and ultimately about the economy >>> we'll leave you to take in and absorb independence day in harari sports stadium. we'll come back to you later after the president has spoken. thank you very much indeed for now. >> now, let's go to south africa whereas we were allowing to the fact that a lot of zimbabweans are there, they are among foreigners attacked by south africans, indigenous south africans, in the neighbourhoods of johannesburg. police patrol the areas of shops are looted. the government in south africa is accused of not doing enough to protect foreigners. charles stratford is in downtown san jose. >> a lot of tension here in this town in downtown san jose. now, we are hearing that two local men were shot dead in the building to my right overnight. certainly locals here are blaming foreign migrants for the attack. police are investigating the case obviously at a time like this these murders in know way help the situation. of it obviously inflaming the situation. there is a group of migrants arriving. here in this area there were two factories owned by foreign migrants. there'

our correspondent there is at the harari national sports stadium, where the celebration is on. >> this is a huge milestone for zimbabwe. they are thinking back over the years about what went wrong, many talk about the good years, 1980 1 # 0s where it was the land of milk and funry. that's when there was export. people were not hungry. education was good. things took a turn for worst in 1997. now they are wondering 35 years on if they have the freedom in terms of independence. what about economic freedom. a lot are asking about unemployment rate levels that are high. they say let's be proud and celebrate 35 years of independence >>> now to south africa where there's more attacks against immigrants in poor neighbourhoods of johannesburg. police patrol the areas after shops owned by foreigners were looted. charles stratford is in downtown san jose. >> a lot of tension here in this town in downtown san jose. now, we are hearing that two local men were shot dead in the building to my right overnight. certainly locals here are blaming foreign migrants for the attack. police are investigating

we have been watching celebrations in the national sports station in harari. >> this is a huge milestone for zimbabwe. looking back over the years about what went wrong in the country. many talked about the 1980s, and 1990s, when it was called the land of milk and honey thinks seemed to go down. the markets clashed. land reform took a turn for the worst. they are wondering 35 years on, if there is independence, but what about economic freedom. unemployment rate levels are high, people don't have jobs and say yes, let's be proud and celebrate 35 years of independence but there are huge challenges to face in this country. >> the project director of the international crisis group in southern africa told us that the ruling zanu pnf party contributes. >> certainly the situation deteriorated when the altercation between u.k., and zimbabwe in what was paid in terms of examination. certain moneys had been paid over 20 years. there was a confrontation about how the money was handled and the transparency or the absence around that process. land reform was not a major issue, but significant pressur