south africa it feels like summer. half. the singers have come to this university campus outside johannesburg to rehearse the new composition together with the orchestra. germany's national youth orchestra is taking advantage of its summer tour through south africa to rehearse birth of change with see for the 1st time. i. want to my kids. to. the composer once his music to entertain people 1st and foremost but with this piece he also hopes to create a tribute to society's unsung heroes the cleaning ladies the janitors and the bakers . birth of changes to have its world premiere at the beethoven fest in september in the german city of bonn 6. the vocalists are struggling to make themselves heard over the powerful sound of the orchestra. after the rehearsal they're invited to a broadway the south african name for a barbecue. it's a color a tradition that brings people and cultures together. if. various. c.l.r. and just 6 have a lot to talk about music their everyday lives and sees composition. and what happened in that so of all is described by music as a new school it's definitely new school it's new haven for something diffe

in johannesburg south africa at the image festival and i think if i was not mistaken well that was your 1st international flight and her as well yes and then again. low as it was promoting is his game and he had been invited by the organizers ms festival to show this game that had gone viral through social media actually. to the point where it caught the attention of even organizing i remember meeting a law in law you were talking about you know being so amazed by that community in south africa very young infant unity at the time as well and people helping each other sort of wondering about whether something like that could exist that homeless outside on. the refugee camp and they come to the conclusion that you could just make that yourself if you want to. and it was i remember being very impressed about that already you would want to do you mind if i am just going to say that all the festivus call that the lal you go out to the refugee camp in northern uganda maidens at home it's called sam well you know what counting carol is when people say you know. this was this was a phenomenal g

joining us now to discuss food and colonialism from johannesburg south africa it's when she's a chef and food entrepreneur in santa barbara california daniel stone he's the author of the food explorer the true adventures of the globetrotting botanist who transformed what america eats and in doha qatar here jim park enjoyably they are journalists here at al-jazeera english and the hosts of work the system a colon area exploration program so we can't talk about food without having to food in the studio so we're joined by asked special guest apple pie more pilots are welcome everybody is really good to have you this concept ladies joy heroes in all of colonialism and food and making that connection can you explain what that is for us i think you can look at it in a number of different ways but firstly i think you have to think about but impractical on your all of them are going through ways and we have it now how has past colonialist history changed the way we eat food and the way we harvest and the way we distribute. yeah and i think a lot of it has to do also with the relationship tha

questions in los angeles antonio moore is a co-founder of american descendants of slavery in johannesburg south africa hollywood actor. appeared in a new. films including hotel rwanda and half of the yellow sun and here with us on set in washington d.c. heather harris is a professor at stevenson university and author of a new book you know race realities in the obama era welcome everyone so there are 2 parts to this control the c hello i guess part one is the actress and her tweets and in part 2 is her heritage where she from let's let's tackle the tweets because they're controversial screengrab because as most people know if they get into trouble or lying to me it tweets but somebody somewhere has them so let's just have a look at this this is cynthia in a conversation referencing ghetto american accent i have to remember i'm taking it out of context. again another conversation where people are saying well we don't think you represent african-americans and then cynthia says oh darling all of these presumptions it is you please you are the representation for all americans that is incorrect and i give

front pushing across much of that area and it is bringing some heavy rain for parts of south africa as well johannesburg it is going to be a rainy day for you but cooler with a tempter there of about 18 degrees. you know again you're watching al-jazeera live from doha a reminder of our top stories this speaker of the u.s. house of representatives nancy pelosi has asked congress to proceed with articles of impeachment against donald trump say the president's action have left her no choice trump is accused of abusing his power by trying to get ukraine to investigate his political rival joe biden. police have fired tear gas at protesters in paris and known services across france have ground to a halt us tens of thousands of people take on it a nationwide strike demonstrators are angry that president emanuel my call is pressing ahead with plans to overhaul the pension system and at least $58.00 migrants have drowned after their boat sank off the coast of mauritania survivors are being treated in the northern city of new board the boat was reportedly carrying at least $150.00 people from the gambia and was l

degrees in doha a bit of a breeze but the sun in the sky that the more flooding down in south africa just around johannesburg added. and there's more to come. i mean green bacteria in the laboratory. statements and volcanic well. this is really the heart of innovation in this for a while 2 experiments. and. it's how. the climate change the science of capturing. on the science on the back of. the i just have. a reminder of our top stories this hour democrats have 2 articles of impeachment against president donald trump charging him with a beautiful and obstruction of the congressional inquiry accused of withholding aid to ukraine to pressure it into investigating political rivals. the u.s. has barred from entering the sol the diplomat who headed the kingdom's istanbul consulate. was murdered mohamed. has been accused of human rights violations murder at the consulate sparked a global criticism against saudi arabia and the prime minister has received the nobel peace prize for his efforts to foster peace for the country's eritrea but said he was accepting the prestigious award on behalf of ethiopians and ever t

