pick up the headlines right now on al-jazeera the former president of zimbabwe robert mugabe has died the 95 year old was in hospital in singapore as the head of the country for 30 years before being deposed in a military coup and 2007 tane joins us now from johannesburg sahara what's the reaction been as this news is starting to spread. well the signs were there that robert mugabe was seriously ill a few weeks ago the government released a statement to the nation telling people that mugabe has been in hospital for longer than usual and then on thursday some his family members were flown to singapore again a sign that maybe he was reaching the end he leaves behind a complicated legacy for many zimbabweans he's been a part of their lives for decades since even before independence in 1980 those who want to remember the good things he did like educating a lot of zimbabweans who for many years have received an inferior education from white couldn't rule some praise them for taking the land away from a white minority giving it to black people some also say that he also did well in trying t

and when zimbabwe celebrated independence mugabe the overwhelming winner of elections was in power. and soon showing revival liberation fighters what he'd do to keep it. and in the early eighty's the opposition crushed thousands killed in ethnic massacres atrocities that were barely noticed abroad. but there was also much to admire racial reconciliation education and health for millions of zimbabweans although later the economy declined and the invasions of white farms in the year 2000 were turning point this time the world did notice. people said that this was going to happen it was going to turn into a bloodbath turn into another congress maybe this is it we're going to have to get out. it was a destructive process but they said he was correcting an old injustice and in many ways still fighting the old colonial power. the land is ours we give it to whom we please it's not the business of britain you see to tell us who to give land they do not wear that those who are given the members of my by my party is irrelevant to britain. by now opposition was growing despite murder and many

this it is a hero he's an icon of zimbabwe and he's the only president in africa who bunny's to stand against tony blair so he is the true president has got the qualities of leadership is that he will present with influence in all of the world and gaba fought for the independence of his country and against western imperialism but during mugabe's 37 years in office zimbabwe was blanked into an economic crisis that has yet to recover from. hardly any of the a.t.m. since zimbabwe i walk in there is no stable currency hardly any jobs constant power cuts and every 4th has left the country also this is part of the legacy off robert mugabe and his party zanu p.f. that has been running the country since independence under the new president emerson benefited from the coup against the gaba the opposition remains and the pressure even so some of mugabe's onetime opponents among the mourners have suffered quite a number of. pain. to me. to see 4 times by him to personally without a member my mother and my father. this ng i was diligent in good being destroyed cheating that period of your staff. i

the state funeral for a zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe has been held today but his actual burial will take place in a month's time following a dispute between the compas family and zimbabwe's government several african heads of state travel to the capital harare to honor the controversial strongman and our country our correspondent andrea creation reports. give us time to grieve our hero sing the supporters of robert mugabe in the national stage you must our hour there celebrating the life of zimbabwe's former president as nearby a helicopter lands carrying his casket. is. using a hero he's an icon of zimbabwe and he's the only praised in that you know for a guy who bunny's to stand against tony blair so he is the true president has got the qualities of leadership is that he will present with influence in the whole of the world a god who fought for the independence of his country and against western imperialism but during mugabe's 37 years in office zimbabwe was planked into an economic crisis that has yet to recover from. hardly any of the a.t.m. since zimbabwe i walk in

and zimbabwe the confusion of where and how former president robert mugabe should be buried appears to have been settled our reports off if when we shine the reports from the stadium how dobby well gabby is currently lying in state. controversy surrounding the final resting place of the former leader. has finally been resolved and he will now be buried at the national shrine in harare on sunday is better our arrangements were as same tell discussion in the past few days where the family insisted that they wanted a private ceremony in this rural home while the government wanted him to be buried at the national heroes where most of the founding leaders of independent zimbabwe are buried hundreds of mourners continue to throw their 2 federal stadium in harada to pay their last respects at this place it is iconic in the sense that this is the place where robert mugabe was sworn in is the 1st black prime minister of independent zimbabwe in 1800 he lives a complex led us where some view him is upon african east india liberator we liberated zimbabwe from the shit cause of colonialism while ot

well zimbabwe's president. who took over after mugabe was overthrown has paid tribute to the former leader. because it is if we did a blue legacy. of good measures adherence to principle all the collective rights of. and africans in general. in particular the rights of the people of zimbabwe for whom he gave his all who have free will robert mugabe will be given a state funeral bono arrangements have been announced yet he's also been granted the country's highest posthumous honor the has this update from harare. when president innocent and god addressed the nation he said robert mugabe is a national hero who be remembered for the land reform program when land was seized from whites and given to black zimbabweans he says you know plans are only to finalize once the body is back in the countries or right now no date has been fit for the burial mugabe ruled this country with 37 years and opinions are mixed some people say they genuinely loved him he was a liberator and i think missed them but i just don't have any

