♪ >> johannesburg or joburg or jozi.outh africa, and the economic powerhouse of the country. southwest of johannesburg, soweto. originally an acronym for southwestern townships. now the area is considered a suburb. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> in 2010, south africa played host to the world cup. the black jacks who played for the opening celebration are a soweto based band. they are also, not surprisingly, soccer fans. ♪ ♪ >> we're here on game day. a grudge match in a country where soccer approaches religion. you can feel it in soweto or rather you can see it as everywhere you look, people show their love for the local orlando pirates or for the johannesburg kaiser chiefs. mawilies inn. a typical local joint in soweta. the perfect place to talk about a game, drink yourself silly over the results of a game, or just have a very fine local style meal. it is, however, a little hard to find. there are a lot of places like this? i mean, this used to be the garage or the carport, right? >> yeah. definitely. >> in what wa

. >>> 121 illegal miners have been taken out of a mine near johannesburg, south africa. they're all in police custody, accused of mining illegally. they don't believe their men stuck below. and we have the very latest. >> desperately trying to save lives, these rescue workers are trying to recover dozens of illegal workers trapped in an abandoned mine shaft and are believed to have been stuck underground since friday morning. >> it's supposed to be a closed shaft complex. preventing people from entering. but they somehow managed to open up the old inside, and i think we're able to talk to the people that are trapped inside of there, and we are enlarging the hole so that we can lead them out of the shaft. >>> industrial operations ended several years ago in the mine, 30 kilometers east of johannesburg. they entered to try to find any remaining pieces of precious metal left behind, including gold. >> the illegal miners came to find these abandoned shafts, and found their way through, and they will start taking the minerals slowly but surely. a slow process, they use hand t

crowds will be flooding the streets of johannesburg in a few hours time for a rally led by south africa's democratic alliance opposition party activists want to raise the pressure on the government over corruption soaring crime rates and widespread poverty are his policy reports on the unrest that's been deepening since the death of nelson mandela. we were about to enter one of the most dangerous townships in one of the most dangerous cities in the world this is the south africa that mandela left behind never know what to expect when you go out in the street some days will be quiet some days you just up and down there are a lot of downs in south africa now days away from the cameras all is not well in the land of mandela twenty six year old constable corrode burma later knows it all too well for five years he's been patrolling the streets of johannesburg to try and instill some sense of order. and now we are entering. there's a large majority of. poverty. a lot of the purely artistic to for a better life for a better way of the i. am right and there few places in south africa today is mor

more rampant or poverty more in demick than alexandra township twelve kilometers northeast of johannesburg it was once the headquarters of the african national congress and the same to of anti-apartheid activism but it's as if time has stood still here many residents feel forgotten by mandela south africa it is quite frightening situation for us to. really make the best effort this borning township is home to maybe a quarter of a million mostly black south africans sixty percent of them are grindingly poor and unemployed as we drive along the stench of mounds of garbage overwhelms us the stats are sobering each day on average more than fifty people are murdered in south africa another fifty attempted murders take place more rape happens here in a country of fifty two million people than in india a country of one billion the police are struggling to cope. except hear hear. if you can answer that truthfully. yeah you can say real sufficiently trained. but it's up to us. to obtain that training that police in south africa have reacted. and understaffed and according to a new poll a staggering

country as the nation seems to be edging toward a security crisis archy's policy reports from johannesburg where we're about to enter one of the most dangerous townships in one of the most dangerous cities in the world this is the south africa that mandela left behind never know what to expect. when you go out in those three some days of be quiet some days you just up and down there are a lot of downs in south africa now days away from the cameras all is not well in the land of mandela twenty six year old constable cum obama later knows it all too well for five years he's been patrolling the streets of johannesburg to try and instill some sense of order. and now we turn to him but there's a. there's a large majority of. poverty. so a lot of the early hours the will of the two for a better life for a better way of the. crime. crime crime and the few paces in south africa today we crime is more rampant or poverty more in demick than alexandra township twelve kilometers northeast of johannesburg. african national congress and the same to of anti-apartheid activism but it's as if time has stoo

