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one's home and indigenous residential school. former south african president, jacob zimmer, could have hours left before learned whether he will be arrested. he was sentenced to 15 months in jail last month for failing to show up at a corruption inquiry. police have until midnight on wednesday to arrest them. that's him has put forward to legal challenges attempting to block the move. well, those are the headlines. stay with us and i'll just 0. i'll say world is next. ah ah, do you. ready buried a $25.00 is her order, the killing of the pillows 2nd in come in and worth a acting a love me. i me ah, the story begins in 1955 when a small group of palestinians attack to target and the gaza strip. close to the border with israel that the mirror have then i was here. cannot that the it and know right. i'm in the right has a clue. montgomery for the yourself with them behind the attack was hell. he was ia as a boot he had, he would go on to become a major figure in the palestinian resistance to israeli occupation, respected by his friends, but feared by his enemies. he was one of the 700000 p

using and rioting in south africa is protest that began with the jailing of the former president, jacob zimmer, turned to anger over poverty. ah, a little welcome on peter w. watching al jazeera live from headquarters here and are also coming up. i am glad enough for the i would tie the hospital. the fire has killed dozens of people . also ahead rebel forces in ethiopia, t gray region say they've seized more territory as part of a new offensive. and the delta vary and running ramping.

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for the africa, full president, jacob zimmer, is now in police custody. summa is facing a 15 month prison term for contempt. of course, he was given the sentence last week for failing to show up at a corruption inquiry. that's closer to devin and speak to d. w christine wound were so 0 finally handing himself in. what more can you tell us, christine? as right, right, he la shortly. after 11 p m. local time in south africa, a conroy left the residence, jacob, boomer minutes after that, it was confirmed that he was in the convoy and that he was going to hand him over the nice as he had said, now that he is in their custody. and that he is going to be taking a correctional facility closer to his home here in the province. and that is when he will be spending his night in prison. he is supposed to people speaking, including his daughter, and they are saying that he's done this not as an admission of guilt, but so as to comply with an order by the court. and as we understand it, he was given 2 options, basically because the police had been amassing some 45 minute drive away from his house. the

looting at least 45 people have been killed in the unrest and began last week after fuller president jacob zimmer began serving a 15 month sentence to contempt. he's appealing the ruling of the high court in cuba, dozens of people have been arrested answer some of the biggest anti government demonstrations in decades.

worst unrest in safe africa for years process that began with the jailing of former president jacob zimmer, of transformed into fury against poverty and inequality. the military has been deployed to contain riot found looting in the provinces, and called zillow and the tao. this 45 people have been killed and hundreds more arrested. well, in depending the frustration is an economy and crisis when the struggling to emerge from life because worst cove with 19 epidemic long sense and restrictions of pushed unemployment to a record i of 32 percent. so that goes up to 42 percent among young people last school lives. now it's for me to miller. she joins as a form of wet. so estimate of what's happening, where you are. well, in fact, we've returned to alexandra township in johannesburg. specifically because the army has been deployed and we're seeing those boots on the ground now, just where we were a moment ago, the soldiers, so we're trying to stop shooting that seemed to be coming from people in the township police been trying to look for guns, converse, gave them and that made about 3 risks w

also coming up heading for police custody south africa for what president jacob zimmer is sent to hand himself in for a jail sentence. we'll have a live update. also, a state of emergency and haiti after president driven moiz is assassinated by gunman. his wife is critically injured, and taliban scientist tried to take control of a provincial capital in northwest and have done his son. but the governor says they've been pushed back. ah, welcome to the program that's been the large explosion. the middle east, largest port, causing a fire official, say, the blaze device jebel, ali port her being brought into control. the blonde shook buildings across the city residence as far as 25 kilometers away felt the explosion, which happened just before midnight. local time. the authorities say they would know death all injuries will earlier. my colleague barbara sarah spoke to him hammered, said professor conflict resolution that george mason university says there's reason to doubt the government's fashion for the fire. it was a natural accident. there are 2 scores of thought or 2 scores of analy

