♪ >> johannesburg or joburg or jozi. 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. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> in 2010, south africa played host to the world cup. the black jacks who played for the opening celebration are a soweto based band. they are also, not surprisingly, soccer fans. ♪ ♪ >> 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 the local orlando pirates or for the johannesburg kaiser chiefs. mawilies inn. a typical local joint in soweta. the perfect place to talk about a game, drink yourself silly over the results of a game, or just have a very fine local style meal. it is, however, a little hard to find. there are a lot of places like this? i mean, this used to be the garage or the carport, r

we are live in johannesburg. arrival protests in tie land following problems that forced the prime minister from. . >> and music it is. how a deal with apple could make this man the first hip-hop billionaire. the world's largest block of islamic countries has described the kidnapping of more than 270 school girls as barbaric and inhumane. the organization for islamic corporation says groups like boko haram is about islam. boko haram has threatened to sell the girls into slavery. they. >> al jazeera raji has more from the capitol. >> the nigerian military broke its silence issuing a rare detailed statement trying to exonerate soldiers from allegations that they had advanced warning hours before the attack but failed to act accordingly. instead, the military said what they did receive were calls for reinforcement once the attack was underway, that it had to dispatch reinforcements to more than 120 kilometers away in a very rugged and difficult terrain that soldiers were ambushed, that they were receiving misleading

in this so we chose district outside johannesburg many people gathered to vote at a polling station. its use of space and a fine job of it suits the ruling and c has to have overwhelming support mainly from black south africans to make up about eighty percent of the country's population. its leaders have pledged to continue the policies of former pres of nelson mandela they argue they're the only reliable party they can represent the interests of all south africans the latest poll suggests the dnc will win the majority of experts a party to lose some seats because the priests of economic struggles and reports of government corruption. this is the first election since mandela's death last december it appears voters will give his nc party a fifth term in power. earlier nhk world stephen remote joins us from johannesburg to discuss how people are weighing their support for the ruling party many matches especially the eyes amongst the older generation will be casting ballots for the anc. i still feel a strong allegiance to the potty and credits it with the ending racial segregation and d

what is it about the people in johannesburg they don't like about the anc, do you think? what's the message? >> 20 years i can't say down the line of democracy. people see what anc is capable of doing. also they see our mistakes. they say to us, watch ourkts don't do mistakes. if you mark promises, keep promises. we hear the people of south africa and think we will do the best in the future. >> what are you going to do? you've got massive rates of unemployment here in this country. youths face a jobless future. what can you expect with the mandate of five years in government. you're going to have to deliver. >> we have a plan as we said both in manifesto and express in the development plan which is 30-year-old plan we have. of course we're going to focus on five years. jobs, jobs, jobs. that's what people are looking for. education, health. those are the priority areas. we will not look at bad and ugly and deal with that and strengthen where we manage to done better. >> there's been a crisis of corruption and you'll have to clean up your act. >> we are going to clean up o

lots of people are packed in this small square in johannesburg. people of all ages coming to celebrate the victory. president jacob zuma told them that he's happy that they've given him and his administration another five years in government. he told them about the past. about apartheid and said the a.n.c. is doing the level he can do live on the promises to the poor. he promised jobs, houses, sanitation, water, electricity - all the things that people really wanted. jacob zuma knows that he can't do what he normally does, but knows there's a long road ahead. tonight people will celebrate and dance. come tomorrow morning. he and the administration will go back to the drawing board and find a way forward. he promised he'd do the level he can in the next five years to deliver on promises. >>> let's take a look at other news - after five month of fighting a ceasefire in south sudan appears to be holding. president salva kiir and former vice president riek machar called on the rebels and opposition forces to play down weapons. both agreed to open huma

