our correspondent in johannesburg gave this update.t visit _ johannesburg gave this update. there was a recent visit to _ johannesburg gave this update. there was a recent visit to the _ johannesburg gave this update. there was a recent visit to the us _ johannesburg gave this update ii., was a recent visit to the us by a high level delegation which visited washington. that's meeting involved the ship that docked off the cope of cape town. south africa says they gave their assurances there that the matter is being looked into. they certainly seem to have been caught off—guard by this very public announcement made by the us ambassador yesterday at a local press conference. it has created a chilling of relations between authorities here. the office of the ambassador asking questions about why he would go against this outside of diplomatic channels.— of diplomatic channels. some ictures of diplomatic channels. some pictures here _ of diplomatic channels. some pictures here are _ of diplomatic channels. some pictures here are the - of dipl

so johannesburg, it's incredibly segregated. of course, we know we still live with the histories and the ongoing legacies of a party. but despite these challenges and segregation, it's also incredibly vibrant. it's incredibly rich, and we see that people's belief systems have, in some instances, been resilient enough to surface. so we have many, for example, economies that have developed in the cracks of the city or these incredible conditions that exist in johannesburg. i really wanted to be able to see architecture that made from these conditions and also architecture. that's not just about this idea of a lack of infrastructure or you know, only purely service delivery. and then i also really like the idea of the counter space as a surface across which to share and come together and defer the counter space conjures spaces to be together to cope together to interact over it brings to bear economies. and all of these definitions i think are interesting because architecture is really how we convene in space. so it's a shirt pract

i'm an architect from johannesburg. south africa, the, i think the role of architecture is that it is a vessel for identities and a manifestation for who we are in the world. and it allows us to see ourselves reflected the at my practice. in the meantime, we see the cps, a short touch towards the quality your identifies, particularly in projects of public space, infrastructure, housing, or transportation. you can improve people's quality of life in the short period of time the my practice counter space was formed by both the challenges and the inspirations that exist in my city. the chinese ferguson, the case was deep segregation, but also a place which is incredibly vibrant and full of creativity. the, i would like to use floor in the dialogue with some maya. how can we as architects, face image quality, spend the best environment to our practice? and what does the future of architect to look like from voices of difference who have been left out of the architectural cannon for most of history, the the why do we start b

but the johannesburg concept, it sets build houses here in dooley. and that's where this part of to be so which is called the muscle where the soldiers as we're living and he kept his comrades together. i'm chose, they used to much up and down the streets when ever the today came every year. and that, that, that i think influenced the young people in this area to join em key when he does positive work to do so. he does talk enough about what fate that right. like for instance, i think my, my view to to it or i could keep the 1st of all that ship is this mandy that sang. and i didn't know how many lives the last big we need to commemorate that every single year. we don't need a public holiday or anything, but it should be something that's published. we should find the families of the soldiers and into the even at least she families, it'd be not the interest to show that. we appreciate the struggle, you know, and it wasn't even our struggles necessary. but just to say, hey, it is a 0 sacrifice. and we appreciate that. we appreciate the fact that you wi

none of you can get our t, johannesburg. ah, yes present. joe biden has insisted that his administration style for the rights of muslims were, critics, were quick to point out the disastrous recent history of america, emerging beaumont, and predominantly muslim countries. muslim culture has been woven throughout american culture. from the very start, we must always stand against anti muslim hate and stand up for the rights and dignity of all people. the muslim culture is woven in because it's hard to get the tiny pieces of bomb children out of cloth. didn't you blow up half the middle east with obama? then stop bombing syria prove you don't hate them. this has to be a parody. since just 19 eighties alone, america has invaded, occupied or bombed at least 14 muslim countries. is a map of several muslim countries in the middle east and asia were washington was militarily involved in recent decades number of civilian casualties. and some of those countries is outstanding. the u. s. but civil war in syria, for example, that to death of at least 3

so johannesburg, it's incredibly segregated. of course, we know we still love with the histories and the ongoing legacies of a party. but despite these challenges and segregation, it's also incredibly vibrant. it's incredibly rich, and we see that people's belief systems have, in some instances, been resilient enough to surface. so we have many, for example, economies that have developed in the cracks of the city. these incredible conditions that exist in johannesburg. i really wanted to be able to see architecture that's made from these conditions and also architecture. that's not just about this idea of a lack of infrastructure or you know, only purely service delivery. and then i also really like the idea of the counter space as a surface across which to share and come together and defer the counter space conjures spaces to be together to cope together to interact over it brings to bear economies. and all of these definitions i think, are interesting because architecture is really how we convened in space. so it's a shirt pra

