rapidly becoming dominant, their britons health minister has said they will act if necessary to contain the viruses spread the plan b meshes. denmark has already shot theaters and museums, the very end to counts for a 5th of new cases there. with all may chron already present in around 90 countries and spreading faust, the world looked set to start another year, looked in battle with the corona virus. and for more on this story, i'm now joined by a doctor of wolfgang pricer ever ologist of from the university of a stellan boss. thanks result. so much for coming on the show. i know you're part of a consortium that 1st detected the oma kron variant. all eyes are on this new variant as it spreads around the world. and as we see, europe is struggling to curb infections. can you tell us what the situation is like in south africa? it may sound as a surprise because, i mean,

i see from his fault that you know how you're really trying hard to, to control the weight of a micron, which, which is happening to foss. we are relatively relaxed. and the reason is that also i will picture numbers shot up from very low and they built in contrast to most of europe. we had very low levels before we came about 4 weeks ago. and since our numbers of infections are going up, but fortunately, the good missions are not keeping pace, so they are lagging behind. and we are actually in a more comfortable situation. and we were, we last saw this number, this high number of infections in our previous ways. and we think that is due to the fact that many thought african became in this during the previous ways. of course, many people also die. you know, that is the truth. we can be lost. many people will belong to the high risk groups of those who survive the about the mood of adults who have not been native. they

probably have some degree of protection against the cause of protein fiction. and that is what is so for protecting our health? is it a fair to say that those people do indeed have some kind of protection against omicron? i mean, it's a very different enough that people who have already been infected and have recovered can be reinfected again. and is that in any way affecting total population? immunity? absolutely. geez. i mean that is the worrying. i picked up a new very, very capable of inflicting people who have some degree of immunity. and in fact, a recent study of ours has shown that given, visited, even had the by and take 5 that we still became fitted from so. so this virus is very capable of undermining a preexisting immune response, but we still we think what we are seeing is that a previous community is still pretty sneaking disease. and this is why when people

say that, even though the vaccines, the current, i do not think particularly came from much less so than in the previous barion. it is still the right thing to do to come back to they did any theory to also have you could strengthen your immune system and that should you become infected to not to go on to has to be. so that is what we think we are seeing currently and this is where your ultima needs to get to in order to where that the if you can store that, ahead and yeah, this winter is for many going to be a bad case of david. although, what needs to be done so that we don't consider, continue to see the development of a very and like, oh, micron disrupt life at the scale. so it's a 50, i think, for europe. and then of course, the tough time, i think a degree of locked down to 25 major unavoidable. and that's being introduced in

many countries already. but you can see, i mean, to be way out of be without risking even further us life and health. and they don't even live in spain, we all had until they develop long coping. you know, they had to have a very rough ride. it's not at home to fix it all. so the way out of the destination. so we all need to get into the new age where we all will be coming with source code to the quote to define it probably many times in our lives. but when we enter that phase, which is the demick phase, we need to have a good baseline community. and the best way to get that without risking deed is of course back to me. and in future i hope also we will have updated back to that get bigger projects on which will make that better. but at the time, for the time being really i fully agree to the, to the team, to,

to be become back to needs. if you haven't done so, i get you at the best way to come to me from but don't be ready to become infected because this is very capable of, of evading the response. claire call to get back to me to bear from dr. wolf can prize. there verola just from south africa university of dell and both. thanks so much for coming on d. w as a and let's bring you up to speed. now, with some of the other developments in the pandemic, israel has band travel to the united states, canada, and 8 other countries. amid the rapid spread of the oma chron variant, the measures are set to come into force at midnight on tuesday. south korea's president moon j in says hospitals must dedicate more beds and resources to the treatment of coven. 19 patients in the country authorities imposed tougher social distancing rules. earlier this month and montana says that a booster shot of its coven, 19 vaccine in laboratory testing,

appear to be protective against the fast spreading omicron variance. well, sheila has elected a former student activist to come. it's next president left as gabrielle burridge, who's just 35 years old. defeated his far right rival. jose antonio cast by a wider margin than expected, marked as victory promised as a shift toward more progressive policies and a generational change to a historic and jubilant victory. with 35 year old gabrielle butch chile now has its youngest ever president. he was helped to vote the barricade to take to the stage and recognized the people who have put him in power. the left wing, former student leader, had tapped into their anger at the country's economic model, and the inequality it is brought to when 56 percent of the vote. what do you see me again? and i guarantee that i will be

