she is talking about jacob zuma there and his supporters and their desire for zuma to not serve time and to remain above the law. do you agree with this? >> i think this began with some people supporting jacob zuma. i think it has grown much larger than that. the looting is much more reflective of other economic concerns. africa is at the peak of its third wave of coronavirus. we are going into lockdown restrictions but there has not been the social economic relief for people who are prevented from going to their jobs. there is some clinical turmoil combined with the socio-economic turmoil of the pandemic. brent: is this what we are seeing? a perfect storm? you have the unkept promises. are we seeing the public that has had enoug promises from corrupt politicians? >> what we have seen from africa's democratic regime is the governing national congress has gradually been losing support. the this political fragmentation is also then combined with long-term economic inequality in south africa. 27 years of democracy has really failed to address it. we see the continuation of apartheid lab

reporter: the rioting and looting here sparked by the jailing of former president jacob zuma exposedhronic poverty and inequality that persists in south africa 27 years since the end of apartheid. yes, there's an emerging but small black middle class, but the ruling anc that's governed south africa since the end of apartheid has been slow to restrict you land and wealth. the current anc leadership says the last 10 years have been wasted. a judicial commission is currently sitting and looking into allegations of state capture, corruption, and fraud during the presidency of jacob zuma. half of south africa's 35 million adults are thought to still live below the poverty line, and youth unemployment is at around 50%. the pandemic has not helped, and the government has given grants to people affected by the pandemic, but they have not been able to be as generous as western countries have with their furlough schemes. the current senior leader of the anc says let us not again blame apartheid or the global economy. this, he says, was an event of our own making, and we have blood on our hands

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and jacob zuma addressed them.africa. in 1995. as a result of my own sacrifices and those of millions of south africans. the deadline to surrender was extended until wednesday midnight. he surrendered minutes before it lapsed. and he was escorted to prison in this convyo. protests began on thursday. and by the weekend — they turned violent. this is some of the destruction in the city of durban in the province of kwazulu—natal and though the violence did start in kwazulu—natal it has also spread to another province, gautang. by monday the violence turned deadly and the army was brought into help. ten people were killed during a crowd crush on monday night at a mall. others were reported to have died when a stack of goods in a warehouse collapsed. the police started firing rubber bullets at looters. this was at a mall in soweto. people took everything they could fridges, mattresses, refrigerators. soweto is the largest township injohannesburg. and here's the concerns of south africa's president cyril ramaphosa. these

south africa's former president jacob zuma days he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start5 month jail sentence. he also said that he was not scared of going to jail. he's been there before. at this time around, he refuses to go because he believes it was an injustice to be sentenced to a prison term without having gone to trial. at least 45 people have died after a military plane crashed in the southern philippines — up to 50 survivors have been taken to hospital. and mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep goes viral — we'll have more on that. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk government has suggested that wearing a face covering could become a matter of personal choice, when coronavirus restrictions in england are eased, which is expected in two weeks�* time. the housing secretary robertjenrick said the public must learn to live with the virus and use their own judgment. the opposition labour party agrees that the economy must open up, but it wants to see the science behind the government's decisions. our political correspondent chris

they are chanting, they must release jacob zuma.is exactly the crux of the protests that we have seen erecting since the former president's. ros: jacob zuma handed himself into authorities just before midnight on wednesday, less than one hour before a court deadline for him to surrender wld have expired. here he is being driven from his home to prison. he was sentenced to 15 months for contempt of court. hugely unpopular with his supporters. many of them took tohe streets. the protest then turned violent. trucks and cars being set on fire. by sunday, those protesters spread from kwazulu-natal to johannesburg. journalist reported protesters caring sticks, golf clubs, and branches. police are blaming the violence on criminals a opportunistic individuals who they say are taking advantage of the chaos. let's hear from the south african president. >> food does not reach supermarket shelves. health workers cannot go to work. we will soon be facing a huge risk of food insecurity and medication insecurity in a few weeks. ros: jacob zuma was

it was very political, th support or former president jacob zuma.we have seen is that groups of people in communities have capitalized on that to protest, to loot is ts is. but what the government is saying is that the targets are not just businesses anymore. that state infrastructure is being targeted. water treatment, communication infrastructure. they are saying that this is not just disgruntled youth unhappy th levels of high unemployment , but that there is a hidden hand behind it. they say they are investigating a dozen or so people who they think might have instigated all of this. still, no arrests have been made and it really isn't clear what is behind these protests. ♪ >> well, let us turn to syria, now, a bbc investigation found that foreign children are facing a lifetime of imprisonment in northeast syria with little hope of being released. they are removed from desert camps to adult prisons. quentin sommerville reports. >> tracked in syria, it's the longest journey fororeign i.s. fighter children. this is the home of lost boys. their par

