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johannesburg itself is threatened.esearchers say drinking water in the metropolitan area could be contaminated in two or three years' time. >> we don't want to underestimate this problem. to act on it and to work on it. since the democratic government, we have since moved to act on it and to work for it. >> mariette liefferink has known for a long time how dangerous things have gotten. mining waste was pumped into this lake for years. test samples show the lake is full of acid. >> what is of concern is that this dam is the main tributary which forms part of the major river system. as a short-term solution, the government has begun neutralizing mining water. such as here in this uranium mine. the processed water is then returned directly to rivers and streams. but the process doesn't remove all the contaminants. the water is still polluted. >> it has leaked massive large amounts of radioactive, toxic sludge comes about from the treatment. neutralizing the acids alone doesn't solve the problem still, it's a start. many m

bbc news, johannesburg. >> a reminder of our top story on gmt. europe has come under mounting pressure to boost growth amid fears the euro zone crisis could drag the rest of the. world down the its the oecd, the organization that represents the world's most developed countries, said a contraction in the euro zone is the biggest single threat to the global economy. speaking in london, the imf chief christine lagarde said the euro zone has made a series of improvements in dealing with its crisis but more needs to be done to support growth. stay with us on bbc world news. there's plenty more to come. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> this is kim -- at union bank our relationship managers use their expertise to guide you through the business opportunities of international commerce. we put our extended global network to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corpora

because he thought it was disrespectful. >> it was business as usual at the goodman gallery in johannesburg. suddenly, this is what happened. the portrait depicted a fully- clothed president jacob zuma, but with his genitals exposed. a scuffle ensued. the two gentlemen were apprehended by security guards. >> we are the authorities. >> and then handed over to the police. they will appear in court soon. >> the african national congress, president jacob zuma's party, is in court, trying to force this gallery to take the painting down. there has been a lot of controversy in the last week. people were saying from the congress that it is racist, disrespectful, and the un- cultural. these supporters, from the governing african national congress, or outside it singing liberation songs. in his advocation to stop the display of the painting, president jacob zuma said he would continue with court action. but why? the painting is already vandalized. >> everyone has a right to human dignity. that includes the president of the country. jacob zuma is a father and grandfather. jacob zuma is the president o

the bbc has the details. >> it was business as usual at the goodman gallery in johannesburg. then suddenly this is what happened. he depicted a fully clothed president but with his genitals exposed. a scuttle ensued and the two gentlemen were apprehended by security guards. >> we have authority. >> and then handed over to the police. they will appear in court soon. the african national congress president jacob zuma's party is in court trying to force this gallery to take the painting down. there's been a lot of controversy in the last week about that painting. people were saying, especially from the african national congress that it is racist, disrespectful, and uncultural. these supporters from the government african mission congress were outside court singing old liberation songs. in his application to stop the display of the spear, president jacob zuma said he was hit by the artwork. why continue with court action when the painting is always vandalized? >> it affects the south african people. everyone has a right to human dignity. that everyone includes the president of th

there we all were gathered in jo johannesburg awaiting his arrival. >> they arrived at the airport that said non-whites only and whites only. he chose to go to the non-white area. that's where they put his podium. >> i don't think anybody anticipated that hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds of people made their way to that airport, which was a long way outside johannesburg. there was no public transportation. the black south africans, very few of them had access to automobiles. >> when kennedy came, it was almost out of space really. when something like that happens to a people that are opressed, it sends through an electric shot through the communities of the coming of freedom. >> the airport was swarming with white, black, brown, indian, every hue of skin. i don't think i had ever seen anything like that in my life. so that very first night we began to get an inkling of what this visit was going to entail. >> the speech robert kennedy gave on that occasion was certainly the most important speech of his life, and i think it captured the essence of what he stood for and came to be know