a president who cares for democracy and does not risk it. who listens more than he speaks, seeks unity and attends to the needs of the people daily. i will firmly fight against the privileges of a few, and i will work every day for the quality of the chile and family here, let me know from you. his promises range from protecting the environment to tackling chiles. private pension system and his followers are full of hope. a nameless can wait on a moment, they still legal. i mean, no, no government is no place in the history of chile. surely emotional. most of it was made so much progress. now we will move forward with social rights and continue to advance and fight against the far right. we're going to like them. c with a high though to turn out burridge squarely beat the far right candidate. jose antonio cast, but cast was dignified. in his defeat either middle you get or said accredited,

that asking i want to do is congratulate gabrielle forage. he deserves all of our respect. he won fairly many children's trust him and we hope he will lead a good government going and in the ways we can with our legitimate differences. we want to hound our nation and will said when i bought the battle about the that night though, belonged to burridge, who harolds a new political dawn for chile. so let's bring ended up the reporter benjamin alvarez group in santiago de chilly. benjamin, good to see you tell us more about the new president elect. good morning, claire. he will indeed be the youngest president of chiles $35.00, and you have to be at least 35 years old to be. and the new president, he was a former student protest leader and 2011. and along with several of his, a colleagues there who went to the streets and protested against the education system in chile. many of them made it into congress in 2014. and then as

a member of parliament to continue to push for changes and also to fight against this unequal society that we have your in chiller, we're only one percent of the population owns 25 percent of the wealth according to the united nation. so there's several topics that he wants to push for, and his supporters, it was really an incredible scene yesterday year in the sense of the capital of centera with the support is trying and hoping also that his a presidency over the next 4 years will also push forward with this constitutional process that is already in place. and it's quite exceptional it. we think that less than 2 hours after the polls close at 6 at a at 6 p. m. a local times, the outgoing president as soon as damping yet are congratulated borage on his a win, and also the defeated a candidate that far right candidate jose antonio gus also and congratulated him so present the new guests in congratulated him and to what's

a step in your area who in president said is that it's different to be a candidate than to be a president. so people were really surprised also by the number, by the differences as polls thought that this could be also neck to neck race between burridge and cast. and certainly they did call that result quickly or given how polarized the election campaign itself was a, does board have a strong mandate to govern? now it was really polar i especially over the past 2 weeks and month. i mean, if we look at that 2 candidates, it could not have more a different, more opposite ideas. he will not have a strong mandate in congress. so of course, there will be need a to see and to talk also to him the right wing party. so pretty quickly supported, who say anthony fastened he is a lot of ideas, but of course it's different after ideas to be able also afterwards to implemented . so he wants to tack pension he wants to tackle healthy, wants to tackle education. and of course, the support is where really passionate and also optimistic of what the future

brings, but it will not be for in it will not be easy for him to govern when he him beat what he will be. the new president in march of next year. thank you very much for that update detail the of course on at benjamin alvarez, group f. last in santiago. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the worlds voters and hong kong have mostly stayed away from a legislative election in which all candidates were vetted were their loyalty to beijing. hong kong electoral affairs commission said voter turnout was just over 30 percent. many opposition candidates have been silenced, jailed or have fled the territory. in an interview with a chinese newspaper, the tennis star punch, why has denied saying she was sexually assaulted. and her 1st interview since alleging a talk chinese leader had forced her to have sex on why said a social media post she made in november had been misunderstood. emergency teams

have been rescuing people trapped by severe floods in malaysia, tens of thousands were forced to leave their homes during 3 days of torrential rain . prime minister said more than one months worth of rain hit the country over the weekend. you are watching. the de leon is still to come on the show how it bethlehem is a celebrating. it's the 2nd pandemic christmas. that is coming up in just a bit. but 1st let's go to ethiopia, where government troops have been regaining territory. it was last 2 to grow and forces based in the countries north, is the latest chapter in a conflict that has caused enormous suffering in the horn of africa. ethiopia has been fighting a civil war for more than a year now. forces from the t bar region are battling government troops in a conflict that has drawn an neighboring eritrea as well. both sides are accused of committing atrocities that have taken and retake in territory with no cease fire in sight. meanwhile,

