this is deja vu news live from berlin botswana's high court to strike down laws against homosexuality the ruling is received with jubilation in the courts it goes against a trend elsewhere in sub-saharan africa where anti-gay laws are still on the books we'll talk to an activist in botswana also coming up the battle against exploitative one as the international labor organization marks its centenary week salmon efforts in india to put an end to child labor. to the tourist told that sank into the past and grain from the river down for more bodies have been recovered after the worst disaster on the river and a sense. times to do so much god that's good to have you with us botswana's high court has overturned a colonial era law criminalizing gay sex the ruling makes the country a pioneer in sub-saharan africa where most countries still enforce laws against homosexuality the botswana court said the law should not regulate private acts between consenting adults and that penalizing people for who they are is disrespectful they do netta mostly rejected sections of the penal code that made sa

hope i got your name right you are from botswana a trans artist and l.g. v.t. activist it's good to have you on the show tell me what does today's ruling mean for people like you in botswana hives and the major things that this is going and needs to. eat you might fuck stresses and what i know is that we ought to be recognized constitutionally as well as the because they've added a few legal provisions that a lot of this exist within the country without any trauma and how that are there been these 3 crosses that then people could push it made people quite wary of. what out prices or status in the country man and said this ruling activity says we are not only just humans eyes people but we are all the same citizens who won't worry our citizenship consistent but within the country and that's what the court that's the message that the court is sending what about among the people in botswana i know that across sub-saharan africa it is not easy to be gay or lesbian or trans do you think this ruling is changing what's inside the minds and hearts of the people in

this is deja vu news live from berlin botswana's high court strikes down laws against homosexuality the ruling is received with the jubilation in the courtroom it goes against the trend in other parts of sub-saharan africa work anti-gay laws have been retained we'll go back to government also coming out as the international labor organization marks its centenary we look at it afterwards to bring dignity to work and how the drive for the lowest possible cost can lead to harsh conditions and exploitation. and the true scope that sank in budapest is raised from the river down for more bodies have been recovered after the worst disaster on the river and a century. plus day 4 of the women's world cup gives fans a 1st look at the united states team after neighbors and rivals canada survive a scare from cameroon to get their turn off the world winning start. i'm sumi so much kind of good to have you with us botswana's high court has overturned a colonial era law criminalizing gay sex now the ruling makes the country a pioneer in sub-saharan africa where most countries still enforce laws agains

tears of joy in major breakthrough in botswana as the country's high courts decriminalized homosexuality activist said when the long march out men's was read out until today on the books one this until gay laws offenders could be jailed for up to 70 s. reading all the highly anticipated batiks the sexual orientation is huge it's not a question of fashion speaking a strong case for human equality and nondiscrimination. just in the moment but let's take a look at the daily hardship that faced what's one as the gay community. today's judgment matters to touch again see more than most and we were correct botswana's 1st gay rights organization he hopes this will be a defining moment seeing homosexuals treated equally in every decent to asians. because then you see this is that we require men that sermon is they're not aware of even good government has been holding be loose negative comments say to you so we want to be free to act as the services through the charity leg. when the team fight for l.g.b. to write and provide vital support to the country's past security the gay community he has so

after today perhaps society's acceptance will know come a little easier joining me now from botswana's capital governor on is. brilliant cody hello brilliant nice to have you here now you were in accords room when the ruling was made exactly what was going through your mind at the moment. i was going through a lot of mixed emotions i was really in shouts to make hi and you want to know what this is the and decides and when this is the end all when they're quite rude. i was trucked and in as well as excited at the same time so i must say it really was at the of mixed emotions but mostly excitement. now what does this ruling mean today community in botswana this ruling means so much to us this ruling means that finally now i'm trio. we feel confident as well because now the fact that there are i chair you just up white house to us that's on is then got quite a few dents not that we've really do not see a lot more. we really feel as the quote is like an ordinary guy that once on we actually know it would be nettles on. who are now in more than half of. the 54 african countries homosexuali

