back to 2007 to a poor south african neighborhood just outside cape town where music honor and tradition come together in an unusual annual competition. in recent years south africa has seen huge political upheaval and corruption scandals and cape town south africa 2nd largest city has been feeling the impact of climate change and struggling with drastic water shortages a decade ago south africa seemed to be moving towards a more inclusive post apartheid world yet in the poorest suburbs of cape town local communities still maintain their distinctive identities based in the cape flats the muslim community holds an annual singing competition for the sale of affairs jovi and in 2007 the witness series was there to film this contest which sheds a unique light on the diversity and inequalities of modern soph africa here is the sale of effect. this is the story of a man with a dream but it plays out on the dark side. till 965 or thereabouts most of the town's muslims lived in the city proper this book afrikaans a language they helped create and many had roots that went back centuries but when the part of derived they were forced to move our church to the parents that's

back to 2007 to a poor south african neighborhood just outside cape town when using honor and tradition come together in an unusual annual competition in recent years south africa has seen huge political upheaval and corruption scandals and cape town south africa 2nd largest city has been feeling the impact of climate change and struggling with drastic water shortages a decade ago south africa seemed to be moving towards a more inclusive post apartheid world yet.

gale force winds have lashed cape town in south africa whipping up ocean swells and pixie phone it's the latest in a succession of cold fronts and heavy downpours forecasters are warning of large waves storm surges and even snow fall. police in southern california have said a body found in a lake has been identified as the missing actress ny rivera the 33 year old is believed to have drowned after renting a boat with her young son who was found alive 5 days ago rivera starred in 6 seasons of the musical comedy. 5 days after rivera went missing search crews recovered a body in the north east area of lake piru and drive from los angeles the body was flown to the city of ventura for identification as a rivera's based on where the body was found. physical characteristics of the body. found on the body and the physical condition of the body. since other persons reported missing in the area we are confident. the find was at the site where dozens of divers searched the lake supported by helicopters and drones. on wednesday afternoon the vendor of the boat the actress had rented the vessel d

joining me now from cape town, south africa, is cnn correspondent david mckinsey, he has been lookinghis for us. david, hello to you. >> reporter: that's right, natalie. tuberculosis is an endemic problem in south africa, as is hiv aids. these epidemics have hammered the country for years now. public health officials say because everyone is focussing on covid-19, things like tuberculosis could be on the rise and could have extremely damaging effects. >> this is what you were coughing off. >> yes, it was a lot. >> it didn't take long for him to realize just how serious his could have had become. >> were you nervous about going to get treatment because of covid? >> i don't have a choice. at the time i was vomiting blood. it was terrible, really. >> reporter: the doctor told him it wasn't covid-19, what he had was tuberculosis, a disease that kills upwards of 66,000 south africans per year. weeks into his treatment, he's responding well. >> and there's a lot of kids also in the houses that they are staying in. >> reporter: that's danger point. >> very dangerous. >> reporter: health care

and gale force winds have lashed cape town in south africa whipping up ocean swells and exceed it's the latest in a succession of cold fronts and heavy downpours or costers all warning of large waves storm surges and even snowfall. and since the mandela the daughter of former south african president nelson mandela has died in johannesburg she had been south africa's of besuited to denmark since 2015 she was 59 the poles of the day it has not been announced. polish president today is headed for a 2nd 5 year term following sunday's election with nearly all the votes counted the conservative incumbent has won with 51.2 percent over his rival that would be the liberal walsall may ruffle. the vote in a deeply divided poland is widely seen as a battle for the country's future including its strained relations with the e.u. . on sunday well before all the votes were tallied with just a razor thin lead president duda seemed confident he'd win now after a campaign fueled by anti european anti german sentiment he's striking a more conciliatory tone there's any color coded present by if anyone was

