♪ >> johannesburg or joburg or jozi.in south africa, and the economic powerhouse of the country. southwest of johannesburg, soweto. originally an acronym for southwestern townships. now the area is considered a suburb. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> in 2010, south africa played host to the world cup. the black jacks who played for the opening celebration are a soweto based band. they are also, not surprisingly, soccer fans. ♪ ♪ >> we're here on game day. a grudge match in a country where soccer approaches religion. you can feel it in soweto or rather you can see it as everywhere you look, people show their love for the local orlando pirates or for the johannesburg kaiser chiefs. mawilies inn. a typical local joint in soweta. the perfect place to talk about a game, drink yourself silly over the results of a game, or just have a very fine local style meal. it is, however, a little hard to find. there are a lot of places like this? i mean, this used to be the garage or the carport, right? >> yeah. definitely. >> in wha

in johannesburg the finance district moved for another area.o you want johannesburg where the heart of the city used to be and that's the place where we are seeing the flare up. >> who are the attacks against. we know they are migrants, people that have come from different countrys? what more do we know about them? are th*eu they business owners or it is it foreigners in general? >> it's difficult to say at the moment. there are a lot of rumors and misinformation going around. we have posts and letters circulating of the the reality is there is a lot of confusion we know when the violence started in another one of our suburbs in january, that was particularly targeted at shop owners. small shop owners running businesses in that area. now it appears that the violence is aimed at anybody who is a foreigner, we are seeing attacks against people simply because they are from opening open i can't. somalia. pakistan and all of the other neighbors countrys, mozambique, et cetera, so that sly lens isn't targeted only at business owners it seems like the

the violence spread to johannesburg. police fired rubber coated bullets to disperse people with machetes after a trees of break ins on foreign owned businesses. south africa is a country of 50 million people, home to 65,000 refugees and 295,000 asylum seekers. the united nations say they are the ones most affected by these attacks. there are 5 million migrants living in the country. it's hard to be precise because many live and work illegally. many have attributed the recent violence to a lack of jobs. the jobless rate in south africa is 25% but even more dramatic is the youth unemployment rate at 40%. we spoke with a senior reporter in johannesburg. >> what we see is a fresh flare up of tension and violence going throughout the night. we've had teams out and about through the night. there have been a lot of clashes. there were flats burned down, cars on fire. there were running battles throughout the night rubber bullets used by police to push back those in the streets. within the last hour, we've seen tensions rise up

we're not going allow this to happen. >> fear is spreading in johannesburg. >> i'm in downtown johannesburgand it's been the scene of the worst violence certainly here today. behind me these men are locals. they've been burning tires there is a burned-out vehicle and there is quite a heavy police presence. now the men we have spoken to have vowed to kick out phoners from this area. >> earlier police used rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas to keep the locals and foreigners apart. this is two of car shops owned by nigerians. there is fear and increasing anger among foreigners here. >> we can't continue like this. if the government can't give us chance. >> there is one africa, and we love africa. that's why we're here. >> ethiopia's prime minister is one of number of african leaders who condemn the violence. >> as africans, we feel we work for the liberation of south africa from the yoke of apartheid, so africans should come together, and should live everywhere where they want to live. of course, based on the specific country. >> no matter what politicians say there is little to stem the

. >> in johannesburg, tensions are boiling over. violence between locals and immigrants is on the rise -- this time, police had to contain the foreigners. a group of nigerians armed themselves with machetes after an arson attack destroyed their businesses. they say authorities are not protecting them and that the violence was unprovoked. >> we don't know. we don't know. we are not doing anything. we'll just walking by our self. >> violence against immigrants has surged in the past two weeks. at least four people have been killed. police are struggling to maintain control. immigrants are often targeted by young south africans, who blame them for the country's rampant unemployment. most insist they are not a burden on the country. >> i brought my money to the country to invest in this country. >> some south africans say the immigrants are to blame for the violence. police are trying to calm tensions. officials say they have arrested 22 people in connection with the attacks. >> let's pull in our africa correspondent. he is on the line