cheers ofjubilation cheers of jubilation in cheers ofjubilation in botswana ‘s capital. high court, where judges capital. today in the country ‘s high court, wherejudges unanimously overturned laws banning homosexuality that have been in place since the 60s. saying they we re place since the 60s. saying they were in conflict with the country ‘s constitution. and it was a matter of human dignity. 0utside constitution. and it was a matter of human dignity. outside the court, campaigners gathered to celebrate the landmark ruling they have been fighting for. we are here to support ourselves after winning the case. we are here today come we say we are making history so that people may know who we are and we can express that feeling and express that love. i fell at right now this is the first step. my will have to be done so first step. my will have to be done so people get to feel the change, see the change and be part of the change. this landmark ruling in botswa na change. this landmark ruling in botswana has been closely followed right across the african continent. particu

why should those times still influence botswana in 2019? brent: let me ask you, what about if people in the lgbtq community in botswana need help from t the police now? do youou think that wiwill fill comfortable and confident about calling the police to help them? katkai: we've b been doing a lot of sensitization. people practicing within t the civil society space, we've been doing training with police officers, with a religious community and practitioners to say, how do you start involving lgbt people within the work that you do? and how you tolerate lgbtq plus people. i do think it will take a little bit more time for the community to trust that the police and police officers will heed the advisement of the courts, but i don't think that i it's going to take that much of an effort for us to feel as though we canan go lean on the laww whehen wealk to law enenforcement officecers. brent: we certainly appreciate you shsharing your time and your thoughghts today, certainly a momement to stay for the peoplen botswana.. ththank you. katkai: we

the judea is the name you're welcome to the show it was all tears of joy in major breakthrough in botswana as the country's high court's decriminalised almost sexuality activist said when the law jackman's was read out until today on the books one is anti gay laws offenders could be jailed for up to 70 is reading out their highly anticipated verdict the judge said sexual orientation is human it's not a question of fashion past making a strong case for human equality and nondiscrimination we'll be talking to one activist in a moment but let's take a look at the daily hardship that face force one as the gay community. today's judgment matters to touch again see more than most and we are corrupt botswana's 1st gay rights organization he hopes this will be a defining moment seeing homosexuals treated equally in every decent to a nation's. cause then serious is that we require men that somnus is their not our will and even good government has been holding be those negative comments seem to you so we want to be free to access to these services through the charity leg of bebo tata when the team f

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today's landmark ruling in botswana is the final hurdle for lgbt people in the country.g, they can now live and love freely. russia has released an investigative journalist less than a week after he was put under house arrest on spurious drugs charges. ivan golunov had been writing about high—level corruption, and many saw the case against him as politically motivated. it's a rare instance of the russian authorities backing down under public pressure as ramzan karmali reports. the moment ivan golunov became a free man once again. the russian investigative journalist was released just days after drug dealing charges against him were dropped, following a public outcry. translation: thank you very much for all the support. i still hardly understand what is happening. i'm happy thatjustice has been served and the criminal case was dropped. i hope the investigation will continue and i hope no—one will find themself in the same situation that i did. mr golunov‘s employer, the latvian—based independent website, meduza, saluted the government for a rare climbdown and said it had

botswana's high court has overturned a colonial era law criminalizing great gay sex the ruling makes the country a pioneer in sub-saharan africa where most countries still enforce laws against homosexuality botswana court said the law should not regulate private acts between consenting adults and the people penalize for who they are and suffered disrespect it unanimously rejected sections of the penal code that made same sex relations illegal those that previously carried a sentence of 7 years in prison the ruling comes less than a month after kenya's high court upheld similar sections of its people. we spoke with one of the activists who was in the court to hear about ruling she told us what it meant for bt people in botswana you know i think the wonderful thing about this ruling is that it's been in the works for a very long time and we see that we had the hearing in march and for the ruling to be handed over at what had it down so fast is a sign that it wasn't a thing as a rush to judgment but in fact it had been deeply considered so to us and how the really into us of possibles a