right now to some other stories making news around the world gale force winds have lashed cape town in south africa looking up. it's the latest in a succession of cold fronts and heading down for us as a warning of large waves storms and even snow or. and in brussels e.u. foreign ministers have met in person for the 1st time in months delegates discussed a coordinated response to china after the country imposed a controversial new security law on hong kong mischa's against turkey over concerns including human rights were also on the agenda. polish president is headed for a 2nd 5 year term following sunday's election with nearly all the votes counted the conservative incumbent has won with 51.2 percent over his rival that would be the liberal walsall mayor of. the vote in deeply divided poland is widely seen as a battle for the country's future including its strained relations with the e.u. . on sunday well before all the votes were tallied with just a razor thin lead president duda seemed confident he'd win now after a campaign fueled by anti european anti german sentiment he's striking a more conc

joining me live from cape town, south africa, is david mackenzie. and i really appreciate you being with us live because for those of us who think we might have it bad. i mean, really, they have a lot to cope with on the ground there. >> well, that's right. and paula, south africa just saw its highest increase of confirmed covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours but there is another health crisis in this country. it's an ongoing crisis. and many public-health officials i speak to. they are worried about covid, like everyone else about the globe. but it's other diseases, like tuberculosis, that they fear could see a dramatic resurgence. >> wow. so this was what you were coughing up. it didn't take long to realize just how serious his cough had become. >> were you nervous about going to get treatment because of covid? >> yes, i was nervous. at the time i was vomiting the blood, it was terrible. >> the doctor told him it wasn't covid-19. what he had was tuberculosis. a disease that kills upwards of 66,000 south africans per year. now, just weeks into his t

. >>> we're back with a strange sight in cape town, south >>> we're back with a strange sight in cape town, south africathat. that is sea foam caused by strong winds and icy temperatures. the foam drew loads of visitors to the shore for all the wrong reasons. cape town also saw snow and storm surge warnings. a massive cold front is now moving out of that area. >>> and here at home, a major change in the world of professional sports. the search is now on for a new name and logo for the washington redskins. >> the nfl team officially announced it is dropping the racially insensitive nickname. here's abc's rachel scott. >> reporter: washington's nfl team buckling under pressure, dropping the redskins name and logo, announcing the franchise's new name will inspire our sponsors, fans and community for the next 100 years. the navajo nation still with harsh words for the team that's used the racist slur despite decades-long outrage. saying this change did not come about willingly by the team's owners, but by mounting pressure and advocacy of indigenous peoples. >> it's such a good decision for the country. not

this is realally going to -- amy: for more, we go to o cape town, south africa, where we're joined by south african human rights lawyer and d hiv/aids and social justice activist fatima hassan. she is founder and director of health justice initiative, an organization focusused on public health, law, and equity. she previoiously served as specl adviser to sououth africa's forr minister of health. her recent op-ed in "the daily maverick" is headlined "a covid-19 vaccine: when 'solidarity' meets nationalist profiteering." welcome to democracy now! it is great to have you with us. why don't you start out by talking about the scope of the crisis the pandemic in south africa, and particularly what is happening around this oxford vaccine trial that needs something like 2000 volunteers but finding those who are covid-free is very difficult. >> firirst, thank you for having me on the show. it is great to be on. i think the first issue with the trial is that what is significant t is the president d e gogovernmentnt agreed to offer solidarity and participate in the trial, which is being led by o

gale force winds have lashed cape town in south africa whipping up ocean swells and fixie fode it's the latest in a substation all cold fronts and heavy downpours in the city will for cost as warning that more large waves storm surges and even snow fall could. well. simply mandela the daughter of former south african president nelson mandela has died in johannesburg she had been south africa's ambassador to denmark since 2015 she was 59 the cause of her death has not been announced. n.f.l. football team the washington redskins has officially confirmed that it will change its name the announcement follows renewed protests over the redskins money which is considered offensive to native american communities the team's owner had previously stated he would never change the name but has reconsidered is off to pressure from sponsors some of them publicly requested a change in the wake of the black lives mattia protests. and joining me in studio to unwrap this topic is chris harrington from take chris good to see you sir as we mentioned. the 0920 team said that that name would never change it h