maybe for some of the gold, or areas underneath johannesburg in this area. but the areas closed off, it's weeks before they resurface again. this is common in the area, and you also have rival groups, and they are underneath the mines. >> still in africa, a trial for deposed egyptian president, mohamed morsy, in cairo. he and 35 others were charged with espionage, and charged with what prosecutors call terrorist attacks. but they withdrew, and that was in protest of the glass case that the defendants were being held in. and declaring that they wouldn't be able to hear the proceedings from inside. >>> meanwhile, it's the 50th day for the aljazeera staff in egypt. they have been imprisoned since december 29th, they deny the charges that they are part of the muslim brotherhood, and officials are calling for their immediate release. they have agreed to a third round of talks, but no date has been set with no resolution in sight. this leaves millions of syrian refugees in limbo, literally struggling for their lives. aljazeera's stefanie dekker saw what the condit

and they are selling and around johannesburg much. >> one of the spokesman in the province said that the illegal mining is common in the area, and some of the workers were refusing to come out, for fear of being arrested. >> . >> risky operations have ceased and they have been handed over to the mine securities. 11 miners have been removed, and they have been checked by the operations, this is what we do worry about, severe dehydration, and hear, they have been cleared. and they are stable. but they are been moved through to police custody. they have been made aware to be aware of and from there on, they will be monitored for the next 24 hours. from then on, they will be taken into custody, and later on be charged, according to the police. for now, initially, there are about 50 people trapped in the top section of the mine. when we did speak to them, they told us that there might be up to 200 in a deeper section, but however, we continue confirm that, and they have now started to cease the rescue operations further down, as they could not locate anyone else. and it's also very unsafe

. >> the democratic alliance is planning a rally in johannesburg in a couple of hours. its leader and party supporters will march to the headquarters of the african national congress party to highlight a failure to create jobs and deal with unemployment. interpretation surrounding this one. is it warranted? >> yes, i think it is. if we look back to the last time the democratic alliance tried something like this, wanting to march to headquarters, one of the governing partners, there was violence on down up to joe burg, catching a lot by surprise. the proposal to mamp to a.n.c. -- march to a.n.c. headquarters made a lot of people worried. as we drove into town we saw bus loads of people from the da, and the a.n.c. moved to the central city. there'll be hundreds, if not thousands of supporters in downtown joe berg. as the buses passed each other, people were yelling, making hand gestures. there's a high level of interpretation. the da wants it to be a peaceful march, that's the intention. they want to gather in the central city to hand over a memorandum to encourage and de

that mine is located about 18 miles of johannesburg.rgency services say they are speaking to some of the miners stuck by falle fallen boulders,, good afternoon. and thank you for being with us, i understand this happened at an illegal gold mine. how common are these types of mines across south africa? >> reporter: well, morgan it's a growing problem it seems. once companies shutdown these particular mine shafts the illegal miners take it as an opportunity to breakthrough and use these a brandoned shafts to gain the leftover minerals and sharsale the materials on the bk market. the department of resources has pledged it stop it, but these trappings are becoming more common than you like. >> you say this is a growing problem fox, these types of illegal mines, are there any safety procedures that are already in place to help them? i mean, should accidents like this occur, are they discouraged from seeking help since the entire operation is essentially off the books? >> reporter: well, essentially these are guys that don't have very sophist

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co-wrote burma later knows it all too well for five years he's been patrolling the streets of johannesburg to try and instill some sense of order. and now we are entering. there's a large majority of. poverty. a lot of the purely artistic to for a better life better way of the. crime. that crime and their few places in south africa today is more rampant poverty more in demick than alexander township twelve kilometers northeast of johannesburg it was once the headquarters of the african national congress and the same to of anti-apartheid activism but it's as if time has stood still here many residents feel forgotten by mandela south africa is quite frightening situation for us to. really make the best effort this borning township is home to nearly a quarter of a million mostly black south africans sixty percent of them are grindingly poor and unemployed as we drive along the stench of mounds of garbage overwhelms us the stats are sobering each day on average more than fifty people on murdered in south africa another fifty attempted murders take place more rape happens here in a country of f

there are several mines in areas around johannesburg. >> hackers have stolen personal data. we'll tell you which site they targeted this time, plus the memorier of time warner and comcast could change the which you use the internet. >> we'll get behind the glitz and glamor to show you how this industry is creating thousands of jobs >> another popular website has been hacked. hackers gained access to kick starter. they didn't say how many customer accounts for compromised but they did say credit card numbers were not stolen. >> comcast's proposed acquisition of time warner cable means the company could meet 30 million internet custodyiers, a third of american houses with internet access. it's bringing the net neutrality debate into the spotlight. institute comcast agreed to treat all online traffic equal since 2017. after that comcast could give its services a competitive edge. >> here to discuss net neutrality is matt wood with freepress.net >> first your thoughts on the comcast-time warner deal. >> comcast controls not only a lot of people's tv experiences but everything th

