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which usually attracts thousands of virgins and there was a special message. hello i'm proceeding to welcome to news africa it's good to have your company aging retail pharmacy in south africa has been forced to suspend business off to protests outside and number off its tolls the outrage is over a marketing campaign which described black hair as dull and white hair as normal the tickets were organized by south africa's radical nectarine. if if the posse supporters demonstrated outside several clicks pharmacy stores across the country the company has pulled the ad for it and apologized but the if once the resale chain shut for 5 days so it's. cephas revenue losses. so i hear top

leagues from operating if they open with. the open we're going to. and they will not be in a position that is going to exist here and this is not a new form of court cordo intimidation that is going to stop us from protesting against the bases if they want a physical confrontation level with them too often. we think that they must close all of this those old tools the most out. and i'm now joined by the she's a journalist in johannesburg welcome to news africa kind need to tell us more about this adverts and the response that it's provoked. thank you very much to you christine it was just giving a little bit of context on the website of clicks which is a dispensary which is

a chemist and it sells all kinds of products all across the country there was an ad for its which was placed on their website which showed different textures of they were advertising they trust them a product so it wasn't a clicks product there was a company called tesla made that was advertising him products and it showed different textures of hay and they had black women's hair listed as dry doll and brittle and they had white woman listed as normal and this outrage amounts to you know women of color all across the country because they were drawing a comparison saying that white or flying straight hair is normal whereas course king keep black african hay is determined as dry brittle and in need of this product and so whitey did is it sparked outrage across the country it reached on for days with the narrative really speaking to the way that we view each other you

know from a color perspective you know speaking to how a company like cliques which has a very large natural hey care range in its stores how could it allow such a blatantly racist efforts to be put on its web site we've seen a lot of angry people on social media many of them storming some of the stores belonging to it but it is the the whole country outraged over this. or well i mean it's difficult to say wish parts of the country out of i'm nuts because there is a in social media storm raging around this and yes definitely it's people from every corner of that kind of cheap right most especially people who are on social media just to give you an idea there was an elderly woman today. in the western cape who wait to get her medication it clicks like she usually does in russia arrived today she found the store closed and she was not

a way of watch what's happening and she found members of the e f f protesting outside the store so definitely those who are not plugged into social media or are plugged into general news will most likely miss what's happening we should not underestimate and the size of the outrage definitely women even those who are wearing reeves who reads even though they too have found themselves you know a you know a narrator sized because they're saying that well maybe clicks is just you know reflecting how black women themselves feel about their head because we don't wear our head natural be pretty fit to wear our the textures of hay so in terms of the size of the outrage i'd definitely say it's widespread across the country but it has suddenly spilled over to other you know regions you know we've seen people can anything in solidarity of what has happened who are not in south africa i think the main question is how is an advantage that's possible in a country where most stuff the people majority of the population is back.

ok we need to understand that under daily basis in the media in social media in the mainstream media whiteness is regarded as normal ok and anything else that is not right is the default position or is the exception how is it possible let's look at the creative agencies who have the creatives be hind some of these campaigns it's people who don't have an experience of being black it's white creatives that are sitting together and in their minds over they say that they did not put color to a person's head but they literally just looked at a text just so this almost in a live view and in terms of why that would be anger towards a compay that lists white woman's hair as normal and like women's hair is dry brittle and dry you know so that any good emanates from the up livy and that is there too was racial sensitivities you know you're dealing with

a company like cliques that has a white management with a white agency with white creatives you know and for the most part there is a level and the standard in terms of representation representation metes in the public space and so in a country like south africa in 20 to 80 of course it's definitely still possible to have a company of those sorts because they hasn't been terms formation in the areas that counts the most and that is in the creative agencies and that is in the marketing departments right that's kind of by any journalist in johannesburg thank you annie . and staying in south africa this weekend dozens of young women took part in the end you'll read john's it's an ancient right off passage mocking an entrance to womanhood but like everything else this year this tradition has been forced to update due to the coronavirus pandemic and the event has got a new message to. a celebration of virginity with the colors and rhythms that

connect these women to that and sustenance. on a 2020 outfits update the rate dance is an annual event in south africa's crystal in a top province a rite of passage to womanhood around $20000.00 young women usually take part but gita coronavirus restrictions this yeah only 30 could attend this year also saw a new focus for the event with participants carrying placards calling for an end to gender based violence the number of victims has said since south africa went into lockdown a recent string of murders and president's house shocks the country and prompted condemnation from this earlier king i oversee energy. city interest condolences. believed firmly these but we must not take this as him and know him because no nation that allows the killing of women deserve