the battle for ties and saudi air strikes target one of yemen's largest cities and report from johannesburgre brutal attacks on foreigners cast a shadow on freedom day celebrations. ♪ the death toll from me poll's devastating earthquake is rising it now stands 3729 much of the damage in the capitol was centered around the historic square the heart of kathmandu's old town and rescuers are still digging through the rubble for survivors but there is problems getting aid through the kathmandu's international airport and one runway and hundreds of people waiting to fly out and the on going aftershocks mean the airport is not always open and let's cross over now to the historic square in kathmandu and are people receiving now some of the basics they need like water, food shelter? >> those people that live here in the square have been in the large spaces in front of their homes because they are quite afraid of going back into their apartments and flats and where they live they are concrete structures and managed to withstand the earthquake. the square has ancient monuments hundreds years of and ma

was charles stratford in johannesburg. richard has the weather. it's not looking good for farmers in northern india. >> that's right. normally the weather is settled, you are waiting for the rains to arrive. at the moment we see unsettled conditions. there has been thunder storms and it's really caused havoc with the wheat crop. a lot is flattened and ruined because of the rain which has come down. the bread basket of india is struggling. rain has been pushing in further south. what we expect across some areas. 52mm a fair amount of rain. things will change. looking at the forecast. it's looking dry. across the far north of india and pakistan it's looking like a drier picture. maybe some of the crop will dry out. hot conditions expected over the next couple of days. the weather swings through. it comes across the middle east and through loose the la vant region. there's another system across the arabian peninsula. as we head through the weekend. the dust will rise. the winds are picking up. turning dusty. as we look at the

fear is spreading in johannesburg. >> we are in downtown johannesburg. it's been the scene of the worse violence today. behind me these men burnt tyres. the men that we spoke to vowed to keep the foreigners in this area. >>> earlier police used roller coated steel bullets and tear gas to keep the locals apart. this is one of two car workshops owned by nigerians. the government promised to put an end to the violence against migrants. police are investigating text messages allegedly inciting hate against foreigners. there's fear and anger against foreigners. >> we can't continue like this. if the government can't give us a chance. they are citizens that is getting beyond. i didn't want this to happen. i want africa. usually in this way. we are one africa. we love south africa that's why we are here. >> ethiopia's prime minister is one of a number of african leaders that condemned the violence. >> as africans we feel we have contributed to the liberation of south africa from colloquialism. africans should come together and leave everyone where they want to

. >>> violence started in the coastal city of durbin has spread to johannesburg. that's where charles stratford sent this report. >> reporter: this is a zulu war chant. these men want african migrants out of south africa. they accuse migrants of stealing their jobs. >> translator: these people must go and commit crimes back where they come from but they don't rob people where they come from. what does that mean? is that right for the government? those in government are just worried about themselves not us. we're not going to let this happen. >> reporter: fear is spreading in johannesburg. i'm in jennifers jeffers town. these men are locals. they have been burning tires a burned out vehicle here as well. quite a heavy police presence. the men we talked to have vowed to kick the foreigners out of this area. earlier police use rubber coated steel bullets and tear gas. this is one of two car shops owned by nigerians that were set on afoyer. the government has promised to put an end to the violence against foreigners. text messages alleging hate against foreigners. the

nothing else but that happened. >> it's very obvious the level of poverty in johannesburg. and people have real needs in terms of lack of jobs and the those grievances with the government. that man decided to stay and save more money before returning to ethiopia. there are more migrant workers in south africa that have decided to leave. south africa's president visited a camp in durban where migrant workers are getting ready to return to their home countries. >> those that want to go home. zuma's words mean little to them they must know that when we arrange everything, when we stop violence, we are welcome as they came. >> these people are heading back to malawi by bus. zuma's words mean little to them now. >> we are feeling good. they stay safe. we fret for this group. how i must stay here. i can't manage to save the country. >> reporter: he says he has no choice but to take the risk. he can't go back to his family in ethiopia empty-handed >>> and there has been more anti-immigrant violence on saturday night forcing police to fire rubber bullets. officers kept a crowd at b

this is one of the worst attacks in johannesburg. >> we're in downtown johannesburg, where we're seeing some of the worst violence in recent days. there were a number of foreign-owned businesses that were attacked, set fire to, in fact and only last night there were two local men who were killed in the building to my left. now we spoke to locals about those murders. some of them were blaming foreigners for those attacks. the majority of all the migrant workers working in this area have left. there is a police investigation over those murders. but the comments by some of the locals here is an indication of how tense the situation is. now it seems to be relatively calm across the city. today we're hearing corpse that this were some looting of foreign businesses by locals in the north of the city. we're also hearing that migrant areas in that area have asked for police protection. the government has come out and called for calm, and the police force is monitoring the situation in areas they call hot spots. >> zimbabwe celebrating 35 years of independence from british colonial war. it's pre

