correspondent in johannesburg south africa thanks for your time. now when cycling in die hits them was on beacon coast in march this year not only houses and streets were washed away the storm which by the affects of the area around arrives in the middle of the harvest season destroying thousands of crops today 6 months after the storm millions depend on emergency relief and in some places that supply bottlenecks. promise like philippe up and still counting their losses 5 months on from cycle. the storm swept away their homes and harvest 20 crops. here in boozy district 75 percent of the fields was a steroid and some 8000 cattle died ones and pasts then infested the waterlogged soil when. after the logs i went back to replant for the 2nd growing season my mission would be. but i couldn't produce anything because there were so many of our own or without the broken to move my entire crop was destroyed both i got to go to do. many of the farmers a still living in refugee camps. the huge drop in agricultural production has had serious consequences food

the encounter began here in johannesburg the bustling metropolis in south africa the 6 young women from light seeing here for the 1st time a members of an acapella ensemble called her way into the swedish word for subtle they are here to meet 6 singers from southern africa. and the 1st rehearsal just 6 the african singers and whaler hit it off right from the start make their work on their common repertoire begins. things move fast the very next day the 1st performance together in a music school in soweto. can you believe that you just did that yes i think 5. 5. that actually house all day is dedicated to chapo so ted sees a new composition commissioned by don't show bella the singing would like to be backed by symphony orchestra they only have a short time to get it ready for the premiere at pons beethoven festival. it's a very nice piece to post pieces are usually very exciting and with music so yeah i'm enjoying it i think that this music and the opportunity to sing together has welded us one family together that it doesn't really feel like just 3 days this is as tight haggis and. the

joining me now from johannesburg correspondent. welcome to sanaa what's the situation like right now have things calmed down a bit. still counting the situation here in johannesburg and in other places we haven't had anything that's an towards especially looking at what we've been seeing in the past days there for now it is calm people going out their businesses through this going to wake and people also moving in town but what we recognize is that when we got into town in the city of johannesburg the shops of foreign nationals are closed because the looters had threatened that they're going to come in numbers and it was big to try and loot again because they are saying what in the us had killed 2 of their own people last night but for now it is coming into the center so most is driving this wave of violence. if you speak to most of these people that they will change to that. foreigners are taking their employment unemployment in south africa is very high of a 27 percent or they they say they believe if foreigners go they are going

offering free flights to those who want to return home for me the mirror is standing by live at johannesburg am poor i mean i can see people behind you how big is the exodus there now. well of the more than 600 people who are expected to leave. but at least half of them have arrived at the art tumble airport to take that flight back to nigeria and of those who spoken to here they say that they fear for their lives this isn't the 1st time that they've experienced what they see as in a phobic attacks in in major cities in south africa one man we spoke to is a pastor and he who runs a church in johannesburg and he says he's frustrated and angry because he believes that nigeria nationals have contributed positivity south african society his church feeds the needy another man who runs a store and has been here for 6 years says he's now had enough and he's leaving with his family would you expect a 2nd flight to take place 1 once this one the spike returns but we also understand that the governments of also of mozambique as well as the boat was also considering some sort of repack creation of its

let's cross over to johannesburg now or d.w. correspondent to so cool oh joins us on the line to say what's the situation there today have things calmed down. seem to have lost the line to 2 will try to maybe get that back up for you a little later you're watching news now let's move on to mozambique when cyclamen it die hit the mozambican coast in march this year not only houses and streets were washed away the storm which badly affected the area around beirut arrived in the middle of the harvest season destroying thousands of crawl today 6 months after the storm millions are dependent on emergency relief. thomas like philippe happen still counting their losses 5 months on from side. swept away to homes and harvest 20 cops. here and busy district 75 percent of the fields was a steroid and some 8000 cattle died ones and pasts then infested the waterlogged soil when. absolutely allowed so i went back to replant for the 2nd growing season minus the wood. but i couldn't produce anything because there were so many of our own or with

