on a train to some contractors. an investigative documentary goes to italy and china and looks behind the glamorous facades of fashion houses. and luxury her stores no membership t w. this is news africa coming up on the program what would you rather weigh local all for and make government work as in kenya has been directed to where outfits to boost the country's benefactor and industry. also coming out. fast black caps and seems relaxed ahead of something these walkouts final how much how things changed since nelson mandela was the captain and 9095 springbok steve.

i'm eddie michael jr you're welcome to the program government stuff in kenya have been directed to where locally made outfits on fridays on public holidays it's meant to boost the kenyan manufacturing industry a sponsor pressed enter through kenya says so-called big 4 agenda it of you hit the streets of nairobi and it looks like it will take more than a directive to get things going. david has been a tailor for 20 years nairobi's kenyatta market has been his retail home for 12 of those years in this shop selling african garments. koku zeek his fabric and garment shop and now the kenyan government are banking on a resurgent appreciation for african attire to boost the manufacturing industry and create jobs thus the president's directive that all public servants wear locally

made clothes on fridays and on public holidays on the streets of nairobi the directive has gotten a mixed reception. it's still more natural and when you don't listen to it it's because a lot of african fabrics are made from platinum and i stress mine is a mix of them and cotton and that's the complaint and then color says this it's it's. a better place just like a good looking good that's innovative you'll get killed for that you create jobs probably supply and. looks look in my place. a. launching. something yeah my 2nd had we had a. highway keep that we just. be

a totally. new clothes. and with people sticking to their preferences like buying 2nd hand clothes do the words of the president's directive actually really have an impact ok by you might not be money. for you what the truth is even if someone has a locally made outfit that may not be made of locally manufactured material. that creates a problem. change now into the day. that a long time ago we still have a path to put it needs to make the best happen. and unfortunately it's gone in to the best think that we used to put up that we didn't make our clothes look like . the president's directive for government workers to wear locally made clothes on fridays is not the 1st of its kind in kenya previous governments have tried

something similar but tailored david o. could see asks why wait for a directive from the government and why wait for friday to where kenyon made brands start on monday and wear them through friday maybe even through sunday. joining me now as i can you are doing well from kenya she's a fashion designer and i'm boss about for a friday away initiative on the chair of kenya fashion council i can ye thanks for your time now why is it so important to promote can you nowhere. i think this is something that we've done as a fashion industry for a long time and quite some time but it hasn't really been announced officially with the government then with the president to say that you officially need to wear an african. outfit made locally on fridays and we had a discussion about 2 years ago as fashion design as. a meeting that we had together

and see we need to speak with one voice and one of the things that one of the outcomes of the meeting was that we need to start selling products and initiated the fashion fridays which has been running on for quite some time about 23 s. right now and for the president to announce that all the government officials are going to wear a local you produced outfit every friday i think that's a lot for us ok now this is not the 1st i actually got it right it's previous governments have made such directives before it didn't really work so what makes you believe this will work. i think this is going to to walk through there's already a lot of uptake for locally produced products. and starting with the government even if you look at $10000.00 the government is also taking in there's a portion of of what's going into 2nd has to be locally produced so i think because

you have the support of the government this time around then even the people working with the government are able to take it seriously because when the president speaks and saves in a fund that this has to be done i think people going to take it very seriously and those fashion designers think it's very very very important for us as an industry because then it's an opportunity for us to keep talking about it and producing i know a lot of people will say design as maybe not affordable as much of it and remember even in the smallest parts of the village there's a woman sitting somewhere doing some thoughts nobody is walking naked clothing is part of the system of it's important for everybody to be closer to the prising again will be will be virus so it's i think it's a very important thing coming from the president and and also making sure that anyone in their government offices are doing this it's a good direction yeah exactly just just to be clear one can wear out the material be not be locally produced how do you address that. i think even fallen nation

right now if you look at the manufacture the fabric model that we have available in kenya they may not be able to produce that they're not in the capacity didn't have the capacity to produce the fashionable fabrics that design as it may be used so i many designers have to import fabrics that we are using locally so again for me it still applies because even if you importing fabrics elsewhere that we are using we are still having it produce the outfit is being produced in kenya and that's a plus for us so it may not be we may argue it's not it's not locally made but i think it is still locally made maybe the. oil is not locally produced by the alf which is produced in. the income you see in the huge amounts of my decision made in the country ok talking about fits you look good in your. kenyan fashion design i thought her ankle i'm laughing knuckle. now it's time to separates the men from the boys because on saturday set off

