00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, February the 14th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09South Africa's presidency has told the media to await official notification of a briefing
00:14by President Jacob Zuma.
00:16The advisory comes amid expectations that Zuma is about to resign as head of state,
00:21responding to a ruling party order.
00:24India won a one-day cricket series in South Africa for the first time, clinching a piece
00:28of history with a 73-run victory in the fifth game on Tuesday.
00:33India's win was set up by 115 from opener Rohit Sharma and sealed by wrist spinners
00:39Kuldeep Yadav and Yuvendra Shahal.
00:41Elsewhere, Ilke Gundogan dazzled with two goals in Manchester City's 4-0 romp at FC
00:48Basel.
00:49That leaves the Premier League leaders on the verge of the Champions League quarter-finals.
00:53Pep Guardiola's side effectively settled the last-16 tie after just 23 minutes by
00:59racing into a 3-0 lead.
01:01Actress Minnie Driver has stepped down as one of Oxfam's global ambassadors following
01:06revelations of sexual abuse by aid workers in Haiti.
01:10Driver is the first celebrity spokesperson to abandon the charity amid the growing scandal.
01:16Juan Alberto Fuentes, chairman of the charity, was arrested in Guatemala on Tuesday.
01:21Former Deputy Chief Executive Penny Lawrence also resigned on Monday.
01:26And finally, the weather.
01:27Today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius, dropping to 19 degrees at night.
01:32That's all for now.
01:33Thanks for watching.
01:34As always, you can get the latest updates on gulfnews.com.
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