and the encounter began here in johannesburg the bustling metropolis in south africa the 6 young women from leipzig here for the 1st time a members of an acapella ensemble called her way into the swedish word for subtle they are here to meet 6 singers from southern africa. and the 1st rehearsal just 6 the african singers and whaler hit it off right from the start make them work on their common repertoire begins. with the you up things move far sed the very next time the fast performance together and i music school in soweto big katie believe that you just did that yesterday i've ever been 555555 the next we house will day is dedicated to chap poso tet sees it new composition commissioned by don't show vella the singing when light to be backs by symphony orchestra they how he have a short time to get it ready for the prime e.r. at bonds beethoven festival her so her and has pieced topos pieces though usually 3 exciting and with music so yeah i'm enjoying it out of a i think that this music and the opportunity sing together has weld it us so i'm firmly to get our that it doesn't really f

for me to thanks very much for mina miller in johannesburg force. violence in bikini fast so has left nearly half a 1000000 children without a formal education more than a 1000 schools have been closed in the last 3 years on groups are accused of attacking villages and threatening teachers and students more now from catherine sawyer in northern but you know. this 13 year old girl is safe now in cairo time with more than 100 kilometers from her village farther north it was attacked a few months ago by an identified armed men who he did her identity for her safety she says she still finds it had to forget those moments when they came shooting and killed her father over regular well everyone was fleeing and they were chasing others to the holes where they killed some people even tried to climb trees but they killed them. all these children have fled from their homes after attacks on villages they find solace through dance play and just talking to each other at this center that is being run by the un charter agency. we also use most of the children have

foreign of violence rocks in a city johannesburg businesses are struggling to keep the doors open and economic downturn africa's most developed economy is making things difficult anyway popular culture a mob neighing for example is feeling the pinch visitors there are counselling plan trips and many business owners are too scared to trade the toxic mix that puts a decade of work and rejuvenated the formal slum area on the serious threat. that john is big in the city has been rocked by 2 youths of violence hanging mobs looting and destroying anything in the pub with foreign owned businesses feeling the brunt of this and that there is nothing that just about. any form of this conflict between south africans and the foreign nationals should. get what give with criminality. it was a moment when whatever it is fixed has been due. estate on mother nature. in a city hub for tourism culture cuisine and entrepreneurship. this is what the damage looks like and there's a big crowd of. people just throwing stones bricks businesses have seen a significant drop in visitors since the unrest began pu

spoke to us from johannesburg here's what he had to say about the situation. at the moment things are calm people are just doing their business their daily business they're going to wake up soon a number of children going to school but the situation might change because the protest does have threatened to go to your house big city center and looting there because they are claiming that foreigners killed 2 of their people last night so they of say did this afternoon they will be in johannesburg looting there to punish the foreigners for what they are saying what they have done but currently the situation is calm other places are also calm is where the waters are saying they have made it plain that foreigners are taking their jobs they are saying they are an employee but most of these foreigners. enjoying employment there also saying most of the foreign as are picking drugs right across the city and across this province of how thing so they are playing you blaming them or for that and they are saying they want them to go back to their homes they no longer want t

25 degrees as your forecast high here on friday a few clouds pushing through for johannesburg as well as durban and then as we go towards saturday we expect those temperatures to drop in many locations all you need to 17 here in durban down towards cape town it is going to be mostly cloudy wind coming in off the water with a temperature of 60 but up twitter handle a very nice day for you with a temper of 25. sponsored. this is a dialogue which you decide not to have children to say that it's steak is really human survive all everyone has a voice but a start with our community because of course this is a debate and it's a he did want it to be asian literally be able to do a ph d. and ideally join the global conversation with people i think if only they knew what is happening to we were muslims they will be with us and they will be outraged on al-jazeera. let's have a look at the top stories here of our desire the us is to release the name of a saudi arabian official believed to have been involved in coordinating the september 11th attacks the name though will only be revealed to a limi

