is africa's health infrastructure coping with this surge in infections. i would say very different depending on the provinces and region see in the western cape it seems they are quite prepared a lot of field hospitals were set up you've seen that in the report but in other regions it looks more problematic in a college saying in the eastern cape for example 2 of the other centers off the pandemic in south africa is still not to be done you have a big gap in hospital beds in intensive care units so a lot of work needs to be done there but you also have to remember that the south african public health care system has been overstretched for years i talked to an official in the health ministry last week and he told me that's been the reality for us remember south africa has been facing massive health challenges high rates of hiv aids patients diabetes patients that tuberculosis for example and this of course was covered now puts additional pressure on the health system on the other hand so you have officials saying well it might be also chair. because we exp

be landsberg national park in south africa. iran has been spotted but steadily help has come too late after ripping off its own coach has left it as prey for lions. helicopter pilot and he could jacobs is out on patrol surveying the area he's a founding member of the anti poaching group a rhino 911 an organization that provides emergency helicopter rescue to rhinos injured all front mostly due to poaching but it also carries out preventive measures. in a last ditch attempt to save them rhino 911 has been assigned to help dion rhinos in the province the animals are sedated before the precious horn is sold off. beautiful home probably about. 500 kilograms. tragic of many if you do that. unfortunately the only option that we have. to climb to something you know trying to trimming trees like these animals one of. the team needs to up quickly before the rhino wakes up again horny is a drastic procedure that removes about 90 percent of the hands that conservationists tell us that in some areas even de horn rhino is a moderate to extr

the will find out home in south africa should farming mix for healthy soil. and how food is grown we've hydroponics in nigeria. and finally why farming doesn't have to mean deforestation. we start the show in south africa anyone who's ever been there will have noticed the thousands of kilometers of fencing that called across the land usually designed to contain the cuttle fences have a devastating effect on the environment they are not only a deadly trial for the way of life they also prevent a lifestyle from moving around freely which leaves over grazing and non-degree addiction some hadas on the boss in this trend and they are spearheading an ecological revulsion. when herders leave their livestock on to the great plains of the car route in central south africa the animals on allowed to linger. to protect the vegetation from overgrazing they have to be kept on the move as a result they can only eat the tips of the plants. head chef or dixon in cuba has years of experience and of seeing how the landscape has changed since he's been grazing his animals here i

infrastructure in south africa. colin,what your talk -- what you're talking about his entry level jobs, replicating what china has done. always pushed has the idea of trying to create more value added jobs. on a number ofis occasions. what makes you think the government is prepared to pivot to do this? you're talking about a significant shakeup structurally and fiscally in south africa and i have not seen much evidence the government is capable of delivering that. lin: the question of capacity of the state is an ongoing problem. it is a bizarre situation in south africa that you have emerging markets and among the strongest management expect deeds in emerging -- management expertise in emerging markets along with the state incapacitated and weak. i think there needs to be an honest conversation between the government and the business community about how to deploy management skills into the state and how to more smartly have the state collaborate with the private sector. this touches on some of the issues i've talked

covert 19 the country has the highest number of infections in the continent of africa. one of the story libya's national oil corporations accusing the united arab emirates of pushing the warlords telephone after to reimpose a blockade of its facilities the day after he allowed an oil tanker to sail with oil meant for exports his forces control most of libya's oil installations. aid groups say they are deeply concerned over restrictions on the flow of aid into syria the un security council agreed to a compromise this time yesterday that leaves only one border crossing with turkey open instead of the previous 2 now hundreds of thousands could be impacted. explains. there enjoyed nearly a decade of conflict the syrians are now facing even more uncertainty nearly 4000000 are in camps stranded on the border with turkey they live in a rebel held territory in the northwest while relying on international aid bubble however is a lifeline for the 3000000 syrians in italy a province about asylum or which was the main entry point for a channel to civilians in general mary and i 3 a