. >>> i'm in johannesburg. polling stations have been open all over the country for the last six hours. there's been a steady stream of voters in elections that mark 20 years since the end of white rule. >>> records could be broken on the u.s. stock market. >> tim, it's all about alibaba. after months of speculation, china's e-commerce giant is going public. sells up to $20 billion worth of shares. could be the biggest ever tech company debut in history. but what does it mean for the tech world? what's alibaba going to do with all that money? >>> hello. it is midday here in london. 5:00 a.m. in washington. 6:00 p.m. in bangkok where a new political crisis threatens to engulf the country. thailand's constitutional court has ordered yingluck shinawatra, the prime minister, to stand down. announced on live tv, the court found the 46-year-old sister of billionaire former leader thaksin shinawatra guilty of violating the constitution and abusing her power. several other members of her cabinet are also implicated in

when you look at a city like johannesburg for example. if i go to 2011 when people voted we got 35%. now they are not south africans whites that are minority below 9%. if we get 25%, it would be improbable. >> you need to be a national force, a nationwide democratic alliance. only has 7% of vote coming from the black population in south africa. >> which is in fact higher than any other opposition party. >> but it's not much is it? >> it's still a lot of work. anc dominates black majority vote. i think we'll get closer. nationally if we get about 7-8%. if you recall, contrast that same picture to black led parties, they can't constitute 7% of the vote. they can't constitute right numbers. we're not trying to build a party for blacks. we're trying to build for all south africans. that's the project for all. >> from the democratic alliance opposition there giving you their take on the election results so far. we'll bring you the latest developments throughout the day. for the moment now, back to you tim. >> thank you very much indeed. >>> th

to mark the event, the story of the featuring thousands is featured in johannesburg. for those born after 1994 it's a powerful celebration of the struggle many had to endure to see south africa become a free and democratic nation. >> the rise and fall of the state. the depiction of the dark history of oppression, resistance and liberation. the exhibition has made it home to celebrate the 20 years of democracy. works of art has impressed audiences in other parts of the world including new york, milan and munich. >> south africa has been an ongoing interest of mine. when i was invited by photographers to make exhibition i thought this was an opportunity to explore the legacy of the production and apartheid. >> this was these images that shocked the world. the photographs exhibited here builds a picture what south africa was like over the period. 20 years into democracy, a young generation shouldn't be allowed to forget this country's history. >> this was taken in the march where protestors were gathering to demand the release of mandela. there were attacked by police. t

our correspondent is live in johannesburg. and the interpretation building. >> reporter: well, the crowd here is electric. take a look at this venue at the moment. this is what 90,000 in a stadium looks like. red, black and yellow are the colours of the party. the stadium is full to capacity. there are many outside trying to get in. president zuma will speak in an hour or two. the a.n.c. have a lot of support. some feel that over the years the a.n.c. could be losing its way. people are strengthened about the a.n.c. and about the wrongs that have happened. >> reporter: this woman and her cousin are excited about voting on may 7th. >> i'll vote for the a.n.c. it found religious freedom. >> apartheid ended 20 years ago. the ruling african national congress has a lot of support. people are not happy about the corruption. $20 million of money was spent on security upgrades to jacob zuma's home. >> it is a bitter pill to swallow for ourselves. by the way, including the president. it is clear that somewhere along the line our open in

. >>> tania page is at the democratic alliance election rally in johannesburg. a.n.c. clear favourites despite the number of allegations of corrosion hurled at the party from all quarters. what is the level the da cap hope for? >> well, the party president helen zela is on stage. they are promising 6 million jobs, an easy promise to make if there's no chance that you'll lead the next government. the level that the democratic alliance can hope for, analysts believe, is 25% share of the vote. that would be a big increase. they hold 16.5%. they are taking the province off the axe nc -- a.n.c. which is why they chose to hold the rally in johannesburg. >> despite the attacks on the party why hasn't any opposition challenged the a.n.c. >> look, the fact of the matter is that the an c is the only party in south africa that appeals to the black majority. the majority of people. 80% of whom who are black in south africa. the da is perceived as white. if you look around the crowd, the vast majority are black. the deception holds it back. it's not all the advances that people hav

a political analyst joins us from johannesburg. thank you. good to see you on al jazeera. all polls suggest that jacob zuma is likely to win another term. why is the a.n.c. so popular, despite many failings? >> the a.n.c. are the heart and soles of many south africans and is the heart and sole. however, amongst middle class, urban voters it lost support, and it's support among the young people, the born frees that your report referred to earlier, had diminished considerably. and the emergence of a new player, the economic freedom front led by the president is poised to take up some of the a.n.c. vote. we'll see a reduction in the a.n.c.s numbers, but we are unlikely to see it not get its majority. it will rule for at least another term. >> jacob zuma has touted his party's slogan - we have a good story to tell. what is that story? >> well, that story is largely in terms of the gains made since the end of apartheid, in terms of social service delivery, and there have been gains. many will say they'll vote for the a.n.c. because it's the party that brought them a social secu

