his lawyer accuses security forces of torture remember one charged with treason for his alleged role in an incident where stones were thrown at the president's motorcade scientists in south africa are on a desperate search to stop stop trees from dying because of a tiny beetle johannesburg is home to one of the world's largest urban forests about two hundred species many of them indigenous and our flicked it with the past and the fungus it carries family to miller reports from johannesburg. with ten million trees johannesburg is regarded as one of the world's greenest cities but hundreds of thousands of trees could be under threw it from a tiny beetle and the fungus it carries. it's a it's a crisis. manmade forests is under threat because of this beetle. and you are not enough is being done from a. maybe a government or a city level at

a local school trees seargent julian or trying to stop the spread of the beatles which point to trees a fungus that the beetle brings to the tree is actually clogging up in layman's terms of vascular system in the tree that's transporting the water the nutrients up and down the tree so it interferes with that and that's basically because the water neutrons can't pass through that affected area or that damaged area it the tree on the top dies back. so basically starving the tree nearby and entire tree lined streets has been infested south africa's not the first country to be affected the beetle which originates in vietnam has already decimated trees in israel and the united states now a south african company has developed what it says is the world's first effective treatment it's a combination of a pesticide and an antifungal solution that penetrates the tree the company says while the treatment will be sprayed on to trees it's safe for the environment but

there's by killer still has to be approved before it can be used but that could take time and even if some trees are cut down the bug could spread if the trees are not properly disposed of after discovering that trees in his backyard had been affected little fryer developed an app to monitor the spread of the brutal beetle across south africa the various interest groups have all been paying attention and collaborating. and certainly the people in the private space are working very aggressively to try to find solutions the institutions like the department of agriculture there were some really great people but they're under resourced and they're also dealing with other crisis some say the infestation is reaching crisis point and up to half a million trees could be lost in the next five years if nothing's done and experts are worried that the pissed if not stopped could hit farm crops next for me to miller al-jazeera johannesburg. sexual violence and forced child marriages are

among the many issues yemeni women have been dealing with for decades of course the country's civil war is only made the more vulnerable some charities and helping women go to earn a living. reports. that the beauty is in the details and these young women are determined to learn a new skill sewing the old traditional yemeni way. hasn't really thinking of you that's one of the many skills this charity has been teaching for the past fifteen years in the city of sanaa the war may have forced volunteer teachers from europe and the u.s. to leave but the charity's founder returns from the u.k. to ensure its survival despite its building being hit in several airstrikes. to limit my team and i have been working under very harsh conditions missile zooming over our heads shelling and killing all around us despite that we open the doors to us under every day and our main concern is to help families with aid and medical

supplies women and children are the most vulnerable in yemen right now but learning new skills including computing have given them a boost the charity has seen many of its students go on a steady income i said that in the desert everything that we consider the center our second home we have all started from scratch amongst us are destitute females orphans and the majority are widows of the most unfairly treated segment of society simply without a source of income. self-sufficiency and empowerment are key here with women becoming the bread winners micro loans are also on offer are you of interest to get and starts is outside the rules of the center oh my you start a little what we offer them an opportunity to work and earn an income to avoid the embarrassment of being handed donations to help them work we then market and sell their products so that you're creating these products is just the beginning of.

although yemen's international airport shots and bank transfers near impossible their final products are finding their way abroad to kuwait and then on to europe along with i recently joined the center yemeni woman are very creative if given the opportunity history has proven that we are strong survivors and this is not a new situation for us we are braving through the wars harsh economic and psychological crisis. and despite the severe poverty the daily challenges these women face providing them with a lifelong skill not only helps puts a meal on the table that can benefit an entire family. but a higher algis in. others a charity in britain urging people to give up social media for a month or at least cut down the use of it the royal society for public health says while going online can help many of us feel connected it sometimes leads to things like anxiety and depression and the hayward has more. sometimes it feels like we

