is purely about the jailing of the former presidentjacob zuma or was president jacob zuma or was thatgger that the match that struck the tinderbox of discontent for all sorts of other reasons? it discontent for all sorts of other reasons?— discontent for all sorts of other reasons? it is sort of la ered other reasons? it is sort of layered so _ other reasons? it is sort of layered so initially - other reasons? it is sort of layered so initially you - other reasons? it is sort of| layered so initially you have the jailing of the former presidentjacob zuma. i was there 45 minutes before midnight and there 45 minutes before midnightand he there 45 minutes before midnight and he was taken to the centre. a few hours later, the centre. a few hours later, the next morning, we then started having sporadic gatherings under the hashtag free jacob zuma valley. it has not gained much momentum but we started losing mandate on the agenda and a focus on the mandate and essentially started spreading out to becoming looting. we live in a country where protesting is quite common and it is quite common

the former presidentjacob zuma former president jacob zuma finally former presidentjacob zuma finallyid being taken by force. by the prison authorities who were told that they have until midnight if the former president does not hand himself over. ~ . . , over. what has led him here. how has _ over. what has led him here. how has he _ over. what has led him here. how has he got _ over. what has led him here. how has he got to _ over. what has led him here. how has he got to this - over. what has led him here. | how has he got to this point? well, the reason why the former president is in prison is not because he was convicted for a specific crime but it is because he ignored a court order that required him to give testimony at a corruption enquiry which he set up himself when he was still president a few years ago. there have been widespread allegations that the former president was involved in corruption and these are allegations that he has denied. the accusation here is that he was given a business deals to his friends and close associates. some of whom have actually given testimon

initially you have obviously the jailing of former presidentjacob zuma.a. i was there just 45 minutes before impact. a few hours later, the next morning, he then started having sporadic gatherings and hashtag three jacob zuma. while it didn't gain much momentum, what started happening was they started to lose the mandate of the agenda and the focus on the mandate. they started spreading out. we live in a country where protesting is quite common. but not at this level. now we are seeing things such as looting, burning of property, dismantling of infrastructure and even loss of life. but! dismantling of infrastructure and even loss of life. and what has been _ and even loss of life. and what has been said _ and even loss of life. and what has been said from _ and even loss of life. and what has been said from the - and even loss of life. and what has been said from the zuma l has been said from the zuma camp on this? are they encouraging it or trying to get people to come down? are we hearing anything? it’s hearing anything? it's interesting. _ hearing anyt

supporters of former presidentjacob zuma former president jacob zuma erupted former presidentjacob zuma jail sentence. —— lorries. police have been deployed to kwa zulu natal to maintain control and 28 people have been arrested. the application _ have been arrested. the application includes... i have been arrested. the | application includes... on friday the _ application includes... on friday the high court dismissed jacob zuma's attempt to have his arrest overcome. jacob zuma's imprisonment has laid bare deep divisions in the anc and the former president has a large support base in his former province. it has been the most potent internal force opposing the current president. jacob zuma will probably be released from the escort correctional centre after serving four months of his 15 month term for contempt of court. that will not be an end to the controversy. the former president's actual corruption trial is yet to get under way. this is bbc news — our main headlines. the widow of haiti's president, jovenel moise, has made herfirst public remarks since he was assassinated. more than 3

number of troops deployed in response to widespread violence sparked by the jailing of former presidentjacob zumasituation in south africa. i've been speaking to steve bhengu — a journalist with east coast radio who's been on the ground in kwazulu—natal during the disturbances. 0bviously, recently, as you are aware, we have seen not only property being burnt to the ground and looted but, even being on the ground, i have also witnessed various elements such as violence and racial profiling, so we have seen the army being deployed, as well. there isn't much visibility, unfortunately, as far as the army is concerned, but we are hoping that somehow we will see things starting to slow down and law and order essentially prevailing. what do you think is motivating the violence, in your assessment? is it purely about the jailing of the former president jacob zuma, or was that simply the short—term trigger, the match that struck the tinderbox of discontent for all sorts of other reasons? it is sort of layered. so initially you had obviously the jailing of the former president jacob zuma. i was there — jus

