu Mtsweni, he is the Executive Cluster Manager at the CSIR NextGen Enterprises and Institutions cluster and a chief researcher

US Midterm Elections: Democrats Seize Control of Congress in Sweeping Rebuke of Trump's Presidency

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