in the beginning when he came in so it is very much so it's also a bit of the urban rural divide you go to zimbabwe in the rue areas and you talk about mugabe it's almost as if they're living in another generation as well as a different country that is mugabe country stronghold those of the people will kill because they believe in what he did and he was very sure to look after them in the rural areas you know people have a patch of land and they grow that tomatoes and they say this is because of mugabe in the urban areas young people struggling for jobs graduates who come out of university and there's no prospects for that and they are very much quickly at a critical office president so it is that it is it is a generation divide but it's also a rule urban divide what about actually looking at what his legacy was besides the generational divide we heard a sentence earlier this is the man who presided over the decline of one of africa's most prosperous economies is that fair that's the true city that is the reality mugabe was president winds of always economy free fall when we sold a currency that became

a joke i mean in textbooks today it's economics students study what inflation is when you are holding a trillion dollar note in your hand that is what's involved it became the mugabe and you know depending on who you're talking to the narrative they offer you is different people will support mugabe are quick to forgive him and say look everything that happened is because the west reacted to how he stood up to them so even across the continent he's revered as great the the one who stood up for africa against the west and they punished him for it and that's the narrative that they give but that's just the reality so many people suffered and the mugabe key was president and people were hungry and died and how if things been since he left office well this is a tsunami and 2017 would have resigned people came out into the streets celebrating and they said things are going to be better now mugabe is gone today not so much not long ago people were back on the streets protesting against the president was in office now the police came out they fired at people people died people injured it's almost as if nothing changed all right do you have you know as africa and procrustean one were with us thank you so much for sharing your insights with us.

let's get a round of now some other stories making news around the world pope francis has denounced corruption among political and business leaders in mozambique and a rain soaked mass in the capital the point is that it was paradoxical that great numbers of people in the east african country live in poverty despite mozambique's abundant natural resources. sudan's newly appointed prime minister abdullah abdullah has announced his cabinet is the 1st since the military ousted president omar al bashir in april includes 4 women and as part of a power sharing agreement between the military and the pro-democracy movement docs priorities include tackling the ailing economy and reaching peace with armed groups . the death toll from hurricane dorian will be staggering says the bahamas health minister at least 30 people are confirmed dead but thousands more are missing now downgraded to a category one storm dorian is currently threatening the u.s.

state of north carolina. on a state visit to china german chancellor angela merkel has said that the freedoms of the hong kong people quote must be guaranteed after an official welcome at the great hall of the people in beijing michael met premier league and the to discuss the ongoing trade war between china and us said the dispute is having global consequences adding she hopes it can be resolved soon but it was her comments on hong kong that most resonated with merkel saying a peaceful solution to the territories pro-democracy protests is needed. or let's talk about more about this visit we have our chief political editor michelle or krisna with us and our beijing correspondent mathias building a good to have you both with us here in our studio we said let's start with you here because hong kong protesters are calling for the chancellor's clear and on equivocal support to can they count on it but they didn't quite get in the statement that we saw so far but they certainly need

a message of standing up for guaranteed rights did resonate with the german chancellor let's just have a quick listen to what she had to say. one starts one country 2 systems is the basic principle and based on that we have an agreement signed by china and the u.k. in 1984 and the hong kong basic law guarantees the freedom and rights of hong kong citizens. during the meeting i pointed out that the freedom and rights of hong kong citizens should be guaranteed and the agreement in 1904 should still be valid under the current situation we should do the utmost to avoid violence. and this very much is the narrative that we've seen so far from the german charts and reminding china of its own commitments towards hong kong also the basic law which she cited in her very 1st statement that she made on hong kong so you know she's not standing

on the side of the protesters but she certainly sent a very clear message that germany that the west is watching exactly what the next step from time to will be and the overarching concern is of course that the military could intervene at some stage never to yes that is one of the big concerns coming to you know could china's reaction to the hong kong protests perhaps overshadow this visit. at the moment there is no reaction from china to the hong kong protests that we have not seen before seen carry on withdrawing the law in an attempt to appease the protesters in the temple was seen as coming too late and as not being appropriate at this stage of the protests where a lot of other issues have come up. certainly try to see as much as she can without causing some kind of resistance by the chinese partners because china's extremely sensitive when it comes to foreign powers criticizing or

taking a stance on hong kong my concerns mostly britain the u.s. britain because it's the former colonial power the u.s. because of the broader picture the trade war the good news in between the 2 powers but also other countries china sees this as an internal affair although it is not fully an internal affair because it is based on a contract on an international contract that china and britain have concluded in 19 eighty-four but it's very sensitive so what she has said is probably the most she can say while staying diplomatic it is a tricky issue for her mathias and michelle are coming back to you this is coming at a crucial time also for germany this visit because a lot of experts say the german economy could be about to slip into a recession yes indeed that's the indication we're seeing but it's always been at a crucial time is now the most important trading partner for germany $200000000000.00 euros worth of trade to put it into perspective the german budget