the miners were 30km east of johannesburg. >> unemployment levels here are high. some of the miners risk their lives to make end meet. when they come up,way they make is not enough to feed their families. >> they enter the mines trying to find precious metal left behind. this is the only way some can make a living. when we try to call, there was no more answers. we suppose that those were the 11 people we had there. >> mining is one of africa's biggest industries. there are several mines in the areas surrounding the area. workers behave unsafe conditions on the ground. some are involved in crime, and battles between groups extracting the minerals. illegal mining for some is the only way to put food on the table. >> there's proof that north korea committed crimes against humanity. this comes after a year-long investigation including testimony from survivors who escaped. some of the evidence approves that crimes like executions, rape, forced abortions and enslavement were committed by three generations of the ruling kim family. it's been recommended they be sent to

from johannesburg is our report. >> reporter: the democratic alliance party wanted this to be a peaceful march. but hundreds of angry supporters carrying sticks and rocks wanted a confrontation. they through petrol bombs at police, who later released stun grenades. then the chase began as the democratic alliance retreated anc supporters followed. the anc supporters at the end of the street have been trying to get closer to the da march, but so far the police have been able to outmaneuver them by blocking off some of the streets, and the police are armed. >> a face-to-face confrontation was avoided but the da's message was lost. it wanted to draw attention to high unemployment ahead of this year's election. >> the anc cannot be trusted to lead a democracy. the anc will not respect anybody else's rights to gather and march peacefully. >> reporter: it's in this backdrop that there will be the state of the nation speech. the party spokesman said the da should stay away from anc headquarters. >> how can you march to my own house. what arrogance is that. we can't tell them what must be in thei

crews have brought at least 11 of them outside to the surface in johannesburg.e at least 200 others farther down the tunnel. fox's producer is in johannesburg joining us. >> caller: if you saw this in a movie, you probably wouldn't believe it. but rescuers say potentially up to 200 miners are hiding at least 60 feet underground in darkness with human temperatures around 100 degrees. they're scared to climb out, because as they come to the surface like the first 11 rescued earlier, they will be arrested for illegal mining. the local emergency services chief says it's too dangerous to go underground, not just because this mine shaft is unsound, but because there are cases of illegal miners being involved in murders below the surface. >> that explains it. i think that was the big question. if you were stuck down there, why wouldn't you want to come out? they're afraid of legal retribution. how did they get down there in the first place? >> caller: according to mining sources, in the cutthroat world, the first group found gold, and after an attempt to steal it, a se

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. >> in south africa, at least 12 illegal workers trapped in an abandoned mineshaft in johannesburg have been rescued. other gold prospectors are believed to still be in the mine. they refused to come out for fear of arrest. those who were rescued on sunday face charges of illegal mining which carries fines and sometimes jail sentence. it is the third anniversary of the uprising that toppled libya's long time to cater, gaddafi. >> a day to celebrate for some, but his toppling has left a powerback hume killed by rebel brigades. >> those problems are hurting the economy. and postwar reconstruction has been slow. >> this week, work will begin on drying up the new constitution finally. >> there was jubilation in libya when gaddafi was toppled three years ago, but the civil war brought much bloodshed and death. the alliance of his opponents quickly dissolved and there was little national unity the elections of 2012. that is reflected in the fragmented makeup of libya's parliament. the liberal parties are unable to gain a majority. there is a strong islamic brotherhood faction and many other i

from johannesburg, andrew harding reports. >> and armed robbery in pretoria . the owner of this jewelry shop says he has been attacked so .ften he now carries a gun on this occasion, he shot and wounded two of the robbers. no person that can protect you but only yourself. they will first kill you and then rob you further. it's only yourself that can protect you. this -- southins african police say the country's crime wave is receding, but for thathere, it does not feel way. private gun ownership is one response and a nation with some 45 murders a day. today, of course, south africa's most famous gun owner is oscar pistorius. he spoke of his own fears of violent crime at last year's bail hearing, saying that was the reason he shot his girlfriend, mistaking her for an intruder. he kept his own pistol under his bed at night. >> crime and the fear of crime are huge in south africa, but the reality is a lot depends on where you live. this is where oscar pistorius killed reeva steenkamp, but in seven years, there has only been one of the reported incident of crime, a