a freedom fighter turned out across zimbabwe's longtime leader robert mugabe dies when you look at how he turned a country once stopped africa's breadbasket into a place with the worst inflation the world has ever seen also coming. here from the suit to argue much sought after commodity the country shepherds are taking a stand on who to sell to and it's tax time here in berlin as the consumer electronics show opens its doors. compass called a welcome to the program. for many a hero of national independence but robert mugabe was also the despot behind zimbabwe's economic collapse just how devastating was mugabe's 37 year rule for the country's economy now let's take a look at the numbers here. is zimbabwe his most important cash crop its production collapsed in the early 2000 following mugabe's land reforms which redistributed large wide run farms to an often inexperienced black ownership as the economy spotter inflation soared the government worsened it by printing cash like this $100.00 trillion dollar bill hyperinflation reached almost 500000000000 percent in the fall of 2008 accordi

and zimbabwe the confusion of where and how former president robert mugabe's should be buried appears to have been settled are reports octave when we shine the reports from the stadium how dobby where mcgahee is currently lying in state. controversy surrounding the final resting place of the former leader. has finally been resolved and he will now be buried at the national shrine in harare on sunday is better our arrangements were a center of discussion in the past few days where the thermally insisted that they wanted a private ceremony in his rural home and while the government wanted him to be buried at the national heroes where most of the founding leaders of independent zimbabwe are buried hundreds of mourners continue to throng there to federal stadium in hot rodded to pay their last respects at this place it is iconic in the sense that this is the place where robert mugabe was sworn in as the 1st black prime minister of independent zimbabwe in 1800 he lives a complex legacy where some view him is upon african east india liberator we liberated zimbabwe from the shit cause of col

zimbabwe you need a 2 way. to reverse a maze surgeries to increase yours you know according to you as an african major and he's on the new staircase that you're on the street you know. it would read to you what is was it would lead to both but you know. that. you can read. every way but to meet us would be. so overall quite positive reactions there what do you make of that you know i'm not surprised by that it just goes back to you know people who support mugabe the die hard core supporters somehow exonerated him from everything that that happened and the history they seem to remove him from from the ills they say if it wasn't him it was the people around him especially in the latter years off his tenure they said all you know it was all those people around him even when they ousted him when the military and the guy who is now present him in 2017 they said look it's not mugabe we have an issue with it's those who surround him so many people live in under this since of security that know it was our liberates it

and when zimbabwe celebrated independence mugabe the overwhelming winner of elections was in power. and soon showing the rival liberation fighters what he'd do to keep it might the belly land in the early eighty's the opposition crushed thousands killed in ethnic massacres atrocities that were barely noticed abroad but there was also much to admire racial reconciliation education and health for millions of zimbabweans of the late economy declined and invasions of white farms in the year 2000 were turning point this time the world did notice. it was accounted destructive process but mugabe said he was correcting an old injustice and in many ways still fighting the old colonial power the land is ours we give it to whom we please it's not the business of britain you see to tell us who to give land they do not. buy now opposition was growing despite murder and many many zimbabwe seemed ready to throw mugabe out they had a new hero morgan chang right who said robert mugabe's early achievements will always be overshadowed by the years of oppression. do we put as the great liberator or do

in zimbabwe has kept. the only thing he did wrong was to stay in power for a long time and that's the only thing that wasn't wrong. move for. the president and he liberated us from the colonialists as well as giving us land for. revolutionary. after she committed to speaking nobody. from johannesburg. a few weeks ago as the barbers government issued a statement and say that robert mugabe was in singapore for longer than usual there was a scientist many zimbabweans that something is wrong when his body returns from singapore likely in a couple of days people get an idea of when the funeral is going to be leaders in the readings on a pay party say mcgarvey was the founder of zimbabwe they're going to give him a respectful sendoff and a state funeral order probably happen is when the body gets back to zimbabwe it will lie in state for a couple of days and might even do some tours across the country especially his home village in after that period at the national heroes acre in the capital harare that's where

a rule zimbabwe for 37 years after becoming the country's 1st leader following white minority rule he was ousted by his own military in 2017 and died in a singapore hospital last week at the age of 95. africa correspondent privilege was done here it was at the public viewing of mugabe's coffin and he sent us this update. controversy surrounding the final resting place of the former leader of the robot has finally been resolved and he will now be buried at the national shrine in harare on sunday is better our arrangements with a center of discussion in the past a few days where the family insisted that they wanted a private ceremony in his room and he could tama while the government wanted him to be buried at the national heroes where most of the founding leaders of independent zimbabwe are buried hundreds of mourners continue to throw their 2 federal stadium in harada to pay their last respects at this place it is iconic in the sense that this is the place where robert mugabe was sworn in is the 1st black prime minister of independent zimbabwe in 1080 he lives a complex where some vie