there's reports from alexandria in johannesburg, a number of foreign migrants' shops were looted. police are going in helping them to remove their belongings from the shops, those that want to move. the result of these two murders, a lot of attention from police on the streets in johannesburg. >>> a somali member of parliament has been shot dead. al-shabab fighters claim responsibility for the drive-by shooting in mogadishu. he is a politician from the north-east state and is the ninth mp to be killed by al-shabab in the past year >>> anti-terror detectives in australia are questioning five teenagers about an i.s.i.l. inspired plot. they are suspected of planning to attack the first world war centenary service in melbourne. more than 2,000 police officers were involved in the arrest >>> christians in iraq are racing to save some of their religious oldsest artefacts. thousands of manu scripts stolen when i.s.i.l. stormed last year. >> reporter: winding through the hills one of christianities sacred sight comes into view. this is the monastery. one that governed part of the area. >>

also coming up, foreigners arm themselves in south africa after shops are torched overnight in johannesburg. >>> the u.n. abeals appeals for millions of dollars to help in the fight against yemenis. >> the french helped america win the war of independence over 200 years ago. there have been a series of bombings in iraq, including in a city where these sorts of attacks are rare. the u.s. state department has condemned an attack at a consulate in erbil where it killed three people and another five from injured. gunfire was heard shortly afterwards. that explosion followed a number of bombings in the capital of baghdad. 27 people died in those attacks. no group has claimed responsibility for the blast in the iraqi capital. the most lethal attack dame when a car bomb went off in a daughter dealership in eastern baghdad. let's get more from erbil where that bomb went off outside of the u.s. consulate. >> the car bomb went off at about 5:45 p.m. local time in the district near the u.s. consulate. we were very close to this explosion when it happened. it was very loud. local sources are telling us

now the violence is spreading to johannesburg.nals gathered at a local police station seek prague teks. in january, somali, ethiopian and pakistani shops were targeted. two teenagers died. now people aren't taking any chapses. johannesburg is near durbin where most of the violence has been going on. this south african owned shop is still up and running but so the mall sew mally shop is boarded up. everyone knows how quickly the situations can spiral out of control. in 2008 more than 60 people died in attacks across south africa. foreigners, easy scapegoat for broader socio economic problems. where one quarter of the population have no job, and live in poverty. and yet, the allure of the south african economy still shines bright across the continent. promising opportunity despite the risk. cnn, johannesburg. >> just one day after convicting former nfl star aaron hernandez of first degree murder, the entire jury spoke with cnn's anderson cooper. they deliberated for more than 35 hours over receive seven days before deciding hernande

police have fired rubber coated steel bullets against antigovernment protesters in johannesburg. charles stratford has more. >> come to inspect what's left of his shop. he came to south africa six years ago to try to earn money for his family in ethiopia. >> lost it. >> reporter: he says his shop was attacked by people who accuse migrant workers workers stealing their jobs. >> i don't know, these people coming taking the stuff in the fridge money this somebody put everything they take. i have children, i have wife, through my people, why kill me? you kill me, you don't kill me jesus i tell you no fighting. >> reporter: the south african landlord says he's ashamed of what happened. >> criminality. >> reporter: it is very obvious the level of poverty in this neighborhood in johannesburg. grievance with the government in terms of lack of jobs and the services here. seems like diala was the victim of criminal elements, he decides to stay and try to earn more money before he trowrns returns to ethiopia. there are other migrants who have decided to leave. south africa's president visit

a hero, you killed a man, you killed our brother. >> reporter: charles stratford, al jazeera, johannesburg yemen those intense fighting where popular resistance forces are advancing. [gunfire] the pro-hadi tribal forces gained control over some strategic positions including a hospital and the houthi rebel group are also battling forces loyal toll exile president and saudi-led coalition is carrying out air strikes on houthi positions in the area. meanwhile yemen's foreign minister rejected a call for peace talks from the former president speaking at the news conference in london and they say they will be no dialog with houthi rebels unless they withdraw all of their fighters. >> there is a lot of misunderstanding and miss interpreting for what is going on in yemen. this is unfortunate war and is something which had been forced because it is houthis give us no choice, give the yemen people no choice and no option. >> reporter: and aid organization unicef is trying to distribute medicine to places effected in yemen and reached hospitals in iran and idlib and capitol sanaa and without unicef i

