Decision Time in Catalonia / Zuma's Successor The Irish Times World View Podcast

Catalonians cast ballots for the regional government on Thursday. Guy Hedgecoe reports on the campaign and some of the likely outcomes.

In South Africa, the dominant ANC party has elected a new leader, Cyril Ramaphosa. Reformers hope he will be a new broom after the Zuma years, but he comes with his own baggage and faces obstacles before he can assume power himself, says Bill Corcoran.