sustainable products. for. 60. dollars. she could have a lot of people over for over gretchen home the for example. most recently that we can unlock. the bottom of the families at the dragon was word has called the whole truth. on. this is due to be news africa on the program today the not so gentle giant elephants have killed several people in zimbabwe so far this year locals say the global ban on ivory trade is to blame. clashes in south africa to these between protesters and police there's anger in johannesburg over the killing of

a disabled teenage boy and logically at the hands of police. want to welcome to africa it's good to have your company wildlife authorities in zimbabwe say they are inundated with distress calls from communities living in close proximity with the countries in the fence officials say there are too many elephants in zimbabwe a country has the world's 2nd largest population off. but conditions on the ground have been changing and that's fueling conflict between the animals and people living near to them travel to one gate national park to get the story. paying their last respects this family is grieving the death of their grandfather 91 year old. was trampled by elephants in july you know one going north west in

zimbabwe. his wife grace with 87 and partly paralyzed is now left living alone turn ish or call it granddaughter the last we are in pain because of this incident my grandfather's death has grabbed us he left my grandmother who is paralyzed us taking care of it is because of these elephant it is unbearable. human and wildlife conflict his western 4 communities surrounding the national parks animals are encroaching on human settlements in search of water and food they are destroying crops livestock injuring and killing people. the problems are mid-west by overpopulation of species like elephants zimbabwe has more than 85000 elephants but the country's

national parks in conservation areas can handle 55000 various gentle giants. to watch from a distance but they have become a menace to human life and the environment zimbabwe is struggling with an overpopulation of elephants in its parks with an annual growth of 4000 this park alone holds in excess of 45000 when its carrying capacity is 15000. zimbabwe has been lobbying to reduce its elephant head and to lift the ban on ivory trade. the convention on international trade in endangered species site has rejected zimbabwe's proposals fearing poaching in their review of the gains it has made in wildlife management zimbabwe parks or thirty's say with tourism is down and they are desperate for

funds. it's not only aid which can solve these problems. can solve these problems we are sitting when i voted with 600000000 and if we had said that we can put that money into one of the vision was we'd naturally believe these elephants must pay for their upkeep they must pay for their conservation conservationist recall mand the need to strike a balance between human life and wildlife conservation we need a global solution to this solution which enables us to continue to see these animals if we come to visit as tourists a solution which enables the government to provide in terms of conserving this particular resources this is resource and also its situation where communities community like sting the elephants because they support they support their life systems and not it's enemies for families like tarnish ok it is

a delicate situation to call exist with wildlife and while preserving their own lives for now these elephants so beloved around the world continue to pause a danger to human life. in south africa the death of a teenage boy has sparked violent protests in eldorado pockets. the family off 16 year old nathaniel julius who had down's syndrome say he was shot and killed by police the country's president and police minister has promised an investigation but allegations of police violence have erupted into anger on the streets. a stun grenade. rather than it. had dashed for safety. and the fear that's in this neighborhood they'll never find it. was numb standing tensions

between the community and police boiled over on thursday after offices allegedly killed a 16 year old boy with down syndrome. this was not fun you know julia says home just meters away from where he was shot. it was then. called and. they just shot me. it's like this one included the back of the fear. of what i was before just told the doctors that it was courtin across my it was a gang fight didn't it you. but there was no fighting there was only one gunshot it went off and it was the the gun shot that killed but then you know. hundreds took to the streets of johannesburg suburb eldorado park to demand justice and condemn police violence. to their own and then only it's got no food stamp people actually knows what the police are superior to the french if you barely give me a little at

a park. like that let's shut them out on the bottom of the way that's how he would make this job. demonstrates his tires and barricaded roads and said they were met with live fire from the police immediately david mentioned using against those 2 men to be wrong and. police say they're investigating how nathaniel judaism scales but residents here are convinced it's the police who are to blame and a calling for the arrest of the officer responsible. and he. joins me from johannesburg had a 2 so there are any geishas that police try to cover up this shooting tell us more about that they're going to have to visions for more the police are telling us and what the residents in fact saying the residents are saying the young boy was killed

when police were questioning him and police just from knowing the short they had bullets and the child was down and killed and then alleged that the police tried to took the child to the put to dos based on something that they say the police if they were not coveting they should have waited for him to do that but on their side the police are saying they never wanted to cover up they wanted to help the child in fact they are saying the child didn't want to die because of a police shooting but they are saying there was a gang that was fighting and shooting each other in the child was that if victim oh of course why or when those games are fighting but according to the residents this was just a cover up the statement that the child was if victim of gang violence is a cover up the fact that they wanted to take the child themselves to go spitzer without calling him this was a cover up so these are contradicting statements that are coming from both the residents and the police we do know that a police watchdog is now investigating this shooting there is

