forest the estate in the district of missouri where about 100 kilometers north of zimbabwe's capital harare this place has been their home for the past 20 years the farmers are apprehensive and in view their move to compensate former white farmers is that a vessel of former president robert mugabe reforms you know now we are anxious and it is painful to lose learned that we have settled we have been here for a long time and we can't contemplate going back to where we came from we cannot imagine starting again we have invested in this place and we cannot allow that energy in time to go to waste you know. there's a bubble in government sees a black farmers have nothing to worry about and that will thirty's are just implementing the law and not reversing the gains of the countries leverage and was known as the 1st and 2nd. this is not the. reform program. was the prime cause for the for. the 1st 3 clinton reform program that we undertook to really know we wanted. to do that aspect. according to a government state to a body proper assist man's will be mad to before competition can be concede th

to compensate local white farmers who lost their as all are still losing and our correspondent in harare told us what's at stake for the country and. production it 14 of the legs this one in the northern part involved we could think that we've got an airport to mend relations with former wife michelle farmer or the last of their lending that they need to go to 3 years. also coming up on the program. a military or civilian all maybe a technocrat millions of still did need to lead the transitional team after yet another coup but condy transition to a stable civilian group. i . your welcome to the program we start of in zimbabwe where he is growing among blacks they are worried about losing land that was on the catered to them by former president mugabi during his land reform during the time thousands of white farmers were forced latins in an effort to redress colonial era graft. fast forward to earlier this year as a when governments are now as there will be $3500000000.00 in compensation to local white farmers but some black farmers see the move trucking on a policy that politicians have

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delhi we have our own kumah an economist and professor at the institute of social sciences and from harare hope to know an award winning journalist and documentary filmmaker gentlemen welcome to you all. coming to you 1st in amongst all of the death in amongst all of the illness is there another casualty and it's the truth of what is actually happening out there. well i think in south africa at this moment at least the south african government is being very honest and doing its best to keep the public informed of the number of infections we are told every day or the increased day on day and of the number. of deaths i guess the problem we face here is that our testing is though at the relatively low level there's only been. less than 20000 s. that have been done so that they use that we're getting are not reflecting the fruits of the rates of infection in the months our communities in south africa i hope that it will stay that way because at least you know we have a strong civil society and that storm human rights based legal framework but that may not be the case in countries to the north

to leave the country when hope wasn't going to was leaving the magistrate's court in the capital harare he said he feels he's been persecuted for only doing his job. for a down turn and it's a question comical of the servant involved with the french reporting one of the organizers of the 31st cologne protested sued them so this is really journalism has been criminalized for 105. in front of very radical activist corruption should continue people should not stop who should kill him with the. critics of the government say officials are using this as an opportunity as an excuse to suppress media freedom and to stop people from gathering their say in these uncovered 900000 denecke as an excuse and human rights organizations are concerned we encourage the government to engage with civil society and other stakeholders to find sustainable solutions to grievances while ensuring the rights and freedoms are protected in accordance with zimbabwe's you months of negotiations will include the responsibility of state guarantee economic social and cultural rights the government of zimbabwe denies the

coronavirus that have been awarded to powerful individuals close to the government our correspondent in harare following the case. state prosecutors opposed to bail they say that if poor fortune one of the feelers journalist was allowed to go home he could use the opportunity to go back on a social media pages and encourage people to demonstrate in next week's planned anti government demonstrations they also fear that he could also use your opportunity to leave the country when hope watching going was leaving the magistrate's court in the capital harare he said he feels he's being persecuted for only doing his job. right now to whom it's a question comical the servant involved with the 1st job reporting one of the organizers of the 31st deadline approaches that suit them so this is really journalism has been criminalized for 105. and part of very radical activist corruption should continue people should not stop who should kill him with the. critics of the government say officials are using this as an opportunity as an excuse to suppress media freedom and to stop people from gathering there sa