seen africa. africa has seen over 850000 confirmed cases of coke at 19 so far not that's a lot but it's still just a small percentage of the more than 16 and a half 1000000 cases confirmed worldwide is that all down to the under reporting or is there something else going on i'm not an expert on epidemiology and certainly not for africa but reading into this i discovered a hypothesis on why the prevalence is still fairly low in africa that to me seemed plausible it said that the countries with the highest international exposure called gateway countries have been the ones to be hit 1st and hardest countries like south africa and egypt well over half of the of the continent's reported cases so far have been from those 2 countries alone countries with fewer links abroad remained largely free of covert 19 in the initial months of the outbreak the experts think but now that the virus has spread to every country in africa many of them expect internal domestic transmission to begin playing a much bigger r

the center was opened in 2016 around 2000 scientists mostly from nigeria and west africa have passed through its doors professor happy trains them as top researchers in biochemistry and genomics his aim to pull to young african scientists to the top of scientific research he wants to develop affordable solutions for tackling infectious diseases in africa and in the rest of the world with understanding the day you had to go forward it was a great trade with us that works because it is an easy all this time that the guy moved very quickly and that's the focus of copies to. has already set down another marker in the battle against the corona virus they've devised to foster truck test the cost less than $3.00 euros by the end of the year the lab will have moved to a larger building it's set to become the biggest you know make research center in africa and with an ongoing pandemic the world just counting on us. and that's the latest on d w news this hour don't forget you can always get more news that information on our website just go to www dot com you can also follow us on facebook and

this storm is upon us south africa's president brings back a lock down restrictions after a search included $1000.00 cases there. alone welcoming peter w. watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up libya's state owned oil company blames the u.a.e. for a blockade on oil exports reimposed by the wall or the leaf i have to. exit polls suggest a tight race in poland as both the incumbent president and his rival claim victory in a runoff vote. 230000 coated 19 infections in 24 hours the world has now recorded its biggest daily rise since the outbreak of coronavirus began that's according to the world health organization and the situation in the united states the country hardest hit has taken a turn for the worse the state of florida alone has registered more than 15000 new cases on sunday that number subpar sees the highest daily tally reported by any european country and what new york recorded when the pandemic peaked there in 80. probably florida began lifting restrictions in may now elsewhere in the world south africa has reimposed a nighttime curfew and a ban

sub saharan africa, middle east, north africa, regions in countries with commodity exporters will see significant decline in their growth rates. even in south asia, a region that has no-- will see historical contraction as india will contract by 3.2%. next year growth will come back, but they're expecting the a modest recovery. few downturnturns that we had this year. this is a true historical global recession. if we go back all the way to 1870, which we have reasonably good data, there have been 14 global recessions. each global recession you saw global economy contracting. this will be the fourth deepest global recession, deepest one since the second world war. the other three global recessions are important to understand here. two of them, they're associated with-- so if you take out those two, this global recession will be the deepest since 1870 after the great depression. and the future is that global is the highest economy per capita also, slightly more than 90% this year. this is higher even than what we saw at the height of great depression. there are risks down the road and t

dot com africa megacities the meeting to get. close to. the coronavirus endemic is expected to call the surge in deaths from another deadly virus h i.v. . there are fears that there could be an extra half a 1000000 aids deaths this year alone the bluecher is deeply concerned about the impact of corporate 19 on the global response to a charity. more than 70 countries there and risk of running out of the anti-retroviral drugs needed for the daily management of the condition. what's more patients who aren't on a.r.v.'s are thought to have an increased risk from covert 19. so how can we protect people with hiv during the coronavirus pandemic. this is your cover 19 special on d.w.i. . it is good to have you with us the corona virus outbreak is endangering the fight against h.p.v. and that's becoming a growing problem particularly in african countries where many lives depend on anti-retroviral drugs the very one is now becoming scarce because of the conduct a drink krishna reports from south africa. to be would have preferred not to come to the