respect. came good with reality need told participants he would take responsibility for women's rights i wonder woman to rest assured that i mean yeah for now i go with myself to our safety for as long as i live. as they mark the entrance to adult hood these 2 women will now want to see more action to ensure that lives a protected. it's have a look at some other stories making news on the continent now sudanese authorities have declared a country and natural disaster area and imposed a 3 month state of emergency that's after flooding hild around 100 people inundated over 100000 homes since d.h. and i the u.n. humanitarian agency has warned that the situation is expected to get worse over the coming weeks and residents in and around the car at them clearing up after heavy rain or severe flooding across cynical homes were damaged and furniture was covered in mud in a residential area in the outskirts of the kabul government ses more heavy rain. in

one day really fell in the country usually seen in 3 months in the rainy season. now cameron's local football league like most around the world and conscient is still suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic local football is already faced financial issues before the outbreak now some of them are forced to look at alternative means to make money as they are saving strapped. league before the sporting events to be halted. last like. or not $200.00 a month but since a football league was suspended or does it then nothing at all it's really so we all know to push use on a street corner in the capito your windy. little business and do with $109.00 to support ground on the contras football federation. america i decided to put my

pride to one side because in order for me to put food on the table i can't be lazy so i decided to set up this business because of the current situation that they're going through. has been playing in the league for 5 years is comers version of the german bundesliga in 2015 you want to qantas has tied to what is in called the tube. on the normal circumstances his money paid doesn't meet all these needs i was not paid regularly y.b.'s of the camera national team i well paid those up the locally have always struggled to survive the problem out because it was because of the coverage that it. is in iraq the shoe business since this week a mix of all for the last tuesday he lent to replace shoes from his uncle when he was a child. is worried about all the players who have no extra source of income he says

most locals who are left out of jobs to focus on the game are. cameroon is a big footballing nation but local football has been forgotten in cameroon we don't get rewarded properly for playing football. and for some reason local football is are just spies in this country but i think that footballers should get what they deserve. regularly. know by the sports writer and editor we come in a state media he thinks local football doesn't generate enough money to allow players get paid during the pandemic if you look for example the. national division one football championship which is the top doesn't have a major sponsor and it's been short for 2 to 3 years the league is being rung rolled by the government on the national football federation the trickle down effect on the teams is there are not enough resources to pay the players to plan to

develop on weekdays and then not practices with other football us in his neighborhood. most of these players aspiring to play in football leagues in europe where there is but upbeat and also security in times of crisis. all right and that as a for our program today be sure to check out our other story. on forward slash africa we're also on facebook and on twitter at. the station continues see you next hour about. the same thing tarnished and i ask him for jurors or dealing with any more than i killed many civilians i mean the irish come including my father so when i was a student i wanted to build a life for myself. a sudden my life became our kind of sob.

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concert devoted to new fish fund the tour. and in our continuing series 100 german must reads authors spending a good offers an enlightening and entertaining glimpse into 1989. well it's the oldest film festival in the world the venice film festival and for its 77th edition it's the 1st to brave new territory as a physical event with in the covert $900.00 euro with strict rules for social distancing sparsely populated theaters and a tad less glitz and glamor than usual but the important thing is the show must go on and on it goes and here's a look at what's causing some buzz on the lido. the 1st weekend of the venice film festival usually main stars on the red carpet for top 1st and film premieres and so it is this year with strict hygiene measures in place but there are also positive

changes fate of 18 films in competition from female directors not quite parachute but a new record holder on the sunday mr mock spike eternium director suzanne arnie chiarelli pirates crimea. the film tells the story of eleanor marx a committed socialist and feminist and the daughter of karl marx she was one of the 1st activists to speak about the exploitation of women and the situation within families. it's also on the weekend of the permian of the world to come by your weekend director more not far smaller. sorry half elm is set in the 1850s on the u.s.

east coast. to farmers' wives fall in love with each other and start something they don't even have a vocabulary for instance if you have to ask a lesbian affair. stones or what the fortune they see. in the leading role vanessa kirby who has. 2 films in competition she's already being celebrated as the face of this year's festival. in cases of a woman buying direct. plays a woman who loses her unborn child. this. is the zoom around story or. notes and as usual scott ross perot is in venice watching those movies for us welcome scott now pieces of a woman certainly getting

a lot lots of attention that film tell us what you thought of it. you know this is quite impressive this movie it's a based on the real life experience of the screenwriter and her partner who is the director of the movie and it's a really powerful look at a trauma and loss and led by an incredible cast foremost among them but nasa kirby who really blew me away with this role ok so vanessa kirby we just heard there she's represented in 2 films in competition competition this is quite a festival for her tell us a bit. yeah kirby is really the star of this year's festival and for me i have to make a bit of discovery i mean i knew kirby some people who were from the crown her role in the crown i knew were actually in for a small role as an action films like the fast and furious movies here she plays 2 very different roles but 2 completely different scale i mean these are much darker