. >> reporter: fear is spreading in johannesburg. i'm in jeffersburg these men are locals, burning tires burnt out vehicle here as well, quite a heavy police presence. now, the men we have spoken to have vowed to kick the foreigners out of this area. earlier police used rubber coated steel bughts to bullets to keep the locals and the foreigners apart. violence against migrants. the police are investigating text messages allegedly insight insighting hate against foreigners. there is increasing anger against foreigners here. >> you can't continue like this. the government give us chance, spare the country because we are citizens but it is getting beyond the boundary now. >> i'm not what happened, i want africa solely africa one. we are one africa, and we love south africa. that's why we are here. >> ethiopia's priements is aethiopia's prime minister is one of a number of africa leaders that have condemned violence. >> contributed for liberation of south africa from the yoke of colonialism and apartheid. so africans should come together

at least seven have been killed in unrest in johannesburg in the past week. dozens of foreign owned shops have been looted and torched. the president canceled a trip to indonesia to deal with the violence. >> while many immigrants move to south africa for a better life, some are now living in fear. >> he has come to inspect what's left of his shop. he came to africa six years ago to try and earn money for his family in ethiopia. >> taking money wrecking stuff. >> his shop was attacked by people who accuse migrant workers are taking their jobs. he said they stole everything he has, including all his savings. >> i don't know, these people is coming taking stuff in the fridge money everything is take. i have children, i have wife. why kill me? you kill me -- >> the other landlord said he's ashamed about what happened. it's very obvious the level of poverty in this neighborhood here in johannesburg and people have real needs and grievances interns of lack of jobs and the services here. it seems he was the victim of tonnists and criminal elements. he has decided t

molly: we have seen unrest before, in johannesburg in 2008. flo: according to the u.s.t, there are periodic outbreaks of such violence. often that is blamed on south africa's high unemployment, around 25%. there's widespread poverty and income disparity. what is interesting is that the violence is targeting immigrants from other african countries. you can see the papers wondering, why are black south africans attacking foreign africans but not foreign whites? the interesting article, i recommend reading it. at the heart of the question is the loaded meaning of the term "foreigner'in south africa. it is often used pejoratively to refer to african and asian nonnationals. other foreigners, particularly people from europe or the americas, often go unnoticed or are lumped in with tourists or referred to as expats. the article wonders is this xenophobia or afro phobia? kristina: seeing papers call for unity. flo: there's an opinion piece, he says listen, we need to stick together in the global village. we are each other's last hope because the world does not love us. we are s

officers kept a crowd at bay at a johannesburg motorway, and a crowd attacked shops owned by foreign nationals in a poor area of the city. >>> still ahead on al jazeera - tribal communities in pakistan are defying primitive justice traditions. and inside a lab where they can make a human ear in just a few hours. >> the peninsula, in arabic, is aljazeera. our logo represents courage. fiercely independent quality reporting. >> to take as much aid as possible... >> and standing up for the voiceless. when you see this symbol respected around the world it means you too can now count on all the things we stand for. aljazeera america. >>> welcome back, a reminder of the top stories, and the afghan president says fighters linked to i.s.i.l. are claiming responsibility for a series of bomb blasts. 35 people were killed in jalalabad including government employees collecting salaries from a bank. the saudi led coalition conducts air strikes in yemen. targeting positions in sanaa. the iranian president is accusing saudi arabia of sowing hatred in yemen. iran says it placed forces in the region t

in johannesburg, paul tisley, fox news. >>> the u.s. is sending a ship to fight houthi rebels and the administration continues to negotiate with iran on nukes. we'll ta >>> americans, europeans and some apple polishes fabricated the nuke weapons to say the islamic is a threat. no the threat is america itself z z. >> allowing foreign inspectors to visit your base is tantamount to letting them come into your country. >> i am not concerned about the statements emanating from iran. what we're focused on are the ongoing talks to resolve the technical details this of agreement. >> liars, trickery, that's not a concern to the administration. >> you cited some of the least offensive things that we've heard from iran in the last few weeks. >> so the negotiations continue on the nuclear front. meantime the u.s. is actively engaged in trying to stop iran from supplying the houthi rebels in yemen. some u.s. warships, the "uss theodore roosevelt" and "uss normandy" are joining eight other ships in the region in this mission to stop iranian vessels t