tens of thousands of civilians have died and millions have lost their homes. access for journalists, there has been very limited, but our correspondent was given permission to visit the government controlled am hara region. from there, maria got nichols escrow sent us this report on some of the people have been affected. this is all that is left of our you. but hands house through it. it was demolished by artillery fire when the tube in army and to grant forces clashed in the area. yet i'm obama norman. hey, this is where the table was a whole. it's all broken now. you know, look at it. it was a nice house. it was beautiful and wonderful, but she had an a 4 is turned 9 days. well to grand rebels, occupied her village on their way to the capitol hill about it and what we feared for our lives. we didn't know if they were going to kill us. we had children with us, we were scared or whatever. i was with my neighbors at night it was very cold and

the conflict has not stayed civilians. anderson and his village resident was a 21. people were killed by a romo, antiquarian rebel. but in law mcgovern, in this mass grave, we buried 4 people per whole that they weren't soldiers yet. they were honest civilians. local people buried them. we collected the bodies after they left. and there were some bodies, which is how you know, had started to eat. hundreds of thousands of people have fled the violins, my, me to ability to and her children sought refuge in this made shift camp inevitable hun. but she says it lacks everything by layer, as another child, there is nothing to eat. we have children, and there are no clothes. people left their homes without their belongings. if we're being told it's safe to go back. but what do we have to go back to? they burn down our houses. it's not just people's homes. public infrastructure has also been destroyed. this hospital in dessie was heavily looted and could, i could,

i could get a weird antibiotics here and now we have nothing around here. we had medicine to treat hypertension, mental health issues. here. moment i hook the hospital was a referral center for 8000000 people. there with our group its weight material, you see here they just threw there them below. this is trasha. but among they're also medicines which we could have used to perform a document that on. but madonna can in know people and i'm her already had difficulty accessing food. the war has made that worse. the un says armed men and local communities looted 8 warehouses such as this one. and the government accuses to grand forces of disrupting the harvest. canada they came on the crops from a short and ready to be harvested, so they destroyed them muttering the crops at hotmail, harvested, but also those that hadn't been collected yet. there was no one who loved what i got bold jim. the conflict has affected everything. these people and i am her,

are the ones we can see in the neighboring to gray region. a great humanitarian crisis is also unfolding, but no one is allowed to go there and report on it. so for more, let's talk now with patrick. you said he is the regional director of the international committee of the red cross in africa. thank you so much for taking the time to come on to dw news and what are the most pressing needs in ethiopia right now. and which areas are you primarily addressing in your work with the red cross? greg, good morning. thanks for having me. indeed this, this crisis has affected. not only people in the north, but only yoke and as a whole, where needs are rising very rapidly. conflict lines are very much still evolving and the needs of the most acute needs are seen in displace civilians. community which are these are acute notably, and i'm hot and gray regions. indeed, childrens are separated sometimes by from their families the precarious conditions

they're exposed to many forms of violations. and indeed we're also very much concerned over the food situation in the north of its merrily, but also in other parts. where indeed, as your report has mentioned healthcare in the wrong conflict areas remain under enormous strength. children separated from their families shortages and we've seen how much death and displacement has come from more than a year of war. yeah, as you say, the conflict is spreading. so how exactly has the fighting affected your efforts to help people on the ground? you know, as i said, conflict lines are still evolving very luckily, even in when we count only 13 months, 14 months onto the crisis in the north and other parts of it. we try and manage somehow to adopt our operational aid response to urgent the most urgent humanitarian needs. but indeed, as i said,

the delivery of humanitarian assistance continues to be hampered by fighting by insecurity but, but also by constraints imposed on organizations, local or international to get access to the most needy civilians. and here we need to call on all those who are fighting to allow such a delivery of assistance because they're not only vital on their urgently needed to save lives and not only to help people cope with the ongoing fighting. so it's fair to today that we knew in that direction and is your acts as a currently being prevented by both sides in the fighting where we are, where we need to be when it comes to having physical presence in mckelly and she's in the room regions and south and east, but indeed what needs to be done is a full scale of an, a very urgent scale. in other circumstances we would have been able to reach every, every person who requires assistance and there are no absence of organizations to