thank you for joining us from johannesburg. >>> moving on, ukrainian troops are continuing their advance in the east to stop pro russian groups from taking over more towns. soldiers have made more gains as part of their anti-terror operation. in a pro-russian stronghold troops have surrounded the city and it is the rebels who are gaining the upper hand, they've stepped up security and reinforced barricades. here are reports. >> reporter: the burning cars and debris that have littered the streets are evidence of what looked like a day of heavy fighting between ukrainian soldiers and pro russian separatists. they set alight trying to keep the government troops at bay. >> there are a lot of victims from both sides from civilians and from the fighters of the checkpoint. people are simpl simple injured. they were shooting at building m buildings at tents for a half hour. >> there were petrol bombs to throw at soldiers who were coming near. ukrainian check points are now controlling traffic, but not all traffic has been halted. after eight days in captivity, a convoy did make it through. on a

supporters of the ruling african national conference have gathered in johannesburg. the freedom fighters held their rally in pretoria. tonya page was there. we'll hear from her in a moment. first we're at the anc rally in johannesburg. >> reporter: it's a tough crowd to please. supporters want to know why there are corruption allegations in the ruling african national congress and want to know where there is poor service delivery. we began to see some people in the 90,000 seat stadium get up and live. they said they were tired and hungry and some said his speech was boring, but the president carried on. he promised to create jobs and tackle corruption in the ruling african national congress and deal with the land issue. he says that he will try to work very hard with his anc party to make sure more land is redistributed to landless black south africans. he has support because of the legacy the anc has. they thank the anc for ends apartheid. they count on that loyalty come the election on the 7th of may. >> reporter: he's the commander in chief of the freedom fighters

girs let's go to johannesburg. what's happening there? >> reporter: president zuma has just finished the speech. it was quite interesting. when he saw that the stadium was packed full to capacity, a few minutes of his speech people got up and left. he kept carrying on. when we asked why they were leaving, they said we're tired. we're hungry. our transport is leaving. we can't hear the speech. the audio is bad. the speech is interesting. nefrlgs, they kept on going. he used his charismatic nature to charm those that stayed behind. he spoke in local languages, but his main aim is we understand we made some mistakes and we're trying to fix them. he didn't touch too much on the fact he's accused of spending taxpayer money on his private residence. he spoke about other issues as well. he spoke about land. it's about time south africa fast tracked the landownership program. only about 5% of land has been redistributed to black people. most of the good, fertile land is still in white hands. he promised he will address that. before that, some peo

. >> in downtown johan he johannesburg, a generation undaunted by a troubled past is dancing, cheering and spinning its way to an integrated and hopeful future. . >> this entire area wants to get down to being really south african and making things work and move. >> this spot was once notorious foraysism and seg gregation and urban decay. it's the epicenter of a new south africa. >> this space has really allowed us to live out what we kind of ma'amming for ourselves. >> they are members of a unique generation old enough to remember apartheid, young enough not to be scarred by it. smart enough to move on. >> you gravitate to these places where it is a place that's not actually about the race. it's actually about a passion that people are all in to. >> those places are the bars, kichners, the naked bramfantine. it might be south africa's new model. >> this can teach south africa, there is a lot of patience, tolerance, but, also, opportunity. >> a lawyer. why not? >> does the world need another lawyer? >> meet the man who saw that opportunity? >> you can be one of two people, the person w

tanya paige has more from johannesburg. >> the blue of the democratic alliance filled the hall like a riding tied. although it's more popular than ever, it's small tom paired to the africa national congress. it's south africa's biggest opposition party. >> if our government was doing its work properly, south africa would be attracting much more investments, and the economy would be growing much faster to create the jobs we need to tackle our biggest problem, which is unemployment and poverty. >> all opposition parties say they can create the jobs. the african national congress hasn't. the da has one major problem. >> the democratic alliance is perceived by many people to be a party that protects the interest of whites even though some it's leaders and the vast majority of the crowd here are black. that will perception holds it back. >> the amc has the influence of nelson mandela in its corner. it's given people houses, better social services. they say they won't turn their blac backs on the former liberation movement. th like the freedom fighters say the amc is corrupt. eff is promisi