south africa now has about 300000 cases of covert 90 the highest rate in africa schools that reopened last month and since then several 1000 teachers and students have become infected with the virus for sen facilities have made many of south africa's schools a breeding ground for the virus t w correspondent ugly and krishna reports from the city of durban. 'd lisa other teachers toilets at the elementary school in kuan yew swat the woman started hasn't worked for years so the female teachers have always used the students facilities which are also in a sorry state. i started working here. 25 years pick. this like these yes did you think that after 25 years i thought. everything was right. and what i didn't see any change i didn't enjoy waking it's only that i like this trick i'd like to give now that's the only thing which proves. it pushes me. because i'd like to help these poorly in. 4 years she has pressed the ministry of education for support. do you believe her and said this new man to fix the whole school. only 3 roofs were repaired last year and even then only partially visiting

africa. back to the future when cinci thomas become wondering herdsman it's because of an ecological revolution in southern africa abolishing fenced in greys anatomy cheap soil from becoming depleted i'm protects the habitats of wild animals . and ancient skill that's a contribution to a sustainable future. cold africa. next month. covered 19 pandemic. reorganize the economic system. made in germany. in 60 minutes on t w. i think in everything challenging 1st and i became a muslim. so much different culture between here and there challenging for everything. in the service i think it was worth it for me to come to germany. to sharpen my got my license to work as a swimming instructor i'm sure now our 2 children underdogs just run faster just. what's your story take part charity on info migrants dot net. dot. hello and welcome to a new edition of. in lagos nigeria on today's show we'll be putting the focus on farming including a look at how high tech is changing i would call child.

but where in africa did the ivory originate from they assume this much ivory must come from multiple sources authorities send samples to washers lab for analysis right now from anywhere in africa we can assign a seizure of ivory closer than 300 kilometers to where it came from wasser and his team get to work the 1st step is to prepare the samples of seized ivory. we cut off a piece of the ivory and then wait we do is we stick that piece inside a plastic tube with a magnet and stainless steel plugs on the end we drop that in liquid nitrogen which cools it to about minus $240.00 degrees celsius so extremely cold within 3 minutes it comes out like baby powder. so it's a whole over us is the ivory and it preserves the d.n.a. at the same time that was one of the biggest breakthroughs of our. elephant d.n.a. from the ivory seized in singapore is extracted and analyzed in last year's lab the d.n.a. from the tusks is then matched. against a genetic reference map of africa's elephant populations this map has been generated by d.n.a. taken from another source rich in elephant d.n.a. i am holdi

south africa has become one of the world's hot spots for cold 19 a do you think these new measures are going to how. well i mean certainly they will help to clear the hospitals to some extent spots of course the health sector still trace this massive massive challenge as we see a massive like off census care units like some feel there's a massive lack of tests kept presidency at the moment it's almost impossible to get tested on lists you are older than 55 yes or you have co-morbidities otherwise public institutions will just not carry out a test for you so that means official numbers that we're seeing of cases are probably much much lower then the reality at the moment well be that as in my south africa at the moment accounts for 40 percent of all confront cases in africa the other african countries are getting right. well it's tough tough to say because we actually don't really know the numbers in the other african countries testing that 'd in most countries and definitely ways to know it so it's difficult to say how bad the situation is there so why is there 'd and then people mainl

the center was opened in 2016 around 2000 scientists mostly from nigeria and west africa have passed through its doors professor happy trains them as top researchers in biochemistry and you know makes his aim to catapult a young african scientist to the top of scientific research he wants to develop affordable solutions for tackling infectious diseases in africa and in the rest of the world we understand that you if you had to go the way it was evening train for this that would be focusing the easy on this time that the guy moves very quickly and that is the focus of the copies team has already set down another marker in the battle against the corona virus they've devised a fast track test the cost less than $3.00 euros by the end of the year the lab will have moved to a larger building it's set to become the biggest genomic research center in africa and with an ongoing pandemic the world is counting on us. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you. north korean leader kim jong un has called an emergency meeting after person exhibited covert 19 symptoms in case song nea

