to give sustainable forestry a chance. to be good for god. in 60 minutes. sure some people go for information. they want to express. our facebook twitter updates in touch. from the us. this is due to the news africa coming up on the program today polls for schools to reopen in africa called shrooms remain empty in most countries on the continent health officials say the prolonged closures of schools is harmful to students. and corruption in south africa is so rise so rampant we'll see how it's even

dropping bedad off their dignity. while come to africa it's good to have your company the world's health. african governments to reopen schools during the virus pandemic students in only 6 countries are back in the classroom that's according to a survey off 39 african nations in a moment i'll be speaking to a w h o office up on why bay are pushing for schools to reopen but 1st here's a report from kenya where the government has canceled the 2020 academic year. bel-air actually an auto eno should be in school instead the 15 year old is either

rich home in nairobi's cave bere a slum or she's helping her mother sell charcoal on the streets of kenya's capital just to make ends meet. those distant. and courage but. yes look at. the deputy head teacher of bella school is also frustrated for her students by the closure one thought they might get i think that if. we do not begin taking our building up the form and that this is they will all be that is what the defense is going to be so it's not easy and then in your genes it was a good thing kakamega in west kenya these siblings are trying to follow a school lesson on t.v. but it's far from ideal i am not happy because i am going to be to my stand in the

7 i had planned where they were to become a doctor when i graduate in the rest but it will delay. hopes father is a farmer he sold his 4 prized bulls to help pay for his 6 children's education now he fears he will never get that money back. that's right you accuse them of sort of knowing that now if the government decides not to refund the fees we paid last time then i'm worried they were noble similar to the ones i sold i'm only left with the dairy cattle to get money i now fear that my children may not finish their education so that you know you know whole theory they go into it wrong waterman's a muslim were used to educators to all concerned for their livelihoods this is the classroom calvin deraa should be teaching math and swahili. instead he's working as a laborer on

a government run project and some money he fears for the mental health of fellow teaches. somebody from are really under pressure and on some of the deaths. of the dead coming across and if the government continuing silence on that experience more data. but for now schools in kenya remain empty and only less the government changes its mind this is the best children like who can hope for. and i'm now joined by dr mary stephen she is with the devil u h o regional office for africa welcome to deja vu news africa dr stephen most schools in africa remain closed how how disastrous could it be for children if this doesn't change. there are reports of increasing. and expose exploitation for kids increasing child who pregnancy and as you know enough

because some of door schools who. receive a musin school end to get there and less at home didn't miss out on this news which could. so yes i ask. can not be economy it is also impacting on that should do and out of school. dr stephen a lot 'd of authorities in different countries have made the case that that some schools are just not fit to reopen crowded classrooms they lack of sanitation isn't that a case for not reopening schools. so what we had was in these 4 countries to do their research meant to look at the situations in school. that is difficult to remain in the senate and.

classist governments need to look at alternative measures it's just the same with parts of the interventions like so home care of. patients week 19 in africa this week mal kisses and this in don't mind to get this in some homes are not suitable for home care and go from in south florida i think isolation sent us where people can safely isolate their families and the same goes with us if you want to provide that the government has to provide an alternative if the school most of those areas secondly jenna fulfil all schools 1st of all he said they have to look at. it here don't you because situation and making sure that these kids. do so sharp these can seem is just the long balls that become of the sunshine the

peace making sure they have access to what are. high and washing so i decided very what that and teach as students who feels that car seat must stay at home and they have to continue to educate them that we have got governments like that in kenya that have completely cancel the 2020 academic yeah have you engaged to such governments and just what do you think about that. yes so so that the decision to cancel. an academic else was it's up to the governmental body but don't let your aunt eunice and continues to engage with all countries not just kenya very good and necessary support helping them to understand the situation system and what needs to happen advising them what at the end of the government has the final decision but we're continuing to engage in council of of what schools and everyone died. ok that's dr mary stephen the w.h.o.

thank you dr stephen thank you. now there's been fury in south africa has corruption scandals undermined the country's fight against the pandemic south africa is the most and equal society in the world that corruption has been identified as one of the drivers off the inequality our report travelled to me in the pople to hear the story of how poor people were robbed off their savings off the greedy looted a bank in the province. richard my would do is on his way to his son's grave accidental death is a double dose of pain for the 80 year old the loss was followed by financial ruin you had to go into debt to pay for the funeral. tomorrow since then i have been chronically ill and can't even afford

a medicine or a visit to the doctor and while our savings were stolen by the v b s bank. of u.b.s. . the b.b.s. bank was a cooperative bank in the vendor region for years it provided access to banking services for the real poor because conventional banks didn't serve them then corrupt management took over and 2 years ago the bank collapsed. this is what is left off the v.b. s bank and pendants headquarters with the remaining a.t.m.'s insights here but many shareholders and investors us till hoping to get back their money. for decades richard mouw who was a member of a funeral savings clump together with $200.00 families in the village each family paid around 5 euros a month if a family member died the funeral costs were covered. the treasurer of the funeral club has a letter from vs bank the club had around $25000.00 euros and its accountant would

give money. yes if in this. they do get the terms through because the money will buy the b.s. because people are busy looking beyond their money for them so the central bank launched an investigation and published a shocking report 2 years ago the equivalent of around $100000000.00 euros went missing and more than 50 people are accused of benefiting from it several members of the bank's management which ah but the report also shows how politicians profited including those in the ruling party they are said to have taken kickbacks so that the local districts would invest in the bank among them are these 2 regional political issues from the governing a.n.c. party they were on a temporary leave of absence but have now been reinstated by the party leadership it's a controversial decision and it's caused a rift in the party. why do they do parodies when you still have

them members of the a.b.c. who do not see anything wrong with it that i'm kind of corruption here painting in the organization my view is very very bad when you have members who have been see lead to us who cannot even speak for the poor people who have lost them i mean couldn't even carry. the 2 politicians accused of wrongdoing have ignored our requests for interviews. but they still have supporters they were each other $101.00 of you know whatever you. were in there but they. are people who had just been out of rested and good they didn't help try and without anything so opposed to the scene it's clear it's a case everyone has nothing to do with and bill. richardson i would do and treasure at their i'm back and not understand why 2 years after the scandal there's still no conviction and whether to accuse politicians were reinstated in the party. we would

have. this kind of thing was happening in our government because this isn't c. . and c. that we know. we don't know because people just moved everything we were this far and. say and in the development of our community you know. we don't know what's going on in the leadership will be. the equivalent of 5000 euros was paid to the savings as compensation they're still hoping that the government will step in and take responsibility for the remaining 20000 euros for their future it's. now an international team of scientists has successfully extracted eggs from the last 2 remaining northern white rhinos it's a step towards hopes of saving the animals from extinction off to a delay of several months forced by the crown of pandemic this week experts

harvested 10 more eggs they will be used to reproduce the subspecies through a surrogate neither rhino is able to carry a pregnancy and the last male northern white died and. that's the finale you can find more false stories on our website that steve that you dot com forward slash africa have a fantastic weekend see you next hour. this region is full of surprises moved on. news sometimes even in the footsteps all right. in your northernmost town to

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