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World Business Report: First broadcast 2017/04/12 14:32 GMT: Protesters 'Sick and Tired' of South Africa's President

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Protestors 'Sick and Tired' of South Africa's President

First broadcast 2017/04/12 14:32 GMT

First broadcast 2017/04/12 14:32 GMT: Protesters 'Sick and Tired' of South Africa's President

Protesters 'Sick and Tired' of South Africa's President

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Protesters 'Sick and Tired' of South Africa's President

South Africans show their opposition to president Jacob Zuma on his 75th birthday today.

Protesters in South Africa will be showing opposition to their president Jacob Zuma as he celebrates his 75th birthday today.

Protesters in South Africa are showing opposition to President Jacob Zuma as he celebrates his 75th birthday today. The BBC's Nomsa Moseko is in Pretoria, where many workers' unions are concentrated, to hear why they are "sick and tired" of Zuma.

Corruption investigations continue in Brazil, where the country's Supreme Court has authorised the questioning of nine members of the government over the issue. We hear from Sao Paolo, where local media is reporting that those involved include the Foreign Minister, and the president's Chief of Staff.

Social media backlashes continue against United Airlines, after videos emerged of a customer being dragged off a flight because the company had overbooked it. The problem deepened when its chief executive seemed to blame the passenger. We speak to Rebecca Jarvis from ABC's Good Morning America to hear the latest - including United Airlines' share price drop.

Oil giant Shell wants to decommission four North Sea oil rigs in a major Brent oil field, off the coast of Scotland. But its plans are proving controversial - especially as the dismantling of the rigs could have severe environmental impacts, as Doug Parr from Greenpeace explains.

And finally, virtual reality (VR) is one of the biggest emerging technologies in entertainment - and now the business world could be jumping on the bandwagon to find its own uses for this high-tech trend. We go to the VR World Congress in the UK.

(Image: Jacob Zuma. Credit: Peter Foley/ Getty Images)

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