but this is about state capture during the time that president jacob zuma was in office.situation jacob zuma a picture of the serious situationjacob zuma faces now. his supporters are very much behind him, they've formed a human shield outside his house, they've also protested outside they've also protested outside the high court. but these relate to his time in power, he was forced from office after nine years — but these judges do relate to corruption allegations during his time in power. allegations during his time in ower. �* , , ., power. it'll be interesting to see how this _ power. it'll be interesting to see how this plays - power. it'll be interesting to see how this plays out. - power. it'll be interesting to | see how this plays out. thank you very much, courtney. the miami—dade county mayor has announced that the operation at the miami apartment complex collapse has formally moved from rescue to recovery. crews recovered 18 more bodies on wednesday, and a total of 54 bodies have been recovered so far. officials said there was no longer hope that any of the nea

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zuma? it is about jacob it is aboutjacob zuma. the day after it was people didn't want jacob zuma arrested in the beginning. president ramaphosa, the president of this country, should have done something to prevent this. in guateng, the country's economic hub, people say livelihoods have been affected. it's sad because they are increasing unemployment and some of us are not employed for that yet depending with food and everything else, so this is not okay. whatever they're doing is not okay. my sister's now, she is at home doing nothing, she was employed. i don't know what's gonna happen from now. i feel bad because we are using the shops, we are going to be hungry and we are not going, we're going to go far away for bread... more troops are expected to be deployed overnight to prevent the rioting from spreading to other areas. nomsa maseko reporting there. let's get some of the day's other news. the un world food programme says it needs to sharply increase the quantity of food aid it's started to deliver to ethiopia's tigray regi

it is about the jacob zuma, because if you notice very well, this thing started on the day that jacobion. that's when the thing started. because people didn't want jacob zuma to be arrested, in the beginning. and then ramaphosa, which is the president of this country, should have done something to prevent this. in guateng, the country's economic hub, people say livelihoods have been affected. it's sad because they are increasing unemployment and some of us are not employed, yet depending on other people to help us reach food and everything else, so this is not ok. whatever they're doing is not ok. my sister's now, she is at home doing nothing, she was employed. so now i don't know what's gonna happen from now. i feel bad because we are using the shops, we are going to be hungry and we are not going, we're going to go far away for bread... more troops are expected to be deployed overnight to prevent the rioting from spreading to other areas. let's get some of the day's other news. the un world food programme says it needs to sharply increase the quantity of food aid it's started delive

south africa's former president jacob zuma says he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start 15 month jail sentence. he also said that he was not scared of going to jail, he's been there before. at this time around, he refuses to go because he believes that it was an injustice to be sentenced to an injustice to be sentenced to a prison term without having gone to trial. all covid restrictions could be lifted, later this month in england — including the use of face coverings. afghanistan's troops patrol their country alone — as the final nato forces pull out after nearly 20 years. and, mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep on the move, goes viral — we'll have more on that. the former president of south africa, jacob zuma, has fiercely criticised the judges who sentenced him to fifteen months injail, insisting that he won't turn himself in. he was handed the prison term on tuesday for failing to appear before a corruption inquiry. hundreds of his supporters have been camping outside his home in kwazulu—natal saying they were protecting him from being arrested. our southern africa

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the bbc�*s nomsa maseko is in nkandla in kwazulu—natal, where jacob zuma's home is, and sent us this for the fourth democratically elected president of south africa. the former presidentjacob zuma finally surrendering and handing himself over to prison authorities to avoid being taken by force by the prison authorities who were told that they have until midnight to effect the arrest if the former president does not hand himself over. what has led him here. how has he got to this point? well, the reason why the former president is in prison is not because he was convicted for a specific crime but it is because he ignored a court order that required him to give testimony at a corruption inquiry which he set up himself when he was still president a few years ago. there have been widespread allegations that the former president was involved in corruption and these are allegations that he has denied. the accusation here is that he was giving lucrative business deals to his friends and close associates. some of whom have actually given testimony at this corruption enquiry which the former