do so. but indeed, what we need is to be next to those who should not be disappointed today by the humanitarian community, by those fighting to get what they need most is to get the water. it's not a luxury to us for health care in such situations and that's what we're really calling for. that's what we're trying to increase by the minute. negotiating and having fun and transfer and dialogue with all those weapon betters will have a direct impact on people's life today. and it's patrick here, some of the international committee of the red cross. thanks so much for taking the time today. thank you. now the corona virus pandemic is taking a toll on tourism around the world. bethlehem known as the birthplace of jesus, is usually festive and colorful this time of year. but with israel having closed its borders to most foreigners, that one's residence are getting ready for a new day holiday season. christmas in bethlehem with the palestinian town,

with ert as the birthplace of jesus. here on munger square the tree is once again the center of attention. there are fewer restrictions than last here, but life is not the same as before. the pandemic, which i have elected by i love bethlehem, i love coming here later. it's the 1st, i know actually the 2nd time i've been during the holidays last year with corona, it was impossible. i said this year i'd come with my friends, lemonade had that issue. miles i had been this mega span. it's great to be here. oh, i'm quite surprised. there was so many decorations, stickle, because i didn't expect much. ashley fin the that them and marked in the field once again this year, visitors from abroad will find it difficult to visit the occupied westbank. israel has closed its borders to foreigners, with few exceptions, for at least 4 weeks because of all me gone. most visitors foby are up, is re lease and glucose palestinians. global situation is not so blue. we heard

about the news about these a new vaviante over covey 19. but despite of these bad news, we hope that makes the sound would be possible for the figures to come to you to break lamb 2 syllable 8 together, read the locker to the scales. the church of the nativity has been well coming visitors for centuries. the building has been completely renovated over the past decade. the leaking roof, fixed and precious mosaics brought to light from under centuries old plaster. christmas is usually the busiest time, but it's quieter now. even here in the grotto where the silver star marks the supposed actual birthplace of jesus. all the same rehearsals for the traditional scalp parade. i in full swing

palestinian scout troops like this one from the lutheran church and bates who will open the festivities on december 24th and festive scout uniforms. the sea and we are looking forward for christmas. we just looked at march last year, due to the current update. this year. we have been trading hard for the members. are brenda practicing almost daily now at 2 o'clock march, i'd partake it at christmas. ah, we are. we're hoping that things will go on as plot this 2nd, pandemic christmas, many and bethlehem see it as more important than ever to spread the message of peace and goodwill to all. and before i think i can update from the blunders later . and it was the last round of matches before the mid season break. on sunday, top 4 hopefuls labor cruise and travel to this season. surprise package fry board who entered the year where they went to keep them on course for a champions league finish. fryeburg fans could toast to

a fantastic 1st half of the season with their side consistently the top 6 since matched a 2 in front of a limited crowd of 750. the hosts have the early chances but couldn't convert and to leave accusing. jeremy from pom handled the bowl in the area, gifting the hosts. a penalty having missed from the spot last weekend, vincenzo veto stepped up again and was almost to come this time. his cheeky chip gave lucas for that sky, the slightest hope of saving it. ah, visitors leave accusing. we're looking to turn the tide off to, to windless matches, and on the stroke of half time they equalized defend the units on taz unexpected overhead kick t w, childless at on geese to level the scores. after the break neither side got to close until the 84th minutes. when substitute kevin shot, a grab the late winner that sent his side up the table in to 3rd place. pushing

labor cruising down to 4th, a disappointing end to the year for the visitors. but not happy stop to the holidays for fly book, which coach kissed and life was already celebrating, perhaps a little too vigorously for this staff members comfort that is your news update at this hour stay tune or an update on a fair trade for mexico's coffee farmers that's in our shout level. 3000. now the back, more news headline at the top of the our thanks, i trudging ah, ah ah!