reports from cape town that's proving difficult for some communities . cape town one of the a.p. centers. pandemic in south africa but there's little evidence of it in this if you abide by the mandates to wear a mosque and social distancing is unusual. if. you see. me. understand so i'm not so you so i'm not scared because. but who overcrowded neighborhoods is just where the virus is rapidly spreading many people here feel the fallout of the pandemic is a greater threat than the disease itself that's why a covert 19 mission from the healthy. ministry is trying to convince potentially infected people and their contacts to enter quarantine. to protect their loved ones. to protect ourselves. from problem wrong. so that. our towns where we take you 'd the government has massive funds into field hospitals and. patients go to the hospitals the quarantine rooms remain empty. refused to go into isolation how big of a problem is that we talking of huge numbers where this is happening it's huge because. i think it was about 10000. prepared for the continent isolation. out of those. 2000. i do find that in those areas it's

that breathing room, as cases surge across this country, it will be a test case here in cape town for south africa>> so many cities around the world right now trying to innovate to do what they can to fight this pandemic. david mackenzie, thanks so much for that report. >>> this morning, it's not just washington's professional football team, another major sports team could be changing its name as calls for racial justice grow louder. ♪ ♪all strength ♪we ain't stoppin' believe me♪ ♪go straight till the morning look like we♪ ♪won't wait♪ ♪we're taking everything we wanted♪ ♪we can do it ♪all strength, no sweat apps except work.rywhere... why is that? is it because people love filling out forms? maybe they like checking with their supervisor to see how much vacation time they have. or sending corporate their expense reports. i'll let you in on a little secret. they don't. by empowering employees to manage their own tasks, paycom frees you to focus on the business of business. to learn more, visit paycom.com bshouldn't prevent you from pushing your limits. because every baby deserves the very best sta

cape town and. a 1000000 seats on the streets this is how restaurants call the biggest ever united protests in the history of south africa's restaurant industry when the center of cape town on green street normally it's really was powerless but at the moment you can see it's business move tables and chairs on the streets to protest against the current lockdown regulations and to highlight the plight of the industry many disappointed and angry. they haven't had an income for about 4 months now and things are just getting worse he doesn't. some sort of support from the government some sort of sign that concert that you know we will be operating for some time i mean the industry is taking such a big hit to taking such a big hit one of the best places the closing places the federal making money are not really taking such a big hit and it's just sad because there's just no support from anybody at this point we don't have much long left i mean we're on the only one you walk up and down which used to be the gastronomical capital of cape town. and you see how many to let signs of. where we were in dire straits now we're breaking p

cape town the center of the pandemic in south africa unions are set to hold talks with the government over the next few days but if regulations don't change the union sworn they'll bring public transport to a standstill. necessity is the mother of invention also for a hotel owner in russia her hotel's doors are now open to women seeking shelter from domestic violence which has also been on the rise in russia during the lock down. violence. isn't letting russia's lock down stop she's using the time to redecorate her moscow hotel and since the pandemic has kept guests away she decided to shelter domestic violence survivors a crisis center now sends women who have nowhere to go to her hotel because women's shelters have gone into quarantine. i have quite a lot of friends or acquaintances who've experienced domestic violence i want to help i couldn't always help my friends and sometimes i could sometimes not but now i can help someone else. just look at. valentino's hotel is right in the middle of it's my lusty market which normally draws tourists with its typical russian look. hotel's co