johannesburg. >> in thailand, tens of thousands of people rallied. some for, others against the ousted prime minister. yesterday, opponents of yingluk shinawatra threatened a coup and are calling for a non-elected official to be installed by monday saying she abused power. opposing sides have been protesting since the end of 2013. it's been more than a week since a massive landslide buried a village in afghanistan. grief stricken, villagers say the camps are chaos. there are fights breaking out as people have been stealing each other's supplies. now, donations have been piling up in warehouses all because of the confusion. >> life isn't getting any easier for survivors of the landslide. for over a week, they have had to live rough in tents and have struggled to get food to eat. the weather has also turned, making this makeshift camp a cold and muddy miss. s ha-ha va uve lost everything. this is the first hot meal he and his family have had in days. >> we survived this disaster by the grace of god but we need more help from the government. they keep m

they published an article by a paper in johannesburg that is very critical of the president, goodluck jonathan, and his repressive response to boko haram, which, according to that paper, has pushed au courant around to carry out these terrible attacks -- has pushed boko haram to carry out these terrible attacks. >> this magazine is focusing on mali and its president, better known by his initials i.b.k. >> he is on the front page, an exclusive interview, the whole truth, nothing but the truth. andas elected last august he says he wants to set the record straight about some controversial topics, in security in the north, for instance. let's go from one president to another. francois hollande is on the cover of a french magazine, and he is being seen from the perspective of his former ministers. look too happy on the front page this week. these are former ministers that were kicked out during the last cabinet reshuffle. you can understand they might want to lash out at the president. they described him as a loner, impatient, tactician. he will cut you down to size. they are not too bitte

lots of people are packed in this small area in johannesburg. people of all ages come to celebrate the victory of jacob zuma. he told them that he is happy that they have given him and his administration five years. he told them about apartheid and says the a.n.c. is doing the level it can to life on the prom es. he promised sanitation, water, electricity. all the things people really want. jacob zuma knows that he didn't do it as he usually does. me knows there's a long road ahead. tonight people will celebrate. i come tomorrow morning. he said he and his administration will go back to the drawing board and find a way forward. he promised he'll do the level he can do deliver on promises. >>> a ceasefire in south sudan appears to be holding after five month of conflict. president salva kiir and former vice president riek machar called on the army and rebel forces to lay down weapons been 24 hours and agreed to open humanitarian corridors so aid could be delivered to many people. >>> leaders of the association of south-east asian nations are meet

harry is live from johannesburg. now the united states has announced that it will allow the main surn opposition alliance to open a diplomatic mission in washington and provides $27 million for nonlethal aid to the national coalition and that bring ls the total to $280 million and that is the latest move in formalizing the diplomatic relationship following the closure of the embassy in march. and leader is expected to meet the u.s. secretary of state john kerry on thursday. well fighting between two syrian rebel groups have killed at least 69 people in the oil rich eastern province. and hall -- the al-qaeda leadership is disowned for being too extreme and people in the area have been forced to leave their homes. in the northern syrian providence around 30 government soldiers have been killed in a bomb explosion. rebel fighters reported they put them in a tunnel underneath a check point. and now we are going to turn our attention to europe and get all the very latest weather with everton, heavy rain i gather everton.

we have this report from johannesburg. >>> the african national congress celebrates its fifth win. jacob zuma is upbeat. millions of south africans have given him the administration another chance. the president survives accusations of poor delivery of services. >> who can defeat us if you are with the people. who can? no one. those who are not with the people, the people are not going to vote for them. that's what has happened. that's why other parties of those who spoke so violently in parliament. they've been reduced. >>> the party has been voted into power as a party of government, but this time with a reduced majority. >> they have lost the a.n.c. in two elections. it fell from 70% to 66%. now from 66% to 62.5%. so the big question you have to ask. they are saying that we are unhappy with jacob zuma and the behaviour. >> the new kid on the block got more than 20 feet in the national assembly. the main opposition party, the democratic alliance increases the share of the vote. >> reporter: the public and the a.n.c. celebrate their win. they'll likely head to the drawing board an