has deployed its military to push back in stop violence that was sparked after former president jacob zimmer turned himself into police. at least 6 people have died, hundreds more, have been arrested. south africa, the highest court has begun. hearing zoom was appeal against his 15 month prison sentence. for contempt. presidents here are foes, has called for common. the country warning that the unrest could lead to shortages of food and medicine. soldiers gone the streets of south africa. they're there to protect police after protests, month by looting and destruction of property became more violent. looters planted a large shopping mall in durban overnight. it's one of many businesses in the port city that were ransacked over the weekend. another shopping mall lies in ruins. in peter matted berg, some 80 kilometers from durban. the unrest has been mainly concentrated in the south eastern province. of course you would in a town dream as harm region. many of his supporters, they are angered by him. it's 15 months. dow term employees for failing to appear at a corruption inquiry. but now the v

the number of the missing now or the people under the variable former south african president, jacob zimmer, has compared south african judges to apartheid era, rulers should defined a deadline to surrender to police. he was sentenced to 15 months in prison for failing to appear at a corruption inquiry. earlier the 79 year old join supporters outside his home and show solidarity. soon as appealing against the sense and effect of that. i was lum busted with a punitive jail sentence. without trial is something which should in induce a sense of shock to all those who cherish freedom and the rule of law. south africa is fast. slight in bag too. but the type room for me to miller has more from showing tone in south africa. former south african president, jacob's duma remains defiant. he used the press conference on sunday to criticize the processes that brought him to the position that he's been now following a ruling by the constitutional court that found him guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months in prison. the former president is gone as far as saying that, so that's which

the unrest response by the jailing of the former president jacob zimmer. but have since grown because of economic frustration . i mean, the miller is in johannesburg. she says the police have been struggling to contain the violence. they are a couple of seats that are deserted and that's certainly the hope that the presence of the army will quell some of the riots that we've seen. the government has previously been criticized for deploying soldiers in the hot spots during difficult times. one of them was during dinner phobic attacks in johannesburg, and now we seeing it again during this unrest. also another time at the beginning of the code at 1900, not down in south africa to ensure that people adhere to those restrictions. the concern is that soldiers are necessarily trained in terms of crowd control and dealing with civilians. a fire at the curve at 19 ward in an iraqi hospital has killed 92 people, the prime minister as ordered the arrest and the suspension of several officials in the city of nasiriyah. in april, a similar incident led to widespread p

south africa, the former president jacob zimmer, has handed himself to police. he was sent in last week to 15 months in jail for failing to show up an inquiry into corruption during italian power. the global death for coven 19 has surpassed that 4000000 more than one and a half 1000000 of those that were recorded in job 3 countries. the united states, brazil, and india. the crisis is becoming a race between vaccine rollers and the highly contagious delta. very well, some of the worst hit countries have seen a decline in infections. many countries in asia, dealing with a search in cases for more or less a tony chang joins us live from bangkok. tony, there are 3 main countries that are affected by this, but all those 3 countries, i'm sure you're going to tell us about those of a struggling to cope or are they failing to cope was at this stage in some of them it's very hard to tell one of those countries is mamma, which has been in absolute chaos since february, when a military coup effectively knocked out the government. we've seen doctors joining the anti coo mov

the corruption trial of south africa's former president jacob zimmer, has resumed his jailing last week spark the worst violence scene in the country for decades. the head of zulu nation, south africa, the largest ethnic group told us the recent on rest and looting it. miss no surprise. we see a country that has so much going for it. been destroyed completely. because my view is that what is happening now actually should no surprise us because this country was a radio. it's nice because he division john state because because of the mismanagement of the economy by the government, every striking of every strike it is to envision so because now or is newton. this is what is happening now. on a smaller scale habit, you stand the approaches with democratic reg purchase, but they don't end up, you know, get for testing. they get huge and doing their own skill. but it came from the policies of the agency who said the country, you must make a governor of a former president jacobs, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court. softer refusing to appear before a dish shall inqui

