al-jazeera sikandar south africa. let's bring in our panel joining us in johannesburg dirk herman who you just saw in the piece he is the c.e.o. of the solidarity trade union and from cape town via skype. lecturer of the university of western cape and author of turn can several save south africa also in johannesburg denis george general secretary of the federation of unions of south africa walk on to all mr herman what's wrong with suttles share scheme the house your anger and the shutdown. suttle had a previous game in the low in actually included all workers that scheme went and water and then they created a new scheme and this schemes name is an isa and he's a suddenly exclude the white workers so we sit here with a past of inclusion and then a future of exclusion and that frustrates the world workers that frustrate them so that eighty nine percent of them voted in favor of a strike action they said well in ethics and math we want our voyage to be and then they can get out in the nessus striking and sight of the wo

in '94 he was elected president of the new, free south africa. there have been very few figures in the entire history of the world as revered or as important as nelson mandela. but the question is, what happens next? ♪ >> anthony: johannesburg or joburg or josie, the largest city by population in south africa and the economic powerhouse of the country. southwest of johannesburg, soweto -- originally an acronym for southwestern townships. now the area is considered a suburb. [ shouting at tv ] >> anthony: in 2010, south africa played host to the world cup. the blk jks, who played for the opening celebration, are a soweto-based band. they are also, not surprisingly, soccer fans. ♪ >> anthony: we're here on game day, a grudge match, in a country where soccer approaches religion. you can feel it in soweto, or rather you can see it, as everywhere you look people show their love for either the local orlando pirates or for the johannesburg kaiser chiefs. mawilies inn, a typical local joint in soweto. the perfect place to watch a game, talk about a g

the same model for a country like south africa. we are quite positive about the idea of empowering workers we are also positive about the idea of empowering black workers into getting shay's within the company we just can't understand why in that same logic you must say that white workers must be excluded to empower and include black workers or opposite in the beginning a very important work and he used the word would balance and that is what we must seek in south africa if you listen at everything that dana said of exclusion of a previous system then the answer for the new system is not exclusion again the fact of the matter is we must have no on the protests and if you look at the constitution that it also referred to the constitution make it also very clear through the words of the human rights commission south africa that equality can't be a race only system the human rights commission of south africa said just last week in the report what we need is a new and approach we need to be context sensitive and we must not use race as

al-jazeera sikandar south africa. let's bring in our panel joining us in johannesburg dirk herman who you just saw in the piece he is the c.e.o. of the solidarity trade union and from cape town via skype. lecturer of the university of western cape and author of turn can several save south africa also in johannesburg denis george general secretary of the federation of unions of south africa walk on to all mr herman what's wrong with suttles share scheme the house your anger and the shutdown. suttle had a previous game in the low in actually included all workers that scheme went and water and then they created a new scheme and this schemes name is an isa and him he's a suddenly exclude the white workers so we sit here with a past of inclusion and then a future of exclusion and that frustrates the world workers that frustrate them so that eighty nine percent of them voted in favor of a strike action they said well in ethics and math we want our voyage to be and then they can get out in the nessus striking and sight of th

al-jazeera sikandar south africa. let's bring in our panel joining us in johannesburg dirk herman who you just saw in the piece he is the c.e.o. of the solidarity trade union and from cape town via sky above lecturer at the university of western cape and author of turn can several save south africa also in johannesburg denis george general secretary of the federation of unions of south africa walk on to all mr herman what's wrong with tassels share scheme the house your anger and the shutdown. suttle had a previous game in the low in actually included all workers that scheme went and water and then they created a new scheme and this schemes name is an isa and him he's a suddenly exclude the white workers so we sit here with a past of inclusion and then a future of exclusion and that frustrates the world workers that frustrate them so that eighty nine percent of them voted in favor of a strike action they said well enough they said nath we want our voyage to be and then they can get out in the nessus striking and sight

to all mandelas, 100 years on behalf of the president of south africa. and on my own behalf as chairperson of the mandela -- it is our privilege that our country will be hosting the global citizen festival on the second december 2018 in johannesburg. welcome all. [ cheers and applause ] >> so global citizens, we see you in johannesburg in december, yeah! >> yeah. p. >> in south africa today we are in so many ways that mandela dreamed for us. we champion the urgent implementation of sustainable goals as outlined by the minister in south africa and the union. young people are the center of our reconstruction and sustainable development. that of our nation today and tomorrow many and in ensuring that our national development plan of 2030 comes to light. if young people do not see themselves as engaged in citizens, then we in south africa will be all the more poorer. we need the potential of young people to realize the dream mandela fought for. let us honor the life and legacy of this great man by heeding the call to active participation and active citizensh