the ruling afghan national congress party is holding a rally in johannesburg on sunday. it's expected to have the majority cut in the wake of corruption scandals, and opposition parties like the democratic alliance are hoping to take advantage. tania paige reports. >> reporter: the blue of the democratic alliance filled the hall like a rising tide. although it's more popular than ever, it's small compared to the governing national congress. it's the biggest party. >> if our government was doing its work properly south africa would be attracting more investments, and the economy would be growing faster to create the jobs we need to tackle our biggest problem, which is unemployment and poverty. >> all opposition parties say they can create the jobs. the african national congress has not. the da has a problem. >> the democratic alliance is perceived to be a party that protects the interests of whites. some of its leaders and the vast majority of the crowd are black. that perception holds it back. the a.n.c. has the influence of nelson mandela in its corner. it's giving peop

first, at the african national congress in johannesburg. >> a tough crowd to please. supporters want to know why there are corruption allegations in the ruling african national congress. they want to know why there is poor service delivery. some people in the 90,000 stayed annual. some say the speech was boring. the president carried on. he promise today create jobs. he promised to tackle corruption in the ruling african national congress. he promised to deal with the land issues. he says that he will try to work hard here to make sure more land is redistributed to landless black south africans. zuma knows he has a lot of support because of the legacy the amc has. black south africans thanked for helping to end apart eye i'd and bringing freedom. he will be counting on that loyalty come the election on the 7th may. we have got some radical policy ideas. he wants to nationalized the country's mine and banks and sees farms from white owners without giving compensation. he wants to introduce a minimum wage of $450 a month and double the salaries of police officers, teach

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aal jazerra, johannesburg. >>> dozens of protest nurse baja ran have attacked a police force with a petrol bomb. the violence broke out tuesday in the mainly shiia village. no one was hurt but several businesses in a nearby shopping center were damaged. >>> we have obtained the first images of al jazerra's jailed reporter a abdullah since his arrest in egypt last autopsying. the pictures were taken on saturday. while he was being transported to court where his detention was extended for 45 days. he's been on a hunger strike for 106 days and has drunk only water since march the 16th. taken before his arrest, this picture shows him in normal health. the al jazerra arabic journalist has lost more than a third of his weight. his colleagues have been marking his 26th birthday with a solidary vigil. he continues to be held without charge and denied access to a lawyer or medical treatment. >>> and three al jazerra english journalists also continue to be detained in egypt being held for 129 days. they are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood the movement has been declared a t

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we are joined now from johannesburg with more on her conversation. just a few days ago, we are seeing money of strike activity taking place in south africa. what does all that tell us about the state of the south african economy right now? >> we talk about a strike action in the country, 70,000 miners are currently on strike. it is the longest ever running strike in south africa. it is unprecedented heard when i spoke to the minister about his concerns with the guard to the strike, he said important investors will look through the notke action to save is only endemic to south africa but a global issue as well. other sectors offering great opportunity. strike action is on the rise. it is becoming a lot more aggressive. it is showing there are concerns with regards to policy levels, the inequality gap. we're talking about sophistication. south africa has 24% unemployment. he is talking about trying to sort that out very it is a policy that is been unable to make a dent in the unemployment rate. >> are investors more interested in nigeria? >> is a very

. >> we are joined live from johannesburg. how concerned is the minister about the 14 week strike in the platinum sector? >> we have got 70,000 miners on strike. it is affecting three of the biggest mining companies, costing them $1.5 billion. when i spoke to him about how concerned he is, he says it will not have an impact on economic growth and he says that it will be solved soon. strike in south africa has become more aggressive. we're seeing across the board, not only within the corporate sector but also coming to service delivery. he is saying that the platinum mining strike is of concern, but the solution will be soon. he believes the resolution for any future strike action will not take as long as this. this is a three-month strike. fund inional monetary the meantime has downgraded south africa's growth scenario for this year saying they will only grow by 2.3%. he says growth will remain at 2.7%. on the other end, do not forget that the stirike action we are seeing, the 70,000 workers on strike, the anc starting to lose

let's get the latest in johannesburg. what happened, tonya? >> reporter: well, this is all happening in the midst of one of south africa's longest running and most costly strikes ever. the dead members of the national unions of mine workers leading this very protracted strike, what they demanding is an increase in the basic entry level pay from $550 to $1,250. last week the union rejected the latest offer by the platinum producers of $1,200, but including deductions and things like housing and pension and they would only get their money after three years or so. that was rejected. to work around it, they were expecting a positive response and people would come back to work, but that angered the union leaders, and so you get a sense really of the sort of tension, the conflict in this area one in which some unions are complaining off intimidation, and this has happened while they were trying to see if they could start opening up some of these shafts that were closed down for nearly four months now. >> so anc back in power after recent elections,