andrew harding, bbc news, johannesburg.ow a police van following two teenage boys just moments before they were killed yesterday when the bike they were riding was involved in a collision in cardiff. a riot broke out afterwards with up to 150 people involved. after 16—year—old kyrees sullivan and 15—year—old harvey evans died, the south wales police and crime commissioner denied reports on social media that the police had been chasing the boys. tonight, the police say they are aware of the cctv and their investigation is ongoing, but refused to take questions from reporters. our wales correspondent tomos morgan reports. this footage obtained by the bbc raises questions about south wales police's version of events last night. it appears to show two teenage boys on an electric bike being chased by the police in ely, cardiff. minutes later, 16—year—old kyrees sullivan and 15—year—old harvey evans were killed in a road collision nearby. a few hours after their deaths, cars were set on fire and riot police were deployed as an an

at the anc - headquarters in johannesburg, headquarters in johannesburg, they are headquarters injohannesburgion story. but the party of mandela is now a part in crisis. it is an anc government which cannot keep the lights on. and party boss fikile mbalula knows the load shedding hits south africa and does more damage to the ruling party. irate damage to the ruling party. we are damage to the ruling party. - are focused in terms of dealing with it, it is, i can't tell you tonight or anytime that this is an easy matter for our government. surely, after covid—19, this is the biggest challenge that has faced us internally. it challenge that has faced us internally-— internally. it is very candid of ou internally. it is very candid of you to _ internally. it is very candid of you to see _ internally. it is very candid of you to see this - internally. it is very candid of you to see this is - internally. it is very candid of you to see this is an - of you to see this is an achilles' heel because achilles heels tend to bring people down and if this continues it will bring the anc down, won't it? it

because working with the university of johannesburg on building an advice that will turn to minds poisonous waste water into clean drinking water. the prototype and glucose dog can produce $20000.00 leaders of drinking water per day. the waste water undergoes a multi stage filtering process in which metals are used to remove poisonous compounds in the water, but the process is still in its infancy. so it will be serving the availability of water since, you know, that we have experienced in south africa will touch his productions. so this can save about a 1000000 people, especially in the could i touch on his big which is very close to 20 percent population of thoughtful of dr. inspect. so that's, that's what we are advocating for south africa. it's home to some 550 active minds and an estimated 6000 abandoned ones. quite some of them and cut blows, invention could help to alleviate the points and legacy of south africa's minds. until about you. if you also doing your bit, tell us about 2 visits, all websites will send us a tweet hash tags doing your base we share your story that's a really

david mckenzie has more from johannesburg. >> certainly, the law signed was one of the most draconianlaws in the world. it includes among other things, a life sentence for those that are caught in the act of homosexuality. and crucially, it makes illegal the promotion of homosexuality. i'm using the words within that bill. education could be curbed for sexual education. it asks for people to out those for who they believe are lgbtq for authorities. i've spoken to several activists today in uganda, who fear for their lives at this moment. they worry that people will take the law into their own hands. and there's already been an atmosphere of fear in the lead-up to the signing of the bill. now, the proponents of the bill say this is an important moment for uganda. this is a deeply conservative, mostly christian country. and the man who put his name to the bill had this to say. >> if we don't stand our ground, as a country, as a people, as a community, we will have completely succeeded our serenity and independence as a country. >> he has faced pressure not to sign the bill. he will be c

andrew harding, bbc news, johannesburg.irls, has died at the age of 93. he had cancer. he was found guilty of a string of offences committed between 1968 and 1986, and was in prison for more than five years. before his crimes came to light, he was a regular fixture on television. he never apologised to his victims. one of britain's leading medical professors says she's shocked by the findings of a bbc investigation into the contents of illegal vapes used by teenagers. a study of confiscated vapes collected from one school found some contained double the safe amount of lead, six times the safe amount of chromium and nine times the safe amount of nickel. the bbc has been told the vapes could cause severe health problems. here's hugh pym. still works. leon finds a vape he once used. i'll get it back. it's fine. it was confiscated along with others at his school. a lemon and lime. it's nice. but there was more than flavourings in the vapes when we sent them to be tested. this device was found to have high levels of lead, nickel

francine: our bloomberg senior africa reporter in johannesburg.the bloomberg business flash. prices in u.k. stores are rising at a record pace as the cost of living crisis shows little indication of using. according to the british retail consortium, stock price inflation six lori did 9% in of the year to may. lower energy costs saw some slowing of prices on staples including butter, milk and fish. overall food inflation remains above 15%. qantas has running an international airline will be twice as lucrative in the post-covid era thanks to new income from lengthy direct flights and deep cost costs during the pandemic. edits first investor day in four years, the carrier gave an update on his turnaround plan. the forecast suggests there will be no immediate led up to soaring fares for international travelers. xiaomi in india is seeking to regain lost market share. it will make an audio product for the beijing-based tech giant. china's shenzhou 16 has blasted off from deep in the gobi desert. state media reported the rocket took off tuesday morning,

