sometimes. it's in our genes it's inflation where it's on telly or. any of these other by a long it's not easy to go to another country you know nothing about why i don't do this because we can't stay on venezuela i'm not going on that. closely global news that matters d. w. made for mines. and welcome for the 77 percent i show for africa's you. mike a junior. coming up on the program. claudia white boy. in cape town. who joined his my dismay the king of condoms and his fight against

a tightly controlled. access that cost this fellow's men about virginity. let's begin with a more serious topic jail and detention zambia is notorious for its crowded prisons was 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 to disarm the un ambassador to germany and to me in just a bit before we get into that breaking a 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 $7000.00 son be an intimate as to waiting for their turn because study 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 that 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 older inmates reminded him of. the. longer 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. i do in this. innocent color luca was eventually released with the help of one person who were i

know you know who works with the human rights organization. which helps get innocent to juvenile inmates out of jail. but challenges that every year firstly you find that. premises are not enough the number of judges and not enough and then there's some backlog so there's some cases which have been backlog for so many yes he. 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 tb and hip otitis. for the moment kaluga has found a job as

a waiter he was released 6 months ago after the clue or intervened and managed to get his case heard a court of law where he was found not guilty but a liver 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 and it began in my then i ventured resigned to my fate i used to wonder why this happened to me what happened happened but i was had bad luck i mean that's been that's something the public. then system is freely understaffed so there is a desperate need for legal assistance in the past 6 months alone u.p.a. zambia assisted around $1440.00 inmates like innocent $180.00

of them where under 18 who were and leaks also regular late 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 and 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 be helped out there zombie and home affairs ministry is responsible for kind of because 2 of the last 2 years however the ministry say's they are not a viable for comment and refused to grant us access to the prison it's still 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 lite problem. there must be very frustrating and painful experience likely that a guy didn't really go out of the stories like these beg the question why did these things happen so give us some more insights we have about to germany. welcome what we've seen 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 is innocent but glad to say that a lot of efforts of being put in by the government of zambia to ensure that term. 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 say that there is not excuse for any injustice for somebody to stay in prison without being convicted for

the crime for 2 years i was because of these kind of cases that we have seen especially 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 because no one 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 valid but the 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 governments or things that would have 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 war if there's no extremes of them but i don't 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 is more police that. been recruited the wrist mall magistrates' that have been recruited and there is more judges that have been put into the judicial system we'll hear more from zambia's i'm busted out to germany shortly but now reacher away from uganda also has some thoughts on this issue this is has song criminals recorded as

true civilly. committed. but see some results in some long huge problem when they come over. to. the book. that was the 1st of many more raw props to come i hope here enjoyed it but let's

take to the topic of the trial detainees i want you to imagine you've been sent to prison for me 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 them crowded to me in prison they face for hygiene and violence and in lack of legally. according to the rest of london that 90 percent libya has the highest number has been traveling to nice in africa nigeria africa's most populous country it's 68 percent and in zambia 28 percent. overcrowding is also illegal. the west offend uganda and zambia. prison occupancy levels that are 3 times higher than your facial propensities. 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 the grippe a 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 paying me mayor lip service in the zambia one thing i'm comfortable of 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 showed 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 this tacit mistrust that confirmation by the government of knowing that this is a problem so how do we talk of this problem let's be more better facilities wrapping it up in the 3 main 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 and number of magistrates who should make sure that the backlog of cases are 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 into gritting with them in order to make them a much better part of society thanks very much mr mcwhorter thank you. for covering such a 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 a vibrant music scene we catch up with musician you're. best off for. mines and out of a secular. top step. short for your mother in africa is the stage name of cloudier with boy the hip hop artist moved from georgia on the garden reed to cape town in 2016 she loves the panoramic view from the slopes of signal hill. but enough with the tranquility where up to our 1st destination. we drive to observatory obs of the locals call it a bohemian neighborhood popular with. it's the location of your most favorite shop . there is nothing you can't find in this shop.

your image is drawn to the vintage record section the 25 year old artist counts lauryn hill and bob marley among her musical influences to her the store is an endless source of inspiration it is so full you know it's interesting. you need to take your time when you come to the shop and you also get a feel of the was in back in the day and how amazing it is for me personally to see how it all comes back into fashion week in. 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 gaps because the name of the place.

you're wondering what it got to be is well imagine a very long sandwich filled with everything imaginable steak chips eggs sauce. i like the fact that it is all over the place when you eat it is no great dangerousness when you eating this thing is all about in belgian fully. it's a thumbs up for the fantastic cuts the. cape town is home to around 4000000 people a lot of them speak afrikaans a language 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 oh. time for a cipher or freestyle rap with fellow mc mano joe joe joe joe.

it said it was bold statements by neglect you could still make them the stump is the say lumpy on the face the pain is still still and the funk plenty o. instead expose ya dick maybe they can say your conscience like it's full of what's not likely if they. still think assisting the soul bottom when it only takes made by sick to be a star just look you got stuck to the big deal suggest you stick to the stage with the wouldn't you like to do it like. died from a side never quite. literally go get the safety joint got to be sick to school what you're going to do you should get riding in prostitution i keep the door don't go crazy like you go oh pick executes it you can find a solution i suggest you keep it cool remain there's a lot of people that feel that the mother tongue is in this seriously good enough especially when it comes to afrikaans but you know what it is all you are so do you and bring the base to take. 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 mother 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 kibera slum in the kenya

africa's largest appen slauson. this is my kingdom this my territory it is my party's i can yeah i really do and here's what you call a lady up bridge. i think is to engage the community to have a little ship with them love what you call trust building and i teach them on how to use it that indeed stage is. from there i do the most literal. gutter. from the most literal everybody will be dependent of the need for 1000000 people want one thing that the stallion kyra aka 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 catching royal out feet is very attractive and it's also make me feel proud that i'm the king and i'm able to interact with people you know very good level at a low level. high level coming from the slums it's very up like to me to be. 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 steer these efforts however 5.6 percent of the population still carries the virus and recently a new worrying trend has a much. to we've noticed that now among the near 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 and 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 sim gods when you ask them why why what happened was ideas man he bought for maybe he started paying me then he started when does a president was talking of them on. thinking of condoms and his project supply girls with green farming but it's full of digital. so that they can sell the crops even the small income helps young girls become independent and less likely to get in and safe sex 18 year old lucky from idea this part of the project and anne's part of high living with a farming pad. they don't have to depend to those money to. smoke goes in sexual. activity so that you can get some money to buy. your food their confidence their courage to say no i can't support myself thinking of condoms

moves on to continue his daily mission to protect his kingdom kibera i can tell why vitruvian. is an african a muslim and to bring a sample of people living here to here you know. the power of that simple thing called the. military victory i believe we need somebody who can now mark where he told me he will be when pushed. from the king of condoms with all terms of the sex relationships. this week we are tackling the sensitive topic janet. what does virgin it's a really mean themselves it's not just about sex like many would have you believe it's more complicated than that rest then 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'm erica a 24 year old girl living in a belgian nigeria i have this problem when i told people that i'm 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 in the 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 neka 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 a lot of women think that their hymen will tear the 1st time that they have sex some cultures check a woman's a bed sheets for blood stains 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 be the 1st time that they have sex and some women roomed in fact some women tear their hymen before they have sex to normal activities like playing sports or inserting a tampon meca 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 listen to your body and your heart and stay confident thanks as always cast. 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. money travels to south africa to speak with teenagers about politics and the problem of corrupt if. we get to the heart of the issue for our strategic. before we go we have some music to share with you this is blinky bell and me with.

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