africa, the land reform is a credible and historic requirement for south africa. , inink president ramaphosa his interview with bloomberg the other day, he is very clear about his issues and very much on top of them. has alearly the president very strong desire to improve relations with the investment community, and as a result he has made significant changes an announcements over the last few weeks. one of the key things the president has to do is deal with the level of unemployment in south africa. you and i have debated this in the past. we spoke when we met in cape town recently. how does the latest move from the president deal with the issue of getting more entry-level jobs? how does he get that process underway? this is one of the key things that the government has yet to really tackle. guest: we've had two quarters now in the first half of the obviously legacy output of the previous zuma administration, which has been highly disappointing. i think the president and his cabinet have concluded that this is not a recipe that can continue. it is absolutely necessary for us to reset the ec

which will benefit all the people of south africa. the constructs of upmarket -- partheid is party- a exclusion. everybody should be included and benefit for the economic process that we are generating. as we deal with corruption, gender economic growth through tragedynt, this is a and we are very grateful that many people around the world are aware of the challenge we face and seeking to assist us. we are eternally grateful for all the support we can get in this. >> we will come back to that. i've just got to note, the president is going to speak at the u.n. i want to say first of all, he was four years younger than i was. i really resent him. [laughter] actually, i have been very impressed with the way you handled. give us background for those of you who don't know a lot about columbia. in 2000, one third of columbia, one third of the whole country was in the hands of traffickers. and the gangs that supported them. which included groups that had once had a political difference. we started in columbia, we gave them money to build up

and we'll hear how scientists are finding to preserve coral reefs off the coast of south africa. have you ever wondered why countries need national parks and nature reserves why can't wild animals just roam free and why does the government have to spend so much money on protecting plants and animals all reporter breaks down for us just how vital national parks are to african countries. it's one of the world's most amazing natural spectacles the great migration of wind based in east africa over a million of them follow the rains every year they traverse the soaring gayety of vast tracts of wilderness interns and kenya part of it is the famous serengeti national park interns any of the covers almost fifteen thousand square kilometers and protects countless animals from man came to their west for it. population growth threatens the wild in this region told the continent africa's population is projected to almost double by twenty fifty and reach two billion one of the most difficult challenges for africa's national parks is leaving enough land for both anyone's and humans. a major ro

see the coral reefs off the coast of south africa. have you ever wondered why countries need national parks and nature reserves why can't wild animals just roam freely why does the government have to spend so much money on protecting plants and animals all reports are breaks down for us just how vital national parks are to african countries. it's one of the ones most amazing natural spectacles the great migration of wind based in east africa over a million of them full of the rains every year they traverse the city and gayety a vast tracts of wilderness into the me and kenya part of it is the famous sit in getting national park interns and me i'm. almost fifteen thousand square kilometers and protects countless animals from mine came to their west for it. population growth threatens the wild in this region throughout the continent africa's population is projected to almost double by twenty fifty and reach to be. one of the most difficult challenges for africa's national parks is leaving enough land for both animals and humans. a major

we are collaborating with all role players in south africa. the unions, civil society, as well as business. you could not have a better outcome out of the process like that. francine: you also said that in your economic stimulus and recovery plan, you said you would redirect around 50 billion rand. right? where are you taking it from and putting it in? what ministries? >> we are going to reprioritize our budget. we are currently looking at where we can reprioritize and where we can get this 50 billion. that will be announced by our minister of finance in the budget statement. and where are we going to put it? we are to put a lot of it in small and medium enterprises. we are going to put a lot of it in agriculture. agricultural production. we are going to promote businesses in the townships and rural areas. we are going to focus on scaling the youth andg women so a number of entrepreneurs can benefit and become very economically benefited. but 400 billion will also be made available for infrastructure. we are going to create a mega fund for inf

detail about the life and legacy of south africa's first black president. was reviewing the mandela legacy everybody active citizenship and changing world. this is just under 90 minutes. mr. obama: thank you. thank you very much. thank you. >> yes, we can! yes, we can! yes, we can! mr. obama: thank you. michelle, members of the mandela family, to president ramaphosa, that you can see is inspiring new hope to this great country. [applause] obama: professor, doctor, distinguished guests, to the family to the people of south , africa -- [cheers and applause] mr. obama: it is a singular honor for me to be here with all of you as we gather to celebrate the birth and life of one of history's true giants. let me begin by a correction -- [laughter] and a few confessions. the correction is that i am a very good dancer. [laughter] i just want to be clear about that. michelle is a little better. [laughter] the confessions. number one, i was not exactly invited to be here. i was ordered in a very nice way to be here. [laughter] confession number two. i forgot my geogra