this center was opened in 2016 around 1000 scientists mostly from nigeria and west africa have passed through its doors professor happy trains them as top researchers in biochemistry engine omics his aim to couple young african scientists to the top of scientific research he wants to develop affordable solutions for tackling infectious diseases in africa and in the rest of the world under 30 years in the car was a great series and if that works the other thing is that if you understand that you can move very quickly that's happened is the other thing happy steam has already said down and other marker in the battle against the corona virus they've devised a fast track test that cost less than $3.00 euros by the end of the year the lump will have moved into a larger building it is said to become the biggest generic research center in africa and with an ongoing pandemic the world is counting on it. germany cruise ship has set sail for the 1st time since the industry was shut down because of the corona virus with strict precautions for passengers and crew but the cruise industry from ship

kampala here in uganda of course we'll also be covering the events of the coroner a virus pandemic in africa here in uganda for example the looked on hustling to the street side so news the poster dry up many people are clearly staying at home and minimizing quote hello how is the situation in nigeria for you and of course the neighboring countries. hi sandra and hive us a big hello for me in lagos nigeria indeed the pandemic is far from over here have to unfortunately say but because people are staying at home the use of cashless digital payment systems has risen by almost 15 percent in the last few months i have a feeling that a lot of things are going to change in africa as a result of coverage 19 but here are the who africa we will continue to focus on the important green themes coming up this week. the environment needs volunteers to help more than ever nowadays to kenyans doing what they can to assist. with meat and on the usual environmental activists from senegal and we will introduce you to was pushy up until in ethiopia that had been hunted almost the extinction. he's a famous on t

africa took a 2 hour. deal and antelopes are shy creatures. but my tears see bondo knows how to get up close slowly and steadily and from down when. his people the sun hunts the animals but you name a ts is only checking up on the herd elance have special significance for the sun. if you look at the animal it's massive it can provide a lot of it can provide a lot of the same times a blanket the skin of a blanket and there is also a fair they use it for their use it for their use it for cleaning themselves. doctors they use it also for another purpose of. us works as a guide at the quad to sun culture in education center in as a fun time near cape town it's the 1st center dedicated to sun culture in south africa. the traditional hunters and gatherers are an indigenous people in southern africa their ancestors lived here when the dutch reached the shores over 300 years ago the rock art they left behind emphasizes the sons deep connection to nature the dominance of the european colonialists massive land loss

increased reports from south africa. tempe would have preferred not to come to the community today because of the corona virus and to avoid questions from neighbors to be is not her real name she prefers to remain anonymous i knew she is a charity positive and wants to make sure her one year old daughter does not become infected. and my family knows that you. know. because they like to call from the building you own not crack the clothes you don't know your future to have been to you after. so you don't need to charge for. one in 5 mothers in khayelitsha township is age i be positive a few years ago 2 out of every 5 children also had the virus but now the chances of hiv being passed on that group are less than 5 percent south africa has made significant progress of the fight against hiv the government pays for the medicines and aid agencies like doctors without borders help with education programs in normal times a group of mothers with h. i.v. meet once a month but the crisis means the meetings have been cancelled. to g

adrian krishna reporting from south africa will from south africa to south america with over 320000 confirmed corona virus infections peru is 2nd only to brazil and confirmed cases in south america as well as placing a huge burden on peru's health care system the pandemic is making it hard for the poorest to earn a living. we have this report now from the capital. arturo is afraid of infection but he has no choice he was laid off from his job in retail and now he sells plastic face shields his commission is $0.50 per sealed and i have 3 kids i have to go out and earn money to feed my family. corona has hit hard 70 percent of peruvians live day to day working as street sellers or in construction block that measures here were initially strict and almost impossible to follow some rules have been relaxed and then the rules hit the poor hardest in some areas outside the capital lima neighbors have set up soup kitchens. there are lots of children and old people in need most of the people here live hand to mouth. intensive care beds are a luxury here the whole country has just over 1000 beds for 320