is just a part of 350000000000 so that is a lot and both sides need each other china is still interested particularly in specific technologies where germany is in the leadership and that's also why intellectual property rights always something on the agenda also the investment in both countries this is serious business oh. china and germany who both have an interest in some kind of mitchell agreement sufficiently on trading contracts at the end of the day and that is perhaps also why the chancellor is calling for a quick end to the us china trade war mathias is china interested at this point in making concessions to washington well china is disappointed with the reliability of the u.s. policies. donald trump's strategies jumps and and switches. have irritated beijing a great deal so what they're saying now publicly in their own propaganda is that

they're not going to make any concessions any more that it's worth those negotiating they are however negotiating and they are still trying to get some deal that would be in their interest however i think that china in the in the in the core interests or in the core conflict how much access china gives to foreign companies it's always been very reluctant to open up their markets further to foreign companies because john has sat they would they have been saying this for 2 years we have not seen any substantial action on that yet all right very interesting stuff there our correspondents on the billing are beijing correspondent and our chief political editor and i thank you both for your insights. now in last weekend's 2 regional elections in eastern germany the country's mainstream parties managed to hold on to power but only just the far right if he

made large gains emerging as the 2nd most powerful party in both funding book and saxony observers say this underscores an increasing political polarization in the 1st opinion poll since those elections germans were asked what issues they're most worried about let's take a look at the number one concern here is that german society is drifting apart 83 percent say they're worried about a divided society a 2nd place is climate change 76 percent said they're concerned that climate change will destroy their livelihoods and 52 percent are worried about a growing influence of islam in germany our political correspondent hans brunt is looking into this story for us hi holmes what's surprising about these results is the high number of people 83 percent that are worried about social cohesion what is behind those fears. i think at the core of it is warring is worry about the political landscape in germany we have seen in the last 2 or 3 years that the centrist parties the parties involved in the current coalition government i'm going

back with console to the social democrats have been losing ground among the voters on that the same time there has been an increase for support on the political ends of the spectrum in other words on the right wing and as shown by the successes of the alternative for germany the right wing populace in locally or in regional elections this past weekend about also shown by the successes of for instance the green party elsewhere also in elections this this past week and so the political spectrum is spreading a lot more widely than it has been i think that is the core concern and you could also speculate that there is some concern about social divisions in germany there is. a tendency that the rich the rich and germany are getting richer the poor are getting poorer but there have been some questions in the survey as well about whether people are worried about their financial future and there are in fact the

worry is not as strong as on the issues of political cohesion no predictive of diversity and also on the question of climate change right hence let's look at some more numbers because every month germans are asked which party they would vote for if a general election were to take place the following sunday and here are the numbers for that the governing c.d.u. c.s.u. bloc the conservatives are at 27 percent and their current a junior coalition partner the social democrats the s.p.d. is at 14 here the far east is 15 percent the liberal f.d.p. the business friendly democrats are at 7 percent as the left party also at 7 the greens here are at 23 percent down 3 points compared to last month. so hamsa greens have continued to lose ground every month another popularity is down 3 percentage points from august can we say that they have peaked i think what you can say about all of these results is that political parties at the moment seem

to be establishing that sols at a particular level seems to be a kind of consultation of support going on across the political spectrum as far as the greens are concerned you have to say that rise to becoming 2nd strongest party has been meteoric in the last couple of years so much so that the party is scrambling to find people to stand for election to help in election campaigning to prepare itself for a much more central role in german government in german politics at the same time one has to say that including in these prostrated elections this past week and the 2 governing still governing parties the conservatives and the social democrats seem to be establishing their level of support at particular levels that seem fairly immutable at the moment the changes that have been recorded by these surveys 2 or 3 pervert percent one way or the other or within the range of uncertainty of such surveys so i think what you can see is this political spectrum that is stretching

very far from both from far and to the left to the greens but is a stablish in itself at a particular level at the moment our political correspondent. for us thank you hans right now there is climbing and then there is steed climbing against a mechanized opponent and elevator real life spider-man marching d.n.c. took just over 12 seconds to beat an illuminated list racing 23 meters on the outside of a hotel in warsaw he's clinched several national and international trophies as a sport is becoming increasingly popular ahead of its debut at the tokyo olympics in 2020. this is the news these are our top stories. robert mugabe zimbabwe's 1st post independence leader has died at the age of $95.00 he was being treated in singapore for an undisclosed illness mugabe held power in zimbabwe from the end of white minority rule in 1900 until resigning

under pressure from the military in 2017 his 4 decades at the helm were marked by economic crises that prompted millions of citizens to leave the country. german chancellor angela merkel has been holding talks with chinese premier league in beijing the 2 leaders discussed commerce amid the growing trade war between china and the us michael also raised the issue of hong kong with least saying there needs to be a peaceful solution to the territories pro-democracy protests. the death toll from hurricane dorian will be staggering says the bahamas health minister at least 30 people are confirmed dead but thousands are missing on the island chain now downgraded to a category one storm dorian is currently lashing at the u.s. state of north carolina with heavy rain and high winds. this is news from berlin you can always find the latest headlines at g.w. dot com or follow us on twitter at. coming up on d w business

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