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are using top quality coffee to fend off the competition and to tell, make power. no thanks. why germany is turning its back on nuclear energy. chernobyl and fukushima. the west to nuclear disasters in history. radioactive waste can remain hazardous for thousands of years. yet many countries say nuclear power as climate friendly, because the nuclear fission reaction doesn't to make c o 2. there are currently 443 reactors in operation worldwide. most in the u. s. followed by france, china, russia, japan, south korea and india. and there are plans to build more according to the international atomic energy agency. global nuclear production is set to double by 2050 germany, however,

aims to shut down its atomic energy plants by the end of 2022, including brock doff, which is the country's most controversial nuclear power station. these protestors are making their voices heard and have been doing so for decades outside a nuclear power plant in northern germany for over 35 years. now, activists have been meeting up once a month to call for the reactor to be shut down. today is the 425th and final time that they'll be here braving the elements. that's because the blocked off nuclear power plant, one of the most controversial in germany will be decommissioned at the end of the year for pastor and protest co founder hans, good havana. it's a day of mixed feelings. it's been florida's is up. i'm glad it's being taken out of operation. so, but i'm also

a bit nostalgic in because i know i won't be seeing the group again any time soon so. so if you don't. but it is mainly a sense of relief that the nuclear power plant is finally history. we never imagined back then that we'd have to hold out so long on the used in risk. it all began in the 19 seventy's and eighty's, west german students joined forces with other largely left wing groups to form an anti nuclear movement. then in april, 1986, an explosion and the chair noble nuclear power plant caused a reactor meltdown. the entire region was contaminated and to this state remains uninhabitable. west germany was one of many countries to register a surge and radioactivity. the poked off reactor was the 1st in the world to go online after the chernobyl disaster. 6 months later, several 100000 people turned out in some clash with the police consequent, havana and his fellow campaigners were determined to protest peacefully and to

continue until booked off was closed down. gondola in an shawn chair, i have distinct memories of chernobyl if yet my kids were still small and weren't allowed to play outside in the sand box found there was widespread panic and see what is the fall out involved, and what are the effects evict us? we were quite scared, harvest go die if not today. oh, but what helped against that fear was taking a stance and doing something would be good by protesting quarters, deodorant, o russell, and on the left. and they were right to be wary of radiation. a study conducted in 2008 indicated that children growing up near german nuclear reactors including blocked off or it's significantly higher risk of contracting leukemia. tax revenue from the local power plant enabled the village of walked off to expand and invest in a swimming pool and other facilities. but now a financial fallout looms dumb most east on dot suzanne,

we as a local authority will always support our commercial enterprises. tivo, it would have stood your head, can i? we could have kept a few nuclear power plants running a bit longer until the right structures are in place for renewable energy on all future annoy. i'm in a game, or also i can cushion the 2011 fukushima nuclear disaster prompted germany to declare a nuclear phase out by the end of 2022. but many countries continued to rely on nuclear power. they getting in the living. this promotional film made by the french nuclear industry depict sent as clean and above all climate friendly. a line of argument also favored by that countries president pasadena. yet donal no, so to achieve our objectives, in particular carbon neutrality by 2050, we will for the 1st time in decades we launched the construction of nuclear reactors in our country. nuclear will not be greenhouse gas emissions are lower

than those from fossil fuels. but compared to wind or solar power, nuclear energy production is far more expensive. it's really clear those countries around the world that are most intensely committed to civil nuclear power. ah, either countries with nuclear weapons or countries really demonstrably cain on nuclear weapons. the use of nuclear energy for civilian purposes also forms the bedrock in the number of cases for nuclear weapons programs. the point that paris and washington make no bones about. if you do not have a civil nuclear industry, the engine is a special metals. the welders, you can't build a nuclear proposed submarine. so these countries are looking at it and their reports in the u. s. that are absolutely explicit. even if nuclear power were twice as expensive, we would still be rational to build it. it because it helps us keep this military

commitment or the blocked off. protesters take pride in their activism. the reenter will be shut down, but the radioactive waste will remain in storage there for decades to come. there's still no permanent disposal site anywhere in the world, which is why the activists plan to continue their fight. but for now, they can at least claim a victory after a 35 year long campaign. clean and sustainable environmentally sound. most business sectors of focusing more and more on these requirements agriculture to needs to become more sustainable, depleted soils and widespread deforestation. main farmers need ever more fertilizers and pesticides to grow crops. research suggests that small scale farms tend to be more sustainable and more resilient. but this tough competition from agra businesses in mexico, some coffee produces a pouring their energies into quality are reported. katya donna found out

more it's early morning in nueva progress. so a village in the mountains of vera cruz. this is where the alta, who are tis echo family live there knocker and at home. they speak not wattle. no one in black below are nearly near at m. listening to what i just said means greetings to the german viewers. oh, mexico is home to some 2000000 not law, which makes them the largest indigenous group in the country. right now. wattle is one of over 60 indigenous languages spoken in mexico, which along with spanish are recognized as national languages that families laughing about. a recent incident, a bittersweet story with me said one within