the johannesburg in the city has been rocked by chiefs of violence hanging mobs looting and destroying anything in the park with foreign owned businesses feeling the brunt of the anger. there is nothing that just such a in the form of the stay fit between south africans. the foreign nationals church or that it was dealing with guillotine rather than see if it was a moment when whatever it is the effect has been devastating on my bernanke in a city hub for tourism culture cuisine and entrepreneurship. this is what the damage looks like and go through the big crowd of. people just thrown stones bricks businesses have seen a significant drop in visitors since the un respect damn. putting serious pressure on the hospitality and tourism sector is which rely on the city's estimated 5000000 annual visit is. how are we going to sustain this to invest it was with the sort of the chaos that always worries me that will always stresses me out police have increased their numbers on the ground conducting raids and patrols across johannesburg we want to make sure that their parent and last time their

today johannesburg is playing host to a special encounter. to. acapella and some mills from 2 different continents have come together sierra from life 6 germany and just 6 from johannesburg south africa . for a week these 6 women and 6 men will join forces to create a common repertoire. well. each group brings its own musical tradition with it as well as curiosity about the others the singers from c.l.a have a broad musical education just 6 learn by ear without sheet music they rely on their musicality and intuition will c.l.'s classical repertoire fit with the african beats of just 6 that's all beautiful because then it's just like how comes on top of what they're doing you know with the rhythm. and you joined us make this very basic. you don't proofread. but. that is what. the workshop is being led by markos ditter vic from germany an expert on south african vocal music he's here to help bring the groups together we know as a consumer student couples who are trying to go in principle they could also do it alone i think my role is just to organi

let's introduce our panel now joining us from johannesburg the coat of the national spokesman for the governing a.n.c. party in durban we have daniel doña provincial coordinator for the campaign group right to know and also joining us from johannesburg academic russian dudu she is the former director for the consortium for refugees and migrants in south africa good to have your with us mr mcwhorter let me start with you then beyond the statements of condemnation from president run opposer what is the government plan to do to stop attacks like this happening again because this isn't the 1st time of course that we've seen waves of violence like this against foreigners in south africa. very very much to all of us at all. luca's the african national congress who would want to retaliate the position that was stated by our president that we condemn this particular criminal that will fall just on his terms and we see decide to speak up on posture that can be done by any nation against its own people and we all want to put things into context you know when this whole matter started it was las

time to wrap things up on today's eco africa show and to say goodbye from here in johannesburg and south africa sheen again and make seek thank you z. i also signed up for now but don't forget they can always stay tuned to our show by checking out the content on our websites and on our social media platforms from the whole eco africa team thanks for joining us and goodbye from the fossa park in lagos nigeria. now and again and lift. at any time i claim any place names in the n.f.l. as yet i don't like the fact some missing along think he has to come from super fancy. for. interactive exercises. everything is online via an interactive gem interface with t.w. . where he's home. when your family is scattered across the globe. such is the. journey back to the roots you should get them in a live. shot family from somalia live around the world to them one of them needed urgent assistance a. family starts october any on d w. a a world unto itself. with its own gravitational pulls out. the finest musical compositions. with some mysteries terrific. lol. don't tell me that she was into them don't

kim chippy in johannesburg which. has seen some of the worst violence against foreigners south africa as you can see here let's take kids what they can a shop that was owned by non stop because that's not where all that it can be any moment now the entire building can come tumbling down because really hammering out the structure now the mood on the ground is the but we don't feel 100 percent comfortable filming we've been told the photo is nowhere to be seen and no doubt he is trying to stay as far away from these kind of scenes as possible because one still gets to stay in that b. situation has not returned to complete calm i know it's hard to believe but this was a bottle store one of the questioners working there was you know who comes from zimbabwe what actually happens make up one son being made to have only a cold will be in the great vision of the day 4th up was that you said monday night the big gone by then the been. implementing a lot from a global moment the big dig a good thing the dems to step. across the