south africa is the worst hit country in africa with more than a quarter of a 1000000 people infected the government is reintroducing got the restrictions to combat soaring numbers for me to reports now from johannesburg. president still ramapo says claimed gatherings like this and what he calls drinking sprees for a surge in covert 1000 infections with more than 270000 cases south africa has one of the highest rates of infection in the world the government has again banned the sale of alcohol after allowing its sale to resume just weeks ago there is now clear evidence that the resumption of alcohol sales has resulted in substantial pressure being put on hospitals including trauma and i.c.u. units due to motor vehicle accidents violence. as well as related trauma. injuries. family visits and other social activities have also been banned but people can meet at restaurants malls and other public areas and parks have been reopened for exercise while wearing a mask is mandatory the government says people are not following the rules and there's concern that health facilities can't cope som

i look at the rate at which africa has falsify nationally it's almost there or however i have this africa risk premium that encloses $6700.00 basis points and what i come for not if i'm service in africa is there was and that's today of about $44000000000.00 a year. and you realize that if this was one or 2 percent we actually do have to be a number of 15000000000 so you ask yourself what is this 30000000000 risk premium for . you know and both we've come to the point. that we need to plan let me ask. then whether you think that the e.u. is truly serious about that mutuality when it comes to the global south europe is having trouble working out mutuality even within europe amongst northern you member states and southern ones do you think they're really going to be equally ambitious about the global south and if so what carrots and sticks to they have them i think we need to recognise that so far the e.u. as of and 3 dead the governments of the globe are stars are subcontractors rather than as general partners and i think that the crisis personally can lead european governments to the real

africa as there was and that's today of about $44000000000.00 a year. and you realize that if this was one or 2 percent we actually would have to be a number of 15000000000 so you ask yourself what is this 30000000000 risk premium for . you know and both we come to the point. that we need to plan let me ask. then whether you think that the e.u. is truly serious about that mutuality when it comes to the global south europe is having trouble working out mutuality even within europe amongst northern you member states and southern ones do you think they're really going to be equally ambitious about the global south and if so what carrots and sticks to they have available i think we need to recognise that so far the e.u. has often treated the governments of the globe ourselves as subcontractors rather than as general partners and i think that their prices possibly can lead european governments to the realisation that more cooperation will be needed i have to say that my key concern from this crisis before migration police you have a plan that police see is t

trying literally to remember their lives in africa. to remember who they were, to remember their families, so the struggle for memory is there from the beginning. well, an image like this can help us understand all of this. i mentioned before the slave ship books, this is another drawing of the same slave ship. i want to tell you, it is a real ship, we know a lot about it. but i also want to make sure you know this image was not drawn by slave trade merchants, it was not drawn by slave trade captains, it was actually drawn by the people who opposed the slave trade, abolitionists, who wanted to see it eradicated. so they came up with the truly brilliant idea of representing the ship in order to make people understand what that social reality was like. to make it real for people. i had sort of the same task in this book, how to make it real. i want to give you a sense of the dimensions of a real slave ship. this vessel was about 100 feet long and about 25 feet wide. that's not very big. think about that. think about the fact that into 48

hallow everybody and what africa this is reserve and the 7 percent show for africa's you one jacomo or. well coming up for you on today's program. if you can money heads to south africa to speak with the youth about the so-called black top and that is a having to help their families financially even those with barely enough to feed them or feel. in addis ababa we take a ride in a taxi which is free services to pregnant women. and we explored by the government's capital and the people through the lens of the feed andrea. report is on an issue that affects many young africans it's not uncommon for us young working people to financially support our parents and siblings sometimes even the extended family and many are happy to do eat because it's always nice to give something but right but what happens if you don't on enough money to support yourself and your family are if it's stopping you from realizing your dreams. we max our young man in nigeria who has his life on hold to help his family. getting ready in the morning without running water isn't uncommon in many parts of lagos all aband

you know africa. africa has seen over 850000 confirmed cases of coke at 19 so far not that's a lot but it's still just a small percentage of the more than 16 and a half 1000000 cases confirmed worldwide is that all down to the under reporting boras there's something else going on i'm not an expert on epidemiology and certainly not for africa but reading into this i discovered a hypothesis on why the prevalence is still fairly low in africa that to me seemed plausible it said that the countries with the highest international exposure called gateway to countries have been the ones to be hit 1st and hardest countries like south africa and egypt well over half of the of the continent's reported cases so far have been from those 2 countries alone countries with fewer links abroad remained largely free of covert 19 in the initial months of the outbreak the experts thing but now that the virus has spread to every country in africa many of them expect internal domestic transmission to begin playing a much big