south africa in 2007 from democratic republic of congo, he was attacked on a bus this 2008 in johannesburg said he had the paperwork to legally work in south africa. >> south africa migrant guilty or innocent and when you are reporting a case if it's against a south african it's very hard to have justice. >> reporter: 62 people were killed in a hate crime in 2008 government says there were 132 convictions after attacks and promised justice for victims. >> our courts are independent so they take decisions without fear or favor or prejudice. >> reporter: the government offered final support for his three children but his family says they want more than cash they want justice. emmanuel's cousin has written a poem in his memory. >> you are evil. and standing here bleeding for mercy, you killed a son, you killed a brother, you killed an uncle, you killed a father you killed a hero you killed a man, you killed our brother. >> reporter: charles stratford, al jazeera johannesburg. >>> more coming up on al jazeera, no place like home we speak to workers living in qatar district to check on their lo

this all began two weeks ago at another province and slowly spread into johannesburg and happened inevious and we know when the violence started in another one of our suburbs in january, that was particularly target d targeted targeted of shop owners running businesses in that area and now it appears the violence is aimed really at anybody who is a foreigner, in other words, we see attacks against people simply because they are from ethiopia somalia and pakistan and all other neighboring countries, mozambeke and targeted not only business owners and anger is at foreigners in general. >>> still to come in the program behind bars without trial or charge, israel continues to detain thousands of palestinians despite protests. ♪ remainder of the top stories on al jazeera rome appealing for help for the unprecedented flood of migrants and a boat load arrived in italy on friday morning heavily bruised and bandage and people drown on migrant boats in the mediterranean. they fired rubber coated bullets to disburse migrants and a series of attacks against migrants in the past two weeks. the u.

charles stratford joins us live from johannesburg. we understand crowds have been gathering there all morning. bring us up to date with what has been happening. >> that's right. we are in a park here in johannesburg. thousands were gathering. we expected crowds of 5,000 to 10,000 people. it's a variety of civil society groups calling for one thing. everywhere you speak to says no to xenophobia. i spoke to one man. he described africans as being the same thing. another key thing is the violence attacks in recent weeks is in no way representative of south africa. a keen push to make that message clear, and there's a variety of civil society groups here. as i say, there's people that are supporting h.i.v. sufferers. there are trade unions here. there's a number of different speeches by different people. as the day progresses. they will march from here soon. there's a heavy police presence not necessarily in the park itself. we expect a police preps. presence. there's a key message, no to xenophobia. >> we know the police have been de-flo

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. >> now the violence is begin to go spread to johannesburg. dozens of mozambique nationals gathered at a local police station seeking protection. in january, sew malley, ethiopian and pakistani shops were targeted and two teenagers died. now, people aren't taking any chances. >> johannesburg is a province away from where most of the violence has been going on. this south african owned shop is still up and running, but the somali shop up there is boarded up and the police are on stand by because everybody here knows how quickly these situations can spiral out of control. in 2008, more than 60 people died in a wave of xenophobia attacks across south africa. foreigners, an easy scapegoat for broader socioeconomic problems where one quarter of the population live in poverty and yet the allure of the south african economy shines bright across the continent, promising opportunity despite the risk. cnn, johannesburg. >>> an australia woman is being widely praised for defending a muslim couple who were being verbally harassed on a train. stacey eden c

he works 12 hours a day, seven days a week as a security guard in a rich johannesburg neighborhood.s in a township of alexandra. one of the poorest areas of the city. >> translator: life is very rough. there are more than 40 you 40 you have us sharing one toilet in the at the present time. $380 a month is not enough to support me and my family. >> reporter: that works out to be more than $1.25 a day which puts him above the extreme poverty line. according to the world bank. but with all of his dependents and the rising cost of living he cannot even afford for to feed himself properly and can't afford public transport either. every day he has to walk three hours two and from work. a world bank report in 2014 says around half of this country's urban population live in townships or so-called informal settlement like this one the report goes on to say it's places like that that are home to around 60% of this country's unemployed. some of the worst violence against foreign migrants who many locals accuse of taking their jobs happens in neighborhoods like these the government says it will