and we'll hear how scientists are fighting to preserve coral reefs off the coast of south africa. have you ever wondered why countries need national parks and nature reserves why can't wild animals just roam freely why does the government have to spend so much money on protecting plants and animals all reporter breaks down for us just how vital national parks are to african countries. it's one of the world's most amazing natural spectacles the great migration of wind based in east africa over a million of them follow the rains every year they traverse the city and get a vast tracts of wilderness intern's and kenya part of it is the famous serengeti national park interns any of the covers almost fifteen thousand square kilometers and protects countless animals from man came to their west for it. population growth regions that went in this region told the continent africa's population is projected to almost double by twenty fifty and reach to be. one of the most difficult challenges for africa's national parks is leaving enough land for both animals and humans. the parents play a ma

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we have been in south africa for more than 100 years. in the last two years, we have invested north of $300 million. and we continue to be very welcome in south africa and very happy to be there. so they are talking to investors and asking us, what else can we do? they are very open to businesses. david: we hear stories about public pensions -- the state of illinois, the city of chicago, we hear horror stories, frankly, of unfunded or underfunded pensions. where are we in the private sector, not just the public? roger: statistics i have seen suggest, broadly speaking, american society might be short of retiring savings by anywhere from $4 trillion to $7 trillion -- that is trillion with a t. so it is clear to me that we have what i am describing now as a retirement challenge we must confront, otherwise it could become a retirement crisis. it has not yet done that, but it is time for all of us to take the right actions to forestall a crisis. david: who is the "us" in that sentence? is that private corporations, is that state, is that fede

and we'll hear how scientists are fighting to preserve coral reefs off the coast of south africa. have you ever wondered why countries need national parks and nature reserves why can't wild animals just roam freely why does the government have to spend so much money on protecting plants and animals all reporter breaks down for us just how vital national parks are to african countries. it's one of the one of the most amazing natural spectacles the great migration of wind based in east africa over a million of them follow the rains every year they traverse this isn't guilty of fast track to read and use interns and kenya part of it is the famous sit in getting national park interns any of the covers almost fifteen thousand square kilometers and protects countless animals from mine came to their west for it. population growth threatens the world and it's a region throughout the continent africa's population is projected to almost double by twenty fifty and rich to be. one of the most difficult challenges for africa's national parks is leaving enough land for both anymore and humans.

we have been in south africa for more than 100 years. in the last two years, we have invested north of $300 million. and we continue to be very welcome in south africa and very happy to be there. so they are talking to investors and asking us, what else can we do? they are very open to businesses. ♪ erik: one of the featured speakers at the bloomberg global business forum's plenary session was margrethe vestager, the commissioner for competition of the european commission. she sat down with bloomberg's editor-in-chief john mickelthwait, and they discussed the extraordinarily timely issue of regulating big tech. ♪ margrethe: amazon is a -- it is a two-sided market. they have dual functions. they host the little guy, so he can enter into e-commerce. they provide a number of services, which allows also smaller businesses to be active in e-commerce and grab the opportunities, and that is great. they are also the big guy themselves. bookstore, you know, everything -- groceries, movies, the works. and they, of course, get all the data from

is the first international audience i had after south africa. probably because i just kept up with what's been going on. brexit was in many ways the precursor to trump. it was a movement that started and now we've learned how closely tied it was because of cambridge analytica and the likes. you really are dealing with a place that in many ways inspired a movement you're seeing all over the world. i keep tabs on what britain is going through, what the people are experiencing, what's happening in the u.k., how theresa may is doing as prime minister -- >> and what's your verdict, what grade? >> i wouldn't give her a grade because i don't live here. i work off what people -- >> what do you guess, what feeds into your comedy? >> it's interesting. it depends of what mode of transport you're in in the u.k. that's what i find. if you're in a private car, you may get a did different reaction to when you're on the tube. it depends who you ask and what mode of transport. >> you can't escape the fact theresa may started it and brexit continued. it. there is

even though countries like south africa have introduced new technology and medication to fight the disease experts say at this rate it would still take another cinci to fully eradicate tuberculosis health organization tb a hiv kids says each year up to one hundred and sixty thousand people in south africa diagnosed with tb but don't return for treatment which potentially increases the chances.