discounts was initially sparked by the arrest of the former anc presidentjacob zuma for president jacobob zuma for failing to appear before a corruption commission. now, a dire warning from his son. we are one massacre away, just one massacre from a complete, complete spiralling out of control of the situation. his preposed — control of the situation. his proposed solution is to deal with two issues he says are to blame. , ,., ., blame. the imprisonment of jacob zuma _ blame. the imprisonment of jacob zuma number - blame. the imprisonment of jacob zuma number one, - blame. the imprisonment of- jacob zuma number one, number two the lockdown, my belief is they are causing this issue. whatever the cause, it's as if a pandora's box into the anc�*s led problems is now open and set alight. led problems is now open and set alight-— set alight. when you have millions — set alight. when you have millions of _ set alight. when you have millions of young - set alight. when you have millions of young people i set alight. when you have . millions of young people with lots of energy and no sense of v

shocking footage on social media shows open warfare amongst citizens in former presidentjacob zuma'sd. ok, let's go! pitting south african against south african. looters against armed locals. where isjohn with the shotgun? local militia are stepping in as elsewhere the police are simply overwhelmed. it is perhaps no surprise the army has been called in, but that brings its own challenges. if they start shooting, there will be war and that is what we don't want here in south africa. the fire department — vehicles are being escorted by the metro police. in affected areas, public transport is suspended with some roads now off limits. how volatile the situation is. that has led to this statement from south africa's biggest oil refinery, which supplies a third of the country's petrol. due to the civil unrest, they are left with no option but to complete shutdown. the jobs that are being lost at the moment are going to exacerbate the situation, and we don't need this. it's perhaps ironic that the jailing of this man, former presidentjacob zuma as part of the government's efforts to call ou

incorporation of former presidentjacob zuma spread president jacob zuma spread across presidentjacobople and causing millions of dollars in damage. the president says the instigators had been identified and are under surveillance but they have not been named. he also announced the introduction of social relief measures which some fear it may prove to be inadequate. some fear it may prove to be inadequate-— inadequate. the domestic environment _ inadequate. the domestic environment is _ inadequate. the domestic environment is the - inadequate. the domestic environment is the issue | inadequate. the domestic- environment is the issue here, the poverty levels, unemployment and inequality. the youth unemployment stands close to 50%, that is one in two people unemployed so that the grinding poverty has affected people long before the situation was worsened by a coronavirus and the continuing lockdown, it's a big part of what we have seen.- what we have seen. cyril ramaphosa _ what we have seen. cyril ramaphosa says - what we have seen. cyril ramaphosa says the - what we have seen. cyril r

the former presidentjacob zuma finally handing himself over to prison authorities to avoid being takenn authorities who were told that they have until midnight if the former president does not hand himself over. what has led him here. how has he got to this point? well, the reason why the former president is in prison is not because he was convicted for a specific crime but it is because he ignored a court order that required him to give testimony at a corruption inquiry which he set up himself when he was still president a few years ago. there have been widespread allegations that the former president was involved in corruption and these are allegations that he has denied. the accusation here is that he was giving lucrative business deals to his friends and close associates. some of whom have actually given testimony at this corruption enquiry which the former president has said he will not do. so as a result the constitutional court of south africa was then asked to make a ruling about what to do with the former president because he was just not playing ball and the constitutional co

south africa's former presidentjacob zuma says he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start ah jail sentence. he also said that he was not scared of going to jail, he has been there before, but this time around he refuses to go because he believes that it was an injustice to be sentenced to an injustice to be sentenced to a prison term without having gone to trial. just try counting this lot before you go to sleep. and mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep on the move, goes viral. in miami the demolition of a tower block, which partially collapsed more than a week ago, has been brought forward due to safety fears about storm elsa. 2a people have been confirmed dead so far and search and rescue efforts for 121 people missing have been suspended. daniella levine cava is the mayor of miami—dade county. as i have said before we will move forward with the demolition as soon as it is safe to do so between 10pm and 3am tonight. bringing the building down in a controlled manner is critical to expanding our scope of search as, you know, in the pile and allowing us to search in the area cl