he work 12 hours a day, seven days a week as a security guard in a rich johannesburg neighborhood. he lives in a township of alexandra, one of the poorest areas of the city. >> life is really rough. there are more than 40 of us sharing one toilet and a tent. the money i make is not enough to support me and my family. >> reporter: that works out to be more than 125-dollars a day which puts him above the extreme poffly lane. with all of his depend dance he cannot afford to feed himself properly. he cannot afford publicists transport either. deaf every day he has to walk three hours two to to and from work. armed half of this country a's urban population live in townships are informal settlements like this one the report says that it's places like this that are home to 60% of the country's unemployment. some of the worst violence against migrants who many locals accuse of taking their jobs happens in neighborhoods like this. the government says it will tackle the root cause of the problem, poverty unemployment and immigration. but analysts say the government has failed so far. >> the

for more, we are joined now via skype from johannesburg by david smith of the guardian newspaper. is is david, we should say you are on battery power. you are talking to us during a blackout. what has been happening there over the past few weeks,? what is the source of this violence? >> there has been an outbreak of xenophobic violence targeting many african foreign nationals living in south african and at least six deaths and the u.n. estimates more than 5,000 people displaced many to transit camps set up around major cities. it's what many would say is due to underlying problems of unemployment and poverty. and has been condemned by the south african government an many civil society leaders. and really a flare-up and a trend that we have seen over at least ten years. >> srennivasan: the people that are being attacked where are they from? >> zimbabwe in many cases maliwe. mozambique many from nigerian. a few other african countries. sometimes they are fleeing conflicts and violence in their homeland. sometimes they are economic migrants. >> srennivasan: how about is the unemploym

attacks in south africa and attacks before that happened particularly in the northern part of johannesburgswer the question it's true there are several under lying problems to the attacks. >> like wealth and unemployment is that all what is brewing here? >> and it all goes back to how the immigration situation was handled post 1994 where you had a large number of people in africa expecting to participate in the economy, post apartheid and suddenly the immigrants from other parts of africa particularly the immigrants who came to south africa instead of competing for the low-skilled jobs that most africans are hoping they will occupy post apartheid so that is one of the major i think contributor to this current crisis we have in south africa. >> the zulo king is about to speak, can anything he says at this point put the genie in the bottle and deal with bigger issues? >> if you look at what people are saying on their way to the stadium where the king is scheduled to speak, they were defiant and some of the people were saying the foreigners must go and i think he number one has a chance to sa

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stores are being looted in johannesburg. thousands of migrants are now taking shelter in police stations and refugee camps. charles stratford has the story. >> reporter: this is a du lu zulu war chant. these men want african migrants out of their country. they accuse the migrants of stealing their jobs. >> these people must go and commit crimes back where they come from but they don't rob people where they come from. what does that mean? is that right for the government? those in government are just worried about themselves and not us. we're not going to allow this to happen. >> reporter: fear is spreading in johannesburg. i'm in jefferstown. it is the scene of the worst violence. they are burning tires upper burnt out vehicle here as well as a quiet heavy police presence. the men we have spoken to have vowed to kick the foreigners out of this area. earlier, police used rubber coated steel bullets. one of two car works shop owned by nigerians that was set on fire. the government has promised to put an end to the violence aga

he works 12 hours a day, seven days a week as a security guard in a rich johannesburg neighborhood. he lives in one of the poorest areas of the city. >> life is very rough. more than 40 of us share bun toilet. the dollar at the end of the month is not enough to support me and my family. >> with the rising cost of living he can't afford to feed himself properly. he captain afford public transport and every day he that to walk three hours two and from work. >> a world bank report said half this countries urban population live in townships or so-called informal settlements like this one. places like this are home to 60% of this countries unemployed. >> the government said it will tackle the root problem of unemployment. >> the number have people living in post is now about 53% of the total population. the number of people unemployed is hoyer than it was in 1994,ed end of apartheid. >> the level of protest is increasing. the trend is up wards whether talking about strikes or community protests. the basic problems are not being addressed by the government which is becoming increasingly u

an alexander township in north of johannesburg never feels safe.ne of the most impoverished crime ridden places in the country. the home from home for thousand of rural zulus who come to the city to seek work. garbage lines the streets. and it was in the pile of garbage early saturday morning that the man from mozambique fought for his life attacked by a gang of four men who beat him with a wrench as he begged for mercy and stabbed him repeat loodly. >> the senior photographer for south africa's sunday times had come to photograph the looting. he captured this instead. >> they wanted one thing. that was to kill emmanuel. they wanted his blood. nothing was going to stop them from doing that. >> after the men fled. they brought him to the hospital. it fwuz late to save him. his death the seventh in this latest round of xenophobic violence against migrants. all four suspects made their first court appearance at the magistrate's court. police say they were able to make at rests quickly through the help of the local community who they say are fed up wit