johannesburg ahead of the province where johannesburg is located and says the situation is now under control but i am confident that the police are on top of this situation. i have said but if the police are not coping i would have asked that the south african defense force must rainfalls the police but so far they are dealing with the situation in all in the entire provinces calm. residence in jerusalem off with that new neighbors and the incoming u.s. embassy will tell you what the spots about after this break. eh. eh eh. eh eh. eh eh eh . so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race off and spearing dramatic development only really. i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. welcome back to the program the british cabinet minister has quit in protest against the prime minister's bragg's its strategy on the sacking of 21 colleagues in her resignation letter and the rudd accuse the government of political vandalism . the short sighted cousin of my colleagues has stripped the party of br

string of brutal attacks on women protest across the country today hundreds to to the streets of johannesburg to demand more action from the government and bring about change in the society that respects women. every 3 hours a woman gets killed in south africa with $3000.00 from the sides in 2018 that is 5 times the global average sexual violence against women is also a huge problem last year an average of 114 rapes were recorded by the police each day the victims are largely women as many rapes go on reported their real figure is likely to be much higher at the protest in johannesburg women see they live in the maids of fear. i feel i have asked myself in my next in my next it's karen to love our society and schools one place is the way i mean i don't know how can i put this but i think which place i was safe and even in your own home not safe so in efforts and that gives me everybody in some way shape or form one time i was might not have right when i was 18 was and it wasn't by someone that anyone would want was really bad to me so much like a little got on to live a technical happy like s

the head of the province where johannesburg is located insists the situation is now under control. i am confident that the police are on top of this situation. i have said but if the police are not coping i would have asked that the south african defense force must reinforce the police but so far they are dealing with the situation in all in the entire provinces calm. residence in jerusalem with the new neighbors the incoming us embassy we'll tell you about spots all about after this break. you know world big. lot and conspiracies it's time to wake up to dig deeper to get the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race is also a spear in dramatic development only really i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very criti

here in johannesburg which. had seen some of the worst violence against foreign is south africa as you can see yet the taking what they can supplement by not because of what they are not aware of that it could be any moment now the entire building can come to coming down because they believe hammering the structure now the mood on the ground is a little bit edgy we don't go on to the same comfortable filming we're being told that that no no is no way to be seen and no doubt he is trying to stay as far away from the kind of scene as possible because one still gets missed. that bee situation has not changed she complains cotton i know it's hard to believe but this was a bottle store one of the questionnaires working there was you know that who comes from zimbabwe what actually happened make up one family and made to have found a cold melbourne big brick bishop they did both up was there inside monday night the big combo when the bin. if you meant being away from a job well means the big dig deep in the thames to s

johannesburg. to go one time we need to be told no maybe the british. instead i'm going to stand by your rage to be in south africa for your schools. and the u.s. president to cancel so-called secret peace talks with the afghan leader and officials from the taliban as the militant group warns that it will be america that suffers most from calling off the negotiations. and weakening iran are to international with mean nidia to do its part roundup of top stories from the last 7 days and all the latest up to date news welcome to the program millions of weapons made in serbia have reportedly fall into the hands of islamic state fighters in yemen and syria after they were bought by the united states and its allies according to documents seen by an investigative journalist. this isn't anonymous it was see a blog document about do you. not actively receive and that you have that are mom tracking oh. that's war or so on the contrary i was able to id if i want to speak a lot lot of leptons in the sand. they

to come hear it out including we're live in johannesburg where protests is one thing to shut down parts of the city find out why. as hung that takes hold in argentina thousands of protesters demand more government action . hello again or welcome back we're here crossing of the party united states it is going to be very wet over the next few days you can see the clouds here on a satellite image making its way towards the east with these clouds a lot of severe weather a lot of heavy rain in the flood risk is on the rise across much of the northern plains over the next few days even though the storm is going to be pushing through by the time we get towards friday behind it a lot of standing water is going to be in place down towards the south though this front going to extend towards texas with the thunderstorms as well saturday doesn't look too bad in terms of severe weather but the heat is going to be on here for dallas at about $35.00 degrees over towards atlanta it is going to be about 30 degrees for you there well across the bahamas we're looking at another tropical threat developing

