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hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa it's good to have your company it's a case which has shaken and nation the 1st lady office also has been arrested on murder charges over the killing of the has been or the 1st wife of her husband prime minister thomas to body miles i haven't appeared in front of judges on wednesday just hours after she turned herself in to police she'd been on the run since last month we'll take you to listen to form all but 1st this report. walking by her husband's side my side to buy an a in less troubled times the 1st lady in yellow has been charged with the murder of the prime minister's 1st wife became he says testing the division of powers between its disagree and the government. supports he is found guilty and she was convicted
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. of murder. i think for the soup for food beer 1st. that would teach everyone but would be a lesson for every citizen especially people living through or show positions of power that the road to justice i have the been in the day i see where we have the 1st lady like any other 2 i'm expecting that she might as well go there being tired and need to rise go to jade dipper lay low to bonnie was gunned down outside her home in june 27th teen an armed gang was initially blamed the killing occurred just 2 days before thomas to barney was sworn in for his 2nd spell as pm he not only been fighting an election campaign but also would be to divorce against it palais low at its heart a power struggle for who was the rightful 1st lady of battle for influence in.
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country last month in a suit used police commissioner links thomas to bonnie's mobile phones were cool at the time of the murder the prime minister was himself then questioned by police but he hasn't been charged. the story has sparked intrigue and anger in the normally peaceful country protesters want to bonnie to quit as prime minister immediately so far he's only said he'll step down at some point because of old age he's 80 but even if he leaves office questions about what really happened to his 1st wife and the quest for justice remain. for more on the developments of this case i'm joined by john lewis. who is reporting from listeners capital. hello and one of this is see you obviously hot off the press i see you in the car making your way from that court but tell us a little bit about what happened in court today as i understand it the formality of actually laying the charge happened well we know now that.
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the problem in this does wife has been charged with the may 2nd wife went to 17 as well as the attempted meadow. this is. one that looks about his friend who was with her in the car was shocked but survived of course people who have died in that shooting she feared to south africa last month to escape a racist why has she now turned herself in. so much we understand when she fled. it was to the knowledge that security agencies in south africa and subsequent negotiation set up a can on voyage of president obama with the. states and to diminish that went to but nothing. but following that we don't understand that it's an afghan security agencies give her an ultimatum to leave south africa all be honest that in south
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africa is you can understand the 2 countries have. an extradition treaty between them that allows them to exchange people who are wanted in either country and as a result that would have had to have been for had to go to the so however because she was a fugitive from justice was already wanted when she fled to so often also to arrest her and take up to a salute to a supposed to avoid them advised to go and report to the police which she did yesterday and where does the prime minister stand in all of this and is he going to step down as many in the country whole. well christine what we know is that the prime minister was 1st listened to by the new solomon with you who informed him that his cell phone is the one that was actually called but people at the scene would. and killed him 27 from the underside you would have been the 1st person
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to be suspect of this. because mine is my. husband and we supposed that because of other investigations that have now pointed marks to him now it's obvious that he is the 1st accused in this case however what we can say is that the prime minister has been absent and. even in court today he wasn't present sold then cause because by his absence in terms of stepping down 7 we suppose that this case probably is the main reason why he feels that he needs to step aside but he still hasn't done that we know that he says he will retire when parliament has stopped at processes for him to do so and we are waiting for that to happen to see when he actually the da stepped up this to you all right that's one and this is capital maceo for us thank you. germany's chancellor angela merkel is heading to south africa and again economic cooperation is high on the agenda
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president sit around a pole say is under pressure to meet his pages to boost growth following is off economic mismanagement and he jacob zuma now foreign investment is key to that and adrian crease reports on one of the 600 german firms open for business in south africa. that legal mossad is in her element and they say operators making this small piece of metal it's an essential part for the k. is the firm's best seller a pound for geisha systems. for saudis started here 4 years ago and was happy to have found work after finishing a training at a technical college put in you see. going from 1910 in contouring and i don't knows 19 eventually i came to achieve. they gave me a job. is growing the company employs 450 workers in south africa and
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produces various pumps and valves last year its turnover was 1000000000 runs around 60000000 euros a record in case these 60 years history in south africa yes we are doing very well and this is the only thing that we are doing so well but i think we have for very engaged i smell we have a very bright product range which can help us to fit in a lot of markets and we have a very good export business we are supporting with our products so. it's a quality counts in africa south africa remains germany's most important trading partner on the continent 2 thirds of all german investments and. while business is still going well for many german companies overall the south african economy is in a serious crisis the population is growing faster than the economy and the unemployment rates currently stands at almost 30 percent. across the country day
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laborers gather in front of building supply stores looking for work like many eric moyer is frustrated he hasn't had any luck for a week and now he doesn't know how he's going to support his 3 children but i business this bit as a set of what's a. pity about this country wide their. empty promises for youth. and be doing this for a long time and it is about 250 think about it the government doesn't give us the opportunity when president cyril ramaphosa took office 2 years ago he promised change valves to tackle corruption in the government and within his own party which has ruled the country for 26 years he also said he'd get the economy into shape but so far there's been little improvement many state owned companies are close to call ups. manufacturer a k is b.
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hasn't come away unscathed the company has had to buy expensive generators because of frequent power outages that legal more saudi and the team say they're still optimistic but the south african government are gently needs to invest in infrastructure. now el cambio is the spanish word for change and it's also the name of a soccer academy in uganda the danish run mission aims to change the lives of underprivileged kids by giving them structure and education and entering. controlling the ball seems to come so naturally. and doing the ph very youngsters can be unstoppable. these are the children of the camille small car academy in southwestern uganda being nurtured into potential of the future 100 percent sure that uganda through this program will have professional players then you can always talk about is it ferments are united or is a 2nd
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a leak loop somewhere for me it doesn't really matter of course i want them to pursue the dream dreams and make them come all true but most importantly is for me that i can see that we have talent not just on the pitch but also outside the pitch and in the classroom i can tell that these children are really in a good path we have. to have respect this jury are still and giving. birth of our use are important in our data because if you love one another the same and if you respect one another even. demi must feel founded about a year and a half ago as a nonprofit organization. he did so to support what children like patrick moore to be who joined us to losing both his parents but despite funding from big football. back in denmark the academy faces of or challenges in recent
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upset b. failed the team when they were denied visas to visit europe i packed my bags and told my parents at home now so that people at home knew that i was approaching to another country that unfortunately lives invested in a list it was a picture because we really want these children to go abroad to be exposed to another culture that is also a part of this character programme. but that doesn't look this spiritual veil cumbia young says who's to dream of joining the elite leagues in places like europe there seems more commitment on focus here just as there was the spirit of winning to give a. laugh. and that is a finale from dayton is africa as always you can catch all stories on our website and facebook page now say with me view with images off africa's best maybe the next time i buy.
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