also south africa, and i were former presidents, jacob zimmer has made a surprise early appearance for his supporters of candidates, and his hopes for showing support is in a fight against going to prison for 15 months now. he was found guilty of contempt of court, but a judge has agreed to hear his appeal next week last night to me to mila who's in candler for us? for me, the. the surprise appears that from jacob summa will say, been saying, what is he saying? and saudi standing right behind you. it sounds as if he's just been introduced or that the tree was just the support is i've been told that he's about to speak to me is on that mobile stage behind us. we are able to hear everything from here, but we expect that he would say something along the lines that he has been in the last day or 2 when he addressed the people within his in candler homestead, where basically he said that i don't know what i've done wrong, i've done nothing wrong. he. he says that this is really about the political campaign against him, and he's also criticized the judicial system in south africa saying that

ah, the top story, the jailing of south africa's former president jacob zimmer, has triggered violent protests, killing at least 6 people with more than 2 hundreds arrested. the military has been deployed after days of riots and looting in the provinces of castillo natal and guarding south africa. the top court is hearing an application from summa to review his 15 month jail sentence. he turned himself into the police last week. after being found guilty of failing to appear at a corruption case to meet a miller has more now from the waiter. wherein so where, so where we were at a more few moments ago and we had to move from there because of the rocks being thrown. police had to retreat, they just simply don't have enough resources to get a handle on what's happening. thousands of lucas were at that particular mall carrying out anything they could possibly. we where we've moved to just down the street is another more where there is some are looting taking place. we've had police the fire rubber bullets. we've also had tear gas fired. it is extremely dangerous situation. it at much of t

anything and rioting in south africa was protest that began with the jailing of the former president, jacob zimmer, turn to anger over poverty. ah, hello, welcome. on peter w, watching al jazeera live from headquarters here and also coming up i am more than glad enough for the i would tell you the hospital on the fire has killed dozens of people. also ahead rebel forces in ethiopia, t gray region say they've seized more territory as part of a new offensive. and the delta vary and running rampant through se asia, my lazier record it's high. is that number corona virus infections in one single day? ah, it is south africa list unrest in decades triggered by the rest of the former president, jacob zoom out at least 45 people have been killed in days of riots and loosing and has turned into protest against poverty and inequality. covered 19 vaccination campaigns have been suspended in some areas. the time of a devastating outbreak. the foundation of jacob's duma says peace and stability is directly linked to him being released from jail. we knew when we locked down again, this was bound to happen becau

headquarters hearing, also coming up heading for police custody south africa for what president jacob zimmer is sent to hand himself in for a jail sentence. we'll have a live update. also a state of emergency in haiti after president.

so then, for his constitutional court is due to begin hearing, an appeal by jacob zimmer again to the 50 month jail sentence. the former president turned himself into police last week after being found guilty of failing to appear to corruption hearing. now the 17 year old has lord several legal challenges to try to stay out of prison. that's got the very latest for me to belong. correspondence who's following event 4th in janice bag. a fascinating story over the last few days . ready for media because we now seeing overnight disturbances and supported zuba and it's home province. but it's really the courts that zoom was hoping we'll have sort of the final say in his favor. well, this really is the last attempt by the former president to have that sentence reviewed. he can't necessarily appeal to the constitutional court because it does have the final say it's the highest court in south africa and can't be appealed. and so he's hoping that they would set aside the judgement based on court procedure. he says that he didn't have the opportunity to present his case to the constitutional c

ah, for myself, african president jacob zimmer has defied a deadline set by the supreme court to surrender to police 79 year old join supporters who rallied outside his home in candler and promising to resist any attempt to arrest him. jayma was found guilty of contempt of court for failing to appear before a corruption inquiry. the face of 15 months in prison, and on friday, applied to the court for the sentence to be a note. for me to mila has the latest from former south african president, jacob summa remains adamant that has not been treated fairly by the judicial system . specifically, the constitutional court, as well as the commission of inquiry into corruption or state capture as it's known in south africa. it's after the former president refused to testify at the commission that he was taken to the constitutional court with a charge of contempt of court. the constitutional court found that he was guilty of that and sentenced him to 15 months in prison. now, the president, the former president, has gone on to say that, and he said this a number of times that he's not afraid to go t