humid with that lower temperature than down into southern africa we've got one more showers on the way through the south the south africa cape town port elizabeth could see wanted to show us a fairly brisk winds as well not to cross tanzania but actually a wednesday we have this little system developing and that could bring some very heavy amounts of rain particularly to the coast. the secret mass grave in arlington discovered at an institution run by catholic nuns. and missions to its schools. people in power investigates a scam but destroyed families cost thousands of lives and still raises profound questions about the ties between the catholic church and the irish state. arlin's mother and babies come. on a. you want your knowledge is there with me civil romney a reminder of our top news stories the united kingdom has announced economic sanctions on those involved in the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi 49 individuals and organizations are being targeted under the government's new system to punish human rights offenders also the u.s. is still need deep in the 1st wave of coronavirus with more than $50000.00 new cases

humid with that lower temperature then down into southern africa we've got 12 more showers on the way through the south the south africa cape town port elizabeth could see wanted to show us a fairly brisk winds as well. but actually a wednesday we had this little system developing and that could bring some heavy amounts of rain particularly to the coast. from imprisoned dissidents to inspiration and. from founding the independent state to fiercely defending his people from ethnic cleansing in the conclusion of a 2 part documentary series i just see a world expose the rise to power of the 1st scene of an independent bosnia herzegovina. is a bag of bridge. from prisoner to president on a jazzy on. the roof in the order of the order. bookmarking watching al-jazeera with me is the whole room the reminder of our top stories u.s. secretary of state mike pompei was criticized the chinese government over its new national security law in hong kong under the law please can conduct searches without a warrant stop suspects from leaving the city at intercept online communications. the united kingdom has announced economic sanctions on those

down into southern africa central regions plenty of activity plenty of shahs and thunderstorms heading towards the gulf of guinea and then across into the far south south africa cape town in particular really just waiting for the nest next storm system monday is the day very strong winds fair amount of rain as well bringing those temperatures down not a bad day in portal is about 22 degrees but the rain in the winds are on their way to you so certainly by tuesday much cooler a windy day a wet day and then all the want to the north across central regions of the gulf of guinea more of the showers and thunderstorms. from fossil fuels to modern day renewable as societies develop their energy demands increase requiring innovative solutions to make such to moms as a global power develop into the basement company nebraska power is uniquely positioned to deliver against least amount we provide business growth promote social economic benefits and provide innovative safe and fire mentally sound energy solutions for future generation the brush fire littering future energy. the top stories this hour on al-jazeera florida has set a new daily us coronavirus record with more than 150

cape town. cape town one of the a.p. centers of the coronavirus pandemic in south africa but there's little evidence of it in the few of the mandates to wear a mask and social distancing is unusual. so that me because i believe that you. understand so i'm so used so i'm not scared because. but overcrowded neighborhoods is just where the virus is rapidly spreading many people here feel the economic fallout of the pandemic is a greater threat than the disease itself that's why a covert 19 mission from the health ministry is trying to convince potentially infected people and their contacts to enter quarantine. your loved ones. protect yourself. if you did. wrong. so that. was where we take you ready the government has massive funds into field hospitals and quarantine. patients go to the hospitals the quarantine rooms remain and. you refused to go into isolation because the problem is that we're talking of huge numbers where this is happening because. i think it was about 10000. prepared for the current in an isolation. out of those. 2000. i do find that in those areas it's the people who don't want to of course the law does s

south africa our viewer. zuma gives us a tour of cape town. our view of the week comes from a south american family who traveled around northern europe before the crisis. and the visit world heritage sites in mecklenburg western pomerania from this month to luke. holiday makers are back here involved in the end the baltic coast and in times like these of course i'm curious to find out more about what's brought them here. where you go from here cologne what brought you here like baltic sea coast is the nicest coast we know we've been coming here for years. and you still get that holiday feeling despite the coronavirus pandemic. restrictions like putting on a mask in stores aren't a big deal apart from that there aren't many restrictions we go biking swimming and jogging so for us it absolutely feels like a holiday. it's good to get out again after the long walk down the long look. as an american you do notice a few restrictions. but by and large when you're at dulles you don't need to sit still and. hunted you comply with social distancing and h