a guy warlock holmes with england in the final of the rugby world cup the 6 week long total men's takes place every 4 years this time in japan ok but you come bets that a great many south africans will be watching including reports out there's a commodity in johannesburg wow i see already in your springboks as you do those so . what's the mood like ahead of the game the mood is just ecstatic people are so excited about it is you don't need to know our presidents and i'm opposed to these origin just pound to watch the team play from the terraces you can imagine how excited the countries when you go around people already wearing just green book shirts and court they asked both we've got to think makes that the time when their cars just waiting for that to begin like why. everyone is just united behind the team and people are so hip if you go to sports boz they voted to put speak screens where people are going to be watching the games and everybody is so excited in you

need to be behind the springboks ok that's it he sounds big hold it a bit it was all come back to you now let's check out the report that previews the big match. c.-a khaleesi is on the brink of history he could become the 1st black captain of south africa's i lift the men's world cup but for the moment he's concentrating solely on beating england no 5 in. march of course if you know the most important thing to morrow's making sure that. the team you know it's official do for the team police it was born just one day before south africa's apartheid laws were officially repealed in 1991 and rugby is the sport which has best help to bring the rainbow nation together no rugby fan can forget former president nelson mandela donning the springboks jersey then a symbol of white south africa when they won their 1st world cup in 1995. it's

a country with a lot of pride in their national identity and i suppose. the history before have made for the country. created a new opportunity for people in africa and i suppose the spring work is is the. you know the tool that which people use is a symbol of hope but south africa underdogs this time england are in a confident mood after eddie jones the side knocked out this trailer and fabled holders new zealand. we just want to get them fly the great thing for us is that we've done the preparation we now have done the preparation we're ready for this occasion you know we have spent 4 years getting ready for this occasion so that's why the players can be relaxed can be relaxed because we now have done the work the stage is set for an intriguing final in one of the toughest spots on the planet but only one team can reach that goal.

was a good model in johannesburg so. see out police seize the national team's block and why is that a big deal. this is a big thing in so the free cup because rugby is taken as a privilege the sport you find it mostly in those expensive schools have been a few blacks who can afford to put that if you remember the 9095 team during monday last time that won the will cup it was 100 percent white and the government has been fined by all means to force. that to try and introduce more politically has and the good news is that in the present team that is in japan what about 5 players that are going to be playing so that the captain is also blake you just also shorten that to deficits just in bringing that equality between the class and the white blouse this off and on to 5 blick excited as well and that's ok for the 1st time to move by black person hoping that ted they'll bring the cop back home ok now

there's been allegations of racism in the springboks compound has this affected general support yes they start to talk about the recent incidents that have happened you know one of the best play as it been has been it is alleged that to us pot a food group that assaulted some people after some night putting some time in august and this just came up when you was there and there were calls that you should come back to sort of that but when you talk to south africans when you talk to those that are following the springboard support does their own behind black and white i've not seen one black we saying i'm not supporting because of these races i'm incidence maybe they're saying ok this is i want team this is the chance we'll go for a cup let's focus on the game and do when the class come back we might talk about their resumes today and before you go what's your prediction for the game obviously the springboks upbringing becomes home but you know the england team is

also a very good team and therefore to home advantage down there so it's going to be a tough one but with all presidents right there on those days isn't this a tough black white collar indians behind the team we want to come with come home. thank you for your time. that's a fun hour from v.w. news out of a good weekend see you next time. take a person with the under foot people in stories that make it so special. for. my. call so i'm. going to just put. on d. w. .

after the fall of the berlin wall nov 9th g.w. . artist i'm composer rob missouri create soundscapes and take listeners to the brazilian rain forest texas desert or even some mars. robb's my guest on this very musical edition of arts and culture will be chatting about his work in just a moment and also on the show. a sneak preview of the w.'s new night groups series host international stars grooving and

jamming including kiefer sutherland. and lithuanian punk rockers some of us tells us how the fall of the berlin wall changed his life. the 1st my guest is composer rob missouri he is getting ready to perform at the jazz fest here in berlin he's got 3 new albums out that he released just an artist welcome darcy culture are sure to be. in a moment i want to look at a clip of some of your visual arts because you're also a visual artist and before we do i'm curious to know if you have the same goals in both of these practices the visual art and the music absolutely i mean i make make our music the music stuff is all about resonance the work is also about resonance creating a life force a spirituality that. has a possibility of build.