violent protests broke outjust hours after south africa's former president, jacob zuma, was jailed forfailingr to give evidence at a corruption inquiry. however, speculation is rife that even though this may have started out as a pro—zuma protest, it was a well orchestrated plan designed to embarrass the current president, cyril ramaphosa, and to ensure he doesn't get another term in office. but yesterday, amid fear and desperation, a moment of hope. people were screaming, "throw her, throw her, throw her!" and i was scared, i was really scared, but there were people down in the streets. i wasn't. .. they weren't always panicking. i was trusting anyone for my baby, to take my baby away from me, because the flames were spreading and there was a smoke outside. and today, firefighters lined the streets to start cleaning up. armed with broomsticks, residentsjoined in, chasing away anyone trying to loot whatever is left. not that much remains. is today the first time that you've come to see the trail of devastation that was left here since the rioting started? yeah, it's the first time we came dow

the jailing of south africa's former president, jacob zuma, resulted in violent protest action, followednts in two provinces — mr zuma's home province of kwazulu—natal and gauteng, the country's economic hub. more than 200 people have been arrested. police are investigating the deaths of six others. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, addressed the nation. he said criminal activity would not be tolerated. i have today authorised the deployment of the defence force personnel in support of the operations of the south african police service. the nationaljoint operation and intelligence structure known as natjoints has intensified deployments in all the affected areas in kwazulu—natal and in gauteng. beyond the looting of businesses, which has a negative impact on the economy, the violent protests have now caused a delay in the vaccination roll—out for covid—i9. centres are closed, citing security concerns. it remains unclear when they'll open, as protesters vow to continue their protest action untiljacob zuma is released from prison. nomsa maseko, bbc news, pietermaritzburg. let's ge

anger has been boiling over in south africa since the arrest of former president jacob zuma.have a special report intentions behind the unrest. >> economic challenges and poverty, inequality here, the chances of real progress are quite slim. laura: the former head of coalition forces in iraq and afghanistan, general david pretorius, is critical of america's withdrawal from both nations, telling me that is not how to end the forever wars. general pretraus: the endless war, as i noted, is going to get worse. laura: pulling no punches when it comes to vaccination. federal workers must get jobs or face general testing, and bake must pay $100 to get the vaccine. ♪ welcome to world news america on pbs and around the world. as the medal count rises, so, too, do concerns over covid. the daily infected has passed 10,000. people celebrate rather than isolate. from tokyo, winfield hayes now reports. winfield: this is tokyo in the middle of a pandemic in a ste of emergency. these bars are not supposed to be serving alcohol and should be closed by 8:00 but no one is taking any notice. i'm

she sent us an update from the prison where jacob zuma is being held. >> jacob zuma will be spending his sentence at this facility, where he will be one of five hundd inmates. asked if the former president is entitled to special benefits and privileges. he said no, he will be treated like any ordinary inmate, which means orange overalls and no access to a private phone. esther zuma is currently in the hospital wing in isolationor 14 days, pending an assessment of his health-related needs. he is eligible for parole after serving a quarter of his sentence, roughly four months from now. on monday, july 12, all eyes will be on the constitutional courts, the court that convicted and sentenced mr. zuma to prison. he has asked that court to reconsider their conviction and sentence. brent: that was our correspondent, christine mhundwa, reporting from south africa. a new law has come into effect in hungary, despite can the nation -- calmed donation from the european union. critics say the law discriminates against lgbtq people. the european commission has urged hungary to repeal the law, but

jacob zuma h to present. we will have the latest.lympic games in japan will be held without spectators after a spike in coronavirus infections. the games, which have already been delayed by a year, start in two weeks. we have more from tokyo. reporter: the decision not to allow any spectators was somewhat expected, especially after that latest state of emergency was declared. because you cannot exactly tell people not to go out, but to say you can still go and watch the olympics. especially because the state of emergency means a pause in restaurant, they cannot serve alcohol and must close early, including department stores. and the financial implication is devastating. this means the japanese government has spent some $25 billion in preparation for the games, and yet they are unlikely to see any financial benefits from tourism, because we are not allowing any overseas visitors into japan, but also from domestic ticket sales. laura: jacob zuma has spent his first day behind bars. the former south african president starts a jail sent

south africa's former president jacob zuma says he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start 15 month jail sentence. he also said that he was not scared of going to jail, he has been there before. but this time around he refuses to go because he believes it was an injustice to be sentenced to a prison term without having gone to trial. afghanistan's troops patrol their country alone — as all but a thousand troops pull out after nearly 20 years. and mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep on the move goes viral. we will have more on that. in miami the demolition of a tower block has been brought forward due to safety fears about storm ulcer. 2a people have confirmed dead so far, search and rescue efforts for another 121 are still missing and they have had to be suspended. daniella levine cava is the mayor of miami county. asi as i have said before we will move forward with the demolition as soon as it is safe to do so between 10pm and 3am tonight. safe to do so between 10pm and 3am tonight-— 3am tonight. bringing the buildin: 3am tonight. bringing the building down _ 3am tonight. b