are constantly connected liking posting uploading and updating social media is a big possible lives whether it's checking for the latest news on twitter watching the british prime minister dance or dog drive a speedboat i feel like most of us are addicted to it and if the people that say that they're not that just. the way that the campaign is in britain or people to take a break from personal social media for september or reduce usage to give them time to re-evaluate what makes us feel good and what makes a scale bad the balance of the impacts for most young people from research we've done does of them i mean seem to be a negative one where actually young people are considered comparing themselves to the state budget idealism based real estate depictions of people's lives globally instagram has an estimated billion followers facebook more than two billion users and twitter hundreds of millions many of us around the world to have at least one

social media accounts here in britain more than forty million people now subscribe and teenagers are the biggest consumers of social media some are on it but more than four hours a day scientists have warned about the dangers of becoming addicted to social media and link it to pull sleep and depression it is compulsive at the berry least giving it up then or at least turning off the traffic even for a few days isn't an easy prospect a commitment to get. to the brink of. great. such day here bieber sound and his posse for your last what a. little much time to be honest. face to disconnect some people might need to be reminded that life is more than just you know showing other people what your life is closing. down social media for thirty days may give some people

a much needed break campaigners say companies and individuals who use it need to think before they post about the impact the next click might tap and he would al-jazeera in london. still ahead here on the news are the golden goal of the asian games that mean south korea's football team will avoid military service but is held in school. for thousands of years families in shepherds lived off this land. but such a traditional way of life is on the increase in fact. al-jazeera wound travels to the jordan valley where illegal settlements are expanding and the israeli military cordons off more of the land. what will become of the palestinian families and does the palestinian authority have any power to help shepherds of the jordan valley on

al jazeera one of the really special things about working for al-jazeera is that even as a camera woman i get to have so much empathy and contribution to a story i feel we cover this region better than anyone else working for us as you know it's very challenging there but in the particular because you have a lot of people that are divided on political issues we are we the people we live to tell the real stories are just mended is to deliver in-depth journalism we don't feel inferior to the audience across the globe. now the united states italy france and the u.k. are all condemning an increase in violence in and around libya's capital tripoli at

least forty people have been killed and more than one hundred injured during several days of fighting between rival factions most of the casualties have been civilians gun battles and shelling of course serious damage to areas around metallica airport which is close to tripoli let's talk to mahmoud up there one head in tripoli now i guess the question is what is leading to all of this violence. well. the clashes have renewed again in the southern suburbs of the libyan capital tripoli and it seems that. the armed with groups that are backed by the end backed the government of national accord are losing ground for the seventh infantry brigade from the city of tijuana and its allies from the city of misrata we're getting reports from the battlefield that forces loyal to the you and back the government of national called are losing ground now there is there's been

a state of panic among civilians especially with the random rockets random shelling that has been targeting get densely populated areas and as you know come as their health ministry announced that there are several civilians among the casualties since the beginning of the clashes that broke out last sunday now. for. four contrie is the united states the united kingdom italy and france have issued a joint statement condemning this collation of violence in the libyan capital tripoli calling on all warring groups to stop the violent actions in tripoli and also the same country is have worn again. threatening security and stability and tripoli and have warned that those behind the violent actions will be will be held accountable for these actions

the countries also of the four countries also have rated that all the violent actions against civilians. in violating their international humanitarian law now in the same context we're getting reports from the city of misrata that general general. who is the commander. of the central military region and was recently signed by surprise to put an end to this conflict he has been kidnapped and he has it's not known where he is now mocking up go ahead with that from tripoli thank you. and your member when the asian games were held here many years ago in the midst of a talking at all maybe olympics. were indonesia talking about of the still seven years away i think from that process such a beginning but they're certainly ambitious for the future have announced their

insentient support for the twenty thirty two olympics i.o.c. president thomas back is in jakarta ahead of sunday's closing ceremony and said the success of these games will provide the country with a strong foundation to end to the process indonesia there is on the move. do you see the enthusiasm of the people you see the volunteers delivering there with the organizing committee of a very good organization and it's a very young country. this of course makes it all too very interesting for the i.o.c. well the formal selection procedure for twenty thirty two is yet to begin with germany and india also expressing an interest our correspondent scott haile is in indonesia as its current hosting responsibilities come to an end. obviously a lot is riding on this for indonesia now we've spoken with some observers of the