today's judgment matters to tuttle gain see more than most and we are corrupt botswana's 1st gay rights organization he hopes this will be a defining moment seeing homosexuals treated equally in every decent tuitions. so he says that we require men that somnus is there not a will in for good government has been holding be those negative comments say to you so we want to be free to act as they see this is through the charity leg of tata when the team fight for l.g.b. to write and provide vital support to the country's past security of gay community he has some encourage meant for others struggling with their own sense of self-worth. that will have to be true that everybody deserves to be hip they were they should embrace who they are. and. accept life as it is because if you don't as accept yourself there's no one in the community can accept you after today perhaps society's acceptance will know come a little easier joining me now from what's one of our governor on is. brilliant cody hello brilliant nice to have you here now you were in accords room when the ruling was made exactly what

now what the ruling means to the community in botswana. this ruling means so much to us this ruling means that finally now i'm trio. we feel confident as well because now the fact that there are i've shared you desk top white house for us that's honest then for us curfew dense not that i had to retreat to not see how. we are to feel as the quote is like it was you know he had them and so on we actually know it would be no rules on. who are now in more than half of. the 54 african countries homosexuality is still illegal what do you envisage for the future of the l.g. bt i.q. community especially after the news that you had today. what i envision is us writing his theory that was a for a long time taken away from us or that for a long time was kept secret from us because i also would just then get more 6 right she is very much you know. i'm a sick child it is very much i think can't and it's about time that now busy we actually. reclaim this and continue from the way when we were promised original yes. now you sort of said a bit for my fina

with an activist in botswana about what today's ruling me also coming up. to date after most.

in a few minutes we will to botswana.ance" with the law on managing data. here‘s our legal correspondent, clive coleman. a month ago, the home secretary sajid javid revealed that there had been breaches of the safeguards within the investigatory powers act. you remember that was famously dubbed the snoopers charter, and that‘s the act that was supposed to put in place serious safeguards to safeguard the privacy of citizens and individuals, whilst also giving to security services. pretty comprehensive power is in terms of obtaining and retaining that data. now what we have heard today in the high court is truly extraordinary, and fact and 15 had been running an operation for the last three years, that has been unlawful and is so unlawful that the information it has obtained, we are talking information obtained by way of warrants, that the investigatory powers commissioner, who is a very senior judge has effectively played and my five if you like, like a failing school into special measures relation to the processing of it

this is deja vu news live from berlin botswana high court to strike down laws against homosexuality the ruling is perceived with jubilation in the courts it goes against a trend elsewhere and sub-saharan africa has more anti-gay laws are still on the books we'll talk to an activist in botswana also coming.

in sub-saharan africa where most countries still in force laws against homosexuality because of botswana sadly he should not regulate private acts between consenting adults and the people wising people for whom the right is disrespectful it unanimously rejected sections of the penal code that made same sex relations illegal rules a previously carried the census for 2 or 7 years in prison the ruling comes less than a month after kenya's i called similar sections of its people. d.w.i. spoken with one of the activists who was in courts to hear about the ruling she told us what it means for l g b t people in the country you know what i think wonderful thing about this really is that it's being in the works for a very low. time and we see that we had the hearing in march and for the ruling to be handed over at what had been down so fast is a sign that it wasn't a thing of a rush to judgment but in fact it had been deeply considered so to us in the cover of need to as a possible donna and to botswana and the diaspora it really is the mark of a movement which we have been expecting to happen al

the bugs in the court room in cacap around as botswana b becae the latest. african nation to decriminalize homosexuality previously gays and lesbians wrist a seven year jail term. relationships will be hidden by necessity will not ended in legal terms is tuesday hello plowed in what a society remains to be seen. it's the end of a law that is more than one hundred years old on tuesday but this one is high court ruled to overturn nineteenth century laws that criminalize homosexuality. in its ruling the court said quote that human dignity is harmed when minority groups are marginalized adding the laws that ban same sex relations. were discriminatory. for l. g. b. t. activists the decision was just common sense -- they mostly for decriminalization lad and basically that i'd stow expression freedom of expression and the rights to privacy -- mad that i to equal protection of the law. and then the union the gays. that said that -- this is so with an enginene that. lalake homosexualility is nonotf i am i free can. and they see it as an atm thing. homosexuality has b

