subscribe. documentary. this is due to the news africa coming up on the program today pulls schools to reopen in africa called shrooms remain empty in most countries on the continent while health officials say the prolonged closures of schools is harmful to students . and corruption in south africa is so right so rampant we'll see how it's even dropping the damage of their dignity.

while come to the news africa it's good to have your company the world's health authorities all urging african governments to reopen schools cheering the coronavirus 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 officer on why they are pushing for schools to reopen but 1st here's a report from kenya where the government has canceled the 2020 academic year. ban that cheating on t.n. no should be in school instead the 15 year old is either rich homie nairobi's kid beer islam. oh she's helping her mother sell charcoal on the streets of kenya's capital just to make ends meet. those distant from.

the rich. the deputy head teacher of bella school is also frustrated for her students by the closure one think they might get i think this. week is not a good day now it will be that he won't say that this is a man although that is what the defense is going to be so it's not easy on them new york but was it good in 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 resident that 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. right now if the government decides not to refund the fees we paid last time then i'm worried there are no bill similar to the ones i sold i'm only left with dairy cattle to get money i now fear that my children may not finish their education. you know whole fear they go to draw water my. educators to all concerned for their livelihoods this is the classroom calvin o.d.m. bo or 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. summer some are really under pressure and i'm 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's with the w.h.o. regional office for africa welcome to date on the 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 learns and expose exploitation for kids including a child who played nancy and as you know enough it doesn't look door schools. are you receive a musin school when to get one less stay at home to use out of this news which

would. so yes ask does not condone it's impacting on the economy it is also impacting on that should do it out of school negatively. dr stephen a lot of authorities in different countries have made the case that that some schools are just not fit to reopen crowded classrooms the lack of sanitation isn't that a case for not reopening schools. so what we advise in is for countries to do their research assistant to look at situations in school. that is difficult to remain in. and. if you don't buy off today and in classes governments need to look at alternative is just the same with parts of the interventions like. patients week

19 in africa this week and i'll kiss is and isn't the one to get this in some homes are not suitable for home care and governments output i think isolation sent us where people can safely i say. families and the same goes with if you want to provide that. government has to provide an alternative to school most of those areas secondly jenna fulfill all schools 1st of all he said they have to look at. it here don't you because situation and making sure that. it will do so short these can seem is just the long ball style that you kind of the sunshine corporation of the peace making sure they have access to what are. high end washington so i decided very what that and teach as students who feels that are seeking must stay at home and they have to quentin you know to educate them means

that we have got governments like that in kenya that have completely cancel the 2020 academic yeah have you engaged such governments and just what do you think about that. yes so so that the decision to cancel. an academic else because he's opted to go mental block exam board of unicef continues to engage with all countries not just kenya provided the 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. so far what's cool is that not everyone. is ok that's a merry stephen but the w.h.o. thank you dr stephen thank you.

now there's been theory in south africa has corruption scandals undermined the country's fight against the pandemic south africa is the most and equal society in the well that corruption has been identified as one of the drivers off the inequality report travel to cheating being the end pople to hear the story of how poor people were robbed off their savings off the greedy to the bank and the profit . richard and i would do is on his way to his son's grave his 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. since then i have been chronically ill and can't even afford medicine or a visit to the doctor while our savings were stolen by the v b s bank. u.b.s.

the b.b.s. bank was a cooperative bank in the vendor region for years that 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 bend headquarters with the remaining a.t.m.'s insights but many shareholders and investors us still hoping to get back their money. for decades richard mouw who was a member of the funeral savings club together was $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 d.b.s. bank the club had around $25000.00 euros and its account that we get from management. yes if in this graveyard they didn't get the terms

through because the money was told by the b.b.s. because people are busy looking beyond the money for them so the central bank launched an investigation and published a shocking report 2 years ago the equivalent of around 100000000 euros went missing and more than 50 people are accused of benefiting from its several members of the bank's management which ah jd 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 these 2 regional political from the governing a.n.c. party they were on a temporary leave of absence but have now been reinstated by the party leadership is a controversial decision and it's caused a rift in the party. why do you very bad teeth when you still have been members of the sea who do not see anything wrong with it the rampant corruption here painting in the organization why does very very bad these when you

have members who have been see lead to us who cannot even speak for the poor people who have lost their money who don't even carry. the 2 politicians accused of wrongdoing have ignored our requests for interviews. but they still have supporters there we just wanted to get out of whatever you. were in there but they did. people who just didn't add us to them good they did not try and. without anything so the scene is clear it's a case of the ones nothing to do with him being. rich i would do and treasure at their a crime come 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 have . this kind of thing was happening in our government to. see.

that we know. we don't know because people just think we were this far and. to say to the development community you know. we don't know what's going on in the leadership will be. the equivalent of 5000 euros was paged through 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. now and international scientists 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. and they made this week experts harvested 10 more eggs they will be used to reproduce the subspecies through this neither right now

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