. >> it was business as usual at the gallery in johannesburg. suddenly, this is what happened. the portrait depicted in a fully clothed jacob zuma, but with his genitals exposed. a scuffle ensued. the to the appeal gentlemen were apprehended by security guards. -- the two gentlemen were apprehended by security guards and handed over to the police. they will appear in court soon. issident jacob zuma's party trying to force this gallery to take the painting down. there has been a lot of controversy in the past week about that painting. people are saying that it is a racist, disrespectful, and uncultural. these supporters from the african nation congress were out there singing. in the application to stop this, jacob zuma would do this art work. why continue with the action with the painting is already vandalize? >> everyone has the right to human dignity. >> the president's life has been under public scrutiny for some time. a polygamist, he has four wives. he has fathered at least one child out of wedlock. >> to britain now where the london 2012 olympic torch continues to attract

the township south of johannesburg crops as good and stick to the streets, rejecting apartheid, not knowing the fear of the 1960's, have some -- having absolute fearlessness as they go about their business. so in a sense -- more importantly, coupled with an idea of black consciousness that an affirmation that black is not something to be discussed at but that black is something that is beautiful and that we can have black identity. so, a new unity for just outside the apartheid state. so, that lays the basis -- 1976 through to 1980 and the last mile of the struggle goes into the 1980's with young people largely showing their fearlessness. >> when you were a -- you were a student activist? leading boycotts and protests? >> yes. i think it is a job description that you don't go looking for but catches you. i happen to be in high school in the year 1976. by 1980, the second wave of uprisings happened and the students leading leading the kinds of boycotts -- by 1983 i get elected into the executive of the united democratic front which becomes the internal coordination of the african national co

. >> jon: folks in johannesburg gathered in a city square to record a special birthday song for nelson happy birthday in front of a portrait. he turns 94 in july. china. a rare pink diamond fetched a record breaking price at an auction in hong kong sold for more than $17 million. about 5 million more than folks at christie's auction house say they were expecting. they say it's the first time a round cut diamond that specific color has gone on the block. and that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 "around the world in 80 seconds." tiny metal snake-like robots inside your body. doctors and researchers say these installed snake bots are powerful new tools in heart surgery among other things. one snake bot designer at a university pittsburgh worked with larger models for years. newer ones are small and flexible enough to carry miniature cameras and make incisions inside patient's bodies. he claims that could make surgeries faster, easier and therefore cheaper. a 9-year-old girl swam from alcatraz to san francisco in under an hour. the third grader's dad joined her yesterday a

this is a crime that is filling the streets of johannesburg with demonstrators calling for life sentenceccused. the four bailed out today are among these eight men and boys charged in the kidnapping and rape here. images of the repeated assaults were captured on cell phone and passed around from one to another to another and the video went viral, and a mom discovered the images of her daughter's phone and called police. a lot more to bring you now. rapid fire, roll it. >>> the mother of florida a&m university band member robert champion says authorities botched the investigation into the hazing that killed their son. pam champion is disappointed the 13 suspects in the case aren't facing more serious charges. she wants the marching band disbanded for the next year and says they need to clean house. >> if you don't clean the filth out, it just stays there. right now you can't move forward with business as usual because the filth is still there. we need it cleepd out in order for you to move forward. >>> the reverend billy graham gives his support to a constitutional amendment banning gay m

cops fired tear gas in johannesburg as opposition party faced off with a workers union.t union protesting a government's plan to fight youth unemployment by subsidizing young people's wages. things got violent when union leaders blocked the streets. some folks threw rocks but nobody seriously hurt. kazakhstan, american astronaut and russian cosmonaut blasted off early this morning in route to international space station. four and a half month nation will include the arrival of a pressurized supply capsule which a private company will launch next week. china. crews in a central province constructing instant buildings. this time laps video shows a three story structure finished in just three weeks. the company behind it all uses prefabricated sections that piece together like children's blocks. the company's goal? build one of these in just 24 hours and that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 "around the world in 80 seconds." >> shepard: going bump in the night. sleep walking is more common than anyone previously thought obviously. more than 8 million america