a problem that you have if think ok or you know you don't know you know how hard it already ok in harare to those issues as a line by and mark in jo'burg in delhi hopewell for you does that all serve to undercut a starting point of trust. but is very sure the story from delhi and some south africa they're sliding they send what we have for the worst situation is much worse west and south africa west as before only had 994 tests and 7 people have tested positive in one person died and that the citizens have been asking our governments to do what it is in order to get it here in britain to check also how the virus infection is warner set and that the story from dennis also see him you know to zimbabwe because the prison in order to not doubt that we don't have to sit next for our citizens 90 percent for potential which force he. would prevent we only have a more typical city for an internment so when the law down has avoided most of their rations to tick boxes to their villages because they can order a sports stadium to cities in the city a light can danni's also that those people that are

dunn got into an anti-government protest in the capital harare done that i'm going was detained after she defied a ban on protests coinciding with the anniversary of president emerson magog was election which the opposition regards as fraudulent now opposition lawmakers have called for demonstrations against corruption and the country's slumping economy and let's speak to d.w. correspondent privilege most fun he's in harare which is still under pen demick lock down a joins us on the phone privileged people were planning to protest against the government and tell us what happened today because the protests. 'd really done by heavy for these and i'm going to leave them a vote and of course. this is a country. people are meant to be going out to god that is the symbol but they couldn't do that because of the. name police the prism. civil rights that their lives if you do one call in to write a human because this is on the table and you want to have it to all. who are brave enough to grab that you need to focus in. rallies some of. these are by the police but boy you need to know that he

plans to compensate local white farmers who lost yes all are still losing and our correspondent in harare told us what's at stake for the country's. production it growing exporting farmers the like this one in the northern involved with could think that if the government efforts to mend relations with former whites will make fun of or lost their land in the ne 2003 years before . also coming up on the program. military or civilian all maybe a technocrat millions of still did need to lead the transitional team after yet another country transition to a stable civilian group. i . your welcome to the program we start of in zimbabwe where i'm citee is growing among blacks they are worried about losing land that was on the catered to them by former president during his law before or during the time thousands of white farmers were forced of the lads in an effort to redress colonial era. fast forward to earlier this year zimbabwean governments are now as there will be $3500000000.00 in compensation to local white farmers but some black farmers see the move trucking on a policy that politicians ha

from harare. and dorothy wakeling strongly objected when a property developer tried to build houses on this protected area is one of several with lands in harare ecosystems such as marshes and urban areas that soak up and store extra rainfall and water. most of these open spaces that are lived unfortunately that is the target of developers with just. these. scientists say wetlands purify instal groundwater which is then gradually released into rivers and lakes years of drought in zimbabwe have made these water bodies even more precious in history you've had to seize over the thousands of years that have dried up and people have moved away from those cities we heading in that direction and i cannot say that strongly enough. we are i don't know anyone in the city who does not have a route to problem. many dams rivers and lakes are slowly disappearing several parts of the country apart as the economy worsens war the bombings are coming to harare from smaller towns and rural areas and its limited 2000

slowly disappearing several parts of the country apart just as the economy worsens was a coming to harare from smaller towns and rural areas and it's limited $2000000.00 people live in and around the capital putting a strain on its already depleting water sources. city councils approved development permits after an environmental impact assessment has been done municipal officials deny allegations made by some environmental activists that they are purposely allowing landowners to build illegally on with lands and more of that is being used to draw the board for action. drilling other institutions yet. those resources can be used to predict this somewhat. they're full of going toward just took a bored witless but as they are not fond of coming. to release a piece of land that they presume is works in predicted zimbabwe is a signatory to the international ramsar convention a cittie for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands but as urban migration increases the even more pressure to build and grow food in marshy areas conservation a say protecting these few remaining water bodies le

police in harare blocked major roads as the baba begins a 21 day nationwide lockdown if people can't prove why it is essential for them to travel to the city center they are told to go back home so i think maybe those measures taken place and budget ground in limiting meant something to do the. government of. the spread of the. other countries have also put in place similar measures in varying degrees but zimbabweans living with hyper inflation and high unemployment worry that closing down markets and non essential businesses cash for millions already struggling. to use. even $1.00 to $2.00 old clothes. on day one of the lock down harare streets were largely deserted health officials say they are ready to minimise the impact of the outbreak should they be more infections and are only transferred operators for the state are allowed to work or they are needed for people who are in a financial services the government has also closed borders and banned large gatherings. pharmacies fuel stations and supermarkets can stay open jaring the 3 week lockdown but daily water fuel and food shorta