diana, live, from johannesburg, south africa this morning.u. >>> now despite pleas, international pleas for clemency, indonesia executed eight drug convicts by firing squad on tuesday. their body were taken from the prison island, among the eight were two australians. the leaders of the so-called bali nine drug ring. australia made the rare move withdrawing its ambassador to indonesia for consultations. joining us with more reaction, manisha tank in hong kong. manisha, despite its efforts, they could not save the lives of two citizens? >> yes, the efforts, errol, were going on. there were emotional plea from the families of the two men. andrew chan. and the australian prime minister in his comments said the men had been rehabilitated. one of the supports for the death pen sense not to be people know that andrew chad had become a mass tore. he was leading prayer meetings after all the years in jail. and he had become an artist. paintings. leading art lessons. yes, condemnation around the world in relation to the case from brazilians. also a br

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. >> diana magnay in johannesburg thank you. >>> the curfew is work that's according to police.reets are calm but can the city prevent another uprising as troubling questions over freddie gray's death remain. we're live after the break. >>> happening now, quiet in the streets of baltimore, following a night of mostly peaceful protests police using smoke canisters and pepper pellets to disperse anyone breaking curfew last night. but this morning, many questions remain over the death of freddie gray a man mysteriously injured during his arrest. big questions about whether baltimore can keep this peace. welcome back to "early start" this morning, i'm christine romans. >> and i'm john berman live in baltimore this morning. about 30 minutes past the hour, and breaking overnight, a curfew a curfew in place for about 30 minutes more. a curfew enforced by the baltimore state police by maryland state police and by the national guard who are in fact standing guard right here behind me at baltimore city hall. it is an eerie sight for many people to see, when you see heavily armed national

. >> reporter: thousands take to the streets of johannesburg presenting a united front against xenophobia. >> two major eruptions in less than 24 hours, and thousands fleeing a chilean volcano. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news - thousands march against anti-immigrant violence in south africa first a look at stories making headlines across the u.s. in our "american minute." >> today marks the end of a 2.5 year deal resulting from mistakes i made. >> former commander of u.s. operations in afghanistan and iraq, david petreaus pleaded guilty to leaking classified information to his mistress and biographer. the senate has finally confirmed loretta lynch as the next attorney-general of the united states. he was nominated to succeed eric holder. 10 republicans voted for loretta lynch. she is the first african-american woman to hold the position and will be sworn in monday. >>> a $34 million merger between comcast and time warner may be it dep any. comcast expected to back out after an faa raised doubts. >> iraqi prime min

he works 12 hours a day, seven days a week as a security guard in a johannesburg neighbourhood. he lives in the township of alexandra, a poor area of the city. >> translation: life is very rough. more than 40 of us share a toilet and a tent. the $300 a month is not enough to support me and my family. >> reporter: that works out more than $1.25 a day, putting him above the extreme poverty line, according to the west bank. world bank. with all this attendance and the rising cost of living, he can't afford to feed himself. he can't afford public transport either. every day he has to walk three hours to and from work. a world bank report says half of population live in townships or informal settlements like this one. places like this are home to 60" -- 60% of the unemployed. some of the worst violence against foreign migrants happens in neighbourhoods like these. the government says it will tackle what it describes as the root causes of the problem, poverty and unemployment. analysts say the government failed so far. talking about strikes or is 53% of the population. the numbers of

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. >> in south africa there has been attacks against immigrants in poor neighbourhoods of johannesburg. police have been patrolling the area after shops owned by foreigners were looted. the government is accused of not doing enough to protect workers. hundreds are taking refuge in camps, police stations and some left the country. charles stratford has more from one of the worst attacks in san jose. >> reporter: we are in downtown san jose which has seen some of the worst violence. there are a number of foreign owned businesses that were attacked. set fire to. last night there were two local men who were killed in a building to my left. now, we spoke to locals about those murders, and some were now, the majority, if not all of the migrant workers in this area left. and there is a police investigation over the murders. comments by some of the locals is an indication of how tense the situation is. it seems to be relatively calm across the city today. we hear reports that there was some looting of foreign businesses by locals in an area called alexandria in the north of the city. we heard