. >> we go to johannesburg where the a.n.c. is rallying supporters. what is the party doing to try to woo the voters. >> it is electric, the scope. there's 90,000 people in the stadium. it's full to capacity. while people are happy to be here. we here frustration for some of the people. some are on the stage behind me. they want to know why the president spends millions on upgrades. we want to no why it's taking so long for people to get water and electricity. and why there's so much corruption. there is some frustration. president zuma, when he takes to the stage, he probably tried to appease them. you probably say i know what it's like. i grew up. i'm going to try to cut corruption and create jobs. you know that the a.n.c. appeals for many. apartheideneded 20 years ago. many remember with hatred how they were treated by the white minority government. at the statement they are getting angry and frustrated on corruption and a lack of service delivery. >> this is an interesting time because president zuma had an entirely new voting block. it's a genera

we go to johannesburg. good morning. nelson mandela's party is seen as a front runner. a growing number of south africans are aligning themselves with the opposition. why are many saying the a.n.c. is not living up to the promise it once held? >> well, it's all about shifting allegiances and people born into the country born to a free south africa. they don't have the deep connection to the a.n.c., the party of liberation or of nelson mandela. the opposition parties, like the democratic allowance, where there's remnants of the crowd ganned me. they say they are the ones to carry his legacy forward. there has been a lot of improvement, but it's been marred by corruption so parties like the ba and potential are trying to exploit the failings and the lack of service deliver in rural areas. >> you mentioned exploring the fail lings -- failings. what about those born after apartheid, voting for the first time. how involved are they now they have power at the ballot? >> it's extraordinary. men alive remember apartheid. for a lot of young people they have a problem that countr

from johannesburg. >> thank you. >> escape made possible by a cease-fire deal between the rebels and the government. >> after more three years of fighting, syrian rebels have had to evacuate their last stronghold in the country's third largest city. now under full control of president assad's forces. brokered and overseen by the ambassador to syria with the help of the united nations. hundreds of rebels were allowed to leave the old city of homs. those who agreed to lay down their arms were allowed to stay. the rebels will allow aid to be taken to those in aleppo. it was intense where the armed rebels started their fight against president assad. also here the government used all weapons at its disposal. odd neighborhoods were destroyed and thousands of lives were lost. it's a major setback, the government wassed was adamant. it is not just the loss of a strategic city but a moral blow for fighters all over syria. some rebels are already valued and will come back to homs. but with the way the battles are going in the country it doesn't seem that they will be able to do so in the near

in march, he spoke in abu dhabi, johannesburg, and houston. the fed minutes from its april 29 to april 30 meeting have been released. let's get reaction from the chief u.s. economist at jpmorgan. he joins me from his firm in new york. welcome back. good to see you again. one thing we took away from this, the fed policymakers saying continued stimulus to does notployment lower risk sparking an undesirable jump in the inflation rate. i wanted to get your reaction to that right off the top. >> right, i think the main take away is they seem pretty comfortable with the outlook for both growth and inflation. they think growth will rebound after the first-quarter slowdown . with the notable exception of housing. i am pretty optimistic on most -- they sound pretty optimistic on most of the economy. wage and inflation has been quite tame. consumer inflation -- price inflation has been low. the fed sounds pretty comfortable being on hold for as long as the eye can see. >> as you know yesterday, the new york fed president, bill dudley, said inflation wou