zimbabwe's former president, robert magubey -- mugabe has died. during nearly 40 years in power, he became a tyrant and l laying waste to the e economy. two yearars ago when it became apparent he was grooming his wife, the army removed him from power. today, the current president declared mugababe a national he. so reactions to his death are mixed. reporter: on the streets, people reflected on the death of mugabe . >> i would describe him as a revolutionary and played a part and all he did to empower the people. >> a good leader. was a good leader. of course, you know -- you cannot do good to everyone but to me he was good. >> he was an african legend. he overstayed in power. you can't have someone who is 89, still doing the job as president. reporter: the man who did get the chance cut short a trip to south africa on hearing the news of mugabe's death. he acknowledged his legacy. >> the death early this morning in singapore of the nation and iconic leader who struggled for national liberation lives a big void in our nation. reporter: south africa

but the people of zimbabwe suffered under his rule when mugabe ordered a purge of zimbabwe's slums entire neighborhoods were raised to the ground and up to a 1000000 people made homeless. economically mugabe in ruins and bob with a country that had once been africa's breadbasket. while his people were starving mugabe has celebrated his 91st birthday with a lavish party costing a reported $1000000.00. he once said that only conte could remove him from office but in the end robert mugabe's insatiable will to power proved his undoing. off to firing his followers president amas and to install his wife grace as his 2nd in command the military intervened good money involved. in a defacto coup they placed mcgarvey under house arrest after 37 years in power he was forced to step down. sparking celebrations in the streets of her are a. moment. some especially africa will own and look obvious legacy in the fight against white oppression but many around the world will remember him as the continent's most notorious dictator. let's go straight to zimbabwe now and did of your correspondent privilege mu

a freedom fighter turned autocrat as zimbabwe's longtime leader robert mugabe dies when you look at how he turned a country one stop africa's breadbasket into a place with the worst inflation the world has ever seen also coming toward more hair from the soon to our much sought after commodity and the country shepherds are taking a stand on who to sell to and it's tax time here in berlin as the consumer electronics show opens it still. compass coble welcome to the program for many a hero of national independence but robert mugabe was also the dust but behind zimbabwe's economic collapse just how devastating. as mugabe's 37 here rule for the country's economy now let's take a look at the numbers here to bako is zimbabwe is most important cash crop its production collapsed in the early 2000 following mugabe as land reforms which redistributed large wide ron farms to an often inexperience black ownership as the economy spotter inflation sword the government worsened it by printing cash like this a 100 trillion dollar bill hyperinflation reached almost 500000000000 percent in the fall of 200

already indications that his real legacy is not as good as it's been made out to be ready alex with zimbabwe turning the chapter of robots will gobby do you see an opening for what could be fresh political start in the country. well i think that if the events of november 27th team had not happened and if mr mugabe had passed on while he was in power perhaps one would be talking of a new fresh chapter coming up but i think what we have seen so far is that mr mugabe's political death and you know of him by 2017 and contrary to what we're hearing from my countrymen. they have been trying their level best over the past 12 months 18 months to distance themselves from the legacy of mr mugabe it's only now that they're calling him congresswoman gabby because it's a title that they often use for their own colleagues and friends in the newspapers they've been calling him mr mugabe and all sorts of things so it's a bit hypocritical you know so to speak that is being applauded and given oh these are college now when for the past 1218 months they're treated you like leaper really now in terms of zimbabw

and zimbabwe the confusion of where and how former president robert mugabe's should be buried appears to have been settled our reports are privileged we shun the reports from the stadium and had already well gabby is currently lying in state. controversy surrounding the final resting place of the former leader of the. has finally been resolved and he will now be buried at the national shrine in harare on sunday is better our arrangements with a central discussion in the past a few days where the family insisted that they wanted a private ceremony in his rural home while the government wanted him to be buried at the national heroes eka where most of the founding leaders of independent zimbabwe are buried hundreds of mourners continue to throw their 2 federal stadium inherited to pay their last respects at this place it is iconic in the sense that this is the place where robert mugabe was sworn in as the 1st black prime minister of independent zimbabwe in $1080.00 he lives a complex legacy where some view him as a pan african east and a liberator we liberated zimbabwe from the shit caus