more complex female characters than i've ever seen her play on screen before and she's really my favorite to take the best actress prize at the end of this week while that's quite a statement already at this stage of the festival now it is certainly very noticeable that female perspectives are much better represented this time around in venice than we've ever seen before tell us a bit more about what you've seen and what the magnitude of this is. yeah it is very impressive and i think what's most impressive is not just the number of female directors represented here but just the range of their work i mean it basically covers all genres all styles of cinema and all types of stories i mean ranging from the world to come an 18th century 19th century romance story to a new film will be coming up this week and to morrow the entire world of a german film from you leon heights and this film could have been torn from last week's headlines it's a story of a young woman who joins on the far left activist group and discovers the dangers of

political extremism so incredibly top local a subject. and i think it shows and all the other films being directly women are being shown here in venice shows that a female director is now aren't limiting themselves at all in story in style they're basically doing what they want and telling the whole range of stories of able to them. incredible stuff and you know scott in venice also of course has this reputation as a bellwether for the oscars that we remember joker from last year are there any contenders in the offing that you want to take a tip on just quickly. yeah well that's a kirby i think will double be the oscar conversation for these 2 films that are here and there's one other film the screen today one night miami by the actress turned director regina king regina king already has an oscar for acting i think with this film which is a civil rights film set in the 1960 s. this could be your chance at the top prize as maybe best director. and i've

got a little bit more time scott so just tell us what we'll be talking to you about on thursday because i think we'll be tuning back in. yes definitely will be looking at one of the most exciting films to be screening here nomad land which is a film starring frances mcdormand also being hailed as a potential oscar contender very very excited to see this of course for us with one of my favorite all time actresses she sadly won't be here but the film will be and i'll be talking about that with you later this week and i will definitely be looking forward to that thanks so much and remember to stay safe but i see you wearing your mask thanks for joining me scott roxboro. all the time well no doubt good old beethoven was turning in his grave when the covert 900 pandemic arrived to rain on his 2050th anniversary parade a much of the initial programme for beethoven 2020 was extended so that germany's

most famous composer can be properly celebrated and you can almost feel the immense relief in the air as cultural events pick up again and artists can finally leave the confines of that lockdown and find their audiences again in the berlin state or pro over the weekend was a case in point. another step towards the return of musical life. state opera for under the baton of daniel barenboim. it's great heavens $250.00 of perth to this year so no surprise that but it's over news on the program rushed out also celebrating a birthday its own $450.00 s. stars soloist and sophie are said to be back on stage and have.

so much that i can't wait to share this great music again that records all well and good streaming is quite nice because sitting in peru you can be part of the live experience being the lie. that. straight talk for fall is an annual highlight of the berlin summer a free concert. tickets have been snapped up but it looks poorly attended carona means attendance has been cut from the usual 40000 just 2000 socially just dance concert goers but it starts. opening is in times of corona the only way to. communicate with more than 200 listeners i don't think anyone really understands why social distancing is not an issue at demonstrations but when it comes to concerts people are so very exact almost painfully fussy 48.

daniel barenboim has been at the forefront of attempts to bring life music back to berlin peace like the bernie state opera for almost 30 years and is of course an ardent admirer of beethoven whether the composer is in bombastic or in romantic mood. this is the melancholy lyrical beethoven it's not the explosive one nor the extremely virtuous or one this is very intimate chamber music actually but with an orchestra can stop. the evening ends with the 9th symphony one of the most famous works in the classical music repertoire. joining sung by a choir after safe distance. fittingly this hymns of freedom and community is dedicated to help those in the front line of the coronavirus pandemic doctors

nurses shop workers and teachers were also given priority access to the free chicken a special and much appreciated thank you. and staying here in berlin there's so much to see in this city but in times when travel isn't top of everyone's list a good. brylin novel can be a welcome distraction especially if it's a funny self-deprecating view of one of modern history's most exciting moments like in spend with berlin. in 1000 eighties west berlin punk was punk and

30 years old as dirt. sure you can still hit the bars and try to live off student loans until you die but nothing is as wild as this neighborhood courts bag was in the eighty's and. the novel berlin blues by spend a day you can i can give you a taste of what it was like the main character is frankly mine but his friends call him hell of a man because he's about to term 31 a beautiful woman asks him what he finds for filling in life every month points out what do you mean for filling so so mint is a totally idiotic expression what are you trying to say is life a glass or a bottle or a bucket or a container to be filled with something a container you have to throw a barrel maybe or a sick bag. everyone knows a thing or 2 about barf bags and buckets he spends his life inside smoky bars but his life is about to change the night he turns 30 the berlin wall opens up author

spend the make now conjures up a berlin that no longer exists and who better to write it someone who survived it. so much to read well hope you can put that on your reading list i'm with that it is time for me to sign off so until next time stay safe and.

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