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it was sparked by the jailing of former president jacob zimmer, but widened into anger of poverty and inequality. at least 212 people died in the unrest south africa. the president's proposal deployed $25000.00 soldiers onto the streets to try to defuse the situation. he says the violence in looting was planned and coordinated. we've spoken to business owners in a big fall in durban. he says poverty is the main reason for the violence. business was located vandalized and one to the amount of violence we paid in 3 or 4 days was best. if there was no way we could have predicted this, that this is going to come to us. and it said that it has hit for jane. supply and people are hungry and looting and they can't find bread. the con, find major is poverty, the poverty, the criminal element in typhoid and job policy as a pool to bring the people and mobilize people to come out and create this met him a while and that was in my view, is the main factor that it was a poverty was, i mean, things which can lead to elements used very 1st day with if i left broke down, i am on the ground. there wa

thank former south african president, jacob zimmer, has been addressing supporters are backing his challenge. the court ruling the kids and him to prison. many of cancer site is heis for weeks, and i say my son guilty is contempt of court and faces 50 months in jail. but a judge has agreed to hear his appeal next week. that's go live nights. he's for me . the miller, who's that gathering in candler for me to jacob said i have been addressing the crime. what has he been telling them about the well he's use that opportunity to thank support then he's gone as far as saying that if it was with them being yeah, protecting him. he would be in jail. it's only because of their strength that he's able to chase them. he's a sleeper, his bits, and i said he really made this about him. a really good the importance of people being out here to defend him, which is likely to be put on. and they're likely to stay on as long as it takes to ensure that the president, the former president is safe. we know that he's due to go to court on tuesday to try and get a stay of the prison sentence. basically trying to

championship trophy after that when against ah, the jailing of south africa, the former president jacob zimmer, has triggered violent protests. at least 6 people had been killed in more than 200 arrested. the military has been deployed after days of riots and looting and the provinces. of course the natal and our 10 south africa's top court is hearing them application from zoom and to review his 15 month jail sentence, he turned himself into the police last week and being found guilty of failing to appear at a corruption case. let's get the latest now from janice bergen correspondent for me to miller. so me that what's going on on the streets as far as we can tell when we left. so we're so specifically that south of janice. but in the early evening, the looting and some of the violence that we've seen, the continued at that time. and we know that police are struggling to contain really what's happening at some of these hot spots across halting and lou natal. now we are expecting president to room up was a to address south africans, and that's in response to this ongoing violence. it's been abo

said, well, i'll just eda 2nd because constitutional court is due to begin hearing an appeal by jacob zimmer against his 15 month jail sentence. the former president turned himself into police last week to being found guilty of failing to appear at a corruption hearing. the 79 year old has lost several legal challenges to try and stay out of prison. while it's at the very latest on this from our correspondence, 3 tamila who's in johannesburg to me, to open disturbances in support of human and it's home province. but it's really the colts zoom or is hoping we'll have the final say in his favor. well, there is concern, certainly around the extent of some of those disturbances we've seen, both in was going to tell and the province of how taking they've been widespread, a number of hot spots and at this point also criminality. and that a number of stools have been looted and police are having a hard time trying to keep a handle on what's happening. and as you've mentioned that this has been linked to the imprisonment of the former president. now his legal team is going to the constitutional cour

joe, to hold al jazeera london for myself. african president jacob zimmer will find out on tuesday if he's been successful in getting his corruption trial delayed. he denies charges of fraud corruption and money laundering linked to a $2000000000.00 alms deal with a french defense and dating from when he was deputy president. earlier this month, zoom attendance of into police to serve a 15 month prison sentence on a separate case. his arrest led to days of violence and looting, printed smith has moved from outside court in peter merits book. this case goes back to 1999. when jacob zoom was deputy president, an indication of how long the former president's trials and tribulations have dominated the political scene. here in south africa, it concerns allegations of fraud over the sale and purchase, a fighter jets of military hardware from 5 european companies. the one in this case is policy jacob zoom. it denies any rolling corruption, sodas, toddlers. now the trial only got going in may after many, many, germans over the years. and then a couple of weeks ago, zoom was jailed for refusin