. >> three more men have surfaced to a goldmine in johannesburg before being handed to press. it's believed dozens more are under ground. rescuers pulled 11 out from a shaft on the weekend. if convicted they'll face prison. >> scientists say they may have the answer to why the weather is so bad for so long. the wind current, the jet stream, is to claim. kath turner reports. >> record low temperatures, rare snow storms and ice hitting the states in the u.s. widespread flooding and torrential rain in the u.k. - in parts of the northern hemisphere, the winter has a lot to answer for. it's mampger and longer than normal. the jet stream is a river of air. the jet stream creates the air. in recent years it's ball weaker and strayed off course. >> because of the arctic warming we see the waves are getting bigger. we know when they get larger, they travel from west to east more slowly. because they are probably for the weather that we experience, it means that it is lasting longer. it seems that you are stuck in one weather pattern. the north-east corner has been battered by the snow

from johannesburg, we have this. >> desperately trying to save lives, these workers were on a dangerous mission to rescue miners trapped in a mine shaft. >> at this stage rescue operations have seized on the site of the incident or has been handed over through to the mine securities. 11 minors have been removed from the site. they have been checked by the medical operations. in these cases what we worry about is severe dehydration. vital signs are table, from there they have been moved through to police custody >> more people could have been trapped in the mine. illegal miners may be scared to come out, fearing arrest. >> industrial operations pded several years ago. the miners were 30km east of joez are. unemployment levels are high. some of the miners risked their lives to make ends neat. it wasn't enough to feed their families. >> the illegal miners entered the mines to find pieces of precious metal. this is the only way some can make a living. >> we don't know whether they steal more. those are the 11 people that we had there. >> mining is one of africa's biggest industries. workers

one remains missing in the mine west of johannesburg. eight others were found unharmed in an underground refuge chamber. the united nations saying they are ready to deliver aid to besieged part of the syrian city of homs as soon as they have negotiated. there could be a humanitarian pause in the fighting to allow civilians to leave the city. this comes as their catching up in the conflict. time ago, tim kaine joined me from capitol hill. >> today, you met with victims from the chemical attacks in syria and the gentleman who had witnessed some of the execution- style killings. ends of meeting give it the syrian or change your perception of what the international community should be doing? horrific,very gripping testimony from these three syrian youngsters, two sisters and a 34-year-old man married with three young children. is twong most intense women lived in the neighborhood that had suffered from the chemical attack but they were very pointed that it is not just chemical weapons. in march 2011, all sorts of atrocities, hunger sieges to

the mine is 30km south-east of johannesburg. >> unemployment levels are so high some of the miners risked their lives to make ends meet. when they come up, what they make is not enough to feed their families. the illegal miners entered the mine to mine precious metal left behind. this is the only way some of them can make a living. >> translation: we do not know if there are more. when we call, there's no more answers. then we suppose that those were the 11 people we had there. >> mining is one of africa's biggest industries. there were several abandoned muns. workers brave unsafe conditions. some are involved in organised crime and battles between different groups wanting to extract the metal. still, illegal mining, for some, seems to be the only way to put food on the table. >> an update on the breaking news out of switzerland, we are about to show awe live picture at the airport in geneva, this is ethiopia flight 702, a man accused of hijacking the plane has been arrested. reports say the plane was escorted to the ground by military jets and the hijacker was asking for asylum. live pic

the mine in johannesburg is an illegal operation. rescue operations have stopped at the site. emergency services say the rescue will not resort unless the miners request request it. so far 11 miners have been rescued from the shaft and it's unknown how many remain in the pit. >>> ukraine opposition leaders are in berlin to meet with angela merkel today. they say they want money from the e.u. last week german's foreign minister was in russia to talk about the protest. >>> the prime minister of italy will work for a new coalition government. italy has high unemployment and slow growth. he's replacing enrico letta, renzi will be sworn in on thursday. >>> facing court in guantanamo bay faced with charges of recruiting suicide-bombers. the judge has halted the proceeding since the accused man may want to fire his attorney. >>> a pennsylvania woman and her husband are accused of murdering a man they met online. the couple have been called the craigslist killers. now when a jailhouse interview the woman claims to have killed at least 22 other people. al jazeera's erica pitzy reports.