off the 8 shops fight in new partner virus cases south africa imposes a curfew and bans all wholesales again we look at why the government is returning to such drastic measures. and victory for poland's euro skeptic president. wins a 2nd term edging ahead of fees for the challenger what will the next 5 years bring . us in the u.s. state of washington brics gets confirmed the team will change its controversial name off to fresh protests over racist connotations. hello i'm christie want to welcome to the program germany's health minister has warned that the country could face a renewed outbreak of coronavirus if tourists drop their god while on holiday in spawn told a news conference in berlin that he was along to buy images of germans flossing social distancing guidelines while on the beaches of majorca on say the danger off a 2nd wave is real and urged tourists to follow the rules. on my yorkers beaches holiday makers enjoy the sun and the fresh breeze but at night all the coronavirus related rules seem forgotten on the party strip the so-called tourists are drinking and dancing with f

africa a huge achievement for so all. the people to have. affordable safe decent and. same time sustainable accommodation. the display home is one step closer to fulfilling that dream the good trying ones will undergo further tests as the 2 scientists work to optimize their earth concrete. so off to create sounds like a good idea for the environment now let's take a look at another example for the change for the better to design in the indian ocean. as a result of climate change and the depletion of not sure resources. indeed sondra like so many islands along this african coastline but the community forests penned by and geo is helping people i adapt by planting trees changing their farming methods and keeping the the results i impressive we went to the time the island of . pemba island to see for ourselves. nowadays it's difficult to make your way through the dense woodland in cocoa time 10 years ago this land used to be barren activist. and his n.g.i. have brought it back to life. the organization encourages local communities to plant trees install solar panels build

live with wild animals in africa and write books about them. and i was fortunate to meet with dr louis leakey, the famous palaeontologist, and i think he was really impressed by how much i knew about african animals from the reading i had done. you know, when i grew up, there was no tv, so it was reading. and so he offered me a job as his assistant, really, and then he became, i suppose, more impressed because he saw that i really, really had this thing about being with animals and watching them and could cope with the bush. and so he gave me this extraordinary opportunity. i mean, i would have studied any animal, and it was chimpanzees. and, interestingly, louis leakey, i think, encouraged you to run with this idea that meticulous observation of the chimpanzees might reveal new sort of connections between their behaviours and human behaviours. is that something that, when you went out into the forest, you were actively looking for? well, i wasn't looking for it, but that's the — he sent me because he believed, as everybody does now, but he w

so that is also adding to the depletion of chimpanzee numbers right across africa. even in that answer, you have given us such a sense of the enormous environmental pressures that the chimpanzees have been under over those 60 years. i want to go through this from the beginning, i wa nt to through this from the beginning, i want to start by having you take us back to 1960 two the young jane goodall in her 20s with no real scientific academic training, but certainly amazing gifts for natural observation. how unusual was it for you to be given the role, the responsibility of going out into the forest and undertaking the scientific observation? well, it was absolutely unique. you are right. i had no scientific training at all. i just did biology in school. i left school at 18, we didn't have money for a university or a college, and so when i arrived in africa, it was simply because from the age of ten i had dreams of going to live with wild animals in africa and write books about them. and i was fortu nate to books about them. and i was fortunate to meet with a famous p

course here in disco song w africa's facebook and other social media platforms. hallow everybody and what africa this is reason to 7 percent a show for off because you are one jacomo are. coming out for you on today's program. kimani heads to south africa to speak with the youth about the so-called black topics that is having to help their families financially even those with barely enough to feed them or feel. you know these other got we take a ride in a taxi with all those presuppositions to pregnant women. and we explode but it got tense capital and time and that people through the lens of the feed andrea. report is on an issue that affects many young africans it's not uncommon for us young working people to financially support our parents and siblings sometimes even the extended families and many are happy to do eat because it's always nice to give something but right but what happens if you don't on enough money to support yourself and your family are if it's stopping you from realizing your dreams we met a young man in nigeria who has his life on hold to he