they are the looming prison sentence for former south african president, jacob zimmer, is being delayed. the constitutional court is agreed to hear his application for the contempt ruling against him to be revoked, and being sentenced to 15 months in prison and tuesday, for failing to appear at a corruption inquiring. let's go live now to find the miller. in the candler family, we were just talking about an hour ago saying that this was a, essentially a last ditch effort to buy zoom. and it seemed presumed to stay out of jail, but it seems to have paid off. it certainly has at least for the time being, so instead of being possibly arrested in the coming days off, the not handing himself over, that was the expectation. it appears as if jacob's zoom are willing to return to the constitutional court asking it to resume this judgment. and sentence of the see months in prison, the former president applied for the hearing saying that he is too old and unwell to sub. so to sentence that would effectively be him since he was someone like him . and at the same time, just an hour or so ago, we sa

jacob zimmer, defies a deadline to hand himself into the authorities. the former south african president tells cheering supporters there's no need for him to go to jail. the supreme court is reviewing a prison sentence imposed for contempt. the u. s. celebrates its independence date with a lavish buyer will show in washington.

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the fact that a former president, jacob zimmer was imprisoned for context after many years of allegationshat led to his supporters saying that they're going to fight until he's released. now, that then spiralled out of control. think it is no longer just politicals. there is a massive wealth divide, as you know, you've reported here in this country, people taking advantage of the disorder. it is too early to tell whether they'll be able to bring it under control. but you see, this military on the streets earlier, we saw the mimt -- the military in one case using live ammunition. there have been multiple arrests, scores kills and hundreds who have lost livelihoods with massive damage and millions in lost revenue. it is a sad day for south africa, jim and poppy. >> dave mackenzie, right there in the middle of it. thank you so much. >>> well president biden is now calling on cuban leaders to listen to their people as food and medicine shortages, energy blackouts and the pandemic drive unprecedented nationwide protests in the country that don't allow this kind of thing. patrick oppmann is fro

this is all stemming originally from the imprisonment of a former president of south africa, jacob zimmers violence and looting and you get a sense its criminal elements that are taking advantage of the situation. we've seen so much chaos today and yesterday throughout the city. this is sueta, one of the shining lights of the area, completely gutted, and it's very tragic to see that this country in the midst of a hideous wave of covid-19 there are even vaccination sites that have been stopped from operating the last few days. the military is thin on the ground, despite what you're seeing behind me, and there really is a sense that calm needs to be restored now in south africa. brianna, john. >> well, the scene is really just unbelievable there. david, we know that you'll keep an eye on it. david mckenzie, live for us in johannesburg. >>> the government of cuba cracking don on dissent. cnn reporters covering the new hot spots on america's doorstep. >> i'm matt rivers in port-au-prince haiti. the more time that goes by, the more we learn about the suspects, my colleague evan perez, reported

has deployed its military to push back in stop violence that was sparked after former president jacob zimmer turned himself into police. at least 6 people died and hundreds more have been arrested. south africa's highest court has begun hearing zoom is appeal against his 15 month prison sentence for contempt. president tara photo is calling for com. warning to the unrest could lead to shortages of food and medicine. soldiers gone the streets of south africa. they're there to protect police after protests, month by looting and destruction of property became more violent. looters planted a large shopping mall in durban overnight. it's one of many businesses in the port city that were ransacked over the weekend. another shopping mall lies in ruins in peter mad. it's book, some 80 kilometers from durban. the unrest has been mainly concentrated in the south eastern province of quasi, in a town during this region. many of his supporters, they were angered by zoom, it's 15 months. dow time employed for failing to appear at corruption inquiry, but now the violence is also sprayed to johannesburg. so

