Mick Staines

Ryanair cabin crews in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Belgium are to hold strikes later this month. Crews in all four countries will strike on July 25th, while crews in Portugal, Spain and Belgium will hold a further 24-hour strike on July 26th. Unions say they are taking the action after Ryanair refused to comply with a deadline for a series of demands over employment conditions.

It came as the country's governing African National Congress (ANC) prepared to table a motion of no-confidence in Mr Zuma tomorrow. The ruling party had already asked Mr Zuma to resign. The party was aiming to remove the president from power so deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa could take over.