didn't want jacob zuma in the beginning.mployment and some of us are not employed for that yet depending with food and everything else, so this is not okay. whatever they're doing is not okay. my sister's at home doing nothing, she was unemployed. i don't know what's gonna happen from now. i feel bad because we are using the shops, we are going to be i hungry and we are not going, we're going to go _ far away and they... more troops are expected to be deployed overnight to prevent the rioting from spreading to other areas. let's get some of the day's other news. the un world food programme says it needs to sharply increase the quantity of food aid it's started delivering to ethiopia's tigray region, where months of fighting has led to widespread hunger. a spokesperson said a hundred trucks a day would be needed to reverse what he described as catastrophic conditions. hundreds of thousands of people are facing famine. the french competition authority has fined google a record $600 million in a copyright dispute. the authority

supporters of former presidentjacob zuma former president jacob zuma erupted former presidentjacob zuma jail sentence. —— lorries. police have been deployed to kwa zulu natal to maintain control and 28 people have been arrested. the application _ have been arrested. the application includes... i have been arrested. the | application includes... on friday the _ application includes... on friday the high court dismissed jacob zuma's attempt to have his arrest overcome. jacob zuma's imprisonment has laid bare deep divisions in the anc and the former president has a large support base in his former province. it has been the most potent internal force opposing the current president. jacob zuma will probably be released from the escort correctional centre after serving four months of his 15 month term for contempt of court. that will not be an end to the controversy. the former president's actual corruption trial is yet to get under way. this is bbc news — our main headlines. the widow of haiti's president, jovenel moise, has made herfirst public remarks since he was assassinated. more than 3

on friday the high court dismissed jacob zuma's attempt to have his arrest overturned. has laid bare deep divisions in the anc, and the former president has a large support base in his former province. it has been the most potent internal force opposing the current president. jacob zuma will probably be released from the escort correctional centre after serving four months of his 15 month term for contempt of court. that will not be an end to the controversy. the former president's actual corruption trial is yet to get under way. let s get some of the day's other news. on the sixtieth anniversary of a friendship treaty between china and north korea, kim jong—un and president xi jinping have exchanged messages, promising greater co—operation. according to the north korean news agency, mr kim said their relationship was vital in the face of hostile foreign forces. china is north korea's only major ally. the statues of two confederate generals have been removed from the us city of charlottesville in virginia. the monument to robert e lee was taken away from a central squar

about 800 arrested since protesting broke out in response to the jailing of jacob zuma.al sustainable development goals. ed received a score of ten out of a hundred ed received a score of ten out ofa hundred in ed received a score of ten out of a hundred in assessing fossil fuel emissions.

violent protests broke outjust hours after south africa's former president, jacob zuma, was jailed forfailingurt order to give evidence at a corruption inquiry. however, speculation is rife that even though this may have started out as a pro—zuma protest, it was a well orchestrated plan designed to embarrass the current president, cyril ramaphosa, and to ensure he doesn't get another term in office. but yesterday, amid fear and desperation, a moment of hope. people were screaming, "throw her, throw her, throw her!" and i was scared, i was really scared, but there were people down in the streets. i wasn't. .. they weren't always panicking. i was trusting anyone for my baby, to take my baby away from me, because the flames were spreading and there was a smoke outside. and today, firefighters lined the streets to start cleaning up. armed with broomsticks, residentsjoined in, chasing away anyone trying to loot whatever is left. not that much remains. is today the first time that you've come to see the trail of devastation that was left here since the rioting started? yeah, it's the first time we