officials say the mine near johannesburg is an illegal operation. rescue operations are stopped at the site. emergency services say the rescue will not restart unless the miners request it. so far 11 miners have been rescued from the shaft. it's unclear how many remain in the pit. >>> protests across pakistan today in support of three al jazeera journalists held in egypt for 51 days. athe reports that journalists have organized demonstrations in 30 different cities. >> one of the biggest international protests being held in solidarity with al jazeera journalists being held in egypt. journalists across the country and other stations have gathered in various parts of pakistan. they say the egyptian government should immediately release the al jazeera journalists being held. they also said that this is not just a day of protest. it will continue until these journalists are released. they urge the pakistani government to use diplomatic means to release al jazeera staff. >> reporting from pakistan. >>> coming up next on al jazeera america. >> she said sh

in johannesburg they said they're worried by the falling value. >> i think we're looking long-term and long-term this is the right place to be. so yes the short-term doesn't look like very promising. >> reporter: leaders in emerging countries are struggling to pull their economies out of the downpardon spiral. >> japan's finance minister taro aso said the emerging economies need to press ahead with economic reforms and correct the problems. he spoke at a news conference before he left for sydney to attend the g-20 meeting. >> translator: many emerging economies have high inflation, and huge current account deficits. it's important for those nations to try to resolve these problems on their own. >> aso also said the fed's tapering is a sign of improvement in the u.s. economy but he noted that fed officials should be careful in winding down the massive bond buying program to prevent excessive movements in financial markets. and let's check on the markets. investors around the world are pouring money back in to equities. here's how bench mark indexes are doing at this hour. we're looking

more than 200 mine workers are trapped underground after a mine collapsed in johannesburg. so far 11 have been rescued, but now there's a new problem. listen to this. some of the minors are refusing to come to the surface. according to the media, it is being worked on illegally. they're staying underground so they don't get arrested. >>> former republican presidential candidate mitt romney spoke on "meet the press" and spoke. >> i think hillary clinton if she becomes the nominee will have plenty to discuss about her own record. i don't imagine that bill clinton is going to be a big part of it. that being said, the times when he was president were by and large positive economic times for the country. on the other hand, he embarrassed the nation. he breached his responsibility think as an adult and as a leader in this relationship and i think that's very unfortunate, but i don't think that's hillary clinton's to explain. she has her own record, her own vision for where she would take the kcountry and i think that will be debated during 20916 campaign. >> mitt romney denied ha

he's just too darn nz trade show in johannesburg said they're worried by the falling value of july. in luke the long term and allegiances is the rice place to be. ses to shelton doesn't look like they're promising. the rest of the muslim countries are struggling to pull their economies across the downward spiral. japan's finance minister carole also says the emerging economies also need to press ahead with economic reforms and correct the problems. he spoke at a news conference before he left for sydney to attend the g twenty meeting you will be done. you go. in many emerging economies have high inflation and the huge current account deficits will tune in. it's important for those nations to try to resolve these problems on their own. in view. haas also said the fed's tapering is a sign of improvement in the us economy. but he noted that fed officials should be careful and winding down the massive online program to prevent excessive movements in financial markets. some policymakers of the bank of japan say they're feeling cautious about the pace of price increases their views have e

africa a group of illegal miners have been rescued and a rested at an abandoned gold mine near johannesburg. emergency workers were deployed after falling boulders below the entrance. authorities say some other miners were reluctant to come out because they feared criminal prosecution. illegal mining is common in south africa which is a major producer of gold and platinum. heavy snow fall has killed at least a dozen people and injured more than fifteen hundred the storm paralyze road and railway traffic can lead to cancellation of hundreds of flights. many roofs collapsed hundreds of thousands of households were left without electricity. meteorologists are forecasting more snow and high winds on monday. for sinners now and we began at the winter olympics in seoul to brush up. it's been a busy day in the snow for the athletes. here's a rundown of the action the main steam chicken dance your way to go in the super g it was his second medal after winning bronze in the downhill silver went to america and to what breaks his compatriot paul miller shared prawns which can be in gone with us the ey