, amidst looting, protest and confrontations following the jailing of south africa's former presidentjacob zumaos ghosn's great escape — the former boss of nissan recounts to the bbc his extraordinary flight from house arrest injapan, hidden in a box like this. the 30 minutes waiting in the box in the plane, waiting for the plane to take off, were probably the longest period of waiting i have experienced in my life. and this year's emmy nominations are out with the crown and the mandalorian tying for top position with 2a nods each. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has accused republican—controlled states of mounting a dangerous attack on free and fair elections by restricting voting rights. the republicans have introduced a number of changes following donald trump's claim that voter fraud cost him the 2020 election. speaking in philadelphia, the birthplace of american democracy, mr biden called those republican—led efforts un—american. to date, 17 states have brought in a variety of new measures, such as changing voting hours. but president biden po

south africa's former presidentjacob zuma says he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start amonth jail sentence. he also said that he was not scared of going to jail, he has been there before, but this time around he refuses to go because he believes that it was an injustice to be sentenced to an injustice to be sentenced to a prison term without having gone to trial. and try counting this lot before you go to sleep. and mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep on the move, goes viral, we'll have more on that. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. in miami the demolition of a tower block, which partially collapsed more than a week ago, has been brought forward due to safety fears about storm elsa. 2a people have been confirmed dead. it is hoped that the demolition will allow for the search area to be expanded. a skyline changed in a matter of seconds, but unlike the time it took to demolish the remnants of this tower block, the horror that preceded will not soon be forgotten. the 12 story apartment publics and subside florida partially collapsed on june 24. emergen

supporters of former presidentjacob zuma former president jacob zuma erupted former presidentjacob zumawazulu—natal province to maintain control. 28 people have so far been arrested. the application _ have so far been arrested. the application is _ have so far been arrested. tue: application is dismissed have so far been arrested. tte: application is dismissed and costs to include those occasioned by the appointment of senior counsel. fin occasioned by the appointment of senior counsel.— of senior counsel. on friday the high _ of senior counsel. on friday the high court— of senior counsel. on friday the high court dismissed i of senior counsel. on friday - the high court dismissed zuma's application to have his arrest overturned in a sidebar to a case that has been seen as a test of postapartheid south africa's rule of law. mr zuma's imprisonment has laid bare deep divisions in the governing african national congress. the former president still has a large support base in his home province. the zuma faction of the anc has been the most potent internal force opposing president cyril ramap

africa, where 45 people have died in violence that's escalated since the jailing of the former presidentjacob zumaast week. that includes 10 people dying in a stampede in soweto — nearjohannesburg. this is happening in kwazulu—natal — zuma's home provincce — and gauteng which includesjohannesburg. there's been looting, arson and assaults. this is outside a hyper—market in durban in kawzulu—natal. hundreds of people appear to be on a looting spree. then this is inside. shelves are being emptied. there's rubbish everywhere. and people are taking whatever they can — mattresses, fridges, televisions. this is also in durban. and to respond to the escalaion — the military was now been deployed to help police. private security's also involved. this was the scene overnight injohannesburg's city centre ambulances, bloodbanks and covid—i9 vacciation centres were all attacked during the evening and overnight. and the unrest continued into tuesday. almost 800 people have been arrested so far. we've had a number of government responses. south africa's defence minister has admitted the situation appears to have

