interest of the famous naturalist and explorer. to celebrate clicks on the from him books 250. morning before your discovery. expedition in blood on. me. i loathe and welcome to the 77 percent i show for africa's youth at the micro junior. coming up on the program. we visit claudio boy. in cape town. to join his majesty the king of condoms and his fight against aids hiv you can change. sex that's perhaps because this fells men about virginity but 1st let's begin with

a more serious topic jail and detention zambia is notorious for its crowded prisons people held in pretrial detention i young men the inmates often spend years behind bars waiting for their case to be had by a court of law so why is the justice system so broken will put this question such as i'm going on a bus about to germany. in just a bit before we get into that heartbreaking report on a young man who spent 2 years in jail for a crime he did not commit young inmates are leaving the lusaka magistrate's court they are among the lucky ones their cases have been heard in a court of law of a 7000 be an intimate as to waiting for their turn because tidy or work while they are in detention and often have no choice but to pay bribes in exchange for adequate food water and shelter. knows the reality of

life behind bars far too well he spent 2 years in pretrial detention after being falsely accused of marjah palooka was locked up in a cell with 15 other prisoners poorly fed and with no access to hygiene facilities the only reminded him of him. but you know. that there are moments when i have flashbacks to the nightmare of prison. you know when i when i feel lonely my memories of prison haunts me. i ask myself why i had to go through all that. over the. innocent kaluta was eventually released with the help of. a lawyer who works with the human rights organization. which helps get innocent to juvenile inmates out of jail.

but telling does that appear firstly you find that. criticism not enough the number of judges and not enough and then there's some backlog so there are some cases which have been backlog for so many yes the. sandia is home to the majority of africa's most overcrowded prisons. with up to 25000 inmates nationwide detention facilities like this one in the saga have exceeded 3 times their capacity in 27000 the zombie human rights commission found that intimate often just given one meal a day the overcrowded cells also increase their chances of contracting and hip otitis. for the moment kaluga has found a job as a waiter he was released 6 months ago i was on glue or intervened and managed to get his case heard at a court of law where he was found not guilty but never saved an official apology

instead he still struggles with feelings of powerlessness after being treated so poorly by the authorities. in the new hour but. it was a very painful experience but there was nothing i could do about it i used to cry in the beginning by then i ventured a resigned to my fate i used to wonder why this happened to me what happened happened but i was had bad luck let's make a woman meaning that same thing. the public defense system is so we're really understaffed so there is a desperate need for legal assistance in the past 6 months alone u.p.a. zambia assisted around 1440 inmates like innocent 180 of them where under 18 who were and her colleagues also relate relate checking up on former inmates to see how they are coping with life after prison it breaks me

present it breaks me to live this hole in my heart thinking if it was me how what would i do how would i feel i put myself in the situation i put my brother investiture asian epidemic of my family in the situation and see what would i do how would i feel and that's the reason that can cause me to put in what i can in order for them to actually help out their zombie and home affairs ministry is responsible for colon cuz 2 of those 2 years however the ministry say's they are not a viable full comment and refuse to grant us access to the prisons so far there has been no sign of change in zambia the number of young people being locked up and held in pretrial detention is only increasing in more motivation is needed to tackle this african wider problem. there must be very frustrating and painful experience likely that a guy ventry got out of stories like these beg the question why did these things

happen to give us some more insights we have about germany. welcome to the 77 percent thank you very much and thanks for giving us this opportunity so you sort of case reports was a response to that because i saw the case it's very very unfortunate that something could happen to somebody who was innocent but glad to say that a lot of efforts are being put in by the government of zambia to. ensure that not only do such cases recall but they're also trying to turn the prison services right now into something that helps to reform people having saved there is not excuse for any injustice for somebody to stay in prison without being convicted for the crime for 2 years and it was because of these kind of cases that you have seen this bishop in the government of president at global by the way our president is

a lawyer he is known before getting into public office for having taken up more such cases of innocent people than probably any other one was known on record presently for saying i would rather see 10 guilty men walk free than to have one innocent person wrongfully detained exactly the thing is some people would say it's probably a bit too much talk and less action because we're hearing things are supposed to be done but a situation is worsening so what exactly is being done you know the very issue of saying that the situation is worsening in my view actually is somebody that can be turned around into a positive in the olden days such cases never came out on the international forum they never came out on the local forum so it appears as if they are on the increase and this is largely because we have been much more aggressive and much more open government saw things that were of otherwise been suppressed in the fast in the

past due to limitations on what you can cover and now coming out i think it is a good thing that our country and by the way this is not even equally as zambian problem i think it is something that is widespread in a civil case that is if there's no experience of them and i think we can very progressive move moves i know that from the last report i think about $3000000.00 or much more have been set aside in order to try and be sure that there are. more police that have been recruited in the reasonable magistrates that have been recruited and there's more judges that have been put into the judicial system we'll hear more from zombie as ambassador out to germany shortly but now rapper reacher away from uganda also has some thoughts on this issue this this has song criminals recorded exclusivity. and the like.