we were on the ground in johannesburg as attacks unfolded there. [ chanting ] >> reporter: prepped forle, these zulu men make fierce enemies. and the police aren't taking chances. police have been firing rubber bullets. there is a crowd, south african zulus here. gathering there burning the shops. and there areer over that way. they have control in respect a crowd of anxious nigerians argue with police. desperate to recover their cars. this south african man led a away by police after he was found inside the work shop. this is what happened to a nigerian car repair shop overnight. livelihoods made over years of hard work lost in a few hours. this man worked here. his job is now gone and he's scared. >> in the last few days, the fight, they tell us they're going to kill us. we should go back to our country. and they are trying to attack people. throw bricks on us, and we are not safe. >> reporter: to now, police are trying to make sure the two sides don't meet, but it's friday. the men with jobs get paid today. the smell of beer is powerful. it could be a rough night. jean-pierre is try

diana magnay, cnn, johannesburg. >>> the u.s. is urging greece to reach a deal with its creditors. the government owes the international monetary fund a payment of $1.1 billion in may. the center in greece said it may run out of money, and if it does, it may have to start paying government workers with ious. u.s. treasury secretary jack lew says if greece doesn't reach an agreement on repayment terms, it would put the global economy at risk. >> i believe that the kind of detail that's needed requires going literally through every line in your budget, and every program that you control. and coming forward with, you know, the kinds of options that both build confidence that there's a sustainable path. and that also start to show how you have the potential for economic growth in the the future. so, i don't for a minute, say that it's easy. but i think that's the kind of work that has to be done. what i've been saying consistently now for many, many weeks is that this isn't resolved by, you know, speeches. it isn't resolved by rhetoric. it's resolved by the hard, technical work. >>> we

. >> charles stratford al jazeera johannesburg. >> there is plenty more ahead on al jazeera. they escape war poverty and oppression at home to make it to europe but tough times await these migrants in italy. >>> and we have the funeral of the man who died while in the custody of baltimore police. stay with us. >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. a reminder of our top stories. in nepal rescuers are still going through the rubble looking for survivors. in pakistan high winds and rain lash this hour.rain lash through the area. >> i understand in kathmandu there has been another earthquake. this time in the east of the country. >> we're getting this news in from the u.s. geological survey. to the east of nepal there is the board of india. west bengal experience of 5-1 on the richter scale. 67 miles deep. we haven't heard of any injuries or damage at the moment. we're waiting for news for that. 5.1 earthquake has struck an eastern side of nepal. >> meanwhile, search and rescue operation continues after saturday's devastating quake. bring us up to speed with

in doha and these are our top stories tear gas and tension on the streets of joe hand es-- joe johannesburg they are helping people suffering in the wall plus. >> the mediterranean and north africa and full of terrorist. >> reporter: the chaos syria leaving them vulnerable to attack and a memorial service for the german wings plane crash in the alps. ♪ we begin in south africa where street bats have been fought through the night as anti-immigrant violence spreads to downtown johannesburg and fired rubber coated bullets to disburse a group of migrants armed with machetes after attempted break-ins on foreign owned shops and 12 people were arrested overnight. [gunfire] south africa hit by a wave of attacks against foreigners over the past two weeks and at least six people were killed in the port city of durban and hundreds forced out of their homes and sheltering in camps and police stations. and south africa is a country of more than 50 million people and thought to be around 5 million foreigners but it's hard to be precise because many are living and working illegally there. most around 3 mi

in doha and these are our top stories tear gas and tension on the streets of joe hand es-- joe johannesburg

yes, so that becomes a section. >> safer: he's written about the house in johannesburg where mahatmaidea of tolerance and passive resistance was born here, in this house. he's written about the soweto uprising by high school students in 1976, the spark for the eventual downfall of apartheid. and he encourages today's students to translate wikipedia articles into their native languages. >> ndubane: what language are you? and we need all those, all those languages, on wikipedia. we need them. >> safer: the website's headquarters are in san francisco. there's a staff of about 200 working in typically laid-back techie style. >> and then you can do function.... >> safer: of prime importance-- developing rules and computer code to eliminate as many errors as possible. executive director lila tretikov. >> lila tretikov: we've had numerous studies that showed that, as a body of knowledge it's more accurate than other encyclopedias in existence in the past. so it's not... it's never 100% but it's very high quality. >> safer: there are computer programs that scour the site for vandalism and vu