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and when zimbabwe celebrated independence mugabe the overwhelming winner of elections was in power. and soon showing liberation fighters what he'd do to keep it matter bill and in the early eighty's the opposition crushed thousands killed in ethnic massacres atrocities that were barely noticed abroad but there was also much to admire racial reconciliation education and health for millions of zimbabweans over the later the economy declined and the invasions of white farms in the year 2000 were turning point this time the world did notice. it was accounted destructive process but mugabe said he was correcting an old injustice and in many ways still fighting the old colonial power. the land is ours we give it to whom we please it's not the business of britain you see to tell us who to give land they do not. buy now opposition was growing despite murder and many people asian many zimbabwe seemed ready to throw mugabe out they had a new hero morgan chiang rai who said robert mugabe's early achievements will always be overshadowed by the years of oppression. do we portray him as the great

and when zimbabwe celebrated independence mugabe the overwhelming winner of elections was in power. and soon showing revival liberation fighters what he'd do to keep it meant to belittle and in the early eighty's the opposition crushed thousands killed in ethnic massacres atrocities that were barely noticed abroad. but there was also much to add my racial reconciliation education and health for millions of zimbabweans although later the economy declined and the invasions of white farms in the year 2000 were turning point this time world did notice. people said that this was going to happen it was going to turn into a bloodbath turn into another congress. we're going to have to get out of it was a coward to destructive process but they said he was correcting an old injustice and in many ways still fighting the old colonial power the land is ours we give it to whom we please it's not the business of britain you see to tell us who to give land they do not wear that those who are given members of my by my party is irrelevant to britain. by now opposition was growing despite murder and m

a nation remembers the life and legacy of one of the most controversial african leaders of our time zimbabwe holds a state funeral for robert rudolph. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us we begin in hong kong where pro-democracy protesters are appealing to the u.k. to ensure the city's autonomy is upheld hundreds gathered outside the british consulate they waved the british flags and sang god save the queen and chanted u.k. save hong kong there is stepping up calls for international support in their month long campaign the scene of british joint declaration laid out hong kong's future one country 2 systems formula the territory was returned to china in 1997. while correspondent is building a is in hong kong and he joins us now for more hello to you so can you tell us exactly what the protesters in front of the british consulate were demanding. when hong kong was returned to china britain and china signed a joint declaration that would guarantee the city's freedoms for 50 years now the protesters are seeing this demonstrate this declaration as being breached by china and the

and zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe is to be buried in his rule hometown today follows weeks of brand link between the government and his family over his final resting place. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program fresh rallies has been taking place in hong kong to mark 5 years since the start of the so-called umbrella movement which saw mass protests in the territory pro-democracy demonstrators have been protesting for months after a controversial extradition bill which was tabled back in march this year it's since been shelved but protests protesters have a wide range of demands that echoed those of 5 years ago they include direct democracy from hong kong and. tommy from china. let's go live now to hong kong where our correspondent charlottesville some pill is standing by thanks for joining me how a protest is commemorating today. book clashes rebecca what widely predicted today and that is exactly what we have seen on the streets of hong kong things have thought it's calmed down a little bit now people as i'm sure you can see behind me are starting to go home many of

to zimbabwe where they disputed over the final resting place of the country's former president robert mugabe appears to have been resolved a spokesman for his family says they have agreed to allow him to be buried up the monument to national heroes in harare family and government had been at odds over this previously say they wanted to bury him in his village. lying in state for a football stadium in harare. they don't privilege one here he is there and sent us this update. controversy surrounding the final resting place of the former leader of the. has finally been resolved and he will now be buried at the national shrine in harare on sunday is better our arrangements with a center discussion in the past a few days where the family insisted that they wanted a private ceremony in his rural home while the government wanted him to be buried at the national heroes where most of the founding leaders of independent zimbabwe are buried hundreds of mourners continue to throng there to follow stadium inherited to pay their last respects at this place it is iconic in the sense that this is the

after his death at $95.00 zimbabwe on the world reflect on the mix legacy of robert mugabe who fought to liberate his country then led to ruin. and a huge setback for india's space exploration hopes losing contact with its moon lander as it was about to touch down. fellow u.s. president donald trump's national security advisor has tweeted a satellite image which he says shows iran has broken its word about the destination of an oil tanker the adrian dariya one previously called the grace one was held by british authorities in gibraltar so john bolton tweeted this image saying anyone who doubts that the adrian daria one is headed to syria is in denial a gibraltar court ordered the ship's release in mid august following a 5 week standoff the judge said he was satisfied with iran's assurances that it wouldn't be used to take oil to syria in breach of e.u. sanctions let's bring in shihab rattansi joining us from washington to talk us through what john bolton tweeted what this means. well the context is the tanker itself it disappeared from satellite tracking monday off to noon between cyp

and joining us from zimbabwe's capital had out is tendai biti he is the vice president of zimbabwe's opposition party m.d.c. and he served as the country's finance minister from 2009 to 2013 mr beattie thank you for joining us here on d w 1st of all what is the moment of robert mugabe's passing mean for zimbabwe. well it's it by getting live in the film. it's quite clearly the closure of it off the charts that. it just looks to me that he was a child of the devices. and it is no question that he was and i couldn't for that space or neverland suburbans only question it but there's also no question that it was a decision or the set of contradictions there's no question that the single did it was a sponsible for myself the destruction that we've seen in the 22 years up to 2070 the mice are quite generous and people between 90 to 2 it is even when put in 2000 people with cute the torch out of some of us i was tortured in 2008 so for the destruction of our economy you know that the this is a contradiction that only can remove him from office so badly right now that tattered broke in the f