killed more than a 1000 shops were vandalized in attacks on far and businesses in pretoria and johannesburg the violence spawns international outcry calls for a boycott now a private loan nigerian airline is offering 3 flights to those who want to return home for me the mirror is that johannesburg airport does it look like people are taking up the offer. well at least today's flights has been filled by people wanting to return to nigeria that's about 300 people we know that the nigerian consulate has said that at least 640 have decided that it's time to pack up and leave because they don't feel safe in south africa the continent has been concerned around safety issues in the ongoing xenophobe violence but i think what is also of concern is that the south african government has said that they it doesn't think that this is due to attacks or targeted attacks on foreigners specifically and they're putting it down to criminality but many of the people taking today's flight say very differently many say they fear for their lives we've seen families or women and children predominantly boarding thi

hundreds have been protesting against gender based violence in south africa's biggest city johannesburg the south african police estimate that a woman is raped every 36 seconds the demonstrators accuse the government of not properly dealing with the issue president said obama has admitted south africa is facing a crisis of violence against women and he's promised tougher laws well crime figures from the last financial year show a 4.6 percent increase in sexual assaults including rape with over $50000.00 cases reported the world health organization put south africa among the 4 worst countries for female murders its rate is 12 for every 100000 women that's 5 times worse than the global average or as i said president several forza has plays new laws including making the sex offenders registry public but in miller's joining us live from johannesburg found out to give us an indication of the kind of mood that's been on the streets. of the protesters were just behind us a few minutes ago outside the johannesburg stock exchange they've now marched down the road but i'm sure they'll they'll com

course we're keen to show their best side but instead been protests in several cities including johannesburg people see few prospects in their home. has also been directed against people from other countries a reporter claridge filed this report. trade in the port of cape town continues as usual for a couple of minutes and loaf you can enjoy the rest the young entrepreneur arrived from johannesburg the night before the unrest in her home town shook her. it's total tragedy it's very sad as specially. the looting and the killing and the chaos it's not good for. us it's going to scare away investors south africa is a land of extremes much of the black majority population under apartheid is still living in poverty there are a few prospects especially for young people the economy is stagnating economic growth last year was only half a percent far below the expectations of many experts. not only does it not live up to expectations but also fall short of the needs that exist here. in india the unemployment rate in this country is just under 30 percent it's unacceptable that every 3rd person hears u

south africa is seeing another wave of attacks on foreigners in cities like johannesburg several people have been killed and many shops looted so what's behind the violence of the summer called xenophobia and it's politics at play this is the inside story . on hasn't seek a welcome to the program south africa is once again dealing with a level of violence the shocked many inside the country and abroad they've been days of looting and attacks mostly targeting foreign owned businesses in cities like johannesburg and pretoria at least 5 people have been killed and police have arrested hundreds of suspects the african union has condemned it as a despicable act president cyril ramaphosa says xenophobic attacks will not be tolerated and are totally unacceptable but some at south africans blame foreigners for the lack of jobs and economic opportunities several african nations have advised their citizens to exercise caution while in south africa we'll bring in our guests in a moment but 1st this report from how duma tasa in johannesburg. police in south africa try again to stop writing and loot

to johannesburg in a city has been rocked by troops with violence frankly mopes looting and destroying anything in the park with foreign owned businesses here in the front hoping that there is nothing that just about. any form of this conflict between south africans. before and sure. what did with criminality. it was a moot point whatever it is the effect has been devastating on mother nature. in a city hub for tourism culture cuisine and entrepreneurship. this is what the government. has a big crowd of. people just thrown stones bricks businesses have seen a significant drop in visitors since the unrest began putting serious pressure on the hospitality and tourism sectors which rely on the city's estimated 5000000 annual visit is. how are we going to sustain this 2 industries with the sort of the chaos that always worries me that will always sources melt police have increased their numbers on the ground conducting raids and patrols across johannesburg we want to make sure that their parent and last time their people with within a short it doesn't like it or it doesn't spread out the a

xenophobic violence in south africa is undoing a decade of efforts to revive a former slum in johannesburg. and bring coffee it's good to have you with that to night it is too close to call in israel and it's now just about 2 hours since voting ended in the country's 2nd general election and was then a year most exit polls for addicting a very tight result between incumbent prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his biggest rival the centrist former army chief but he guns netanyahu tried to form a coalition government after elections back in april but he failed amid a disagreement with ultra-orthodox or. parties even plunged into israel into months of uncertainty by dissolving parliament and calling for fresh elections rather than allowing another candidate to try and form a new government. our let's take the story out of the w.'s on ukraine where she is in jerusalem she's monitoring the results as they command can even see you telling us it's a late night for such a close race between looks good and the centrist blue white party what does this mean then for the formation of a governing coa

xenophobic violence in south africa is on doing a decade if it's true revive a former slump in johannesburg. and germany's find meaning get a reading tonight then champions league debut this season while struggling at harm to reclaim top place in the border city. i'm tired very glad you could join me israel's top election kind of it's have been addressing this supporters in tel aviv following repeat elections on tuesday exit polls are indicating a very tight rice the main opposition leader said that initial tallies suggested prime minister benjamin netanyahu had been defeated and he would now try to form a unity government speaking to his support. is that the likud party's headquarters netanyahu made no concession of defeat he said israel was at an historic turning point in a moment we'll get some analysis on what these results could mean but 1st this look at what lead israel to 2 elections in 5 months. israel's election result is neck and neck exit polls are suggesting the race between binyamin netanyahu head of the right wing likud party and the incumbent prime minister and his rival benn

string of brutal attacks on women protests across the country today hundreds took to the streets of johannesburg to demand more action from the government and bring about change in the society that doesn't respect women a figure alarming every 3 hours a woman gets killed in south africa with $3518.00 that is 5 times the global average sexual violence against women is also. huge problem last year an average of $100.00 m. 14 of rapes were recorded by the police each day and victims are largely women as many rapes go on reported their real figure is likely to be much higher of the protest in johannesburg women see they live in a climate of fear i feel i have asked myself in my next in my next it's guaranteed love our society and schools were places where i mean i don't know how can i put this but i think which place i was safe even in your own home not safe so enough it's in that gets me every one of them but my 2nd son was my that was right when i was 18 was and it wasn't like someone that anyone would want was that the teacher so much like the little got on the tactical happy place they lived in

johannesburg the head of the province where johannesburg is located insists the situation is now under control but i am confident that the police are on top of this situation. i have said but if the police are not hoping i would have asked that the south african defense force must reinforce the bodies but so far they are dealing with this situation in the entire provinces car. presidential council sunday's secret peace talks with tell of the taliban in the us and after the group admitted carrying out thursday's explosion in the afghan capital in which an american soldier was killed they admitted to an attack in kabul that killed one of our great great soldiers and 11 other people if they cannot agree to a ceasefire during these very important peace talks then they probably don't have the power to negotiate a meaningful agreement anyway the u.s. on the taliban have been in negotiations for months with the militant group demanding the withdrawal of all foreign troops from afghanistan while america wants guarantees about the country's security a draft accord was reached last week however

for me the mini is the international airport in johannesburg so how does it look now. also i mean the last few passengers are kicking in about 300 of the more than 600 you mentioned will take the 1st free flight today it will be followed by a 2nd flight on thursday we expect those flights to take off in the coming hours it's been quite a long process they've been issues around documentation some people not having the right paperwork some passports expired some people a small group of them have been kept back because they haven't met the requirements by the the immigration and home affairs department here in south africa we also know 1 that there have been concerns around a number of people being flagged by the department of home of face and that's caused a number of delays we know that the nigerian consulate has spent the last few days trying to assist people with the necessary paperwork so we are still to establish exactly how many people do indeed take this flight but of course many have said that they are weary of staying in south africa scared of of what may happen