contemporary art scene as an artist in south africa's young democracy road address the country's new possibilities the hopes and the fears of the buildings in johannesburg where his campuses. even today he has a difficult relationship with the white woman's of galleries and even of his studio fortunately ole road needs to make oh it is a great idea and something to draw with. just. for. she is another road oh i took the sign to say you didn't have. a bit of a broad road who joins me in the studio welcome thank you so much as i said you're based here in berlin and you once said lynn gives me the breathing space what have internalised in south africa's just that mean it's still south africa is it your inspiration so the africa will always remain an inspiration for me it's my roots are in south africa but i think of being in berlin allows me that space off the fiction to have that distance away from a very vibrant viddy conflicted jogger fee set the country so i think the distance being in germany being in berlin the specially i think is very helpful for my state of mind ok i would just bowl and inspire you as well but lin has inspired me really interestin

contemporary art scene as an artist in south africa's young democracy road address the country's new possibilities the hopes and the feel of the buildings in johannesburg where his canvases.

contemporary art scene as an artist in south africa's young democracy road to press the country's new possibilities the hopes and the feel the buildings in johannesburg where his canvases.

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pretty warm as well on the touch as of sunday on the high side across into much of south africa we've got 29 in johannesburg 25 end both days of house and scott at thunderstorms at the same way the on tuesday and still plenty of rain in north america aska. they wanted 43000000000 pounds with a weapon that was 6000000000 pounds in term if. there is no anymore because there's always a small cobbles people. really really good business. in essence we in the united states have privatized the ultimate public function your shadow on al-jazeera. this is al jazeera and these are our top stories a prisoner swaps being made in eastern ukraine between government forces and pro russian separatists the 2nd exchange in 3 months of around 150 prisoners is being seen as a step towards ending 5 years of fighting. the yemeni government is bloody hooty rebels for a missile attack on a military graduation parade which killed at least 7 people there's been no claim of responsibility for the strike in the town of dolly in southern yemen india's opposition congress party is describing the new citizenship law as an attack on the in

until recently south africa produced 40 percent of the world's gold much of it came from johannesburg and turned the city into the country's economic engine room but it came at a cost old abandoned bines now pose a health threat. ishmael lives near such an abandoned mine dump he can breathe without extra oxygen. because it is sickness or right emphysema i don't know. what to call this as mine. so you. do get more effective. in the. room. because. i find it hard to believe my new ways to expose the surrounding communities to radioactive uranium a byproduct of gold mining nearby residents breathe in the dust blown in from the dumps so people really know it's going to get into the body and. it's both committed to security and. gold extraction is a toxic process if tailings are not properly sealed a chemical process is set off radioactive water seeps into the groundwater so-called acid buying drainage you need to for instance. water you'd be exposed to these metals and those medals at any. level with. the long term exposure and lack of protective measures has local activists outraged list

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front pushing across much of that area and it is bringing some heavy rain for parts of south africa as well johannesburg it is going to be a rainy day for you bakula with a temper there of about 18 degrees. for an ancient emperors to communist leaders. age old philosophies and the rule of law down remain central to the world's oldest living civilization. in the 1st of a 2 part series the big picture charts how a history spanning by 1000 years shaped china's world in the industrialized world. the china complex part one on al-jazeera. out planet is warming as a napa before with profound consequences for all. but the world's leading scientists say there is still time to pack. the facts and the science behind the issues affecting our planet. and brings people across the globe a doing to turn the crisis around. on al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching the news hour on al-jazeera with me for a reminder of our top stories the speaker of the house of representatives nancy pelosi has asked congress to proceed with articles of impeachment against president donald trump saying his auctions have left her no choi

meet a young entrepreneur from south africa doing exactly that his aim is to revolutionize the country's overstretched housing situation in the townships of johannesburg where he grew up poverty is a big problem coupled with an acute shortage of places for people to live. i the township of soweto lies just south of johannesburg formerly a home to miners the region now has around 4000000 residents no one knows the exact number. most live in corrugated sheet metal shacks and that's just what young entrepreneur london wants to change he wants to have lots of brick houses built 50000 homes in needed in the johannesburg metropolitan area. so most of them prefer to leave because it's cheaper to live there when you're ready. to move forward. so this creates an opportunity for us to actually create. order. many south africans could never afford to buy a home of their own so they rent shacks in other people's backyards all crammed together side by side. is a self-taught brick layer while building it out building in the backyard of his parents' home he got an idea to replace corrugated metal shacks with brick houses his customers other people who own the land t

front pushing across much of that area and it is bringing some heavy rain for parts of south africa as well johannesburg it is going to be a rainy day for you but cooler with a tempter there of about 18 degrees. the story of long family and freedom going on my living here so you rant we heard the sounds of large. and the hardships faced in captivity they came for me at midnight they told me to leave my son i said how can i. know so much pain in the eyes of the other female prisoners. and the uprising coming soon on al-jazeera. from ancient emperors to communist leaders. age old philosophies and the rule of order remain central to the world's oldest living civilization. in the 1st of a 2 part series the big picture charts how a history spanning vive 1000 years shaped china's will in the industrialized world . the china complex part one on al-jazeera. and watching al-jazeera live from doha a reminder of our top stories the speaker of the house of representatives in the u.s. nancy pelosi has asked congress to proceed with author goals of impeachment against donald from saying the president's actions have l