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cnn's david mckenzie has more from johannesburg. certainly this law that was signed by president in the 70s, one of the most draconian anti lgbtq laws in the world. it includes amongst other things a life sentence for those who are caught in the act of homosexuality. and crucially it makes it illegal there for roshan of homosexuality. and i am using the words within that bill. which means that education could be curved for sexual education. and also ask for people to out those who they believed are lgbtq -- spoken to several activists today who fear for their lives at this moment. they worry that people will take the law into their own hands and there is already an atmosphere fear in the lead up to the signing of -- the proponents of the bill say this is an important moment for uganda -- then we will completely have succeeded our serenity and independents as a country. >> number 70 has already faced a great deal of pressure not to sign the bill and i am sure he will be wildly criticized by western governments and potentially face sa

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power cuts in johannesburg. for hours every day, the continent's most developed economy can no longer keep the lights on. this bar open for the past 25 years. >> are you going to survive in business? >> i don't think so. >> next door, a cash transfer company is on the ropes, too. >> it is very much frustrating. >> do you see an end in sight? >> why such chaos? the answers lie out here in coal country. almost all south africa's energy is generated by burning coal, but the industry is being plundered. billions of pounds lost to criminal cartels. mines like this one looted. >> even they are fighting among themselves. >> what's extraordinary is quite how brazen it is, happening every day, out in the open in daylight. with the looting comes sabotage like this and power stations as reckless gangs fight to win lucrative maintenance contracts. >> someone pulls a gun on me. >> held it to your head? >> yeah, held it to my head. they told me they are not even afraid of anybody. they are politically connected. >> so they ar

welcome to hardtalk from johannesburg. i'm stephen sackur.heir verdicts on their leaders. it's called accountability, and it might be about to bite the ruling african national congress. they've been in power here for 29 years, since the apartheid system was overthrown. but right now, south africa is in a big mess,

and the city of johannesburg, hundreds of people have taken to the streets in a show of solidarity with palestinians. they feel they've lived through a similar experience, spanish speaking and somebody from being v, not only away from home, but also in their home. in the 75 years today. the brothers pinion people on the renewable stop up. at 1250 the game. these people are right now, as i speak to you all but other than system didn't fall as buying a die. they are being removed from their own. exactly what happened to often the days of a policy. communications manager at the human rights organization advocate, a full palestine ali come off, pays the un solidarity with palestinians is a step in the right direction. the met technicians gloomily to these events is, is very significant. thank you. started with the need to move to correct the arrows the read, the press, the reason to proceed to for products you have these dates are the must be just this posting is my spring just in the middle stable try out of these are in it's a lead us a and so for those mice p for the dimensions that we t

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none of you can get our t johannesburg. meanwhile, in this to don itself, people are facing difficulties. you're buying a central goods water field, it's all the mid skyrocketing prices. the un warns if facilities start and the total amount of people fleeing the area could soon reach 800000. the united nations agencies are now engaged in helping sudanese refugees in egypt. while the un emergency relief chief has been sent to sue down to assess the best ways to provide relief to local. well that's more on the program and across live now to independent analysts mackey elbow grabby areas. right? they're joining us live on the international a very warm welcome to today. so the un has been very vocal about the horrors currently in sudan. but aside from talking about that, what role is the united nations playing in helping to de escalate tensions that i think the united nation dabbing the us with some western candidates. so the present the united nation clearly. so it with you to get union and some are entities are joining her the show for the quote that is, which is the u. s. plus u. k. so th

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welcome to hardtalk from johannesburg. i'm stephen sackur.s been dominated by the african national congress. but right now, the anc is in big trouble. a protracted energy crisis is doing further damage to an economy already hit by shocking levels of unemployment, inequality and corruption. now, if the anc is faltering, who is best placed to

bushes, soldiers who took part in the anglo boy wall as an olive william coon gay reports from johannesburg. when i'm coming to you straight from, from frontier symmetry talking to hanna speaks about. this is a place, a many founding figures of south africa, a lay to rest, including british canadian and chinese war fighters. a lot of the consequences of the anglo boy war lead to this kind of situation. it does come across is very peaceful and a while respected, but when you look around, it does not give any of that. it is vandalized, it is not respected. and there is absolutely no way to call this a commonwealth of war. grapes. 77, world war 2 veterans commemorated shya in addition to the war graves. more than 500 british casualties from the anglo were war commemorated here. it might seem like a peaceful and respected place from where i'm standing, but this place is abandoned not sought after and very much neglected. it's also one of those zemett fees that citizens feel should not exist. i'll next or he fits as the great grandson of a boy who was one of 5 to escape british captivity, and fr