why. didn't i just write some. huge problem. in the. book. that was the 1st of many more raw props to come i hope you enjoyed it but let's take to the topic 3 trial detainees i want you to imagine you've been sent to prison for many is and you're not even sure why unfortunately this is

a common problem across africa. more than 1000000 people in african prisons. 40 percent of the crowd exams in prison they face for hygiene and violence on the in lack of legal and. according to the university of london at 90 percent libya has the highest number of the teams in africa nigeria africa's most populous country it's 68 percent and in zambia 28 percent. overcrowding is also a big issue the west offenders are uganda and zambia. prison occupancy levels that are 3 times higher than your official capacity. you had the situation and it seems as a challenge across many african countries why's that. i think it has a lot to do with a great lot of investment in the past and also maybe

a realisation that. when people thrown into jail or into the the reform systems they're not really supposed to go there to get punished but they're supposed to be getting there so that they can be reformed in order for them to come and integrate in the system in the normal system in zambia's case because you had asked what we are doing rather is it just rhetorical why are we just being mere mayor lip service in the zombie a one thing i'm comfortable off telling you on record is the fact that we are already investing in getting more space for the prisons so that it can be more reformative than punitive the facility that you assured earlier on in the program that facility is as old as 55 years old it has a decreased since the number of offenders has been increasing and there is just tacit with us that confirmation by the government of knowing that this is a problem so how do we tackle this problem list be more better facilities wrapping

it up in daydreaming solutions shot one is to ensure that there is more facilities much better facilities that ensure that there is proper human rights 2nd is to increase on the number of judges a number of magistrates who should make sure that the backlog of cases taken care of much fuss that's what are people do not have to wait for 2 years or 3 integration integration system when these great people come out of the reform service how are we enter integrating with them in order to make them a much better part of society thanks very much mr mcwhorter thank you. after covering 30 tricky topic and i think it's time to come on with some more uplifting stories. well the cape town one of the biggest cities in south africa and also one of the cities on my list of places to visit it's affectionately called the mother city and is known for its impressive landscape its connection to nelson

mandela and vibrant music scene we catch up with musician. of the city his best. minds and out of a secular. top step. short for your mother in africa is the stage name of claudia with boy the hip hop artist moved from georgia on the garden reach to cape town in 2016 she loves the panoramic view from the slopes of signal hill. but enough with the tranquility we're off to our 1st destination. we drive to observatory obs at the locals call it a bohemian neighborhood popular with arty types it's the location of your favorite shop. there is nothing you can't find in this shop.

your image is drawn to the vintage records section the 25 year old artist counts lauryn hill and bob marley among her musical influences to her the stories an endless source of inspiration it is so soulful you know it's interesting. you need to take your time when you come to the shop and you also get a feel of all white that was in back in the day and how amazing it is for me personally to see how it all comes back into fashion again. our next stop is the bustling neighborhood of woodstock. all that shopping can make you hungry but help is on its way in the form of an original cape town snack. where to get it from fantastic gatsby is the name of the place. you're wondering what i've got to be is well imagine a very long sandwich filled with everything imaginable steak chips eggs soles.

i like the fact that it is all over the place when you eat it isn't over dangerousness when you eating this thing is all about in belgium for you. it's a thumbs up for the fantastic out speedy. cape town is home to around 4000000 people a lot of them speak afrikaans and i wish derived from dutch it's one of south africa's 11 official languages. explains that certain dialects are considered inferior by people who speak standard afrikaans. through her music she wants to instill self-confidence in young people who speak different versions of the language. time for a cipher or freestyle rap with fellow mc monitor joe joe joe my. ex said it was bold statements fun that let you still make the stuff if the say lumpy on the face of the game is still still and the funk plenty people instead expose ya think maybe they can say kind of conscience minded folks was moderately good they

mold a single still think associate the soul but only to make basic to feel shot just look you'll take stock picking up to go suggesting it's to steer the stage with the when you make. it like. judge thomas like never quite. literally go get the safety joint going to be sick to school what you're going to inject riding in prostitution i keep the door down don't make me like you go to a big execution to find a solution i suggest you keep your cool there's a lot of people that feel that the mother tongue is in the seriously good enough especially when it comes to afrikaans but you know 7 what it is who you are so do you when playing the bass that you can. a day in cape town is not complete without stopping by the atlantic ocean it's your most favorite way to recharge.