and when zimbabwe celebrated independence mugabe the overwhelming winner of elections was in power. and soon showing revival liberation fighters what he'd do to keep it. in the early eighty's the opposition crushed thousands killed in ethnic massacres atrocities that were barely noticed abroad. but there was also much to admire racial reconciliation education and health for millions of zimbabweans although later the economy declined and the invasions of white farms in the year 2000 were turning point this time did notice. people said that this was going to happen it was going to turn into a bloodbath turn into another congress maybe this is it we're going to have to get out. it was a destructive process but they said he was correcting an old injustice and in many ways still fighting the old colonial power. the land is ours we give it to whom we please it's not the business of britain you see to tell us who to give land they do not wear that those who are given members of my by my party is irrelevant to britain. by now opposition was growing despite murder and many many zimbabwe seem

the state funeral for a zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe has been held today but his actual burial will take place in a month's time following a dispute between mugabe's family and zimbabwe's government several african heads of state travel to the capital harare to honor honor the controversial strongman our correspondent adam encrease reports. give us time to grieve our euro sing the supporters of robert mugabe and the national stage you move our way this celebrating the life of zimbabwe's former president is near by helicopter lands carrying his casket i did. use the reason i can assume i would use the only boys didn't you know to go to stand against tony blair so you go to prison is good. qualities of leadership is that who you present with influence in your heart all over the world and gaba fought for the independence of his country and against western imperialism but during mugabe's 37 years in office zimbabwe was flanked into an economic crisis that has yet to recover from. hardly any of the a.t.m. since zimbabwe i walk in there is no stable currency hardly any jobs co

and when zimbabwe celebrated independence mugabe the overwhelming winner of elections was in power. and soon showing revival liberation fighters what he'd do to keep it met the belly land in the early eighty's the opposition crushed thousands killed in ethnic massacres atrocities that were barely noticed abroad. but there was also much to admire resul reconciliation education and health for millions of zimbabweans although later the economy declined and the invasions of white farms in the year 2000 were turning point this time the world did notice. people said that this was going to happen it was going to turn into a bloodbath turn into another congress. we're going to have to get out of. it was a coward to destructive process but said he was correcting an old injustice and in many ways still fighting the old colonial power the land is ours we give it to whom we please it's not the business of britain you see to tell us who to give land they do not wear that those who are given members of my by my party isn't relevant to britain. by now opposition was growing despite murder and many

today zimbabwe is and this in itself a principal busy given city or 1st tribal stands fully and evoke a billy addressed and the result of is that it will remember him for this bones move. as we have more on the person on the phone amanda liberate are found in the leader with the men did a mind to carry forward the transformation esau finitely desired including protecting and defending the gains of the struggle for which it made huge sacrifices on the bedrock and the senate definition of the 1st republic which you molded is the leader we need to day to cover and to grow our economy brick by brick until he's lifelong with vision of and empowered to people is realized on behalf of our nation that of my family and on my own behalf i wish to express my deepest i too felt under the sea is to the will that be familiar to my this and the children it is specially on this is the saddest loss i mimed the best today as been. the very end that's in putting our nation at last and listen only devote love and care for that we deplore thinking as we join hands in the grief of loss and beaver meant. wh

this is using a hero he's an icon of zimbabwe and he's the only praised in the now for bodies to stand against tony blair so he is the true president is what the qualities of leadership is that he will present with influence in the whole of the world gaba fought for the independence of his country and against western imperialism but during mugabe's 57 years in office zimbabwe was blanked into an economic crisis that has yet to recover from. hardly any of the a.t.m. since zimbabwe i walk in there is no stable currency hardly any jobs constant power cuts and every force has left the country also this is part of the legacy off robert mugabe and his party zanu p.f. that has been running the country since independence under the new president emerson in one guy who benefited from the coup against the gaba the opposition remains under pressure even so some of mugabe's onetime opponents among the mourners have suffered quite a number of. pain. what to a bunch of stuff he did to me. said 64 times by him it appears now live without a member my mother and my father hazing i was in a drawer in a g

since zimbabwe are walking there is no stable currency hardly any jobs constant power cuts and every 4th has left the country also this is part of the legacy of robert mugabe and his party zanu p.f. that has been running the country since independence under the new president emerson in one god well benefited from the coup against the gaba the opposition remains under pressure even so some of mugabe's one time opponents among the mourners have suffered quite a number of pay in. what to a budget that he did to me. said 64 times by him they did this not live without a member my mother and my father. theirs and i was in a joy in a good being destroyed during that period of you scott. are you remember my house then said many civil tongue should bend down but you must be able to corner those people who are in agreement to see that does the nazi care mundra this one this with mugabe has supported so many african states in their battles for independence that's why meters from across africa have taken part in the state funeral in iraq it's a painful moment for many but also a chance for them