it's especially if that grace is the most recent vixen to be buried in johannesburg. vixen shape, a move tom experiences with his children, grandchildren. we thank you so much for your time. maybe if you can just start by telling us what were you doing during the sick and both? well, during the 2nd world war i wanted to become a pilot. but unfortunately, i had problem with this one. i had, i was filed a test and i had to do something over the little i have, i was in the army, so this i just followed it and we went up through the paper for the independent was under the royal air force base. and we, we try and pilots proof of pilots. well, i'll tell you, a lot of them never came back to young boys are 18 years old. we treasure is to take them to become pilots. some of the of us in labs, a lot came back. but it was really, it was very upsetting, it wasn't the easy task. it tool and just how important was the contribution of african fights is both black and white to defeat often autism during the 2nd world war. you know, one thing when you were in the army, there was no such thing as black a

because working with the university of johannesburg on building a device that will turn to mines poisonous, waste water into clean drinking water, the prototype and quickest dog can produce $20000.00 leaders of drinking water per day. the waste water undergoes a multi stage filtering process in which metals are used to remove poisonous compounds in the water, but the process is still in its infancy. so it will be serving availability of water since you know that we have experienced in south africa will touch his productions. so this can save about a 1000000 people, especially in the could i touch on his big which is very close to 20 percent population of thoughtful of john inspect. so that's, that's what we are advocating for south africa. it's home to some 550 active minds and an estimated 6000 abandoned ones. quite some of them and cod lowe's invention could help to alleviate the points and legacy of south africa's minds. until about you. if you also doing your bit, tell us about it. this is how websites will send us the tweets hash tags doing your best. we share your story that's a real

welcome to hardtalk from johannesburg. i'm stephen sackur. for 29 years, south africa's national politics has been dominated by the african national congress. but right now, the anc is in big trouble. a protracted energy crisis is doing further damage to an economy already hit by shocking levels of unemployment, inequality and corruption. now, if the anc is faltering, who is best placed to offer an alternative? well, my guest today isjulius malema, leader of the radical populist economic freedom fighters. if malema were to get even a share of power, what would that mean for south africa? julius malema, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you very much. it's a pleasure to talk to you, mr malema. we are speaking as south africa is in the middle of an energy crisis. it seems set to get worse. what do you think it is doing to this country? well, its aim is to collapse this country and undermine the democratic project, because those in power have relegated their responsibilities, to who, we don't know. they have not maintained the power stations

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pretoria faces a diplomatic dilemma of the russian liter actually attends the break summits and johannesburg in august and the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant against him for the war. crime of abducting ukrainian children unless you could in theory be arrested upon setting foot in south africa. and the kremlin spokesman says moscow is still waking up in what way it will be represented at the summit prussia. russia thinks that development of this full months and integration is very important, and russia will take part in this summit on a proper level don't. we will fill you in on all the details later. as well, south africa's leading opposition parties as it is taking legal action to force the government to arrest flooding recruitment. if he does indeed turn off for the brick summit. on tuesday, the democratic alliance parties said it launched a court application to ensure the government detains the russian leader and hands them over to the i. c. c. here's part of their statement. if president vladimir putin arrives in south africa to attend the break summit and upon

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welcome to hardtalk from johannesburg. i'm stephen sackur. south africa is a proud democracy, and in democracies, voters get to give their verdicts on their leaders. it's called accountability, and it might be about to bite the ruling african national congress. they've been in power here for 29 years, since the apartheid system was overthrown. but right now, south africa is in a big mess, with a protracted energy crisis, shocking levels of unemployment and inequality, and systemic corruption. my guest is the secretary general of the anc, fikile mbalula. is his party about to pay the price of failure? fikile mbalula, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having us, and welcome to luthuli house. it's a great pleasure to be here. how disappointed are you with the state south africa is in today? south africa is undergoing challenges like many other countries. but i think to put us into a category of a failed state, it's an exaggeration. er... ican give... but you think that's a conversation that south africans are having amongst themselves? well, it