your home is out and we say touch seems goodbye from the motor city. so have you ever met a king in your life because i have although you're pretty unlikely to bump into one on the street but did you know that kabera the largest slum in east africa has its own royalty is not your average king its purpose is to help the people in canberra defeat hiv by advocating the use of condoms now that's a difficult task even for a king. be home his majesty the king of condoms. we join him in his kingdom. in the chuang africa's largest appen slauson. this is my kingdom this my territory is my eyes i can yeah every day and use what you call

a lady up lunch 1st. item is to engage the community to have a little sleep with them love what you call trust building and i teach them on how to use condom it's bad indeed stages. from there i do the most literal. gotta draw it from the most literal everybody will be depending for the need to have people want an immediate recall want one thing that is. a the king of condoms started advocating for safe sex and the importance of using condoms after high school after losing a close friend to a change stanley decided to start honest and open conversations about hiv with as many people as possible to draw people's attention here is this i catch a royal out feet this very attractive and it's also make me feel proud that i'm the

king and i'm able to interact with people not very good level at a low level. high level coming from the slums it's very attractive to to them. in the last 2 decades hiv infections in kenya have decreased by heart organizations like l b c t health who supply the king of condoms with well condoms have helped these efforts however 5.6 percent of the population still carries the virus and recently a new worrying trend has a much to. do we've noticed that now among the new infections there's an increased number among the young people generally so here we're talking about age about 15 to 24 years who are at highest risk of infection in poor settlements like kibera infections among young people particularly on the right i came to realize that these are chartered. by guinea because the same god when you ask them why why

what happened was i d's man he bought for me being you started being me then to me started doing this it wasn't this month we stopped living on. the king of condoms and he's project supply girls with green farming and a videotape. so that they can sell their crops even the small income to help young girls become independent and less likely to get in and save 618 year old lucky from idea is part of the project and anne's part of her living with a farming pad. they don't have to repent to those money. smoko since sexual. activity so that you can get money to buy. your food their confidence their courage to say no i can't support myself taking of condoms moves on to continue his daily mission to protect his kingdom kibera i can't tell

him why he treated me. he's an african i was summoned to understand for people living here to hear you know what. the power of that simple thing called the times. needed to be grateful i believe in me somebody who could no more where you take me to be maybe when. from the king of condoms we all turn to the sex relationships. this week we are tackling a sensitive topic virginity. what does virginity really mean themselves it's not just about sex like you would have you believe it's more complicated than that than sex expert is here to tell us more. hello there and welcome to the spread a safe space where we get to discuss everything sex and relationships today we have

an e-mail all the way from nigeria it goes a little something like this hi i met a 24 year old girl living in a belgian i geria i have this problem when i told people that i am a virgin i get negative reactions mainly from sexually active women some women change their energy towards me and stop talking to me like i'm an alien my question is why do some people react the way they do to virgins thank you for your email neka 1st off virginity is a social construct that was created by the patriarchy to please female bodies and make us feel guilty about our sexual experiences let me explain to you what i mean by this rigidity is often framed as something that only applies to straight relationships so people tend to forget about diverse genders and sexualities that don't conform to societal norms. just because somebody is more sexually active or even older than you it doesn't mean that their opinion matters you've made

decisions about your body and for your reasons your body your choice and if you keep up with that attitude you will see how much further it will take you in life especially when it comes to the boundaries that you create with others and while we're at it let's clear up some myths about virginity lots of women think that their hymen will tear the 1st time that they have sex some cultures check a woman in the bed sheets for blood stained as proof of a genital on her wedding night. but the popping of the cherry may actually have nothing to do with rigidity i see some women will believe the 1st time that they have sex in some woman room and in fact some women tear their hymen before they have sex through normal activities like playing sports or inserting a tampon neck and just don't let anyone hold you or your sexuality hostage just do what you feel is right for you and your body we support you from me til next time by. well about was very enlightening like cast says listen to your

body and your heart and stay confident thanks as always casts well we've covered sex we've covered crime the only thing missing is rock n roll but maybe next time we'd like to hear your thoughts on the show so send us your feedback via 77 d.w. dot com time's up and we got to go but be back soon coming up on our next program. travels to south africa to speak with teenagers about politics and the problem of crop to. get to the heart of issues. before we go we have some music to share with you this is blinky and me with. take care and good buy.

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