one of the oldest poorest and busiest neighborhoods in harare many people decided to stay at home on monday the unemployment rate here is said to be more than 80 percent the unofficial unemployment rate so many people work in the informal sector they are casual workers they need to come out to work in these markets which are now deserted the concern for millions of zimbabweans across the country is how are they going to families given that is now a 21 day they say they have to work from monday to sunday to earn that little bit of money so they can look after their worried that this lockdown of 3 weeks 21 days is going to make that extremely difficult. to police roadblocks to stop people from moving around and necessarily businesses that have been fitted non essential services have been shut and they are concerned about how all of the public health care system is going to be an increase in in sections for years now doctors and nurses that long complained about how they don't have the essential equipment medicines in public hospitals to be able to look after patients to be able to keep

that tragedy, that tragedy, that harar of history-- that thenr of history, and slavery in our own country and the consequences of that, we are here to observe that pain. we are here to respect the factions -- the actions of the american people to speak out against that specifically manifested in police brutality. we are here to honor guard floyd.-- george in a moment we will have 8 m inutes and 46 seconds of george floydnor of and others who lost her life to police brutality. schumer --.peaker schumer: senate democrats held a similar moment of silence last week, where we stood for eight and its and 46 -- 8 min seconds to mark the horrible death of george floyd. it was excruciating. it seemed a hardly long time. it it seemed day horribly long time. it felt terrible to get even an inkling for how this man suffered. every american should try to stand for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to try to imagine george floyd the pain of george floyd and the pain of racism. when we gather in this halt we usually begin with the pledge of allegiance, ending with those four words, justice for all. today as we s

al jazeera, harare.ys is seeking compensation over blocking them from airspace, arguing that the air blockade breaches aviation conventions. we have this report. wants $5 billion in compensation from egypt, saudi arabia, bahrain, and the united arab emirates. and imposed a land, air, rea blockade, banning qata planes from the airspace, and they accuse them of maintaining close ties with iran and supporting terrorism. and efforts this, to solve the issue have failed. before the blockade, this is the route their flights were taking, if this is how they had to change to avoid the airspace of the blockading nations, adding an average of 25 minutes to each flight and adding to fuel costs. qatar airways says this is a breach of clear aviation conventions as well as treaties. they are making the case that the blockade violates international law. >> right now, there are basically four arbitrations that are going before the authorities that they are going to decide the fate of this, and the simple the body who is

hit deforest east date in the district of missouri about 100 kilometers north of zimbabwe's capital harare. this place has been their home for the past 20 years the farmers are apprehensive and in view their move to compensate former white farmers is a reversal of former president robert mugabe's reforms you know now we feel anxious and it is painful to lose lent that we have settled we have been here for a long time and we can't contemplate going back to where we came from we cannot imagine starting again we have invested in this place and we cannot allow that energy in time to go to waste you know. this is about when government sees a black farmers have nothing to worry about and that will thirty's i just implementing the law and not reversing the gains of the country was known as the 1st and 2nd. this is not to. reform. was the prime cause for. the 1st 3 clinton reform program that we undertook to really know we wanted. to correlate that aspect according to a government state to the body proper assessments will be mad to before competition can be considered agriculture was once the big

our correspondent is inn harare, which is still under lockdown.l us what happened today. >> what happened today i is the planned demonstrations failed to take off as planned because protesters were not a allowed to assemble. ththe government deployed army police into t the neighborhoooos and cities across the country. there was a heavy police and army presence in several places so people would not go out to protest. those e that came e out to prort includuded a known activist whoo was arrested while wavaving a placarard along one of the roads in central harare. people were mostly confined indoors in fear of the army and police that had been deployed on the streets. >> what is driving people onto the streetsts? why are people frustrateted? >> there is rising in patients -- in patients -- impatience against the goverernment. the president promises to change the fortunes of the economy, but a lot of people are rankled bebecause they feel the economys worsening, and also issues of corruption in different parts and departments of government -- wewe hav