botswana's high court has ruled in favor of decriminalizing homosexuality. there were scenes of jubilation when the unanimous ruling was handed down in the capital got the judges said the colonial era legislation was discriminatory unconstitutional and against the public interest a similar case went the other way in kenya a month ago when the country's high court upheld anti homosexuality laws that is an advocacy director for the pan africa international lesbian gay bisexual trans and intersex o.c.a. she says the judgment could have widespread ramifications throughout africa for the l g b t q community. the judgment is very significant because it sets a precedent for the rest of the countries in africa especially those who form part of the commonwealth countries in africa and we are at a point now where we are repossessing the narrative and doing away with colonial laws which view homosexuality and clearness as pervasive or rather subversive in nature it is a very important judgment is also. the introduction of a turn of a new tide in africa where we are now

botswana's high court has ruled in favor of decriminalizing homosexuality. there were scenes of jubilation with the you know his ruling was handed down in the capital gaborone the judges at the colonial era legislation was discriminatory unconstitutional and against the public interest a similar case went the other way in kenya a month ago when the country's high court upholds homosexuality laws. is because the director for the permit africa international lesbian gay bisexual trans and intersex associations joins me now from johannesburg good to have you with us on al-jazeera how significant is this verdict in botswana knowing how problematic removing such a sort of draconian colonial law has been in criminalizing homosexuality across africa. and the judgement is very significant because it sets a precedent for the rest of the countries in africa especially those who form part of the commonwealth countries in africa and we are at a point now where we are repossessing the narrative and doing away with colonial laws which view homosexuality and clearness as pe

the duke will also undertake a working visit to botswana while they are in the region.rt today. hello, i'm tulsen tollet and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: england are through to the women's world cup semi—finals after a comprehensive 3—0 win over norway. india coast past west indies at the cricket world cup winning by 125 runs at old trafford. and wimbledon champion angelique kerber moves past simona halep and into the semi—finals at the eastbourne international. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that england are through to the women's world cup semi—finals after a 3—0 win over norway in le havre. phil neville's team remain on target to reach a first ever final, and watching was colm harrison. it's 24 years since norway were champions of the world, and 12 since they last reached the world cup's last four. no surprise they were underdogs against an england side bidding to reach a second successive semi—final. this game was less than

genie: the high court in botswana has decriminanalized gy sex.ey rejected parts of the penal code that criminalized sexual relations. thes a significant boost to lgbtq rights movement in africa. more than two dozen countries have laws criminalizing gay sex. you are watching france 24. it is time for the headlines. let's take a quick look at that. give me a minute. let's start with our first headline, hang on a second. we are having some technical difficulty here. let me see what is happening. we are going to take a closer look at d-day. we talked about it last week. let's look back at a little romance that blossomed 75 years after the fact. a young robbins was soldier in n northeaststern fra. one photo stands out. is her name? ee.jene i remember her well. for sure, i want to see her. she is probably gone now. >> armed with a photo and the name of a town, it did not take long to track her down. >> s she is alive. we are going to meet her. >> we are going to meet her. isshe is alive and she waiting for you. after 75 years apart, they embrace. to se

in botswana,gbgbtq a humuman rights advates celrarated tutuesy as t t country ovturned long-stanngng law that criminazezed sa-sexex relaons. the e histor ruling meme aft a 21-year-olststudenbrouougha case again t the coniaial-er law. undewhwhich anyone found guilty ofommimittg homomoxual actct coululface up to seven years bebehindars.s. a statemt t by t advocac group lesbians, ga & bisexlsls of botswana said -- "not only does it provide legal affirmation and recognition of the rights of lgbtiq persons, but it allows an important space for addressing public health issues more efficiently. we can finally start building a more tolerant society." back in the u.s., acting homeland security secretary kevin mcaleenan told congress tuesday that 60,000 children have been taken into dhs custody in the last 40 days alone. critics say mcaleenan's testimony is part of an ongoing effort to build up a case for more border funding. his hearing came ahead of a planned vote by the senate appropriations committee next week on president trump's request for $4.5 billion in emergency spending tied to the