save our seeds the right cheese adapted to the changing climate welcome to this new edition of eco africa i'm never tideway and i'm not alone sunder trying to be in uganda is it me what can you tell us about seed banks under it is nice to see you too near to well i know that in western uganda farmers helped him up with a seed bank to enable them to grow healthy and nutritional crops for their communities more on that in a moment but 1st a look at what else is in the program. took a look at the planting generates the white eliminating west and we will also hear how humble by making something a little greener in kenya's capital nairobi. we started the program right here in uganda around 10 years ago jane and a few other farmers used a few bucks of beans and a button a seed start up capital to set up the community sit back and the concept has proved fruitful yields in the region's green harvest have risen up by 50 percent and a big fuck to me is that the initiative bank's sharing anyone wanting to use the seeds he's given some training to. join is explaining how to catch banana weevils. she'

africa all of equal and that is the motive behind that action. of superiority or if you are in this world everybody is equal and we all have to have data mentality in us and make this place for a living for all of us. these young women saw the doors which are made entirely of organic textiles join is the president of the ghana national tailor and dressmakers association she trains the girls but it's not just about teaching them new skills. the skills. if you are not careful most will then be on the streets on prostitution and even robbery. on. the ground. once the doors of the quality check gideon sent them all the way to germany to the founder of the company. david i'm watching david grew up in humble but he's 5. he remembers being told by other children as early as kindergarten. they said bad words or we're pointing out us or we're even afraid of my dad and yeah this already hurts me and it cannot garden and and when i was a child i didn't hate it named for it and but today i know it was racism. he's childhood experiences inspired david to foun

you know considering that africa is a land you know like a country you know systematically when you when you're applying for a job i got like a double name what i did back in the days was just cut my african name out of it you know better chances ok because i know that it's going to be tougher in the right is about to come to you what do you think how do you think it's a fix it you write growing up experiencing some of the things you've had how do you think that's affected you or you traumatized the 1st time i realized i was black i was in the kindergarten and people were touching my skin for instance and asking me why i'm black and also telling me that i'm dirty and that russia. i go wash myself and stuff like this but when i it's confusing when i ask my white friends or white roommates when they experience that they were white the 1st time they tell me it was on my trip to ghana and the people were treating me like king like a queen and i'm like ok this is so disturbing so you can see the color line you know traces everywhere. you jumping over there. with black man it was speciall

in south africa the president warns of the greatest crisis in the history of its democracy south africa now has about $300000.00 cases the highest rate in africa schools there reopened last month and since then several 1000 teachers and students have become infected with the coronavirus for senator facilities have made many of south africa's schools a breeding ground for the virus a correspondent ugly increased reports from the city of durban. 'd lisa other teachers toilets of the elementary school in kuan yew swell the woman's toilet hasn't worked for years so the female teachers have always used the students facilities which are also in a sorry state. i started working here. 25 years pick. this toilet seat like if yes did was in the pits after 25 years i thought. everything was right. and what i didn't see any change i didn't enjoy waking it's only that i like this rick i beg forgiveness that's the only thing which is to come. it pushes me. because i like to help these poorly. for years she has pressed the ministry of education for support. lieberman says this new mother who's the who

minibuses says coronavirus hotspots in south africa. monkey writes in thailand. but we start off in italy when the coronavirus epidemic began in europe many people died in the region of lombardy hardly a single family remained untouched the northern italian city is now coming to grips with what happened which travelled to bad. a city that is still in mourning 1st stop the old town usually a tourist hot spot here we meet. a community worker things have calmed down now unlike at the start of the crisis. but you know the ga me after a few days some of us started breaking down emotionally they were sobbing like babies but it was partly the pressure but also because we were dealing with people who had seen 2 or 3 of their family members die one after the other with. during our pilot was among the founders of superbad and initiative to help those who couldn't help themselves 200 volunteers joined him they delivered food and medicines to cover 1000 patients relief for suffering city. at berga most men cemetery visit the graves of people who died of 19 father better mall