education it emitted possible for the kids of zimbabwe to get their free choice. but others pointed to a history of disputed elections and trends corruption allegations of human rights abuses and political and economic turmoil to destroy a dominant snuffy that truman was there really really. did nothing for a nation for it what it did do is. disaster everything opposition leaders say some of the black to public policies such as land reform and indigenisation cripple the economy and government services the fact that it has led to pass on in foreign lands is something that points to the problems that we have in our country we can't pay for leaders in africa being treated in foreign lands we must be able to fix our politics fix our governance institutions fix our governance systems so that we have big ideas not just big men big institutions not just big. mugabe remains a polarizing figure but government officials say who be treated with respect and dignity due to zimbabwe's founding father robert mugabe will be given a state funeral his body will lie in state for a f

zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe has died will look at his complex legacy and see how people in his country are remembering him. and the death toll from hurricane dorian in the bahamas will be staggering the country wants the search and rescue efforts to gather pace hundreds possibly thousands of people missing with tens of thousands more in desperate need. i'm phil gail welcome to the program india's space agency says mission control scientists have lost communication with the spacecraft carrying the country's hopes of landing a successful of a successful moon landing it appears the lander was just a short distance from the lunar surface when contact was lost prime minister narendra modi joined mission control personnel as the final countdown began and here chandra to overturn launched into space engine lion has been circling the moon for nearly 3 weeks if it lands successfully it will be the 1st craft to run lands near the luna south pole uncharted and unexplored part of the lunar surface. gopalaswami isn't on or a senior fellow with the indian political think tank the obse

a nation remembers the life and legacy of one of the most controversial african leaders of our time zimbabwe holds a state funeral for robert mugabe. and in the bundesliga the race for the title heaps up early on as birth to dortmund take on viral they were cruising on match day for. america evanston welcome to the program. we begin in hong kong where pro-democracy protesters have defied a police ban and taken to the streets once again thousands are marching through downtown hong kong shopping district with shops shut over fears of renewed violence earlier hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the british consulate to appeal to former colonial rulers the u.k. to help ensure the city's autonomy is upheld the scene of british joint declaration the laid out hong kong's future at one country 2 systems formula for when the territory was returned to china in 1997. well correspondent has been a is in hong kong and he joins us now for more hello to you but can you tell us exactly what the protesters in front of the british consulate were demanding. when hong kong was returned to china britain a

the final resting place for zimbabwe's for $100.00 robert mugabe has finally been agreed to be at the chiru national monument in the capital harare. and the iranian in judo athlete one of the best in the world to receive the silent in germany he defied iran in a car chase like competing in the one championships there worried he might have had to fight against him is really the phone and the job you have to him to do. a lot of work and i'm done with that she might be good to have you with us hunger mr praed for another weekend of pro-democracy demonstrations some recent protests have been marred by violent clashes with police but on the day of the chinese mid autumn festival when families traditionally gather to gaze at the moon and each one cakes activists are protesting peacefully they've taken to singing a new democracy anthem called glory to hong kong and forming human chains in the hills. it's not just pro-democracy protesters who want to make their voices heard of the i they are singing china keep going i want to show. like emotion and my loyalty to my country my month that count

and zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe was buried in his rule home town today it followed weeks of wrangling between the government and his family over his final resting place. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program fresh rallies have been taking place in hong kong to mark a 5 years since the start of the so-called on bella movement which saw the beginning of mass protests in the territory pro-democracy demonstrators have same protocol protesting for months after a controversial extradition bill was tabled back in march this year it's since been shelved but protesters have a wide range of demands that. echoes of 5 years ago thing played direct democracy for hong kong and autonomy from china. earlier i spoke with our correspondent charlotte tilson pill in hong kong and asked how the protests had shaped up on the anniversary. a lot of people were back i had predicted clashes on the streets today and that is what we saw for a brief time protesters were throwing bricks and stones and government buildings molotov cocktails as well police then responded with water cannon briefly

and when zimbabwe celebrated independence. the overwhelming winner of elections was in power. and soon showing the bible liberation fighters what he'd do to keep it matter bill and in the early eighty's the opposition crushed thousands killed in ethnic massacres atrocities that were barely noticed abroad. but there was also much to admire racial reconciliation education and health for millions of zimbabweans although later the economy declined and the invasions of white farms in the year 2000 were turning point this time the world did notice. people said that this was going to happen it was going to turn into a bloodbath turn into another congress maybe this is it we're going to have to get out. it was a destructive process but they said he was correcting an old injustice and in many ways still fighting the old colonial power the land is ours we give it to whom we please it's not the business of britain you see to tell us who to give land they do not wear that those who are given members of my by my party is relevant to britain. by now opposition was growing despite murder and