this is not a reflection of where south africa is. we have a person in charge who lifting sentiment. the problem is, he might get associated with economic collapse. that raises the risk of him not doing well or losing the election. we are replaced by something where we don't know where policy goes. to be done for emerging markets to be call mark. there are things they can do. we watch what argentina has already done. you ask how much of this is in their hands? >> that is the key question. we could see policies of policy being introduced quickly. i don't think that would turn around the story. corporate borrowing costs, putting pressure on currency. the ability of nations to meet foreign debt payments. atmosphere -- what perhaps ahange, cooling down of interest rates. we will see confidence coming back in. people will go back into the riskier credits. atmosphere. >> thank you very much. here, the india head of commodities and a rates at jpmorgan. interesting conversation around the rand. it is interesting to remind ourselves, investors

south africa's economy is also stuttering that country's currency the rand has lost a full thirty percent against the dollar south africa is now considered as being in recession following two quarters of falling g.d.p. . india is also not fairing too well right now the rupee has lost ten percent against the dollar since march this year but argentina's been the worst hit so far austerity measures have unleashed wave upon wave of anti-government demonstrations the unions take to the streets of corners ariz on an almost daily basis argentina's peyser has lost eighty six percent in value against the dollar over the last six months. immediate casualty of that very crisis is argentina's construction sector it is said to cut some forty thousand jobs in the coming months as high interest rates financing and the government's scales back infrastructure projects to the massive budget deficit the government has announced a raft of a sterile measures this week as it seeks to slash the deficit and restore confidence in the past so which has lost more than half of its value as we've seen so far but thos

and we'll hear how scientists are fighting to preserve coral reefs off the coast of south africa. have you ever wondered why countries need national parks and nature reserves why can't wild animals just roam freely why does the government have to spend so much money on protecting plants and animals all reporter breaks down for us just how vital national parks are to african countries. and it's one of the one of the most amazing natural spectacles the great migration of wind based in east africa over a million of them full of the remains every year they traverse the sitting pretty fast track to read and use interns i mean in kenya part of it is the famous and get to national park interns any of the almost fifteen thousand square kilometers and protects countless animals from man came to their west for it. population growth urchins the wild in this region throughout the continent africa's population is projected to almost double by twenty fifty and rich to be. one of the most difficult challenges for africa's national parks is leaving enough land for both anymore and humans. play a

south africa's president ses taking it back would undo a grave historical injustice. but with the future unclear some farmers have found an unlikely solution in russia within a culture never met with one south african family looking to resettle. after almost three hours of driving we finally got to this farm and what we feel here is just vast amounts of playing fields or alfre where. when you take this. you can see because i know get out at this extra quality two generations of the do twa family have a arrived in russia to see the farmlands that could be their future and after visiting here in the kaluga region they will have to south and russia they still feel that south africa is their real home but dire circumstances are forcing their hand and russia is offering them an olive branch we experience the pain in the hurt family members who have suffered ourselves if suffered crime i've made the decision that my children will not have to face that on a daily basis we've had family members who have been murdered we have had family members who have and friends who have ha

we're on our way to the biggest township in south africa — soweto. here, the pa ntsula has a deeply political message. soweto has a reputation for activism. it was home to nelson mandela during apartheid in the years prior to his arrest. pantsula has its roots in the same era. it matched contemporary forms with traditional african dance — an act of cultural defiance against the oppressive white government. talk to me about the kind of social and political messages that you express when you dance. the first political message is to be seen as black people. we are powerful, you know. the second is we're trying to tell the world that we're still free, but we're still bearing a lot of problems. we still have to push ourselves. and we have to push ourselves, like, 10 times harder than any other individual. before i try out some moves with via vyndal, this teacher and performer has offered to show me some beginner steps. i've heard a lot about this train step. i know nothing about it. tell me about it. it is named for the mimicking of the effect that the

south africa's president says that taking it back would undo a grave historical injustice and i while the amendment process continues some of the farmers have found an unlikely solution in russia but in a cotton of a met a south african family looking to resettle here. after almost three hours of driving we finally got to this farm and what we see here is just vast amounts of land. where. when you take this you see you can because you knew get out and this is a quality to generations of the do twa family have arrived in russia to see the farmlands that could be their future and after visiting here in the kaluga region they will have to south and russia they still feel that south africa is their real home but dire circumstances are forcing their hand and russia is offering them an olive branch we experience the pain in the hurt famine. members who have suffered ourselves if suffered crime i've made the decision that my children will not have to face that on a daily basis we've had family members who have been hurt we have had family members who have and friends who have had what they h

