after this show airs, i'm going to get a huge amount of mail says why didn't you go to capetown?ight i missed all that? >> i feel like those particular restaurants in capetown are not really representative of what most people in this country are eating. i think a lot of our most basic stuff is really what we do best. this food has absolutely got no interest in fashion. it's never going to change. there'll still be the monkey gland sauce. >> you think the white chefs here understand the greatest advantage they have is that this enormous pan african larder of ingredients and flavors? >> no. if you're a whitey in the city, you're probably going to eat the worst food of anyone in the city, quite honestly. in every country, i mean, obviously food is political. it always feels like it's a bit more political here. that there are these layers of things that you couldn't have. like restaurants. i go to restaurants. i think to myself, wow, this many years ago, i couldn't have come here with this person. they were not allowed to sit in here. and i remember very clearly being around 8. the c

the most interesting moment i've ever seen was the moment nelson mandela walked out of prison in capetownsouth africa. i saw a tall man holding the hand of 1ie mandela, i began to press the button on my camera and i'll never forget seeing his right hand raise. this was a feeling of joy for world that i will never forget. >> peter turnley has entitled, french kiss, a love letter to paris. >>> chris christie leaving a birthday party in manhattan this evening, for howard stern. the governor denying the new allegation that he knew about the lane closings on the george washington bridge when they happened. our headlines are next. has tonight's exclusive report. >> stories that have impact... that make a difference... that open your world... >> this is what we do... >> america tonight next only on al jazeera america >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york and here are the top stories. new allegations in the political scandal involving new jersey governor chris christie. a new report shows that christie knew about the lane closures when they occurred and he has the ev

we'll get over to capetown now, one of my favorite cities and to bronwa nielson. she tells us about her exclusive with the president of south africa, jacob zuma and joins us now with more. >> reporter: emerging markets are out of favor and their currencies are underappreciated across the board. south africa has one of the most volatile currencies in the emerging markets space, fallen some 17% against the u.s. dollar since 2013. many economists here at home say corruption allegations against the ruling party and the mining sector are further fueling this weakness. in a cnbc africa exclusive win sat down with president jacob zuma and asked him what he thought was behind the fall. >> once the dollar is in problems, many currencies are in problems. so it's difficult to say we cannot move this direction or that one. you know for a fact that you have the economy down because of the dollar. >> reporter: that was president jacob zuma of south africa, in a cnbc africa exclusive, talking about what he thinks is behind the weakness. back to you. >> very good, bronwyn. we app