menzi is currently rehearsing for an upcoming performance the piano player is menzies former teacher somethin the mechanic is known menzi since primary school and he himself had no formal music training he's mostly self-taught the next day lindsay is off to cape town he's been invited to take part in the competition for professional opera singers and he's feeling optimistic. to be my 1st time visiting the public soon. nobody's been there and so excited about this to the team just took a tough guy it's just like it was important to. have that yet. come a final run through in the dressing room and. then it's the stuff. that's come the oh oh. from the. top of the. huge rounds of applause for menzies but unfortunately it's not enough to secure 1st prize i back in durban it's back to taxi driving for the time. i'm still a father and i need to put bread on the table as well so i have to when i have to when i cannot stop because i haven't but that stable income about this flame but it's good i can see it's going there. menzies determined to advance his career he says luck is still on the si

huge rounds of applause for menzies but unfortunately it's not enough to secure 1st prize. i think in durban it's back to taxi driving for the time. i'm still a father and i. put bread on the table as well so i have to when i have to when dad stop because i haven't got that stable income about this flame but it's cool dad can see it's going there. menzies determines to advances to rear he says luck is still on his side every chance he has is as good as. bordeaux wines from the area in the us saw him your all popular the world over now u.s. president donald trump is threatening to slap high tariffs some french wines and that has local wine growers. at the end of the summer trimming the vines of the excess leaves is one of the last tossed swine makers faith this year could use up here things his blood could turn out fairly well. only see on me lazy man so far the year is gone smoothly. it's only august the wine harvest is in early october so we have a bit of time before we know for sure. 11 year or so and much less predictable is what will happen to sales especially to the un

nato or supplements later or that is for the future i think this is an empty threat all right thomas menzies that former german ambassador to the u.k. ambassador we appreciate you coming in tonight and sharing your valuable insights we will see reading what happens thank you john thank you. well they were local elections in russia with practically no opposition candidates and few voters and yet vladimir putin's united russia party can barely declare a victory the party lost nearly a 3rd of its seeds in moscow city parliament a stagnating economy declining living standards and a fall in vladimir putin's approval ratings they're all seen as the main reasons opposition leader alexina vonnie he called on russians to vote tactically to block candidates from united russia after some opposition candidates were banned from running. even the mascots outside the polling stations don't seem very enthusiastic overall turnout in moscow was only 21 percent city council elections 2 candidates from the governing united russia party and other kremlin friendly parties but many opposition candidates were kept