was not today show in harare the capital of them bob way it's true in many urban centers the population there is growing steadily from year to year and that means the need for housing is growing too but not all construction projects think about the damage to course to the environment we meet up with an organization that fights to protect vitally important ecosystems. almost every day make a conservationist come to absolve the land surroundings in bibles capital. since 2005 the local organization has been wintering the lag with land area. water reservoir the biodiversity consistence boast over 80 plants and the great variety of insects species it's one of 7 whittling sites in zimbabwe that economist internationally this area covers about 5 square kilometers but listen 10 percent have been perceived. out of desperation and because they can't find affordable property in harare some people are building houses on these ecosystems. we don't have these weapons we won't have the ground to make those dreams runs throughout the yet which is what they do know throughout the year because of these a

out of desperation and because they can't find affordable property in harare some people are building houses on these ecosystems if we don't have these weapons we won't have the grand will to make those dreams runs throughout the yet which is what they do know throughout the year because of these areas regulating the flow from under whelmed they're not here it's trouble to the sea. the wetlands also savas a natural water purification systems because they observe pollutants to the roots and they also help to contain floods when there is exist rainfall. but that's not a likely problem here in zimbabwe southern africa has been experiencing a prolonged drought seen. increased development is also causing the city's water sources to run dry finding clean water has become a daily struggle for many. of ours it's always overcrowded when philip committee members in need of water and we have no choice but to help them if there's an outbreak of cholera we all be in danger because it's exposed. just north and trust has been set up that oversees various environmental organizations and activists to

weekly wages most of them have had to find other means to make ends meet as privileged reports from harareprinted for year emmanuel money is no ordinary vehicle mechanic emmanuel is a professional soccer player it is in published top flight. football club but here he is fixing to supplement his income shook up players in the country have been hit hard by the suspension of the league ju to 19 they can hardly survive. don't pick who is. i'm not getting. those who moved those stories to be. so to suck to me it's more fiction a chance usually when we get those we can survive. until the next but at the moment . we're only and salaries. at this speech emanuel and others are training but they are no make cheese to play clubs had resumed training in anticipation of starting the league so all or no simpering up is playing football so the more mean it's almost a season that we have lost in so many of which uniques is lost you know maybe for us to play they say we're going to to play where they're in the better so they tell you in their top player government cleared the resumption of the league under

a fresh start after a 6 month school closure at the queen elizabeth school for girls in harare morning assembly takes place like normal. times are anything but there is disinfectant on arrival and students have their temperatures taken before they can open a book the classrooms are missing one thing the teachers they've gone on strike over wages and hygiene concerns teachers have lost. their ranking in terms of also said it's actually an insult to be a teacher. in less interesting if government is honest address the problems so that we don't have people who are coming under percent every day into school get their physical absence. develops into new schools the strike has hampered their return to school this week we is phasing in slowly starting with students who are about to graduate. or like this class those who are busy studying for upcoming exams. trying our best who are caught we need doing all the things we can do these eons our only left with us to write and to murder is the host of yet is oh too much although some students have had virtual classes most have had no true touring f

a fresh start after 6 months school closure at the queen elizabeth school for girls in harare morning assembly takes place like normal these times are anything but there is disinfectant on arrival and students have their temperatures taken before they can open a book the classrooms are missing one thing the teachers they've gone on strike over wages and hygiene concerns teachers have lost. getting in terms of fossil search it's it's actually an insult to be a teacher. in what i seem to think of government is honest address the problems so that we don't have people who are coming 100 percent every day into school yet their physical absence. develops in the schools the strike has hampered their return to school this week is phasing in slowly starting with students who are about to graduate. or like this plus those who are busy studying for upcoming exams . trying our best to woodcut we need to do all the things we can do these and our only left with us to write and to whom was this house yet it's 0 to us although some students have had virtual classes most have had new chew to ring for

at these rough grounds in the capital harare somebody township social smoker has feud in the vacuum left by the professional league. soccer fans gather each weekend to enjoy games though they are disappointed by the suspension of the premier league is not good in seeing the food will be played with regard to some there is playing south africa's playing but right now in zimbabwe looking premier super league pains are so much across town as soccer academy is training youngsters who hope to 10 professional trainers are hoping reason will prevail for the return of the premier sokolich our football has suffered enough is not a joke let's try to make sure we make a decision said of football to make sure beginning of the football should be seen benefited more than anything this knowledge is keeping the clash. the personality clashes are not helping professional players like emmanuel monday around the training is or they can do for now is they wait for competitive games to resume. the war says the republic of congo are home to about 5 out of 7 of the world's protected species of seat all's that

