done, and this form is adapted to the fact that we have leopard. so we have a lot of separates leper desert every day. reality is already lost 3 horses in 2 months. mm hm. very connected to their land. you know, mostly on this form has given you a wonderful life all scott white, maybe in account for just 6 percent of the country's population. but most of the farm land belongs to them. gentlemen, are choose to have stolen violence. that is not only in namibia, so that was in all colonies has such a story of, of australian america and, and after the after in on namibia and independent in 1990 of the government of the day us land owner to have of more fair distribution of of land and

my, my, my father at the time he actually sold to some 27 percent of his land. so owning owning land is not really it doesn't make you does make you rich. it's a, it's sir working the land successfully that can make you some money. miss harry schneider's semi arid land has another important resource on much water and plenty of it. the conditions are ideal for racing livestock, one of his herero employees mondanca looks after the cattle is an absolute or hula. he lives out here completely on his own. look at his pants is eccentric. he is with me now for 34 years.

date of birth, can we wondered where it would be by the 8th and on it a value up until suits you know, it says he ran away, but he came back. harry is proud of his heritage. he doesn't spend much time thinking about germany's colonial past. well, the deeds of his ancestors, it's a very important part of the development of the, of the, of the country in namibia which was at that stage called south west africa and domina. and or before that it was, it didn't even have a name, mama, you know, form beauty or european name me and i was for, it was sort of this dark curve, bit dark africa the time and then sent 1st the, the explorers came in to the development of the country, and i think we could appreciate it, like every, every nation needs to appreciate the history german settlers were the 1st to mind,

nubian soil for diamonds when germ the lost world war one, namibia became a south african protectorate, while the mines went to the multi national company, the bears, the corporation has dominated the diamond market for more than a century. today in the media alone, it owns millions of euros and profit angelie. the diamonds mind here are particularly valuable because they come from a unique source on the atlantic floor. this mining vessel brings up diamonds from a depth of a 150 meters. it belongs to the namibian government, and debates with

tens of thousands of diamonds are then delivered to the capital vin took we've been given a special permit to visit this closely guarded place in the center of the city, diamonds, with a value of hundreds of millions of bureaus being sorted in this room. a good us in august. so but as odd we have you, how does she to not is a supervisor at the semi nationalized diamond joint venture in d t. c and he's with his quality sequence. it was oh, dig legality. she shanna is the person who determines the value of the gems. before

they go to market. the biter unclear, they are, the more there was ah, did my interview, my b litzy didn't rosie is the less. but when it's polish, you probably have to at the not, i am 30 to 40 busy you might have to be 40000 for, for is don't like that you hear a 1000 diamonds of the highest quality. their market value is around $29000000.00 euros. you can condom, but it was bigger for ya. so we weigh them at the end of the day. so we don't leave this building on do with bow what we call we are we have, but we have reconciled each year full 100 kilograms of diamonds, end up on this table. the really unique ones are stored separately while

it is the, the biggest than that of it is this is a brilliant nice color. the stone is you can see looks been is a very red color. so we're talking a lot of my youngest on, i mean they've was a, the rough estimate and these were 3 or by 3000000. was the last for least on disdainful. when i look at this good is living, i don't make more money than me and you cannot afford it. it's only the shades i did as with oil in a lot of money that didn't based on good was when he gets goes an auction. even if you go into the prices, they go for serious. once they've been polished, these times will be delivered to the world's most renowned jewel. it's yet very few namibian profit from this wealth ah,

by the vast, an ancient midday. it stretches along the country's western coast, the hostile environment, beckon's prospect as well. oh i how are you? very good. oh, the navy lab, i think let's take here. maybe the media. ok. okay. mm. every man in m bundles, family is a minor. when should we take the crowbar able with it? not necessary. you know, says have longwood as attain. it's like my brother because we are growing up together. yeah. now at if i'm for 20 years the to have met twice a month here. yeah. i see i'm let's look over there. okay. so they're looking for valuable materials.

his blood normally needs that one. yeah. there finds a used for small pieces of jewelry or therapeutic purposes. it's amazon. it can you find any dye month? no, no dime of the i don't know their mother. if there was diamonds, maybe those years. oh we cause all that ideally oh, they're hoping to find stones that can provide them with a better life. they will always hear. ah. more on that 20 sir. oh yeah, follow that evening and you can then you can get, oh, good of something like that. nice business. so good is totally, i am looking for a big business neg, nice big business. where they can say maybe big leg, my aunt. ah,

they'll only leave the desert after that found something ah, a week later in the small cafe, all eyes are on a bundle. proudly shows off. you small, amazing, my precious before he sells them. well, that's not that bad look, only look. i think his wits but that i what do you think? is it nice? oh, it's nice that we don't know i it like to get $250.00 for the stones just enough to cover his living expenses until he can make it back to the desert. he had to mike souvenir shop. where moto, hello. how's it going? yeah, i have some business of done with no again. mm.