we're on our way to the biggest township in south africa — soweto. here the pantsula has a deeply political message. soweto has a reputation for activism. it was home to nelson mandela during apartheid in the years prior to his arrest. pantsula has its roots in the same era. it matched contemporary forms with traditional african dance, an act of cultural defiance against the white government. talk to me about the kind of social and political messages that you express when you dance. the first political message is to be seen as black people. we are powerful, you know. the second is we are trying to tell the world that we are still free, but we're still bearing a lot of problems. we still have to push ourselves. and we have to push ourselves like ten times harder than any other individual. before i try out some moves with via vyndal, this teacher and performer has offered to show me some beginner steps. i've heard a lot about this train step. i know nothing about it. tell me about it. it is named for the mimicking of the effect that the trains are used

workers in south africa go on strike over benefits being offered only to the company's black workers. denis welcome to al-jazeera live from doha also coming up a course in south sudan send soldiers to jail over the killing of a journalist in the rape of a network and committed to a nuclear free neighborhood and can junk on the hints the korean war could finally be over. sixty five years after the armistice and a powerful earthquake leaves dozens missing in northern japan as landslides sweep down and crushes villages. well in twenty years after the end of apartheid in south africa and white petrochemical firm of going on strike saying they're being discriminated against around three thousand employees at sas also conduct planned around the happy the black because of being offered company shares but they won't get them south african law requires firms to meet quotas on black and the ship and employment can go live now to which is in the northwest of johannesburg for me to mentor as a correspondent there and a very unusual happening isn't it for white workers in south africa to take stri

we are collaborating with all role players in south africa. the unions. civil society as well as business. you could not have a better outcome out of the process like that. francine: you also said that in your economic stimulus and recovery plan, you said you would redirect around 50 billion rand. where are you taking it from and putting it in? what ministries? >> we are going to reprioritize our budget. we are looking at where we can reprioritize and aware -- and where we can get this 50 billion. where are we going to put it? we are to put a lot of it in small and medium enterprises. we are going to put a lot of it in agriculture. agricultural production. we are going to promote businesses in the townships and rural areas. we are going to focus on youth and women so a number of entrepreneurs can benefit and become very economically benefited. 400 billion will also be available for infrastructure. we are going to create a mega fund for infrastructure to agglomerate a number of funds and moneys we have in our economy. the private sector is going to be invi

we're on our way to the biggest township in south africa — soweto. here, the pa ntsula has a deeply political message. soweto has a reputation for activism. it was home to nelson mandela during apartheid in the years prior to his arrest. pantsula has its roots in the same era. it matched contemporary forms with traditional african dance — an act of cultural defiance against the oppresive white government. talk to me about the kind of social and political messages that you express when you dance. the first political message is to be seen as black people. we are powerful, you know. the second is we're trying to tell the world that we're still free, but we're still bearing a lot of problems. we still have to push ourselves. and we have to push ourselves, like, 10 times harder than any other individual. before i try out some moves with via vyndal, this teacher and performer has offered to show me some beginner steps. i've heard a lot about this train step. i know nothing about it. tell me about it. it is named for the mimicking of the effect that the t

into how to spec south africa and so next week the back. when they took me and they laid me on the grounds that all broke my ribs. jump on me and i feel my ribs breaking. and he said a lot in seems that you don't want to confirm you will confess if you don't confess we'll kill you that that a lot of my mom she survived but tens of thousands of others are still missing after being tortured serious disappeared fifteen minutes long d.w. . more. modern. feel. the scars on some odd blue. pain still tangible. suffering for good. for cities. they have survived do they also have a future. i really understand people who say they don't want to stay here. but they also admire people who want to stay here and who decided to create something. new beginning in peace time who are the people making it possible what needs to happen if tolerance and reconciliation are to stand a chance. out of darkness cities after a war. starts september second on d w. in ten sixteen and i'm crying i go around the world. young people rebelled against their parents' generati

and i cheerio and present to be in south africa i'm felicia end of speech and i'm happy to be sharing the limelight with my colleague not hello there and hi felicia yes i'm not in lagos i mean gonna cry gonna put together some exciting environmental topics from africa and europe for you today we'll be looking at the importance of seeing grasses to the oceans and how some scientists develop a to fish will soon graph but here is what else is coming up on the show. with me the young man in kenya who has gone into business as a self-employed waste because. we hunt for snakes in our way and this is the reptile rescue center. and we take a look at of course stock protection in solvents in nature and what it means for the future of fishermen that. hundreds of people in the kenyan capital live from go up literally in down dura where one of nairobi's biggest dumpsites is located we speakers come every day to sort through the rubbish amongst them is twenty eight year old gabino chen he views his work as an essential service and himself as a self-employed businessman he has specialized and can m

