berlin. south africa's highest court with an order for former president jacob zuma, o2 to jail. he is sentenced to 15 months, guilty of contempt for repeatedly refusing to answer corruption charges. also coming up, ethiopia's government declares a cease-fire after months of fighting in tigre. rebels have seized the biggest city, vowing to drive their enemies out of the region. europe's tourism sector taking

another hit from covid-19. travelers cutting short trips to portugal as the delta variant tightens its grip. the thrill of victory for england fans. the three lions take revenge on old rivals germany at the european football championship. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and all of you around the world, welcome. he was once put in prison for fighting against apartheid. now, former south african president jacob zuma is about to go to prison again. the highest court found jacob zuma to be in contempt and sentenced him to 15 months behind bars he has repeatedly defied court orders refusing to testify. he now facesumerous charges from his time as president including corruption and money

laundering. if convicted, he could face even more prison time. for more, let's go to our correspondent in cape town, south africa. the big question here, do south africans believe jacob zuma is going to turn himself into police as the court order? >> tre is vy little doubt here. the constitutional court has given the former president five days to present himself at a police station. failing to do that, they have instructed the minister of police as well as the police commissioner to then find hi and make sure that they put him behind bars within three days of that. we heard from his daughter who tweeted earlier and sheeemed to indicate the president had accepted the constitutional court ruling saying he had chosen after being given the option to spend hijail sentence in his home province. there have -- they have

continued to talk about the fact he is in good spirits. all indications, they have not said anything other than the fact he won't be presenting himself. it is going to be an interesting few days. it is not clear when he is going to be present himself. he does have five days to do so. brent: jacob zuma says he is the target of a political witch hunt. how much support does he still have in south africa? >> in his home province, which is one of the bigger branches particularly in the ruling anc, he enjoys considerable support. as we have seen over the years since he was removed from office, he was recalled by his party, see it inarty structures that people affiliated with him, he is losing ground in those structures. it is difficult to tell becse ere isot an election where he is on the ballot to see how

far the support goes. support for this president has been waiting over the years. -- has been waning over the years. there are people in his home province who love him, have been with him overnht camped outside of his homestead saying they we going to be there and protect him and guard him fm anybody wh tried to him harm. we see within the ruling party supporhas been significantly waning for this former president. brent: around the world, jacob zuma is seen as an example of good government that has gone bad. would you agree with that assessment? >> if you listen to people here, the current president characterized jac zuma's nine ars in office as nine wasted years, something that generated a lot of controversy in ts country. a lot of people feel the same way. e truth is corruption w

rampant and continues to be. we have heard in this inquiry that jacob zuma refused t appear was how widespread corruption had become ana lot of witnesses who ttified at the commission pointed the finger at the president accusing him of appointing people to the cabinet who would go on to award lucrative government contracts to his friends and fairly members. people -- and family members. people have been hearingver the months that this is what this president did. he was asked to answer the allegations. people feel that was a slap in the face to the rule of law. he had lost a sympathy in the eyes of many people including some of his supporters. there is a sense here the rule of law has now prevailed with zuma going to jail. brent: that makes quite an important day for democracy and the rule of law isouth africa. the latest tonight from cape town. as always, thank you.

jacob zuma is not the only former president sentenced to a prison term. many countries have prosecuted their former leaders. joel has been looking into this. it is quite a long list. me some names of other disgraced leaders. >> there are far more than most people realize. there are at least 50 former president or political leaders in some kind of detention and several more who are maybe on their way to join them. we can have a look at some recent cases. one of the main ones is former french president nicholas are cozy who was given a three-year sentence for attempting to bribe a magistrate. he faces separate cases which also carry a potential jail term. it is not expected he would set fly in a public prison but would serve in some kind of home detention. then we can go to the case of bolivia where the former president is under a pretrial detention on multiple charges of

trying to foment a coup. after a year in power, or political rivals came back and she is being prosecuted. the european parliament says she is a political prisoner. then there is the recently ousted israeli president benjamin netanyahu. charges he denies but if he found -- but if found guilty, he could face some kind of custodial sentence. we could also mention south korea, which has jailed several of its former presidents and brazil where the former president served 18 months before being cleared and his successor who has been in and out of jail while awaiting several charges. brent: i am wondering if these presidential consecration -- prosecutions, how az is it for them to become political tools? >> i spoke to experts from the university of experts who track these cases. they say if these countries have respected judiciaries, these cases can strengthen trust in

democracy. if the judiciary is seen as some kind of political weapon, then these cases can set off a cycle of retribution in which it becomes expected former leaders will be prosecuted to score points. in the case of south africa, observers say the judiciary is highly respected and sends a positive signal. brent: there is another former president facing legal problems as well. >> the biggest one of all of course, donald trump. he faces multiple charges, criminal and civil. the grand jury is currently considering whether to indict trump or his organization for his business dealings. he faces several civil defamation cases. in the case of trump, whatever happens to him legally will be seen by his supporters as being politically motivated. brent: the political witchhunt as we have heard many times. thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines

around the world. germany has polled its last riveting troops out of afghanistan. the withdrawal a&e -- withdrawal ends and it omission that began after the september 11 terror attacks. germany had stationed some 1100 troops in afghanistan, the second largest contingent after the united states. two police have raided the homes of several odalys and their families. authorities questioned journalists from one of the last independent media outlets in russia. the organization was preparing to publish corruption allegations against the interior minister. foreign ministers from the g 20 major economies are meeting face-to-face in italy for the first time in two years. the gathering is aiming for closer cooperation on issues including vaccines and climate change. a painting by pablo picasso that was stolen from a greek gallery nine years ago has been found in athens. the woman's head along with another painting by a dutch

artist were recovered from a gorge outside the city. a greek man has been arrested in relation to the thefts. ethiopia has government has declared a cease-fire after -- ethiopia's government has declared a cease-fire. rebel forces have captured the regional capital and seized some of the surrounding territory -- the surrounding territory. it appears the conflict is by no means over. >> the pain is everywhere. thousands of lives lost. many others left fighting for theirs. 2 million displaced from their homes and living in whatever they can find. and hundreds of thousands now face severe famine with millions

more in need of food aid. these are the scars from eight months of fighting between ethiopian government soldiers and rebel forces in the tigre region. on monday, the government appointed administration in tigre called for a cease-fire before reportedly fleeing. >> in the namef the tigre and all peaceloving people, we ask the federal government for a cease-fire on him grounds in such a way that prevents further damage so that it is possible for people to find rest bite and beak -- respite and become part of the solution. brent: the ethiopian government -- >> the ethiopian government has agreed to the cease-fire. it appears the rebels has not -- rebels have not. >> we have to ensure that the

enemy does not have the -- >> it says it has retaken the regional capital, which it controlled before ahmed came to power in 2018. a cease-fire is just what this region desperately needs. no one is really sure if that is what it has really got. brent: there are so many questions to ask here. we want to go live to ethiopia. a blogger joins me. it is good to have you on the program tonight. we know the government is declaring a unilateral cease-fire, but tigre fighters say they are going to continue fighting. it looks like from the outside that you have the government, the military capitulating here. is that what we are seeing? >> its difficult to trust both

sides because it is not in its strongest ship at this point. in the past two weeks, the fight has been intensifying. the government's unilateral cease-fire came after a military advancement has increased the size. i think it is the frustration that forced the federal forces to make this kind of decion to leave and declare a cease-fire. brent: it looks like we have a picture here that the rebels, militarily, they are suddenly stronger than the military coming from the government of ethiopia. is that the case? >> if wectually have seen or

tried to compare what they had won the war started in november, they had little military equipment. it was supposed to have been weakened. and has been chased down by military forces. but yo know, the popular resilience and resistance from the public made it difficult to resist the fight from the people's side. that is what made cash brent: i wanted to ask you about the prime minister. we know this is a nobel

laureate. there has been a lot of pressure on him to find a peaceful solution. this unilateral cease-fire declared by his government, is that the result of all of this pressure on him to be the peacemaker the world thought he was? >> i am sure the pressure from around the world has contributed greatly to the withdrawal of its forces. along with the pressure from -- to guide the resistance from the people. the government diplomatically has lost its legitimacy. it was i think the election that passed a week ago that held his government back. at the center, the --

brent: helping us understand the latest developments in ethiopia tonight. thank you. increasing numbers of coronavirus cases linked to the delta variant for causing concern in europe. some countries have we imposed restrictions weeks after using them. visitors to court -- to portugal have been cutting short the holidays doing fresh blows to people whose livelihoods depend on tourists. >> this deli has been operating here in lisbon for more than 100 years. the shop survived the last major pandemic, the spanish flu. the owner is not easily shocked. but he is worried. >> lisbon is very dependent on tourism. a large part of our business comes from this sector. lots of those tourists come from germany. with the delta coronavirus variant spreading in lisbon,

germany has classified portugal as a virus variant area even though cases remain low in some cases -- some places. if you look at austria, only certain regions were restricted. now all of portugal is being held responsible. that doesn't make any sense. >> anybody traveling from portugal to germany must quarantine for two weeks including people who are fully vaccinated. monday was the last day to leave before the new rules came into effect. >> i'm happy we are going home today. it was just by chance we booked for today but we are on the safe side and won't have any problems getting back to germany. >> i think it is good they have reacted and people coming back have to quarantine for two weeks. the delta variant will spread anyway. >> fewer holidaymakers will hit the tourism industry hard just as it was starting up again. back at the deli, jose remains optimistic. >> the borders close and then

order again -- and then open again. that is the pandemic cycle but everything will get back to normal. >> the locals certainly hope so and so to the tourists. -- so do the taurus. brent: here is a look at some of the other developments in the pandemic. the makers of the russian vaccine say it is slightly less effective against the delta variant compared to the original strain. brisbane has become the latest australian city to issues the at-home orders. more than 10 million people are on lockdown. germany's foreign minister has defended lifting a blanket travel warning for all coronavirus risk areas. warnings will apply only to where the incidence rate is above 200 per 100,000 and where new variants are prevalent. the delta variant as having a devastating impact on other parts of the world. the red cross is one indonesia stands on the brink of a coronavirus catastrophe. southeast asia's most populous