a police officer who has been singled out to a legit be fired the fatal shot he goes by the name scorpion he's known to the community what more do we know about this police officer. the residents are saying this is what the 1st time this police officer has done and they are saying it is stunning several times of the shooting live bullets to people here in the community they may be to this goings that here they've been told the police minister asking him when i went to remove this police officer saying he has done it he has been harassed in the community it because of the allegations that are coming from this community saying they have reported before to the police minister but nothing has been done in there one would have none of that they don't want him to be they the station and other police officers right too so there have been long existing tensions between police and this community in eldorado park otherwise known as. tell us a little bit more about this community and the issues that they've had with the

police elders is a high density area where you find your average south africans living there is a colored community this is an area that is known for brock problems and even president zuma former president zuma to visit that community to try and end the program of products so because so far drug pushing there you have to gangs that find all of our control of it where they will be selling those drugs so it's an area that has been having this problem long a big big problem of gangs the problem of drugs violent place for citizens that are living there and residents are saying police have used that just taken advantage of that to mitt if i wouldn't on presidents. thing to say you mentioned the police minister in our conversation he did speak to the people of eldorado park today what did he have to say. the coming of the police minister then left a residence andrea then watched the way before he arrived because he went in to see

to speak to the family after speaking with so many came out to address residents what to say it is that. the government is sort of forward as a parent investigations are taking place this officer who committed was alleged to have committed this is not suspended because there are. investigations that are taking place and the residents are very angry because they expected him to come out and say we have artist of the officer we have suspended him and action is being taken so use coming in never cooled down the residence but to assure them that the government is investigating and very soon whatever is involved is going to take before the law is going to take its course but that was not consoled enough for the residents were angry and wanting immediate answers not investigations all right just a mile and johannesburg thank you. now to a you tube record from south africa and arguably one of the country's biggest exports

this year general selamat the song by a south african d.j. and record producer monster k.g. reached 100000000 views on you tube this week the song was posted in december last year it reached $50000000.00 views by last month and the clicks double within a month everybody is still trying to understand that must be cagey is clearly overwhelmed he posted on twitter i still can't believe it thank you world for making it possible shout out to no label sequel a day that's the singer of the song and open mike pride in a. now that's label even for this week shoulda check out all of the stories on the dot com forward slash africa we're also on facebook and on twitter and because jim said in response a well by don said john takes all that's having someone to check out this week will play out the best songs we have enough to.

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to the girl max chance. the good mind of stewards. with exclusive. the must see concerning part time culture to ensure a. curious minds. do it yourself networkers. subscribers don't miss out on a. good mood. greetings from berlin and a warm welcome to arts and culture so many of our normal activities were impossible during the weeks of corona lockdown but computer games were a welcome distraction day or night and we'll look at how computer games are evolving in the new pandemic reality and also in the pipeline. the

3rd of 3 good to medal laureates 42020 south african writer and journalist. is connecting the african continent through literature. and british photographer topics i.e.d. captures the extravagant pomp and flair of the purpose of culture even. in republic of congo. all the pandemic has spelled profit for the gaming industry because during all of those hours days and weeks that people spent cooped up in their own 4 walls during lockdown they certainly played a lot of computer games normally the world's largest computer games trade fair games com would have welcomed the industry to cologne on thursday but the event has gone digital this year and it's clear that lessons learned in lockdown are shaping the games world to come. developing games outside the mainstream with original

ideas that's the formula for developers at this small hamburg studio. here they've put players in an ethically difficult place they become part of the surveillance machine and spy on others. now little by little we start to question things saying is that really necessary don't you think you maybe went too far with them if you're right but we try not to point a finger it should really come from the players themselves if you know mom. this year game's commas taking place not in cologne's message hollow but online developers have built an online platform with groups you can visit with avatars the games industry is changing with more women playing and more unusual games suddenly some of them have added relevance. in the can of fishmeal don't have to get so many smaller games now deal with isolation with loneliness this is i believe games are also a medium in which you can process things artistically and many individual developers

work with. us at the vanguard of this trend see of solitude a girl fights her feelings of hopelessness anger and loneliness they appear in the shape of monsters oh. ok message game developer camellia get out came up with the idea which is influenced by her own experiences. it's a long way from shoot ups and car racing. i sometimes wonder if changes in the games industry are due to women increasingly moving to the forefront it's worth mentioning we've brought our topics and our emotionality to the studios. and a greater diversity as in the game tell me why we're twins rediscover their own past and one of them is transgender x. . or the action game held blade where the main character battle schizophrenia they

were out there. and the blockbuster the last of us part 2 features a love story between 2 women that these narratives are examples of a growing trend. but there are still those there always will be for whom the games are just a bit of fun where you can hang out with friends but there's a growing courage to tell more complex stories that. the hamburg studio has just hired game developers to work on a new game this too will be a journey into the world of emotions. was part of our coverage of the good to metal 2020 our 3rd and final laureate is south african writer and journalists who cares about one our congratulations go out to a woman whose work has had an incredible impact on her home continent and beyond as she drives home the multiplicity of african identity.