brazil's supreme court voted to make homophobia a crime and in response to the recent news that botswana will decriminalize homosexuality we heard from michael hugo daro an l g b t q activist on the board of directors for outright international here's what he had to say a lot of it in those countries in the especially in books when the fighting so hard for those victory and not just them but across the continent of africa this means a lot to us this is a victory and this shows that we have been a separate people you know for years and years and years and years and years of generations of generations we need to get similar symptoms from our people and this is an africa and this is victory so while activists are seeing victories in courts and countries around the world today we take a look at how you communities continue the fight for safety online recently google employees have taken to using the hash tag no pride in why to criticize a company for failing to curb harassment on the platform. carlos maza host of the vox series strikethrough is routinely the object of the right wing blogger

. >> reporter: after reading a letter from a woan from botswana, people knew she was on to something.opened her phone and my video popped up, and she watched it. in her letter she says it gave me hope to live. >> good evening, joyce. >> reporter: for the next 364 a s, peoples went live for full hour, sharing messages of hope. >> get off the ferris wheel of pain. make love your first response and your first choice. chooserg eness over all things. >> my name is denise holmes and i joined the movement. >> reporter: the group grew with so-called gratituders logging in all over the world and sharing their own posts. >> depression is just a name and then i can rise up from it. my injury and wheelchair no longer defines me. >> i can't tell you how much is gratitude journey has ally changed and altered my life. >> reporter: last january, peoples held aon graduati ceremony complete with caps, gowns and diplomas for some 200 women who had faithfully tuned in to the daily broadcasts. >> they did homework. they wrote in their journal. they showed up for events. they deserved a graduation. >> repo

botswana is a country with challenges so there is a lot of room there for us. we need to start thinking beyond and democracy we need to define the stability because it is how we define stability for the others. .. leaders look at that approach or mechanism as a way to further the sale quick. >> any insights no. but i would say that i don't know what the market is for soybeans or the appetite which is part of the equation so obviously asia is a much larger market i don't know how long you can store soybeans for instance but i haven't heard any government or on the periphery i haven't heard discussions around that. >> i am with a crisis group. i wonder in west africa with the united states pulling out 2000 troops we have stationed there as they march south , what does that signal for the future of security relations and democracy relations and what those look like in the region i think that is part of the challenge of how do we engage africa? if the second point of the strategy of counterterrorism is pulling out what message do we stay and engage with the type of

anchor: botswana's high court has ruled in favor of the criminalizing homosexuality.chor: there were scenes of jubilation inside the courthouse in the capital. a 1965 lawruled that that made homosexuality punishable by up to seven years in prison was discriminatory. the ruling comes just a month after kenya's high court upheld its laws criminalizing homosexuality. for the panector africa lesbian, gay, trends, and intersects association says this could have widespread implications throughout africa. >> the judgment is very significant because it sets a precedent for the rest of the countries in africa, especially those who form part of the commonwealth countries in africa , and we are at a point now where we are repossessing the narrative and doing away with colonial laws that abuse homosexuality and queerness as subversive in nature. it is a very important judgment and also the introduction of the turn of the new tide in africa, where we are having to be forced to actually see that these colonial laws do not belong to africa, and rather be claiming our clear stories i