some are torn on the decision we are in johannesburg with more. >>> this woman and her cousin are excited about voting. >> i will vote for the a.n.c. because it founded the struggle. >> apart eyed ended 20 years ago. the recalling national congress has a lot of support. people are not happy with the corruption. 20 million was spent on security upgrades. >> it figure is a bitter pill to follow. by the way, ipp clouding the president. it's clear along the loin our open institutions which we have confident in, they fail us along with allegations of corruption, it could be a safe election. >> the a.n.c. delivered for many people. it has delivered more housing. it has delivered water and trusty. now, those things are apparent because although the a.n.c. has delivered the services, the services are under severe threat. people who have access to water often get cut off. people who have access to electricity often get cut off. 76-year-old jeffy is not voting, in protest. >> i didn't renew my membership because i don't conquer with what i see right now. it is for my open good and for the future of

they have been protesting north of johannesburg. some opposition supporters aren't happy, relating the anc rigged the vote, police have been deployed. people are frustrated at the government's failure to face high levels of unemployment and poverty. >> the administration has fallen from 76 and now to 61 and a half, 62%. the big question, they are saying we are unhappy with some of the behavior. >> the economic freedom fighters got more than 20 seats in the national adssemblassembly. the party has only been around for a few months. their le theirer. the main opposition party, democratic alliance increased the share of the national vote. the party is seen by some to cater to white interests, gained some supports from poor and middle class black south africans. >> the anc is more than 100 years old, seen as a party that liberated the black majority from apartheid. opposition parties have done well. analysts say it's a wake-up call to party officials that south africans have options if the anc is seen top fail its electorate. >> you are

it is a small port township outside of johannesburg here. it comprises of mine workers and their families. they live in makeshift home with no running water, electricity or decent accommodation. people have been trickling in to vote, some excited, some subdued. everyone is aware that there's lots of police and army patrolling the township, keeping an eye on things. that's because there was trouble on tuesday night. >> after a night of protests in some parts of south africa security forces make sure they are visible. people burnt down three polling stations on tuesday night. they are tired of waiting for the government to provide basic services. this person it voting for the first time and hopes conditions in her community will change. >> there's no electric, no water, we need water. crime - when you asleep at night, someone go and rape sometimes, whatever. >> soldiers have been deployed. they'll stay on high alert in areas they call hotspots. their presence doesn't scare off those determined to vote. a right many died for. >> protests over a

. >> from the campaign rally, a noisy one in johannesburg. >> the democratic alliance has been holding their cam pan here because it wants to take this province away from the anc party leader, helen zilla says she thinks her party can achieve about 25% share of the vote. >> that's a big increase from the 161/2 % it current enjoys. now, even if it was able to achieve that, it still wouldn't come anywhere near seriously challenging the dominance of the governing african national con congress. >> comes down to a number of factors. first of all, the da is perceived by many people as being a party that's in the interest of whites even though if you look around at the crowd who are here at this rally, that isn't reflected in the faces that we see. but nonetheless, that perception holds them back. no opposition party has ever really seriously challenged amc because no other party appeals to the black majority. the anc is the party of liberation, the party of nelson mandela and that's not to take away from the fact that there have been vast improvements and millions of -- in millions of people

successful and peaceful elections, but we do have this development just in to us out of alexandria north of johannesburg 59 people arrested an election protests. using bullets and a stun grenade to disburse people there. things have calmed down and peace returned. the president received just over 62% of the vote for a fifth consecutive term in power. the democratic alliance, though, the main opposition, came in second with 22%. >>> still ahead, here on "cnn newsroom," surviving terror. one man shares his experience as a victim of an islamic group boko haram. >>> and as tensions boil over in ukraine, russia's president visits crimea for victory celebrations. the latest from russia after this. [ male announcer ] if you can clear a table [ sneezes ] without lifting a finger, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. ♪ zyrtec®. muddle no more™. [ female announcer ] and now introducing children's zyrtec® dissolve tabs for full 24 hour allergy relief. >>> i'm er

tanya page,ays, johannesburg. >> still ahead on al jazeera. >> in south pao p sao paulo brazil. >> can manchester city regain the top spot in the english premier league. details later in the show. in five years an estimated 350,000 people from south america have migrated to brazil's capitol. it's known for its large economy and many jobs. many have no choice but to migrate illegally are coming in large numbers >> reporter: as a father, all he wants is a better life for his 12-year-old son. >> that's why they left haiti more than a month ago to travel to brazil. >> translator: i want financial stability for my son to become an artist, to have a profession. hawaiians have been coming -- haitis have been coming through the amazon border with peru. with skaurs resources, they are being bussed on a 3-day journey to this church shelter for migrants in sao paolo. >> in the last 2 weeks, 500 haitans have arrived here this is a lot of people for us in a short amount of time. >> the church manages to feed, clothe them. there is a sense of urgency to improve the immigration process for haitians.