a few so cleverly relevant that my sister had overslept and was late a book. and my father mentioned that he'd seen a commercial on tv for some radio device that cost 5000 pesos. he will not book the incident to the comparison, and i said, you can't even afford to put food on the table. and you want to buy an expensive radio device. yet. his contract on the state level with the altima was grow coffee. every member of the family owns about a hector of life, so their coffee plantation spans about 5 hector's. they've been growing coffee for generations, but coffee production has never been a reliable livelihood. the family has now joined up with an organization called cafe color, hoping it will help them earn a secure income. and finally lead a more comfortable life. which was the last from yes and little referrals go many

families that work in coffee production live in poverty. it's unacceptable that they have to live in these conditions. when coffee is such a valuable commodity go just because there are certain aspects of the production process, they aren't familiar with of samples, but certainly the order. the 1st step is to grow better quality coffee being a coffee call. it buys the family's harvest at a higher price than the going market rate and then sells it on the coffee. farmers are given advice in the fields and they beans are analyzed to see how they can be pleased, as i am in the coffee called headquarters. and shall apa the capital of the state of vera cruz. the beans are examined and sampled in the laboratory. so most if with yearly there were socialists and quality control. at this point,

we're examining the actual appearance of the bean. the point of our analysis is partly to give the farmers feedback so they can optimize the production process. florida, this is the is and i will occur, as you can see here, we found coffee bore beatles a type of past that has infested the crop on one of those. so we have to do something about that eco nice, but that means we need to tell the farmers that they have one problem blevins. so it's very important for them to keep their fingers clean in order to get rid of this past. but i gave them was just a deposit of the coffee beans that aren't infested or then processed for sampling, roasted wade and ground. the experts gather for a 1st round of aroma testing. initially, they keep their opinions to themselves. when glucose are gary of anything you say might influence the others, the law. so no one speaks while we're sampling. does he no,

not over this. oh, oh no. mr. at this stage, identifying the best tasting beans isn't the main priority. the minerals, the loss, hamilton is the health and safety aspect is important that mozilla or a coffee beam. it's been roasted too long, isn't healthy. i mean we'll do bulky on gov. we also need to identify if any contamination occurred during the processing was over for over from an taishan war, fungus infestation to municipal duncan. so victo, the experts also share their findings with the coffee produces the goal is to improve the production process so that ultimately the product can fetch a higher price. kathy cole has also set up

a fun to help families, such as the altima was they paid in advance on their harvests, which means they no longer under pressure to sell their coffee to the 1st distributor. they can find the fund is backed by, by of been a project launched by the international climate initiative in mexico. most coffee has grown knotted mano cultures. but in traditional shaded coffee plantations, which benefit the environment, the ot, if our family had almost given up on coffee cultivation was good. but with the support of kathy cole, they're more hopeful now that it can provide them with a secure livelihood. come your me mentally. that my perspective has changed, that our home was her later. we're the am i used to think what will be will be? who's familiar though? boston. i didn't know anything about the quality of my coffee beans. cafe. he thought, so this is a success. and we're going to continue growing our column hook off hook. so far,

kathy call is working with 180 producers, but hopes to increase that to 600. the project will help secure the coffee farm is the steady income, and ensure that the local climate friendly plantations can thrive. o v t is on the rise across the globe, thanks. in part to the many crises facing us, including the pandemic, poorer districts, are expanding in cities, take the slums of nairobi, for example. more and more people are moving that out of financial desperation. oh, because drought has devastated their villages. many slumlord see it as a business opportunity. they rent out substandard housing to tenants who are already in dire straits. my tare is one of kenya's biggest slums. landlords such as peter chica,

offer the cheapest possible housing with no kitchen or running water and collect rent with violence if need be. they taken a lot of money and have the reputation for exploiting kenya's poorest calling with . i've got 30 houses here and matter that i've been building them since i came here and i want to expand. my big goal is to have 40 houses. it's good to be a landlord when you're getting money from all these households. you can make a lot and expand faster than the income let's you build a lot of new houses with dell. it moved into your business. but the housing market is not regulated here. tenants have to pay whatever the landlord demands. people share living space to make it affordable. an average 2.6 people live in a one room shack which costs the.