, amidst looting, protest and confrontations following the jailing of south africa's former presidentjacob zumastralia ranks last for climate action among un member countries — we'll find out why. president biden has accused republican—controlled states of mounting a dangerous attack on free and fair elections by restricting voting rights. the republicans have introduced a number of changes following donald trump's claim that voter fraud cost him the 2020 election. speaking in philadelphia, the birthplace of american democracy, mr biden called those republican—led efforts un—american. to date, 17 states have brought in a variety of new measures, such as changing voting hours. but president biden pointed out, there had been no evidence of widespread fraud. there's an unfolding assault taking place in america today — an attempt to suppress and subvert the right to vote in fair and free elections. an assault on democracy. an assault on liberty. an assault on who we are. who we are as americans. for, make no mistake — bullies and merchants of fear, peddlers of lies, are threatening the very foundat

the violence comes after former presidentjacob zuma turned himself in, accused of contempt of court. to describe it, which is actually the way my friend described it, is that moment when you open the oven and that gust of heat hits you in the face. and to the victors go the spoils. italy's football team returns home to a hero's welcome

we have to mention former presidentjacob zuma at this point. past been one of the most important operators within the anc intelligence operations. he has, thanks, of course, also to his role as president, very strong connections throughout the security and intelligence services in south africa. of course, he's now languishing in prison, and many see his imprisonment as the spark that lit the fires in south africa last week. what do you believe is zuma's connection, if any, to what we have just seen? south africa has got 60 million people, and just to make it clear to everybody who doesn't know where this thing happened, it happened in parts of kwazulu—natal, durban metro and a few outer skirts out of kwazulu—natal. and then, in gauteng, it happened in and around soweto and alexandra, and then the rest of the country was not involved in this. of course, we cannot deny the fact that there was such an undermining and say that it wasn't a small scale. it was for the first time we came across such a level of anarchy. zuma's name, a former president,

number of troops deployed in response to widespread violence sparked by the jailing of former presidentjacob zuma. the zulu king said six days of unrest had brought shame on the entire country. more than 70 people have been killed. the pop singer britney spears has secured the right to choose her own lawyer — as she tries to end the 13—year—long conservatorship that controls her personal and business affairs. the approval comes three weeks after the singer made an emotional address in which she called the existing arrangement abusive. the spanish islands of ibiza, majorca and menorca will be moved to the british government's amber travel list — which means that people who are currently there on holiday, and haven't yet been fully vaccinated, will have to self—isolate when they return. now on bbc news — hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. measured by the number of murders, mexico is the most dangerous country in the world to be a journalist. eight were killed last year, and countless more suffered threats, intimidation and violence. my guest, one of mexico's most prominentjournalist

it is perhaps ironic that the jailing of this man, former presidentjacob zuma, as part of the government'stion to clean up south africa �*s economy and make it attractive to foreign investors is now triggering further economic damage, not to mention loss of but why? tweets like these from presidents ooma's daughter suggest a political motivation, and hint at a deep split within the amc party, of which she is a member. —— zuma. they have accused the government of propping up the interest of minority white and a lead, and there is also the founding of anger, and to some extent encouraging unrest with some of the comments she has made. there is also the opposition politician who has threatened to mobilise supporters, following the deployment of an army in a local area. one question now is whether political grievances can be put aside while south africa is on fire. the man tasked with putting out the flames is president cyril ramaphosa who insists that no political cause can justify this violence, as he must now regain control of his pandemic and poverty had country. mark lobel, bbc news. a pl

outside source. 45 people have died in south africa in unrest triggered by the jailing of former presidentjacob zumae situation has �*got out of hand'. we cannot allow anyone to make a mockery of our democratic state. and we have been instructed law enforcement agencies to double their efforts. south africa's military has been deployed to help overstretched police, over 800 people have been arrested so far. in the us, presidentjoe biden is giving his first major speech on voting rights in philadelphia shortly.

number of troops deployed in response to widespread violence sparked by the jailing of former presidentjacob zuma. the government has said the unrest had brought shame on the entire country. the pop singer britney spears has secured the right to choose her own lawyer, as she tries to end the conservatorship that controls her personal and business affairs. the approval comes three weeks after the singer made an emotional address in which she called the existing arrangement "abusive". now on bbc news, click looks at the tech trying to recreate the hajj experience for those unable to attend due to the pandemic. this week — the hajj through digital art. 3d glasses and 3d houses. and how about a glass of wine made with al? hey, welcome to click! hope you've had a good week. lara, how are you doing? i'm good — just trying to plan for another summer of the unknown! yep! another one of those is on its way, isn't it? summer is gonna be different for everyone once again this year, and that includes the many muslims who would normally be about to undertake hajj. hajj is the pilgrimage that's made by around