south africa is officially in recession after its g.d.p. shrank for the second consecutive quarter that is the country's first recession since the two thousand and nine financial crisis the weak and economic data are bad news for south africa's president he needs strong growth to help reduce the country's twenty seven percent unemployment rate as well as its poverty and inequality the downturn is linked to south africa's weaken currency and investor fears over land reform. mercedes has unveiled its first all electric s.u.v. and to challenge tesla and the premium electric vehicle market the subsidiary says it will begin production on the e.q. seen in the first half of next year the vehicle as a range of four hundred fifty kilometers. told reporters that mercedes was going all in on electric cars the company says it will offer ten models by twenty twenty two. hour show if you want more do check out our social media feeds from me and the entire team here thanks for watching and see you tomorrow. fake hair and real story. where i come from a lo

south africa is officially in recession after its g.d.p. shrank for the second consecutive quarter that is the conference first recession since the two thousand and nine financial crisis the economic data are bad news for south africa's president he needs strong growth to help reduce the country's twenty seven percent unemployment rate as well as its poverty and inequality the downturn is linked to south africa's weaken currency and investor fears over land reform. mercedes has unveiled its first all electric s.u.v. in a bid to challenge tesla and the premium electric vehicle market the subsidiary says it will begin production on the e.q. seen in the first half of next year the vehicle as a range of four hundred fifty kilometers. told reporters that mercedes was going all in on electric cars the company says it will offer ten models by twenty or twenty two. and that wraps up our show if you want more do check out our social media feeds for now from me and the entire team here in berlin thanks for watching and see you tomorrow. more dream go

from the churches of south africa to the world! the soweto gospel choir is taking its sweet gospel sounds to a global audience. with over a0 choir members... three costume changes per person... and so many traditional african instruments. touring with the choir takes a lot of work, and i'm here for the next part of their international tour in scotland. let's go! yes, the choir was started in 2002, and since then, they've won two grammy awards and taken their message all over the world. they hosted auditions like any other musical, like idols. i've tried by all means to take the train to go to johannesburg for those auditions. i sang amazing grace. # amazing grace...# it was my dream to be overseas one day, and to be onstage. # how sweet the sound...# # that saved a wretch...# audiences love their singing. but usually, they don't actually understand what the choir is singing about. we have 11 official languages in south africa, so we sing in about 6—7 languages in our show. because we want people to feel, you know, what we sing ab

africa very much based on race and what people are entitled to we do know in south africa for example that seventy percent of the managerial in positions top positions in companies across the border held by white people specifically and the is this need to address that but the policies perhaps in the rhetoric we're hearing doesn't seem to be dealing very well with how individual racial groups in south africa are responding so to be clear them for me what this policy is aiming to achieve is basically to try to redress the imbalance is of the apartheid era which as i say ended what twenty four twenty five years ago . and even then martin you know the question by many is that this issue around black economic empowerment isn't necessarily as successful as policymakers the government would wanted to be here in south africa wealth distribution it hasn't impacted the african black population as far as it has other race groups so the is a way to go so yes twenty four twenty five years after the end of apartheid they are a lot of questions around what should be done next to ensure that wealth

hiv care says each year up to one hundred and sixty thousand people in south africa diagnosed with tb but don't return for treatment which potentially increases the chances of developing drug resistant tb the issue is that a lot of people on to able to to the realities they face every day to actually complete the medication they're not getting the necessary support accessing treatment and labor intensive requires out of pocket expenditure which a lot of people are not privy to to support themselves let alone more than four hundred fifty tb. patients can be treated for the cost of treating just one drug resistant tb patient the world health organization estimates that a quarter of the world's population has tb it says far more needs to be done and the thirteen billion dollars global budget to fight the disease is simply not enough for me to al-jazeera cape town south africa. about us are in london you're watching al-jazeera here's a reminder of our headlines u.s. president donald trump said he would withdraw his nomination of brett kavanaugh from the u.s. supreme court if he thought th