the whistle on the sense within a listed company in south africa of the list of company was on the johannesburg stock exchange and as the group treasurer i discovered the removal of stakeholders funds. and that required me to to find my voice to speak out against it. and in so doing my life changed irrevocably they often whether it actually goes into the shredder all the compost pile we're not one hundred percent certain but the but the exciting thing about this and the thing that we need to hang our heads of hope on is that it's opened a conversation it's coming from the perspective of the whistleblower who often victimized most often victimized and as a result of the effort to my zation it prevents the other people from speaking out in future iraqis have voted in the first parliamentary poll since there was draw of american troops to and a half years ago but the elections were marred by bloodshed. bookout across iraq that's despite tight security with hundreds of thousands of soldiers deployed to try and prevent attacks at polling stations by daddles and logged on for the vote with vehicles b

now is the director of the middle east center and it's an independent think tank based in j joe -- johannesburg and boko haram and what is happening in mali, do you think they have the coordination to tackle such a huge operation? >> well, i think the meeting has been called as an act of desperation really. the situation in nigeria has spun out of control. and it now seems to the rest of the world it's out of control because of the aid of foreign agencies and americans have discovered something called boko haram but it has been out of control for a while. the north of nigeria is effective under military rule. huge problem in nigeria and mali and promising not just the government and french and saying it is a situation where it has been taken over by rebels and both situations are very serious and both of them developing in the past days and so the summit is as i said an act of desperation to try and at least present a face that these issues are being addressed on a regular basis. >> boko haram and on the framework there how much weight does this group to have to do something and carry out somet

the director of the afro middleast center in johannesburg says any african response to bell helicopter is coming too late. >> it is a strong organization. it has weight. it's members do take it seriously. and it is able to play a role both economically as well as politically and diplomatically. it represents, you know, one of the important sub regions of the african continencontinent. so, do a lot. but on the nigerian bell helicopter situation, i am not sure it is able to. the question, the issue really, however, is that what we see in nigeria is that with the kidnapping of the girls by bell helicopter, you had for them to send in their forced for them to send in their for s forces. no have the similar kinds of effort by african governments. and i think this meeting is really about four weeks late on this issue is an attempt to address this to say, well, you know, as africans we also want to have some role here. >> zambia and zimbabwe are trying to repair the kariba dam, one of the largest forming a border between the two countries. cracks have appeared. people living below the dam are

a report from johannesburg. >> that's the sound of anc supporters people are celebrating the victory. jacob zuma addressed them and told them that he is happy that they have given him another five years in government. he told them about apartheid and said the anc is doing the best it can to deliver on the promises to the poor. he promised jobs, and sanitation, water, electricity, all of the things that people really want. jacob zuma knows his party didn't do it in other elections. he has a long road ahead. he said tonight people will celebrate. people will dance. come tomorrow morning, he says he and his administration will go back to the drawing board and find a way forward. he promised he will do the best he can the next five years to deliver on promises. >> a report there. united nations placed sanctions on the former president of the central african republic. it comes as u.n. special envoy mary robinson visits the country. she metaphor talks with the interim head of state behind closed doors. later, she visited camps for internally displaced people in the capitol. she plans to vis

blew the whistle on the sense within a listed company in south africa the listed company was on the johannesburg stock exchange and as the group treasurer i discovered the removal of stakeholders funds. and that supplied me too to find my voice to speak out against it. and in so doing my life changed irrevocably they often whether it actually goes into the shredder with the compost pile we're not one hundred percent certain but the but the exciting thing about this and the thing that we need to hang our heads of hope on is that it's opened a conversation it's coming from the perspective of the whistleblower who often victimized most often victimized and as a result of the effort to my zation it prevents the other people from speaking out in future. or to some other international news now to syria at least ten children are among those killed after a ball at an elementary school in the syrian city of aleppo rebel forces posted an unverified video online that claims to show the government was behind the bombing it comes just days after an al qaeda terrorist group took responsibility for border atta

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