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the big lie. 75 people have died in violence that escalated since the jailing of former president jacob zuma. that includes 10 people dying in one stampede in soweto. this is happening in kwazulu-natal, zuma's home province, and ao gauteng. there has been looting, arson, and assaults. this is outside of a market in durban. hundreds of people involved in this. inside, shelves are empty, rubbish is everywhere, people are taking whatever they can. this is also in durban. to respond to the escalation, the military is being deployed to help police. private security is also involved, too. this was the scene overnight in johannesburg city centers. the unrest continued through tuesday. almost 800 people have been arrested because of it. we have had a number of government responses. south africans defense minister says that the situation appears to have gotten out of hand but a state of emergency is not needed. this is the police minister. >> the current situation on the ground is under strong surveillance. we will ensure that it does not deriorate any further. we cannot allow anyone to make a mocker

it has been an eventful day with the spotlight firmly on south africa's former president jacob zuma.e streets and gathered at his home saying that they were forming a human shield to prevent him from being arrested. earlier in the day there were some confrontations between the supporters of that one mac and police who were trying to prevent supporters from going to his house together because that gathering was illegal and the level four regulations here in south africa aimed at covid—19 infections. but later on mr zuma addressed his supporters and said that it would have been a massive confrontation if police had dared to arrest him. he also said that he was not scared of going to jail, he has been there before. this time around he refuses to go because he believes it was an injustice to be sentenced to a prison term without having gone to trial. so as things stand, mr zuma will not hand himself over to authorities because his lawyers have asked the constitutional court to rescind the judgement that they made to say that mr zuma needs to go to jail for 15 months. as things stand, mr

the anger by former president jacob zuma's supporters over his jailing for contempt of court has dragged up something far more explosive, a burning resentment over decades of inequality, poverty and hunger fueled by pandemic hardships. as the streets of south africa smolder, it's now hoped that boots on the ground will put out the flames of insurrection. while the looting appears to be leaving us, police are investigating 12 who they believe instigated the initial violence. >> that was debora patta in south africa. the "overnight news" is back in (announcer) if you're an american age 50 to 85, and you're counting on social security to help your family with your final expenses, this news may surprise you. the social security death benefit is capped at just $255 and not everyone is entitled to claim it. today, the average funeral cost is over $8,700. that's quite a big gap. how will you fill it? hi, i'm jonathan, a manager here at colonial penn life insurance company, and with coverage options starting at just $9.95 a month, you can get a whole life insurance plan to help close that gap, w

south africa's former president jacob zuma says he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start5 month jail sentence. at least 45 people have died after a military plane crashed in the southern philippines — up to 50 survivors have been taken to hospital. nations send help to cyprus as it tackles a huge wildfire. its president describes as the worst in decades. and mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep goes viral — we'll have more on that. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. i'm geeta guru—murthy. the uk government is signalling that all legal restrictions relating to covid will end on the 19thjuly in england, including the wearing of facemasks. the housing secretary, robertjenrick, said the public must learn to live with the virus and use their personaljudgment. labour said they're keen for the economy to open up — but they want to see the science guiding government decisions. our political correspondent chris mason reports. from the cobbles of york... ..to the minster, a portrait of england, wandering back to normal, as the government suggests that

the jailing of south africa's former president, jacob zuma, resulted in violent protest action, followed — mr zuma's home province of kwazulu—natal and gauteng, the country's economic hub. more than 200 people have been arrested. police are investigating the deaths of six others. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, addressed the nation. he said criminal activity would not be tolerated. i have today authorised the deployment of the defence force personnel in support of the operations of the south african police service. the nationaljoint operation and intelligence structure known as natjoints has intensified deployments in all the affected areas in kwazulu—natal and in gauteng. beyond the looting of businesses, which has a negative impact on the economy, the violent protests have now caused a delay in the vaccination roll—out for covid—i9. centres are closed, citing security concerns. it remains unclear when they'll open, as protesters vow to continue their protest action untiljacob zuma is released from prison. nomsa maseko, bbc news, pietermaritzburg. the aftermath of england's l

dozens have been killed in riots touched off by the jailing of former president jacob zuma. debora patta has the story from a suburb of johannesburg. >> reporter: south africa is on its niece after days of violence, but so far security forces have been slow to bring the unrest under control. hoards of looters stormed hundreds of retail stores in south africa, grabbing anything they could get their hands on. outnumbered and overwhelmed, police struggled to contain the violence. rubber bullets, tear gas, the looters are undeterred. there is not one shop here that hasn't been attacked and completely ransacked. dozens are dead. this man was injured in the mayhem. nobody stopped to help him. and in one heart stopping moment, this toddler was rescued from a building set ablaze by reuti ri rioters. jacob zuma arrested for refusing to appear before a commission investigating his nine-year tenure. his teoo but it has boiled over into a rage fueled by persistent poverty that has been exacerbated by a deadly third wave of the covid pandemic. but for the shop owners, victims of that rag

they are chanting, "they must release jacob zuma, the government must release jacob zuma," and that ising since the former president's jailing. jacob zuma handed himself into the authorities just before midnight on wednesday, less than an hour before a court deadline for him to surrender expired. here he is being driven from his home in kwazulu—natal to prison, where he's serving 15 months for contempt of court. the move was unprecedented and hugely unpopular with his supporters. and these are the people who have turned onto the streets. the protests quickly turned violent. trucks and cars were set on fire. by sunday, protests spread from there to south africa's economic hub, johannesburg. these are pictures of the central business district. reuters journalists there saw protesters carrying sticks, golf clubs and branches. police are blaming the violence on criminals and "opportunistic individuals" who they say are taking advantage of the chaos. we have also heard a response from the president right now, cyril ramaphosa. let us be clear as a nation that we will not tolerate any acts of