botswana's high court has ruled in favour of decriminalising homsexuality in the country.ted laws that impose up to seven years in prison for same—sex relationships. three judges came to the decision unanimously with one describing laws that ban gay sex as being "discriminatory". barcelona's lionel messi was the world's highest paid athlete over the last 12 months — that's according to forbes magazine. he earned a cool $127 million over the last year. juventus midfielder cristiano ronaldo was second on the list, with psg's neymar third. last year's highest earner, boxer floyd mayweather, has dropped off the list. at least 19 people have been killed and thousands more left stranded after record rainfall hit eastern china. and there's more to come, with authorities issuing an alert for continued heavy rain on wednesday. sylvia lennan—spence reports. dramatic scenes in eastern guangxi province as rescue workers managed to reach people trapped over floodwaters and take them to safety. these are scenes being repeated in numerous counties there, after torrential rain which start

this is deja vu news live from berlin botswana's high court strikes down laws against homosexuality the ruling is received with the jubilation in the courtroom it goes against the trend in other parts of subsaharan africa were anti-gay laws have been retained. to cover up also coming out as the international labor organization marks its centenary we look at it after.

a major win for gays and lesbians on the continent where they really have a reason to celebrate botswana's high court today overturned a colonial era wall criminalizing gay sex it's a landmark case for africa the board said that the should not regulate private acts between consenting adults and that penalizing people for whom they are is just respectful to the court unanimously rejected walls which have previously carry descendents of up to 7 years in prison with a really makes the country a pioneer in sub-saharan africa where most countries still in force was against homosexuality and it comes less than a month after kenya's high court upheld a wall making homosexuality a crime. or here in germany the country's health minister is backing legislation to ban conversion therapy now that's the term for so-called treatments and at changing the sexual orientation of gays and lesbians some here in germany who have undergone conversion therapy are working to make the practice illegal. today bastiaan measure is open about his homosexuality but getting to this point was agony as a devout christian

now botswana's high court has overturned a colonial era law criminalizing gay sex the court says the law should not deal with private acts between consenting adults and that penalizing people for who they are is disrespectful it unanimously rejected sections of the penal code that made same sex relations illegal and punishable with a prison sentence it comes less than a month after kenya's high court upheld similar sections of its penal code. now many businesses in hong kong have vowed to shut down on wednesday in a show of solidarity with the movement protesting against a controversial bill seeking to allow extraditions to china hong kong was rocked by a huge rally on sunday with vast crowds calling on the city leadership to scrap the legislation opponents fear that the proposed law could undermine hong kong's autonomy from mainland china activism groups have called for more protests and strikes tomorrow when the bill is expected to be approved by the city's legislative council. let's bring in our correspondent covering this story for us. who is in hong kong so there's a 2nd reading

now it's being seen as a major win for engine rights in africa botswana as high court has overturned a colonial era law criminalizing gay sex after the court said that should not regulate private acts between consenting adults and that penalizing people for their sexuality is disrespect for the course you're not rejecting yours that had previously offensive up to 7 years in prison it comes less than a month after kenya's high court upheld making homosexuality a crime. here in germany the country's health minister is backing legislation to ban conversion therapy that's the treatments aimed at changing the sexual orientation of gays and lesbians some in germany who have undergone conversion therapy working to make the practice illegal. today bastiaan measure is open about his homosexuality but getting to this point was agony as a devout christian being gay seemed like a sin discussion groups and so-called conversion therapy were meant to heal him but dr even tried to drive out his demons. after he saw a big black form coming out of my back and that this was supposed to be a really big

botswana's high court has ruled in favour of decriminalising homsexuality in the country.laws that impose up to seven years in prison for same—sex relationships. three judges came to the decision unanimously with one describing laws that ban gay sex as being "discriminatory". barcelona's lionel messi was the world's highest paid athlete over the last 12 months, that's according to forbes magazine. he earned a cool $127 million over the last year. juventus midfielder cristiano ronaldo was second on the list, with psg's neymar third. last year's highest earner, boxer floyd mayweather, has dropped off the list. kim jong—un‘s half—brother, who was murdered in malaysia two years ago, may have been working as an informant for the cia. that's according to news reports out of the us. kim jong—nam died in 2017 after two women smeared a nerve agent on his face at kuala lumpur airport. president trump has commented on the reports and talked about his ongoing correspondence with the north korean leader. i see that and i have just received a beautiful letter from i see that and i have