the dispute over the burial site of zimbabwe's former leader robert mugabe appears to have been resolved a spokesman for mugabe's family says it has agreed to have him buried at a monument for national heroes in harare got his relatives in the government had been at odds over where he should be laid to rest the family had previously said it intended to bury him in his home village these remains are now lying in state in a stadium in the capital harare. correspondent in harare privilege was found here he reports from the stadium where mugabe is currently lying in state. controversy surrounding the final resting place of the former leader. has finally been resolved and he will now be buried at the national shrine in harare on sunday is better our arrangements with a center discussion in the past a few days where the family insisted that they wanted a private ceremony in these rural home while the government wanted him to be buried at the national heroes where most of the phoning leaders of independent zimbabwe are buried hundreds of mourners continue to throw their 2 federal stadium in hot

the former president of zimbabwe robert mugabe has died at the age of 95. mr mugabe dominated his country for decades — leading the independence war against white minority rule — and then himself ruling zimbabwe for 37 years — in a regime marked by violence, corruption and economic collapse. he was ousted in a military coup in 2017. our correspondent shingai nyoka's report contains some flashing images. he was once zimbabwe's liberator, leading the fight against white minority rule but the support he once enjoyed was eventually gone. he cemented his power winning overwhelmingly at elections in 1980. as a leader of a new nation he set about creating a better country than the one he inherited. there can never be any return to the state of armed conflict which existed before our commitment to peace and the democratic process of election under the lancaster house agreement. surely, this is now time to beat our swords ploughshares. he spent massively in education and infrastructure development, building a thriving black middle class and one of the most ill

the dispute over the burial site of zimbabwe's former leader robert mugabe appears to have been dissolved a spokesman for mugabe's family says they've agreed to have been buried at a monument for national heroes in harare mugabe's relatives and the government had been at odds he should be laid to rest the family had previously said it intended to bury him in his home village now mugabe's remains on lying in state at a stadium in harare. our correspondent privilege of fun he is at the stadium in harare and he sent us this update. controversy surrounding the final resting place of the former leader of the. has finally been resolved now be buried at the national shrine in harare on sunday is better our arrangements with a center of discussion in the past few days where the family insisted that they wanted a private ceremony in his rural home while the government wanted him to be buried at the national heroes eka where most of the founding leaders of independent zimbabwe are buried hundreds of mourners continue to throng their roof stadium in harare to pay their last respects at this place it

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in place in zimbabwe. really interesting to get your thoughts on this all of the time to thank you for your time since thousands of people have turned out in northern syria to protest against russian airstrikes more than 500 people have been killed and it led province over the last 4 months russian backed syrian government forces have been trying to capture the country's last rebel held stronghold since the offensive began air raids and fighting of displaced half a 1000000 people jamal sheil has more from turkey's cutty problems on the syrian border. for the 2nd week in a row protests have been held in northern syria namely in the areas or the last remaining enclaves held by the rebels those opposed to the regime of bashar assad these protests they are been significantly smaller than last friday's one continue to be just as loud and clear in their message calling for international intervention to put an end to the continued targeting of civilian areas namely in italy province as well as the countryside of

from zimbabwe, this report. a warning, there are flashing imag. reporter: he was once zimbabwe's liberator, leading a war against white minority rule. but by the end, the adulation president robert muge once enjoyed was gone. he cemented his power, winning overwhelmingly elections in 1980. as leader of a new nation, he set about eating a better country than the one he inherited. he spent massively on educationr and intructural development, building a thriving black middle class and one of the most literate populations on the continent. but there was a vicious, ruthless side to the statesman. between 1983 and 1987, mugabe deployed military unit trained by the north koreans tal with his political opponents in the south of the count. but as the 1990's ended, the economy was in trouble, facing new political opposition, mugabe made a fateful step. he gave the go-ahead for the seizure of white-owned land. whers farmeled. the western world took note, breaking diplomatic ties and imposing economic sanctions. in 2008, ithe midst of a billion percent inflat

is a hero he's an icon of zimbabwe and he's the only praised in africa is to stand against tony blair who is the real president is what the qualities of leadership is that he will present with influence in total all over the world gaba fought for the independence of his country and against western imperialism but during mugabe's 37 years in office zimbabwe was flanked into an economic crisis that has yet to recover from. hardly any of the a.t.m. since zimbabwe i walk in there is no stable currency hardly any jobs constant power cuts and every 4th zimbabwean has left the country also this is part of the legacy of robert mugabe and his party zanu p.f. that has been running the country since independence under the new president emerson in one god benefited from the coup against the opposition remains under pressure even so some of mugabe's onetime opponents among the mourners have suffered quite a number of pain. to me. and 64 times by him it appears now live without a member my mother and my father. hazing i was diligent in good being destroyed shooting that period of. high remember my