petersburg in july and their meeting of the brix leaders in august in johannesburg.putin supported romaphos's proposal to involve african leaders in discussing the settlement of the ukrainian conflict, noted the destructive position of kiev and the west, stressed moscow never refused. these are ideas for resolving the conflict through diplomacy. interaction of russia within the framework of international associations has become the main topic of the meeting of the russian security council, here is what vladimir putin said about the agenda of the meeting. i propose today to discuss our work in some international organizations that are of particular interest to us in today's conditions, speaker sergey mikhailovich lavrov, please, i beg you. in chechnya, the construction of the argun hydroelectric complex has been completed, which will significantly increase the area of ​​land suitable for agriculture. in addition , a unique kalinsk fishery was opened in the republic. why did arthur mustaev find out? trout amber beluga persian sturgeon and even albino sterlet 20,000 val

petersburg in july and their meeting of the brix leaders in august in johannesburg.al romaphosa. the leaders of the african country are involved in the discussion of the settlement of the ukrainian conflict, noted the destructive position of kiev and the west, emphasized moscow has never abandoned the idea of ​​resolving the conflict through diplomacy. well, kiev is methodically destroying the canonical orthodox church, pursuing its political goals about this at an informal meeting of the un security council , the spectrum of russia, vasily nebenzya, said that the west encourages such actions of the zelensky regime. what goals did yevgeny find out? posters at the kiev-pechersk lavra have popov ban uoc, whose power and faith in the medieval principle in the dark ages, in which the kiev regime plunged the country, unleashed a real religious war, arranging persecution of the canonical orthodox church at an informal meeting of the security council , human rights activists, clergymen and representatives of russia told repressions against orthodox punitive bodies. kiev con

welcome to hardtalk from johannesburg. i'm stephen sackur.and it might be about to bite the ruling african national congress. they've been in power here for 29 years, since the apartheid system was overthrown. but right now, south africa is in a big mess, with a protracted energy crisis, shocking levels of unemployment and inequality, and systemic corruption. my guest is the secretary general of the anc, fikile mbalula. is his party about to pay the price of failure? fikile mbalula, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having us, and welcome to luthuli house. it's a great pleasure to be here. how disappointed are you with the state south africa is in today? south africa is undergoing challenges like many other countries. but i think to put us into a category of a failed state, it's an exaggeration. er... ican give... but you think that's a conversation that south africans are having amongst themselves? well, it comes from pockets of the... ..powerful thinkers in the country who project us as displaying characteristics of a failed state, of cour

for example, models for our johannesburg library, the architect david at j. r made of rammed clay the and for candace capitol across a cathedral with beacon like structures has been built with regional materials dispute. and all that was conceived as an event for change to be anomaly is a very intense and important moment for people to come together. and i very much hope the audience is a surprise uh, surprised by the level of so thoughts of kara's beauty of hope. um bishan activism fitness as a stop over for leslie who lives in europe and africa. she also lives in a crowd for part of the year, commuting back and forth between gannon london. both cultures influence her work and her thinking. she doesn't build much yourself, but she's an important source of inspiration. she designed her residence in a crowd 20 years ago. even then, it was the head of its time, made in part with clay bricks. in 2020, she founded the ask for computers institute, where she is the teacher and researcher. as a progressive thinker, leslie has dedicated her life to the next generatio

i'm an architect from johannesburg. south africa. i think the role of architecture is that it is a vest. so for our identities, and it allows us to see ourselves reflected the canon and the curriculum that we went towards was an inherited curriculum. that is the image of architecture in the west. the am alexandro aveena. i'm an architect from seattle to my practice element on you see the see the shortcut to what's the quantity, if you will, given all the bad in the world for doing a building, you still would like to make a building that has taken out the suppressors, the unnecessary, and so we can housing your forest is not a choice. the if a 100 you grew up in a time of dictatorship. and now there's an incredibly exciting, interesting, political moment that's happening in today. can you tell us a little bit about that? it's, it's, it's intense and it's tough. uh, and i think you're referring to the fact that we, are we writing the constitution in that ready? it's, it's, uh, we, we shouldn't take that for granted. i mean this started

a massive problem says also jackie, how about say we meet the old in an up market, a hotel in johannesburg, so much say is well known to have book, which feels to be on the blessing and blessing culture. the most say experience with fluid borders between transactional sets and she's been traveling to this hotel. yeah, i remember that as a young girl, she ran away from the final time and became involved with a very wealthy man, a few months into the relationship. he took the on a private to us with politicians, businessman and the mistresses being trapped in the middle of the ocean. she had no choice but to enjoy being raped multiple times. it can be changed. it's like this. in a heartbeat. if the minister wants to buy you still buy you, regardless of where you dating a degree. so even if you're dating the wall is that in the group, he can change you of of business deals because administered after full traumatizing . yes. i'm not saying managed to escape the garage, so the lesson chief little girl rode to the book, not her experience. a warning that the world of gramma that we see on our ph