across into much of south africa we've got 29 in johannesburg 25 in been both days of house and scott at thunderstorms at the same we on tuesday and still plenty of rain in north america aska. in a world where journalism as an industry is changing. fortunate to be able to continue to expand to continue to have that passenger drive and present the story in a way that is important to our. everyone has a story worth hearing to. cover those that are often ignored we don't weigh our coverage towards one particular region or continent. joined. what was the last thing the president said to you about impeachment when you last spoke to him for our multicultural society it's not about you. really damning allegations that were all years ago how worried are you that the conditions are still ripe for another i think they are right join me man of the house and as i put it up from questions to my special guests and challenge them to some straight talking political debate here on al-jazeera a city defined by military occupation there's never been an arab state here at the capitol of jerusalem everyon

pretty warm as well on the touch as of sunday on the high side across into much of south africa we've got 29 in johannesburg 25 end both days of house and scott at thunderstorms at the same way the on tuesday and still plenty of rain in north america aska. they wanted 3000000000 pounds with a weapon that was 6000000000 pounds in. there is no fun anymore because there's always a small cobbles. really really good business. in assonance we in the united states have privatized the ultimate public function more shadow on al-jazeera. in a world where journalism as an industry is changing we have al-jazeera are fortunate to be able to continue to expand to continue to have that passenger drive and present the stories in a way that is important to our viewers. everyone has a story worth hearing. and cover those that are often ignored we don't weigh our coverage towards one particular region or continent that's why i joined al-jazeera . you're watching al-jazeera here's a reminder of our top stories this hour there's been a prisoner swap in eastern ukraine between government forces and progress the separatists was s

south africa. his father ged, who is 64, was taken ill yesterday and is in a critical condition in a johannesburg hospitalthe four test series starts on boxing day. i just want to throw all our support behind him and his family and just stress the importance of respecting their privacy at this time. but it is really sad news. we are all there for him. you have no idea if he is going to be able to play not on boxing day? no, i don't and it would be wrong to go into that now. it is important that he is there for his family, that comes first. and we will have to wait and see, but most importantly we are all there for ben and the rest of his family. he has been unable to practice here today. he stayed at his bedside to wait foran today. he stayed at his bedside to wait for an improvement in his condition but at the moment it remains serious and the england team have their fingers crossed and offering their support. but clearly if he is not able to play on boxing day that has serious ramifications the england team as well. already hit by a bug that has cut a swathe through the bowling attack. if ben stokes is

times pushing through both wanna and also into more eastern areas of south africa over the next couple of days so cool in johannesburg at just 19. sponsored by chance on in. on this last time you out on the streets protesting whether on line you feel the weight of the system you walk through each and every level or layer further further into the jail or if you join us on saying the entry has to start from day one whether again you're in detention or you're incarcerated this is a dialogue everyone has a voice so for there to stay 6 o'clock our coverage will be varying accounts but i want to give people the reason for joining the global conversation on out is iraq. this is al jazeera reminder over top stories this hour legal experts invited by u.s. democrats testified that president don't want trump has committed impeachable offenses but a 4th scholar calls by the republican said there's no evidence of a clear criminal act. the nato summit sas ends its what some agreements on threats from russia and china but as. overshadowed by personal rise between leaders and between bitter divisions on several major issues. and uni

times pushing through both wanna and also into more eastern areas of south africa over the next couple of days so cool in johannesburg at just 19. capturing a moment in time. snapshots of other lives. of the stories. provided tips into someone else's work out. do they for. inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. witness on al-jazeera. this is al-jazeera or mind of the top stories this hour legal experts invited by u.s. democrats have testified that president donald trump has committed impeachable offenses but a 4th scholar called by the republican says there's no evidence of a clear criminal act. the nato summit says ended with some agreements on threats from russia and china but has been overshadowed by personal rise between leaders meeting highlighted bitter divisions on major issues. and some more is rolling out a massive vaccination program to stem its fast growing measles crisis 62 people have died from the disease with more than a 150 new cases every day. the head of a japanese medical aid group has been killed in an attack in afghanistan said soon the komodo was shot dead along with 5 members of h

feeling pretty warm as well on the 10 which is a sunny high side across into much of south africa we've got 29 in johannesburg 25 been both days of house and scott at thunderstorms at the same way the on tuesday and still plenty of rain in north america aska. capturing a moment in time. snapshots of all the lives. of the stories. providing the clips into someone else's what. they. do day or. inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. witness on al-jazeera. news is happening faster than ever before from different places from different people and you need to be passive backs you need to be able to reach people wherever they are and that means being across all social media platforms this is where i will be in slides as well as in front of a t.v. there on the smartphone there on the tablet there on the computer. and that's the way al-jazeera is a fall into the true media network. you're watching al-jazeera here's a reminder of our top stories this hour u.s. airstrikes in western iraq have killed several militia fighters 3 locations were hit in iraq including al qaida on the border with syria the strike