englamd play australia and south africa over the next week. in the evian championship, the final major of 2018, england's georgia hall tied for fourth on 9 under. the us's amy 0lson shot a bogey—free 65, finishing 1a under to take a two stroke lead into the final round. great britain have taken a 2—1 lead in the davis cup afterjamie murray and dom inglot beat denis istomin and sanjar fayziev in four sets. britain and uzbekistan were tied at one—all as they went in to the doubles but murray and inglot have given great britain the advantage in glasgow. if they win one of the singles fixtures tomorrow they will be seeded in february's preliminary world group round. it is t20 finals day. the blast final being played at edgbaston. the six sons are battling in their 137—4 after 17 over —— the sussex sharks. they got off to a bad start. he forgot to ground his bat, both of his feet were in the air when the ball hit the stumps. sussex captain luke wright made 92 in their semifinal a little earlier on today with that win over somerset and h

general assembly will focus on the spread of tuberculosis particularly in developing regions south africa has the second highest rate of tb infection in africa i while it's been a seven percent decrease in the number of infections cases of a drug resistant strain are on the rise for minimal reports from cape town. lost it in bennett visits to book a loss' patients in a township in the west and gave. it to him bill is been treating this patient with three months and says she's seen an improvement but she's worried about contracting the highly infectious disease herself our government our company must give us or something like. a medication that we can take our self to get it is from the vision that they should have to deal with it i have to get to see it very quickly. and you can stop them because they're we are both not for us. or stop caring for tb patients which are contract to the disease two years ago she says she's still not fully recovered and contracted to work tb experts in south africa say health care workers are three times more likely to contract. and this is worse in overcrowd

in the news ahead a black vs white issue in south africa will find out why these workers have gone on strike. tough times tough measures the plight of the peso in argentina is driving many to despair. and sports is all here at the end with cricket captain had said about the retirement of his country's highest ever school. hello there we've got lots of violent thunderstorms around the black sea at the moment the satellite picture is showing the cloud here that's gradually drifting its way eastwards and it has given us a lot of thunder and lightning a lot of hail and some very heavy downpours as well and most of it has actually been over the sea thankfully but it's working its way eastwards and for the northern parts of turkey and up through parts of georgia it's going to be very very wet at times on friday to the south of all of that they're fine and dry and just pretty hot as you'd expect so forty one at least in baghdad the force in kuwait will be a part of around forty six no major changes as we head through the day on saturday saw to the northeast al-mahdi that not quite as hot as

the issue of albinism is being highlighted this month in south africa. the un say 600 people in the last ten years across africa have been killed, mutilated or traumatised after surviving attacks. now a choir made up of boys and girls with the condition is moving around the country in a bid to empower those with the condition but also raise awareness and change attitudes. all sing i'm the guy behind the binos. the binos are a group of people with albinism and it was formed around 2014. we are seeing a need to teach about albinism. for all this myth that we've been seeing around us are becoming a reality now. so in 2016 to 2017, we have seen 17 albino killings, now that is in south africa, and some of these are not even written down, not dated, because those are things that have happened in rural areas. for those reasons, we see a need to go out there and try and push the idea that we are also one of them. one, two, three, go! albino killings are so huge in our country right now, especially in the rural sites of south africa. so what i will do is, i will

-- ( laughter ) -- because the thing is, in south africa, we've got a ton of mandela statutes, and it's, like, ah, freedom! let's dance! or power to the people! but in new york, it's don't shoot! i'm not taking chances! don't shoot! ( applause ) top story, supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. over the past week, he's been fighting back against multi-million sexual assault allegations and, last night, he did something that no supreme court nominee has ever done before -- he went on tv to reassure the nation that he is not a sexual predator. >> i've never sexually assaulted anyone, not in high school, not ever. i've always treated women with dignity and respect. i've always treated women with dignity and respect. what i know is i've always treated women with dignity and respect. >> trevor: we get it, dignity and respect. this guy's repeating that phrase like a vodka brand that pays him for product mentions. whenever i'm at a prep school party, i always treat women with dignity and respect. ( laughter ) don't get me wrong, i think everyone should treat women with dignity and respect. i j

no in south africa would still be illegal what amounted to that you're supposed to keep focus on shit and you went to pick into a restaurant because you have an extra amount in your house so those are the things that will have to work but it's going to lead to the work of the south african police absolutely difficult but many in the rest of foreign community say the new law is just the beginning and that small backyard plantations should be expanded to allow for the proper farming and sale of cannabis they say it will help the economy cannabis is a source of life for thousands of people in together and we don't apologize for that we as a matter of fact are not the coal face of the drug industry no it's not it's tobacco and alcohol prince says now that using cannabis is legal there's nothing stopping him from practicing law from al-jazeera cape town. analysts take a look at some of the headlines here now and his era now and uneasy is national disaster agency says the death toll from an earthquake and tsunami is more than doubled to eight hundred thirty two people most of the confirmed