clean the nissan oh, lovely color. it's less color. this is not so. yes, it ok where to go to prove it and no tours, not too interesting at the moment. bundle is one of nippy. his last, independent prospectors in the land of diamonds, he leads a life of poverty, a situation many find in reaching ah, on the outskirts of vin took lies cut a tour. in english, the name means the place when no one would like to live.

most of the residents here live on less than one euro a day. this 31 year old is a local celebrity. a but i know you mom. i think it big. yeah, no problem. thank you. thank you very much michael. i michelle hello, is the charismatic leader of a small radical opposition party. he grew up here. i how's it going? he wants people here to demand more that they get as if on some, anna, when i, when i'm at the woman norfleet up, they're building luxury apartments in the city. but here there's nothing. they don't do anything for us. we're not, we don't even have paid streets right either with

take a look, 1st of that, this looked like it's a rich country to govern. the money in this country is only the concentration of a few health. but my joy, the of our people still continue to language and forward to handle it in the hands of the white people in a few elite blacks. michael's opinion, swapper the party that's been in power for 3 decades is hopelessly corrupt. ah, buck, let's go on. we're looking for fighters, men gone, why don't you join the movement of the movement? nippy his cheek vara travels in luxury. he says he made his fortune trading crypto currencies. he wants to see foreign pass, exploiting namibian workers driven out of the country. of the construction industry as been entirely taken over by the chinese. so the chinese have taken over a majority of the contracts in this country. one is this new highway that goes to

the airport. if the rain comes, then it washes this road away like there was nothing. another major problem is that the chinese companies have allegedly deceived namibian workers about their wages. ah, is called a michael to help power to the workers they've been striking since then. rude. people have the power you must lend to stand up and fight for yourself. months the company to tax 10 percent of workers wages for social security contributions. but no contributions have been received by the government since 2019 do. now it is clear that the swap or government and the chinese are business dealing from all of us government is always going after small businesses, nearby beard own companies, forcing them to break decks,

but they are chinese friends. they are busy protecting them. they must refund you all that money. and then dorothy dex exemptions. i saw tell miss da woom is daniel the harley, that they are going to pick up their bigs because we go, i think in this country a michael has no official authority, but seeks to dialog anyway. good judge. english, people who lose. okay my, that my chinese is also a little bit of work. i finally agree to negotiate with michael. no, the media the has to be transparent. what we have to talk today has to be on the record, while you deducting decks from the walkers by donald ping it over to the government . i did one with. i had to go to the doctor when the tax no you as a company,

i went to pay that death. that is due to government by the money of the walk as you are going to give it back to the walk us. that money is for their holiday. that is was going to happen. that's it. by wednesday, the walk as i went to report to me. if they have not been paid, then i'll make sure all of you will sit in jail on thursday and it's going to be for a very long time. okay. wednesday, make sure that people are paid ah, had with will by do long. and i mean, it has been known to be a peaceful country. sometimes you need to use violence in order for you to send a message. and the message is to say that stop exploiting them events. if you're continuous voting, that may be and then we'll fight fire with fire, demanding justice if needs be 3 threatening, violence is risky, he could backfire that for now,

it's working on law. the company pays the next day. he targets chinese vendors in chinatown. so this, this thing we think under this is not real heavy on a fake harvey on us so that they leave all their phones like clothing. after this, michael is arrested for incitement to violence with ah, china has long been an ally of swapper. since namibian independence, china has financially supported the ruling party. most of the big buildings in winters have been built by chinese contractors. swapper headquarters and the interior ministry are examples. in the meantime, chinese controls one of the country's most strategic assets. it's uranium mines.

namibia is one of the world's leading producers of uranium. one man has long taken a critical view of china's activities in his country. his location is being kept secret because he receives many threats. i'm differently under surveillance. without any dog, i've been beaten or, you know, been in the hospital who's occasion and a statement basic precautions or, or do not advertise. when i'm going way where i'm going to john graciela isn't. it may be his most famous investigative journalist. he discovered that a 3rd country was actually using china as a cover when he came to contracts for public buildings. oh,

i found this file in. yeah. you have the original documentation. all the invoices on, you know, the construction of state house. that's the namibian presidential headquarters are near you. the sea $29000000.00 transferred from namibia to john john. the united nations does not permit certain deals to be made with north korea . the penalty for violations is sanctions when news of the payment became public. all the north korean construction companies, employees left the country within 24 hours. john was 1st on the scene back then there was some sort of a panic. oh, and they ran, i mean they literally lifted food standing on the table like that. and the you in fear didn't a, maybe it was indirectly financing the north korean nuclear weapons program with