this concept stage in central harare would have been our lives in normal times but courted 19 had other ideas many artists have launched their kid rhea's here before the ends which she is and enjoys their live performances but for now they remain confined to online concerts. very good music producer. believe. me it's one of the lines he's. an opportunity like he's ignored when he stopped people being forced to stay too long which means people are being forced to watch the social media more than before saw this is the time to think yes that is to get the ground running and the troops called and that's a very appealing. talking online to me is what young move this one is a great support. group or no way it will go well with the wait for the recall for. the music will continue to play for. folks that's all we have for you on the show goodbye and have a great weekend. it's session for spectacular pictures. it's there. for nature. it's their complete to. the best wildlife photographer called. and. confrontational. 5 adventure. one goal. the preservation of our planet. it's not just an issue.

mr jimmy said we must leave it there thank you so much for joining us from harare. ok let's turning our attention now to a live story a developing story for you we are the inside of the knesset in that west jerusalem benjamin netanyahu telling us about his new coalition government is being sworn in ending months of political uncertainty we will stay with these pictures and talk to our correspondent harry forsett joining us live from west jerusalem so harry it feels like it's been an awful long time in getting to this stage. yes it's been more than $500.00 days of caretaker administrations led by netanyahu but without the full power and authority of a properly elected government through 3 inconclusive elections during a period in which netanyahu has gone from someone who's being investigated in 3 corruption cases to someone who's been indicted in 3 corruption cases not able to score a decisive victory in any of those elections and yet here he is this long term survivor and political strategist who's managed to prevail once again he is here in the knesset the israeli

a property developer tried to build houses on this protected area is one of several with lands in harare ecosystems such as marshes and urban areas that soak up and store extra rainfall and water we have seen all over most of these open spaces that are lived unfortunately that is the target of developers with just randomly booting on these. scientists say wetlands purify and store groundwater which is then gradually released into rivers and lakes years of drought in zimbabwe have made these water bodies even more precious in history you've had to seize over the thousands of years that have dried up and people have moved away from those cities we heading in that direction and i cannot say that strongly enough. we are i don't know anyone in the city who does not have a water problem. many dams rivers and lakes are slowly disappearing several parts of the country apart just as the economy worsens wars of bombings are coming to harare from smaller towns and rural areas and it's a method $2000000.00 people live in and around the capital putting a strain on its already depleting water sources.

this concept stage in central harare would have been alive in normal times but didn't 19 had other ideas many artists have launched their kit rhea's here before an audience which she is and enjoys their live performances but for now they remain confined to. online concerts. took up. everything and music producer $100.00 believe. me it's one of the lines praised. and opportunities like these did not exist when we stopped. people being forced to stayed warm which means people are being forced to watch the show me do more than before so this is a time to think young and to get the ground running and create called and that's a very appealing. up talking online to me is what young musicians are like to harp on. growth for now while they're well worth the wait for the real thing. your music will continue to play for you. that's all we have for you on the show good bye and have a great weekend. i'm a. bicycle and. today i want to find out why the result is one of the most beautiful river states in germany so i'm also right along a part of the result psychopath's. the beautiful landscape is cert

that means her ctomers, restaurants and markets in harare, get their produce quicker. her business now makes her over $1,000 a month. this is in a country where the average government salary is less than $80. and this new income has mukarati looking to expand her business. she already trains others in hydroponic techniques. and she hopes to be in a larger greenhouse before the end of the year. >> sreenivasan: american sofia kenin won her first grand slam title at the australian open today. the 21-year-old, who moved from russia to the unitedtates as a child, defeated two-time major arbine muguruza kenin became the youngest player to win the australian open since maria sharapova who won in 2008 at the age of 20.ni s win will move her to 7th in the world, surpassing serenam williams aica's top that's all for thiition of" pbs newshour weekend." i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. have a good night. ns captioning sed by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar