erica woods johannesburg, south africa. >> you can find more about that and other stories that we'vebeen covering on our website www.aljazeera.com. >> had it not sparked fire, this story would be like that of many other low-intensity conflicts over resources waiting to erupt across this oil, gas and fresh-water rich country. back in 2010, the canadian province of new brunswick granted a texas-based company, southwestern energy, licenses to explore for shale gas - in

erica woods johannesburg, south africa. >> you can find more about that and other stories that we've been covering on our website www.aljazeera.com. >> had it not sparked fire, this story would be like that of many other low-intensity conflicts over resources waiting to erupt across this oil, gas and fresh-water rich country. back in 2010, the canadian province of new brunswick granted a texas-based company, southwestern energy, licenses to explore for shale gas - in exchange for investment worth 47 million dollars. if shale gas extraction goes ahead, it will be a boon to new brunswick's struggling economy. the province anticipates it could generate over a thousand jobs and 1.5 billion dollars staunching the exodus of workers west to alberta's oil sands. >> to have that kind of revenue inflow and that kind of potential, it would have a dramatic impact on the province. in fact, on the studies we looked at just a few weeks ago indicates that shale gas development could actually double the economic growth rates in the province. >> three years later these were the images from new brunswi

erica wood, al jazeera johannesburg, south africa. >> you will see stories behind the stories and of course all of the headlines on our website aljazeera.com, one of our stories we're covering in detail we'll see you here, live in berlin the stage still empty but we are expecting angela merkel and the greek prime minister pretty soon to talk about grease's financial problems. greece's financial problems. vo: visitors to london could be forgiven for thinking they are seeing a quintessentially british town. the imperial architecture.

suffers labor strike a power shortage could make companies think twice about coming here erica woods johannesburga. >>> we are joined by a political analyst focusing on african government and development. that report there focusing on problems for investors because of power shortages but the blackouts going on for years now effects the poor in south africa more than anyone because they cannot afford to buy generators. >> absolutely and effect house and small business entrepreneurs and anybody who is really trying to lift themselves out of poverty because they effect transport networks and effect communication networks and of course also send up the prices of things like fuel or things like food and basic goods. when we have widespread so called load shedding here and that impacts on the quality of life of the poorest of the poor in our society. >> so why hasn't this issue been resolved yet? >> because of a blatent lack of attention to the need for better power generation and improved power generation and the maintenance of existing power generation capacity and this dates back as far as the late

erica wood, al jazeera johannesburg, south africa. >> you can always find much more about our story over on our website, aljazeera.com aljazeera.com, for all your international news. our country is almost unique in people believing that global warming is not a human cause. >> robert kennedy, jr., a lifelong advocate of the environmental movement thanks in part to memories of his dad prior to his father's assassination in 1968. >> my father considered this part of our heritage and our

erica wood from johannesburg. >> it is just an advertisement for fish and chips but the president jacob zuma. upgrading security. >> it was popular it was still is just -- it's going to get people's attention in advertising you'll look at what people think and say. >> it was hugely popular with the public but someone higher up didn't see the humor. south africa's state news banned it but still got plenty of hits online. >> i think it's hilarious. it captures what zuma is. >> awesome pretty awesome yeah. >> another of his popular animations featuring an africa jesus also got him in trouble. he's not setting out to offend only to poke fun and to push the boundaries. the killings at a satirical newspaper in paris in january have only confirmed his views on freedom of speech. >> people will make fun about you in the real world and say things about you in the real world. you need to grow up about it and accept it. >> he says his animations have had around 8 million hits online. it's because he is one of the first south africa animators to feature local voices cultures and issues. >> it is qu

erica wood, al jazeera johannesburg, south africa. >> you can always find much more about our story over on our website, aljazeera.com aljazeera.com, for all your international news. our country is almost unique in people believing that global warming is not a human cause. >> robert kennedy, jr., a lifelong advocate of the environmental movement thanks in part to memories of his dad prior to his father's assassination in 1968. >> my father considered this part of our heritage and our purple mountains' majesty. kennedy says those who sponsor climate lies should be given the death penalty. are: >> sociopaths. >> he warns american values are under attack. >> it's hard to claim we have a democracy in our country. >> kennedy talks about his life and personal struggles. >> i started taking trucks when i was young. soon after my dad died. but everybody has tried them. the enemy of any productive life is civil pity. >> he reflects on the month he spent in a port rican prison thanks to his activism. >> you ask what it was like? experience. >> we have spoke to robert kennedy, jr., lawyer, activist

erica woods al jazeera, johannesburg, south africa. >> still to come, the african legacy of former philippinespresident marcos. >>> and in sport the man who wants to unseed blatter as president, and those campaigning in one of blatter's strongholds. >> now you wouldn't normally expect to see a family of giraffes out for a stroll in the philippines. but there are a few on the island along with many other animals from africa. we have the story on how exactly they got there. >> it is dubbed africa in the philippines. this safari park is home to animals on 400,000-hectares of reserve. the park is it's least known attractions. they have been working here for almost 40 years. he tells me the story of how former president ferdinand marcos envisioned the park after a trip to africa. in 1976 over 100 animals were shipped from kenya evicting 200 families in the process. the marcos were known to have stolen billions of dollars from government coffers and this was to be his private zoo. he was eventually overthrown by a revolution. caretakers continue to work under limited conditions. often they're not pa

erica wood, al jazeera, johannesburg, south africa. >> lots more still to come here on al jazeera.we report from one of the front lines in the fight against boko haram in southeast nigeria. >> right here we have one of the last great places on earth. >> a paradise lost. south sudan's wildlife caught in the cross fire. and more on sport. stay with us. behalf >> yemen's embattled government has asked for help to fight shia howell houthi rebels. >>> senegal's former president's son has been sentenced to six years. >>> and singapore has declared six days of national mourning after the death of its founding father lee kuan yew. he'll be laid to rest in a state funeral on sunday. >>> joint forces from niger and chad have killed several dozen boko haram fighters in northern nigeria. the offense took place in the borno state across niger. this is the latest move in a joint force mission to take on boko haram. we have reports from one of of the battlefields in northeast nigeria. [♪ singing ♪] >> reporter: preparing for an attack on boko haram. the troops are upbeat about this assignment aft

erica wood supports in joehannes johannesburg. >> reporter: south africa's children learn about the dangershiv at an early age. it's crucial in a country where more than 6 million people are living with the virus out of a total population of 51 million. until terms of numbers, it's the world's worst affected nation. as a mom for a 12-year-old boy wants him to be well informed. >> i think it's very important that our children are educated they know what hiv is, they know the dangers. they know how to look after themselves as well. >> but he said getting sex education from his mom is uncomfortable. >> i think i would be absent from school because it's kind of weird to hear your mom talk about it. >> lessons about hiv is only part of the picture. teenagers wants to be tested to see if they already have the virus, they have to go to a clinic. this public health researcher says the teenagers she talked to tell her that's not an option they are comfortable with. >> taking it the opportunity is not offering them the privacy. they say your mom, the lady next dorseys you because there is so much sti