it was spunk, by the jailing of the former president, jacob zoom up in zimmer's home province of quizlet, natal intelligence failures, and a slow police response help the chaos to spread quickly. bernard smith reports now from the province, his biggest city durban, across south africa to most populous provinces. it was mob rule for more than a week. it started after the jailing of former president jacob zooming. the government says the mob was deliberately directed towards distribution centers, key highways, railways, and ports in housing and quasi lu natal. you couldn't do something that unless it was well orchestrated. married a house has been monitoring violence and security in south africa for more than 30 years. how close did they come to? lee stabilizing. pretty close. i think. look it up. i mean, really it's the stabilisation when you get the economic damage we have and the damage to race relation. basically it's because of the fact that this province is the key. zoom is support base. oh, zoom is close, family and friends deny inciting the looting across social media. there are ex

zimmer is facing. well, so this is now going back to 1999, an indication of how long the trials and tribulations of former president jacob zoom have dominated the political discourse in south africa. this is over alleged corruption over 16 separate cases, allegations abroad to do with the military deal, buying fighter jets of military hardware, 5 european companies. one of the main focus of this case being thomas a french company, all parties deny any involvement the child finally got going a may. and then a couple of weeks ago, president zoom ended up going to jail for contempt of court because it refused to give evidence to another corruption inquiry looking at corruption during his time. as president is review today in the wake of the violence swept south africa to most populous provinces last week, causing billions millions, $100.00, the millions of dollars worth of. busy damage and there were threats also on social media against the judges, which is why, although there is a covert pandemic going on as well. it's the suspicion is that's why this case is being held virtually because. busy of the risk to but judges, bu

zimmer is heading to jail, well, it has been ongoing for quite a while. now. i don't know if any, closer to an outcome me earlier today. the former president, jacob's dumas know we are, is still arguing around the issue of restriction, and that's before he even gets into the merits of wanting to hold that rest of the former president. and the why jurisdiction is important is because in the last week, the constitutional court ordered that the former president spend 15 months in prison before contempt of court. and the constitutional court is the highest court in the land, and it can't be appealed. and so it would be quite extraordinary if jacob's dumas legal team was successful at the high court, given that it doesn't necessarily have the power was to challenge or send an order by the constitutional court. but jacobs do my is relying on being successful in court today to prevent that risk from taking place. he was opposed to hand that himself over to police by sunday. that was 5 days after the court judgement. and if not, he would then face the rest, which is the reality at the moment. and, and what's happening in court is an attempt to stop that fo

jacob zoom up. the military has been deployed after days of riots and looting and the provinces of causes and tall and go tang south africa's top course is hearing an application via zimmer, to review his 15 month jail sentence. he turned himself into the police last week. after being found guilty of failing to appear at a corruption case, let's get the latest from our correspondent for me to mila for me to just take us through what you've been seeing and hearing on the streets that we're in. so we're to so, so of johannesburg, get a move, looting has continued throughout the day, and i think what is quite exceptional is that police football. but given up the, stood back. they did try to fire rubber bullets at the looters. earlier in the day they did try at one point to try and stop what was happening. but as soon as police moved in, there was stoned by the people around this particular mall and immediately retreated . when we had spoken to police officers here, they said, what can we do? and this is exactly why we're seeing the deployment of the military. they haven't been any soldiers in this particular area yet, but we do understand that the been deployed to areas in

zimmer finally handing himself in. what more can you tell us, christine? as rights rahile or shortly after 11 p. m. local time in south africa, a convoy left the residence, jacob, minutes after that it was confirmed that he was in the convoy and that he was going to hand himself over the police as he had said now that he is in their custody. and we need to be taken to a correctional facility closer to his home here in the province. and that way you will be spending his night in prison. he is, suppose people have been speaking putting his doors out and they are saying that he's done this not as an admission of guilt, but so as to comply with an order by the court. and as we understand that, he was given 2 options, basically because the police had been amassing some 45 minute drive away from his house. they were ready to of course, execute that arrest order. as we understand and mr. buena opted to head himself over to avoid the humiliation of having to be arrested by the police. and so as we nodes, as he will be spending his 1st night in prison at night regular, and has taken a long period of development to get to this point, took us through the legal proceeding