projects such as the state house ah, and north korea also profited from other public contracts such as the construction of the museum of independence in front of the museum there is a statue of the countries national hero and former president, sam knew yama. this looks like a c o casado bronze. that is in fact it's kind of a plastic of the polymer, but they just spray paint. he see a gradual period everywhere. it all fixed, tickle instead of his own fake museum with half finished communist inspired frescoes that supposed no. this is a good decision. all the dues mercy. another reason namibia is so

attractive for asia is its pristine natural environment. gigantic open spaces and nearly uninhabited. namibia has only 3 residents per square kilometer, blinking at one of the world's most sparsely populated countries. ah, ah, ah! it's a paradise for many wild animals. ah, but hell for an endangered species of ran nasir us. let me be his largest rhino reserve is located in the northern part of the country for a while, when ostrich as a kill daily around the world, the horns are sold at high prices in asia. ah,

to help protect him from pouches. the reserve brought in a french in g o. moon and protect. yes, we're not was on good, wrong done or brucely. i don't want to see that, for example. no, that's for the movie when i go to our know doug. greg, you can assistance. you can use it and the range is a trying to prepare for real attack these simulations and now the train is to assess the reaction of the ranges in crisis situations. ah, he's living up. it looks like a military exercise preparation for an armed battle, a fight for life nach just what it is wild wide, an average of a $150.00 range is

a killed each year. oh many, are you ever ever had so many people most going to boost? who said go your friend? so 7 and are we all, many people go see why that's my fault. i was, i thought you were going to die blah, blah, blah blah blah in your team was ready. you will not ready. and that's a big, big, big mistake you think, but you're gonna say, do you guys, we're gonna should jin free for minute, get ready? no, there will. sure bye night guys. there will should by note that you all being towers that this, that's why with read 0 laugh. good in the middle gene. alice one let's this is the war of our generation for us, for our century. it's about the survival of hundreds of species which will die out if we don't act in. i've heard of a reserve in south africa and in which a $94.00 rhinos were slaughtered in less than a week. she mentioned poem on the phone. i can't imagine a world without wild animals. that's one of the last bits of magic left on earth

for me. were annihilating that this little bit more. 8, when he's not on deployment, i to the to is a beekeeper in france. then the one of the biggest problems that is true faces is a lack of resources. you're right with. i don't steal the engines just shot or this happens quite a bit. it's 2 or 3 times a day or the vehicles on the reserve or old half a century out of date. sure that you all and when it comes to weapons program the exports on. okay, so i think your magazine of us it on there think given you what the guns

often jam is a reason for that too. so good. but they're not exactly new, 53, with ammunition from eastern europe to be the rest there and very bad chapter was, is a new socially news was never seen ammo bent like this on believable young initial was attack. would lead to a situation in a shoot out where none of the rangers would be able to fire more than 2 or 3 shots is i see a good that's daily life in an anti poaching team. it's a dangerous job and it needs doing 7 days a week, 24 hours a day from miserable pay can maybe do a lot off with more than expected being at india doing some extra work. what's the difference between the salary of a red hair and the price of the rain? uh huh. ah,

the dividend. uh huh. they beaver in li, be the good news there for them that i go on to do that in your salary. rhinoceros homes are sold for astronomical psalms on the black market. chinese medicine claims the horn has therapeutic effects that these have never been clinically proven to discourage poachers that the reserve has implemented of radical method. after a veterinarian has sedated, the rhino the horn is cut off. it's risky, but painless operation, like fingernails, the horns and made up of keratin. i said you, are you good? how are you? why problem? you just let the silly owner of the reserve yar comalla has commissioned sergio's

and g o. this service is free of charge. so you you have every with a progress. yes. yeah yeah. ok. yeah, co doesn't receive any support from the government for protecting his animals. but the value of their horns alone could cover the costs of protecting the species. we meet him at his secret place in a city. this is where he keeps his treasures. in the black market, this one will be worth roughly 450000 u. s. dollars for us it's, it's now actually dangerous to have it. people will come kill me. they will come to my house to kill me for these things. i have the time has collected dozens of horns . he hopes that this sale will sunday be legalized. the moment, days of the largest supply to the market, the price will drop. if i can get $6000.00, you is dollars per kilogram. it can help me to save the species from extinction and

there is an additional perch legalization would make him a millionaire. the young nation of namibia with its wealth of resources, it's rich species, diversity and wide open spaces could provide for its population generously. may be of faces, great challenges, a deeply skewed distribution of wealth, the global competition for resources. and of course, the long shadow cast by a bloody colonial past. ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah,

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