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botswana is a wealthy country. with the youth, i think there is a lot of room for -- so i just think we need to start thinking beyond, we need to start thinking that democracy is important, and with democracy, we also have to define -- >> with that, we have about 10 minutes, so let me throw it open to the audience. we do have microphones coming around, be sure to introduce yourself and and your statement with a? and not just a period. >> we have a current crisis with the trade issue with china and the cancellation of world contracts of soybeans. leaderst approach or mechanism as a way to further the sale quick. >> any insights >> any insights? on soybean sales to africa? >> well, no, but i would say that would probably be hard. i don't know what the appetite is which is a key part of the equation in my time there, so it's obviously much larger as a market for other reasons and the reality of the population. i don't know how long you could store soybeans so, i think there's some logistical problems as well. i have n

the high court in botswana has ruled in favour of decriminalising homosexuality. laws dating back to the british colonial era. the judges said that human dignity was harmed by discrimination against minority groups. football, and the united states have begun their defence of the women's world cup trophy in style, beating thailand 13—0. ten of their goals came in the second half as the usa set a new record for the biggest winning margin in a women's world cup match, bettering germany's11—0 defeat of argentina in 2007. in the men's game, scotland and wales both suffered blows to their hopes of qualifying for euro 2020. northern ireland were also in action tonight — they were the only home nation to win, as our correpsondent david ornstein reports. facing belgium on home turf is among international football's most difficult tests. not least for steve clarke, in only his second game as scotland manager. belgium's line—up read like a who's who of the premier league, and two of the star names combined early on to signal danger. scotland's goal was under siege, and short

dollar the british pound the south african rand and botswana's pula on monday the zimbabwean finance minister announced the bans which are intended to compel zimbabweans to use the real time gross settlement dollar and formally known as the zoller as a medium of exchange the finance minister also to create there's always official value at parity with the zimbabwean dollar there's a zoller it was seen as a means to ease a full transition back to the zimbabwe dollar but its value has steadily declined since it was introduced in fact. or. we have big names entering the corrupt us space and 2019 1st we have j.p. morgan who will be starting customer trials of its j. pm quine by the end of 2019 j.p. morgan reports an increase in interest from global customers in the potential benefits of the bank's stable point and its capabilities in speeding up interfertile remittances as well as to be able to settle securities and bond transactions these trials for select customers are being conducted on the assumption regulatory permission will ultimately be granted secondly we have wal-mart the larges

a lot of parts of it and those countries in the especially in botswana have been fighting so hard for those victory and not just them but across the continent of africa this means a lot to us this is our victory and this shows that we have been a separate people you know for years and years and years and years and years are generations of generations will be fighting to get similar symptoms from our people and this is africa and this victory. so while activists are seeing victories in courts and countries around the world today we take a look at how l.g.b. communities continue the fight for safety online recently google employees have taken to using the hash tag no pride in white to criticize the company for failing to curb harassment on the platform. carlos maza host of the vox series strikethrough is routinely the objects of right wing blogger stephen crowder's anger toward the liberal media last month maza tweeted a video compilation of all the bullying he says he's been subjected to by crowder you tube looked into the matter but ultimately decided to allow crowder's content to rem

the duke will also undertake a working visit to botswana while they are in the region.stern and is in europe. temperature records have been toppling. we won't see that intense heat here in the uk but it will get very one for a time on friday in the west on saturday in the east. all this heat is coming from the sahara desert, which at this time of year sees temperatures in the mid 40s and you have to couple that with the fact the sun is as high in this as it gets in the northern hemisphere and that's why we're seeing these extreme temperatures. these records being broken with such warm air. it will affect some western areas during friday. we could be pushing towards 30 in the western highlands but not further east because the sun has to work its magic and get rid of the low cloud first of all using its energy, but then strong sunshine, at this time of year, no surprise, as high as it gets, the sun in the sky, so high as it gets, the sun in the sky, so very strong and given we've got that brisk in the south and gusty wind, not as strong as thursday but masking the effect