famida miller reports from cape town. >> doesn't want to think about the future he has worked at thee platinum mine in south africa's northwest province for eight years but a dramatic decline in commodity prices means jobs have been cut. >> we don't know what has really happened because now a lot of employees are stressed about that, so we don't know how many jobs are going to be lost. >> it's estimate they'd 52,000 jobs are under threat in africa's most industrialized economy. many say it's an industry in turmoil with frequent strike action over wages, safety issues and escalating electricity and labor costs, efforts to cut expenses are unavoidable. >> going to feel the impact more is the platinum metals group and it would be interesting to see how the ceos of those describes ever platinum mines are going to position themselves moving forward. because it is also the year where negotiation is in the platinum sector are beginning. >> reporter: already one in four south africans are unemployed. play a significant role in the mining industry they say they're determined to save as many j

this university will remain closed for at least a month. >> famida miller reporting from south africa. >>> now to our global view segment with a look at how news outlets across the world are reacting to various events. the south china morning post, apart each country will be less powerful. the paper says uncertainty surrounding the so-called brexit has caused the cost of european currency to drop, potentially putting tens of thousands out of work. >>> the yap news says china's activity in south china sea, paper says washington and tokyo must cooperate closely with the other countries concerned to continue to pressure beijing. if not china may be impossible to stop. and the moscow times says true peace in syria may never happen and if it does it probably won't last but still a mistake to write off cessation of hostilities. grounds for hope and there is at least a chance for real dialogue. with so many groups involved it will be hard to keep everyone on the same page. >>> a warning that population of wild bees are shrinking, threatening the world's foot supply. the report found that 20,