one of the pins that. gets my goat. when i get referred to is black africa right that i'm like how. why must i have this little what you call it was what i did i want to be a good writer. is a woman unafraid to speak her mind born in zambia and now based in kenya the south african novelist children's book writer journalist and publisher also founded and curated a pan african online literature festival in response to the code 19 knockdown she's prolific and multi-talented and her energy seems to be inexhaustible how to she juggle her many interests with very little sleep. well i think if you love something you always make time for it

a writing almost always has a political subtext her debut novel the madams was published in 2006 it's the story of 3 well off middle class women in post apartheid south africa torn between career and family traditional and modern female roles in today's world i am essentially pro. who very proper pen i'm very pro women and i think that generally comes out in my books what the 3 all have in common is about identity. i'm writing for readers but more importantly and read what people will say oh reading is boring and i'll fair i've got a book for you finish once i finish one period and tell me if that's boring. to frankfurt book fair 2019 zucchinis one van i took part in it told hosted by the girl to institute a feminist a citizen of the world she's

a regular gas to international literary. i think i'm an itinerant by nature in a way i have always been an outsider looking in if you were but i also give a insider's perspective. zuki as well vanna is the 1st african woman to win the garter mantle making her a role model for aspiring writers. or when you're an artist you want to go beyond just speaking to one people it means a lot where it can resonate with with somebody in berlin or with somebody in munich with somebody in brazil as a publisher amplifying african voices is one of her tongue priorities but maybe we need more voices that are more visible a lot of african countries are only like 4 to 60 years from colonialism we're still

growing we are still young. keyword colonialism and now to a fashion subculture that originated as a response to colonial powers in but at seville in republic of congo and in kinshasa india are c. less sap a play on the french slang seppi which means dressed up so young men adopt the elegant dandy style of their colonisers and make it their all of the culture stands in stark contrast to the crushing poverty of the area where the sport there elaborate duds in defiance of their circumstances and british photographer takes i.e.d. captures that is whether viva in a brand new book. show time on what may be africa's most unusual. but these people are professional models they're congolese dandies men and women for whom the

perfect outfit everything. they live in slums communities and then suddenly you see somebody who's dressed like a $1000000.00 you know they were under the board were kids or jacket or. $500000.00 crocodile shoes by fashion in the poor neighborhoods of kinshasa our brows of you disappear are celebrated for their highly developed sense of style and the way they move after their day jobs as taxi drivers or laborers they change into their gladrags the more expensive the better. supper is an acronym for societe does cereal it depends on illegal or the society of taste makers and unlike in people. now where. it's a unique subculture in the congo or border one of the best ways to be

a rock star is to look like a rock star act like a rock star walk like a rock star and behave like a rock star but in a very very kind and gentle way terek sadi is not the 1st to be fascinated by this subculture but no one has delved as deeply into it as the award winning british photographer he visited the congo repeatedly for more than 3 years. self-assertion through stop the supreme movement and rose in the 1920 s. in response to colonialism young congolese wanted to dress better than the french or belgian colonial rulers as a way of maintaining their dignity in the face of oppression. to this day the stop defy their poor living conditions by keeping up appearances. sadie was allowed a glimpse into the sappers closets they often say for years to buy a designer suit the average wage in congo is around $900.00 a year this apparel combined designer clothes by global labels with their own

creations. not to pick them up as objects and put them on a sofa or on a park bench or in a noisy place in town i actually wanted to understand. where they live how they live how they save money for. close how the community reacts so all my work was done. literally within 500 meters of the homes tearing sadies new book due out next month shows that some are more than just clothes horses they distinguish themselves with a talent for improvisation. and despite their difficult living conditions they are the ones in charge of their faith and for that they are beloved in their community . how i want to do it which clothes are choose how creative i become how much of my own personality

overtakes those clothes how i walk in the street the dignity i have the grease and elegance of the artistry of combining things that you'd never imagine combining that go together and putting it all together with the philosophy of peace and harmony. tranquility now that is for me to supper as a. dandyism as a form of protest and colonial resistance in the congo they like to say white people invented this clothing we made it into. and finally extraordinary times require extraordinary measures british street artist banksy has financed a ship to rescue refugees attempting to reach europe from north africa via the mediterranean sea on the vessel is named. after a french feminist an artist it's painted bright pink and sports by trademark

balloon girl artwork this time rather in a life vest and holding a heart shaped life for well it's not the 1st time that banksy who's known for his socially critical works has made a stand in the refugee debate. and there's a hopeful note to end on don't forget to visit our web site for more from arts and culture and until we all meet again all the best from us in berlin and.

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