country has seen infection rates rocket. strict measures are expected to come into force. >> it is not much but it helps. getting treatment for covid-19 in indonesia is neither easy nor comfortable. hospitals have no more room for these patients. they are relegated to makeshift tents where health workers are overwhelmed by an influx of seriously ill people. >> the capacity of the triage nts is 30 portable beds. the number of ople comin here to ask for medicalreatment is really high. we can't just reject them. some are even willing to take wheelchairs. we have just booked a hallway and made it into an additional triage facility with 15 beds. >> with just under 5% of the

population fully vaccinated, and infection rates tripling in the last few weeks, indonesia is teetering on the edge of a coronavirus catastrophe. oxygen is becoming a scarce commodity. many desperate family members end up that shops like these in search of cylinders for their loved ones. >> oxygen cylinders are getting harder to find. since the distributor is running out of stock. supplies are still ok for the moment but they are being restricted as demand keeps increasing. i am afraid if demand stays this hi, we will be running out of oxygen. >> this second wave of infections is being blamed on travel during last months holiday as well as more contagious variants like the delta strain. the red cross has warned that an

urgent increase in medical care, treatment and vaccinations is needed to avert a full-blown crisis. until now, the president has insisted current restrictions are sufficient. but as graveyards reach their capacity, he is coming under increasing pressure to introduce much stricter measures. brent: let's take a look at some more headlines. french lawmakers have legalized fertility treatments for all women. under the previous law, in vitro fertilization was only available to heterosexual couples. single women and lesbian couples will now also have access to the procedure. many women in france traveled abroad to receive in vitro. spain's government has adopted a draft law that would allow anyone over the age of 14 to legally change their gender without medical checks. the legislation heads to a public hearing before a vote in

spain's lower house of parliament. at the european championship, a tournament watched around the world, england have defeated their own nemesis, germany. that means england advanced to the quarterfinals. germany are out. a scoreless deadlock in the 75th minute. an insurance goal as england won 2-0. let's cross over to london to dw's courts -- dw sports correspondent. what happened to germany? >> what did not happen in this game is e bigger question. germany are out. gland have banished some demons. it is really a fantastic afteoon, a czy afternoon for love headlines. the bigger question is what did not happen. the main thing is germanyre out. brent: germany barely got out of the first round. the group stages.

did they look like they belonged with the elite of europe or the elite of the world for that matter? >> no. i thin that is the biggest issue. throughout thitourname and since russia, germany have not looked like one of the best sides of the world. there will be the thing that hangs around the legacy at the end of it all. germany never looked like they were on the top level. they were never looking like the side that could compete with england or france. this is a very unsurprising end. but also in unsurprising end to it is a point tournament for germany. brent:brent: did england pay -- did england play better than you were expecting them to play? >> it was a bit of a nervey game. this has always been a tense fixture. it was a bit of a poker situation for both coaches. who would flinch first, who would react first? germany were too conservative for too long.

brent: jonathan harding with the results. good for england. not so good furry germany -- not so good for germany. the germany lost in the european championship brings the era of the head coach to an end. his legacy includes foot was biggest prize but recent years have been difficult as he struggled to blend young players with experienced world cup winners. here is a look at the years at the helm. >> the era is history. after a total of 17 years with the germany national team, one year longer than angela merkel's chancellorship shared in 2004, the germany coach surprised everyone by appointing him as his assistant. he had gotten to know each other during training courses. >> i learned an incredible amount. i've often said so. in our coaching course, he was

the only one who could explain in 30 seconds how the back four could be moved in a certain situation. >> the official coach took on the role of team motivator. he was in charge of tactics. >> we always want to be a trendsetter. we want to be ahead of the other teams. that is why we look to the future. >> after the 2006 world cup, he took over the reins and found great success. the 2008 euros runners-up shared 2000 ten rd cup, third place. 2012 euros, the semifinals. 2014 world cup shared a trophy at -- 2014 world cup, a trophy in rio. 2016 euros, and other semifinal. then came the spectacular crash. 2018 world cup was a disaster.

the defending's crashed out in the group stage. the worst germany performance eveready world cup. -- performance ever at a world cup shared >> our team did not show what they normally can do. as coach, i am responsible and i have to ask myself why we did not manage it. >> he wanted to stay and his bosses agreed. yet he could not find redemption for the 2018 world cup debacle at this euros. it was not a total disgrace. they were knocked out in the round of 16 by england. so what remains after his 15 years at the helm? one shiny piece of silrware. just the one but the bgest one of the lot. brent: here is a reminder of the top stories were following shared former south african president jacob zuma has been

sentenced to 15 months in prison. he has been found guilty of contempt of court after refusing to appear before a corruption panel. england have beat germany 2-0 at wimbley stadium. england go through to the corder finals of the tournament. germany are out. you are watching dw news. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. south africa's former president given the orders today, go to jail. we will be right back. ♪

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