former president robert mugabe this is the face frightening use of zimbabwe was handed over and raised with flaig displayed and that's where the deliberative withheld for the next 2 days there's been friday what it will be lighting is taking the stadium for the party to have for the moment to pay homage to and with their last respects to you and then one saturday i just then expected to be at the nationals this is where all dignitaries of whether from the continent and elsewhere are expected to come in very big as well now this is a man who lays a complex legacy the hero of zimbabwe and independence who then went on to become an autocrat how do you think god zimbabweans will remember him indeed it is a complex one. the reactions are one that discuss across generations the older generation is believe there is an icon wally's or is it the country from the circles of colonial easy where is the if you look at the young people they talk to you is a dictator who has gone and we are you can but then ultimately people are taking him as a test and it will remain in these 3 going back with the l

the former president of zimbabwe robert mugabe has died at the age of 95. mr mugabe dominated his country for decades — leading the independence war against white minority rule — and then himself ruling zimbabwe for 37 years — in a regime marked by violence, corruption and economic collapse. he was ousted in a military coup in 2017. our correspondent shingai nyoka is in the capital harare for us this evening. the report contains some flashing images. he was once zimbabwe's liberator, leading the fight against white minority rule but the support he once enjoyed was eventually gone. he cemented his power winning overwhelmingly at elections in 1980. asa overwhelmingly at elections in 1980. as a leader of a new nation he set about creating a better country than the one he inherited. there can never be any return to the state of armed conflict which existed before oui’ armed conflict which existed before our commitment to peace and the democratic process of election under the lancaster house agreement. surely, this is now time to beat our swords ploughsh

the state funeral for zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe took place on saturday several african heads of state traveled to the capital harare to honor the controversial strongman in the sports stadium which was 2 thirds empty not all zimbabweans are mourning his passing our correspondent on to increase reports. give us time to brief our euro seeing the supporters of robots mugabe in the national stage you are already there celebrating the life of zimbabwe's former president is near by helicopter lands carrying his caskets i remember you. use the reason i could use the only praise didn't you know. bunny's to stand against tony blair is the true president has got the qualities of leadership is that he will present with influence in the whole of the world a god who fought for the independence of his country and against western imperialism but during mugabe's 37 years in office zimbabwe was blanked into an economic crisis that has yet to recover from. hardly any of the a.t.m. since zimbabwe i walk in there is no stable currency hardly any jobs constant power cuts and every 4th zimba

in post mugabe zimbabwe economic problems looms large over most citizens in the township of shopkeeper wilson checa lima and his wife fry of potatoes to sell they say they're battling a broken system the government recently abandoned foreign currencies in favor of zimbabwe and bond notes which many traders don't trust. would like we do it or sense when we're buying products for sale in my shop we use the local bond and they don't accept coins when i close of the day i have to look for u.s. dollars to get these potatoes which i used to produce some so chips these are not normal things of businesses to contend with. with what we would be. as well as a lack of foreign currency zimbabweans are also suffering from shortages of basic amenities such as electricity and water. as you can see and just crash to do any of what if it was bad and fuel is also in short supply drivers sit in long queues at filling stations people spend anything between maybe an hour to 4 hours queuing for fuel and what does that do on protected.

zimbabwe ends affectionately call their grandmothers. sit on so-called friendship benches and just listen to people one of them is. she helps people in emotional distress free of charge. for them i don't tell them what they should do. i encourage them to reflect to think about their situation. and then together we find a way to solve their problem. real therapists are hard to come by in crisis ridden zimbabwe but there are lots of grandmothers they have time on their hands and can help with their wisdom and patience. psychotherapist dixon she burned recognize their potential and started to train a few of them every community in africa goes in fact every community in the world has goggles imagine if we could just tap into that population really empower them with the necessary skills and provide them with the support they could reach out to to thousands millions of people the grandmothers on the benches don't wait for patients to ech to flee seek out people in their community who need help there realized how important that is after one of

ruled zimbabwe for 37 years he died in a singapore hospital last week at the age of 95. go live to our correspondents privileges from here is. a privilege tell us more about the funeral that took place today. more than 10 african leaders from. various countries including south africa kenya. in attendance to our bid farewell to the late president robert mugabe they spoke highly of him. saying that he was an icon and. a liberation hero who did not only fight for going to school isn't for zimbabwe but also for the african continent. you you had or saw other leaders where it presenting china russia in cuba. you know just showing the geographical representation and those that we are allies to gabi with during his reign. been a dispute over where exactly robert mugabe's remains would be laid to rest what was that about how was it ultimately resolved. in the past few days is burial arrangements has been a center of controversy and also tensions between the government and the family the family wanted him to be buried at a private ceremony in these rural home whilst the governmen