olympics some journalist to cover these multi-sport events all over the world they say that yes internees a has really done a great job with the asian games but they believe because of infrastructure issues and overall the way things have been managed could be a challenge for them to get that bid and what they're aiming for are the olympics in two thousand and thirty two observers feel that they're not just ready the team internees is doing very well based on the benchmarks that they set for their athletes going into these two weeks of games they said they wanted to get at least sixteen goals they have more than thirty and they said they wanted to at least get into the top ten of overall medals on that chart they are now at number four so doing very well possibly part of the reason is we know that special funds were fast track to just about eighteen months ago to help pay for the athletes pay for their training and pay for travel so that could have contributed to it actually required a special order from the president to get those funds through the bureaucracy as quickly as they could and obviously those funds really help things out for the

athletes here in these during the asian games scott was mentioning that the hosts of easily surpass the sporting targets at these games in the knees is the latest gold medal coming in sepak takraw the harm same eighteen japan c. one hit in the men's quadrant final the last games in the knees are one just for medals and out to thirty one and a fourth in the overall miles table. and south career of one gold in the men's football with a big to want all the goals coming in extra time the title winning south korea's players including tottenham struck a sun how many will be granted an exemption from up to two years of military service. was very heavy i didn't expect to have eva. three a great film believable amazing so very happy to have a child and it denied me fun career a special moment between them to kind. gold medal in the women's basketball career

also feel the joint seams in rowing and canoeing winning a gold and superimposes. japan won gold the hard way in the men's hockey final against malaysia after being five two down japan four back to level the match at six all they then held their nerve to win the penalty shoot outs three one. well there's now just one gold medal left to win at these asian games that's in the mixed relay triathlon on sunday just before the closing ceremony china will clear the top there with one hundred and thirty two goals although that is down on the one hundred fifty one they won four years ago. ferrari's drivers put on quite a show in final qualifying at the homegrown prix in italy kimi reichen and set the fastest lap in f one history with teammates sebastian vettel not far behind reichen and so pole position at the monza circuit with his last lap of the session the fins first pole since monaco of last year championship leader lewis hamilton was third quickest in his mid seventy's i was a surprise for tomorrow but there's only

a hard job done and. i think. i did good and be a better place to petition compound for is trying to hold out the project so hopefully the morrow everything goes smoothly. and up in the same position as last year's us open final is madison cases reach the fourth round in new york the american had a bit of a scare there losing the first set against seeded alexander creature of russia and four bytes type of final to sets for the loss of just three day i number thirteen seed kinky but since he's been knocked out beaten by the only seeded marquez's on the side of the czech republic this is already under side his best ever run a sick round slam event. serina williams got the better of her sister venus to make it three surround for what's more than a decade now since venus has beaten serena at

a grand slam david stocks reports say you know really it had the feel of a heavyweight title fight serino up against venus for the thirtieth time in their careers but in front of a semi crowd in new york it failed to live up to the heart through the most dramatic moment of the night came when serena twisted her ankle in the second game it was nothing serious though and after some treatment she wrapped up the etling set in just thirty one minutes. i think. i think it was the second set didn't. much longer a ruthless arenas to get six games to train to equal had biggest ever win over his sister. exactly a year after giving birth to rena says she's happy with the games that. i think is by far the best match i've ever played against her for in forever. i don't know

about ever ever but i probably was and played really. much better tonight than i have since i started this journey i think it's the best match she's ever played against me i mean and i think i did a lot wrong but. you know she's did everything right so obviously that that level is definitely wishing i was going to want to stay for sure arena remains on track to win a seventh u.s. open and equal margaret court record of twenty four grand slams next up she faces a stunning new sky cannot be david stokes al-jazeera. a men's world.