being passed on the birth are less than 5 percent south africa has made significant progress of the fight against hiv the government pays for the medicines and aid agencies like doctors without borders with education programs in normal times a group of mothers with h i.v. meteo once a month at the pool when a crisis means the meetings have been cancelled. to gain from the group's a chance discussing with p. is giving time to discuss the difference in t. doesn't the internet that the group happening anymore if it is be afraid to post natal clubs the medics know how are the mothers on a one to one basis hiv is still a serious problem here. the hospital is much emptier than usual because of 19 many patients void hospitals and therefore don't have access to their medication experts believe this could have a strong negative impact on hiv aids but also with tuberculosis patients in the future. simply knows her medication significantly increases her own life expectancy . but in the future age i.v. in corona will no longer be a danger to her daughter. earlier i spoke to dr shannon hader she's the

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and after a sharp spike in new coronavirus cases south africa imposes a curfew and bans alcohol sales again we look at why the government is returning to such drastic measures. as welcome to the program polish president is headed for a 2nd 5 year term following sunday's election with nearly all the votes counted the conservative incumbent has won with 51.2 percent over his rival the liberal warsaw mayor rough off just cost the vote is widely seen as a battle for the country's future including over its strained relations with the european union. they come to announce a win a narrow one for incumbent president on jay duda it's also a victory for his allies the conservative law and justice party. and a sign of how deeply divided poland is. sebastian doing 51.21 percent of the vote. another photograph our clocks to me are just cough skill 48.79 percent of your vote. said they brought on sunday night due to was already claiming victory even before a clear winner could be projected. we've got to vote if it is winning presidential elections with nearly 70 percent voter turnout this is fabulo

i do think they will believe the data on africa, africa has been relatively less harmed by this? is is just a calm before the tsunami? >> it's a true the numbers were up compared to other regions but the reality is, it reflects the reality in africa has had the worst of it, measures have been taken and effective but i will question because it means you've been able to have widespread testing and the health capacities, confident to declare that. i hope that will be the case but for that to happen, we need to step up in testing. the economic front, i think in context, before this pandemic when africa was looking at a robust economy growth, it's agreed to a growth average they have the global economy but they came and disrupted that. economic numbers in the foreca forecast, not looking back but remember, it's also the high. in terms of how covid is affecting the economies and it's going to be the economic performance in 30 years. for them, it means quite a lot. but i alluded to earlier, it's been on every dimension. about 55% in the first few months but it took several months to rea

you know we're learning as we go on that there is some new data and south africa which is one of the 1st countries affected by covert that also has a very large hiv epidemic and they are seeing that there is some additional severity in people living with hiv who get cove it it's not as bad is for people who have diabetes or existing lung disease but of course people living with hiv are aging and have those things too so it is particularly ringback important that people living with hiv. take their conscience to try to avoid getting infected to begin with and that we hope to learn more as you know treatments evolve vaccines evolve except tra now speaking of precautions there are hiv patients that are avoiding hospitals out of fear of contracting the coronavirus how big of a problem is that. well it's a big problem if we're not offering other solutions so one thing about hiv care is for a number of years now treatment guidelines have really promoted this idea of differentiated service delivery or community based deliberate so that someone living with hiv doesn't have to go to the clinic

yeah i did talk about south africa a country we all know right we know that at some time black people couldn't go to school you know right when the education that there was access was was some great education you all don't have that in south africa and you don't have that challenge so black people have equal opportunity to go to school and 2nd i still want to know why we don't have mass numbers of graduates and professionals is it because of racism or are black people not necessarily taking advantage of opportunities they have i'm asking as an outsider jeff you want to weigh in on that as well in many studies already shown that people with a migrant background and black people especially are being downgraded despite having the same qualifications to go to a good naser so the highest from and that was something that happened to me as well and it was only because my mother and my parents were so adamant about me going to this other class that i had to the other school that i actually got there but this decision alone could have changed my life in so many different ways it's just a matte