africa. yeah look this situation is parliament this current lee with a committee busy with consulting various they go this out do it that is the situation and i think this is some consensus emerging that this not only does the member not the constitution but it's also about but active measures black emerging farmers should be supported and i must say that we are building that each by the south africa that they have put forward you know proposals and also the lead with government funding on that they will so what we want to see is a much more stronger better cultural sector that can contribute towards the economy but also doing sure that more people are part of the exit of culture that says take the internet and all that knowledge will have to wrap up our show dennis george ralph metallica herman thank you very much indeed for being present on the program today and thank you too for watching you can see the program again any time by visiting our website al-jazeera dot com for further discussio

south africa's president says taking it back would undo a grave historical injustice. but with a future unclear some farmers have found an unlikely solution in russia medina concha never met one south african family looking to resettle. after almost three hours of driving we finally god to this farm and what we see here is just vast amounts of land. very where. you can because i know get out at this extra quality two generations of the do twat family have arrived in russia to see the farmlands that could be their future and after visiting here in the kaluga region they will have to south and russia they still feel that south africa is their real home but dire circumstances are forcing their hand and russia is offering them an olive branch we experience the pain in the hurt family members who have suffered ourselves if suffered crime i've made the decision that my children will not have to face that on a daily basis we've had family members who have been murdered we have had family members who have and friends who have had what they had stolen we have suffered crime it'

country now south africa's president says taking it back would undo a grave historic or. justice and while the amendment process continues some of the farmers have found an unlikely solution the now it seems in russia here we did a question of a south african family looking to resettle here. after almost three hours of driving we finally got to this farm and what we see here is just vast amounts of land. where. when you take. your seat you can get a new get out at this extra quality two generations of the do twa family have a arrived in russia to see the farmlands that could be their future and after visiting here in the kaluga region they will have to south and russia they still feel that south africa is their real home but dire circumstances are forcing their hand and russia is offering them an olive branch we experience the pain in the hurt family members who have suffered ourselves if suffered crime i've made the decision that my children will not have to face that on a daily basis we've had family members who have been murdered we have had family members who have and

south africa's president is trying to diffuse the country could face sanctions over land being seized from white farmers in july units constitutional changes to enable the government to take land from the white man are minority boa community without compensation and immediately those sparked a backlash from is described as discrimination by the farmers while both of the descendants of dutch settlers who came to south africa in the eighteenth century they currently own seventy percent of private farmland in the country south africa's president says taking it back would undo a grave historical injustice well with the future unclear some farmers have found an unlikely solution and russia. met a south african family looking to resettle. after almost three hours of driving we finally god to this car and what we see here is just vast amounts of land feel very very where. when you take. your seat you can see because i know get out and this is extra quality to generations of the do twa family have a arrived in russia to see the farmlands that could be their future and after visiting here in t

south africa's black market seafood industry, driven by poverty and run by organized crime. and the inspiring high school football star who runs on blind courage. >> well, he lost his eyesight, but he has a whole new vision for his life. >> ninan: good evening. i'm reena ninan. the woman who accused supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of an attempted sexual assault decades ago agreed to tell her story to a senate committee. lawyers for dr. christine blasey ford sent a letter to the senate judiciary committee today requesting talks to work out exactly when and how dr. ford will testify. republicans are trying to get kavanaugh confirmed to the supreme court before its opening session on october 1. weijia jiang has more from president trump's weekend white house in new jersey. >> reporter: u.s. marshalls escorted judge brett kavanaugh out of his maryland home today, a rare glimpse of the supreme court nominee since dr. christine blasey ford accused him of sexual assault. both say they've recently received death threats. this afternoon, dr. ford's attorney sent a letter to the

castro al-jazeera washington south africa's rust a ferry and community says a court ruling on cannabis is a victory for their cultural rights the nation's top court says adults are allowed to grow and smoke is in private but experts say the new rules may be difficult to police for me the miller falls from cape town. when you know your father was gareth the prince is a qualified lawyer he's also rust a foreign he says that he's been prevented from joining the law society because of his culture and daily use of cannabis for twenty years he's fought south african courts to get cannabis decriminalised saying that equality laws should also protect his way of life the greater victory is for the people of south africa in the sense that because russell far as always advocated that cannabis is for the eating of not just the south african people but for all people in the world. and our philosophy is that we must make use of what we have in order to get what we want and we have an abundance of cannabis. the rest of ferrie and community in cape town says cannabis is a religious and cultural sacram