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is a community that lives just outside durban where jacob zuma is from a number of reports fanning theolence. some of the echoes of critical race. and awoke agenda that have proliferated all over the world that we are paying the price for big tech, all these people who are able to set the agenda in any country they want where people can spread this message and this divisive politics in south africa is no exception. >> there is a marxist element at play here in other words. >> obama's ambassador south africa, when obama's are minted and he came home he became the president of the open society foundation and when he was in south africa he was very vocal about reparations. he was one of the people who was pushing and encouraging publicly to the south african government to take land away from white people particularly white farmers. 30,000 white farms in south africa feed those people and other people across southern africa so when you take that land away and it is not used to farm anymore you starve your people, people saw that in neighboring zimbabwe. is a radical interplay and nobody ca

arrested in demonstrations against poverty and inequity and the jailing of the former president jacob zuma. >> it is not about zuma. people are hungry. there are no jobs. amy: and we'll look at how the pandemic has affected people going hungry around the world. 1/10 of the global population are undernourished last year. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. another punishing heat wave is set to bring triple-digit temperatures to at least 17 million people in the western united states and canada this weekend as a record wildfire season, fueled by the climate crisis, shows no sign of letting up. in oregon, the massive bootleg fire has burned more than 200,000 acres, over a million acres of the western u.s. and canada now in flames. this is dale kunce, head of the cascades region of the american red cross. >> what we have seen at the red cross is this change from a one big event a year or every five years or 10 years to now chronic events. amy: in northeastern washington state, hundreds of residents of the colvill

in south africa, deadly violence and widespread looting after authorities put former president jacob zuma behind bars. and in the former republic of georgia, a journalist is found dead in his home. in parliament, scuffles as opposition lawmakers accused the government of failing to protect reporters. also on the show tonight, the ugly aftermath of england's euro 2020 defeat. black players are bombarded with racist abuse about missing penalty kicks at the european championship. ♪ brea: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs and the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. we start in cuba tonight with the largest antigovernment protests seen there in the last 30 years. thousands voicing their anger against the communist regime, demonstrators expressing frustration on food shortages, rising prices, and the lack of covid-19 vaccines. both the united states and the european union are urging the government to listen to protesters' demands, that havana is blaming washington instead. [chanting] >> they are crying out for freedom in the streets of havana. this, the greatest show

didn't want jacob zuma in the beginning. the country's economic hub, people say livelihoods have been affected. it's sad because they are increasing unemployment and some of us are not employed for that yet depending with food and everything else, so this is not okay. whatever they're doing is not okay. my sister's at home doing nothing, she was unemployed. i don't know what's gonna happen from now. i feel bad because we are using the shops, i we are going to be hungry and we lare not going, we're going to goi far away and they... more troops are expected to be deployed overnight to prevent the rioting from spreading to other areas. a diplomatic row has broken out between the greek government and the eu over the country s treatment of migrants trying to reach europe from turkey. human rights groups claim that thousands of people seeking asylum in europe have been blocked by greek boats and pushed back to turkey. but athens has rejected claims by a senior eu official that the country is breaching european fundamental rights s

jacob zuma was the leader of the struggle against apartheid and the zuma family traditionally has strong roots in the tribe. south africa was defined for so many years by this incredibly noble struggle for equality and for justice and to end racism. and what happened in the wake of the end of apartheid so many people were left hind and corruption grew and covid, the response to that really came and eviscerated and obliterated the people and the economy and so many ways. so you have these factors coming together for the perfect storm could what has happened here is that jacob zuma's refusing to go to court to testify because most south africans both black and white in india and are united in the charges and there hasn't been a trial yet and he deserves a fair hearing but is refusing to go to court. he's an agreement with -- he agreed to turn himself in and now he's being held in jail for contempt of court in south africans are venting their rage and frustration that this is a real test for the government because although there has been some hiccups along the way there has never been wides