former south african presidentjacob zuma has said he won't turn himself into the south african authoritiesing to attend a corruption enquiry while he was president. hundreds of zuma's supporters have formed what they are calling a human shield outside his house to try to prevent his arrest. they're demanding that his successor, president cyril ramaphosa, step down. mr zuma was ordered to present himself to a judge by today after he was given a 15 month sentence for contempt of court. he's been allowed a short reprieve while the constitutional court hears his application to have the judgment rescinded. jacob zuma has been speaking in the last few hours and claims he is not asking for sympathy, butjustice. the fact that i was lambasted with a punitive jail sentence without trial is something which should induce a sense of shock. the headlines on bbc news... all covid rules in england could go if lockdown restrictions are eased as planned later this month — including the use of face coverings. south africa's former president jacob zuma days he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start

deployed in response to widespread violence sparked by the jailing of former presidentjacob zuma. the government has said the unrest had brought shame on the entire country. more than 70 people have been killed. the pop singer britney spears has secured the right to choose her own lawyer, as she tries to end the conservatorship that controls her business affairs. the approval comes three weeks after the singer made an emotional address in which she called the existing arrangement abusive. the former us president george w bush has criticised the withdrawal of nato troops from afghanistan, calling the decision "unbelievably bad" before warning that, in his opinion, civilians were being left to be "slaughtered" by the taliban. president biden insisted soldiers will pull out by september 11th. now on bbc news, the highlights of wednesday in parliament, presented by david cornock. hello again, and welcome to wednesday in parliament. the prime minister promises to crack down on racism in football. if you are guilty, mr speaker, of racist abuse online of footballers, then you will not be

number of troops deployed in response to widespread violence sparked by the jailing of former presidentjacob zumae government has said the unrest had brought shame on the entire country the pop singer britney spears has secured the right to choose her own lawyer, as she tries to end the conservatorship that controls her business affairs. the approval comes three weeks after the singer made an emotional address in which she called the existing arrangement �*abusive.’ now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. measured by the number of murders, mexico is the most dangerous country in the world to be a journalist. eight were killed last year, and countless more suffered threats, intimidation and violence. my guest, one of mexico's most prominentjournalists, lydia cacho, is, after decades of assault, death threats and at least one assassination attempt, currently in exile for her own safety. her particularfocus is the violence done to women in mexico and the failure of those in power to make good on promises of protection. so, can encourage overcome injustice? l

, amidst looting, protest and confrontations following the jailing of south africa's former presidentjacob zumaox like this. the 30 minutes waiting in the box in the plane,

ramaphosa has called for calm following violent protests linked to the imprisonment of the former presidentjacob zumaand shops looted overnight in kwa zulu natal province. gail maclellan reports. lorries burn on the major highway linking johannesburg with the coast. supporters of former president jacob zuma erupted into protest as he began a 15 month jail sentence. police have been deployed to kwa zulu natal to maintain control and 28 people have been arrested. the application includes... on friday the high court dismissed jacob zuma's attempt to have his arrest overturned. jacob zuma's imprisonment has laid bare deep divisions in the anc, and the former president has a large support base in his former province. it has been the most potent internal force opposing the current president. jacob zuma will probably be released from the escort correctional centre after serving four months of his 15 month term for contempt of court. that will not be an end to the controversy. the former president's actual corruption trial is yet to get under way. let s get some of the day's other news. on the sixtieth anniv

troops are deployed to tackle the violence and looting sparked by the jailing of the former presidentjacob zumaituation unfolding in afghanistan is a humanitarian catastrophe. there's been sharp, spike in violence across the country between the taliban and afghan government forces, that's followed the withdrawal of foreign forces from the country. the bbc travelled to the strategically important kunduz province, in northern afghanistan. all of it, except the provincial capital, also called kunduz, has fallen to the taliban. the un says 35,000 freshly displaced people have arrived in kunduz city injust over a month. yogita limaye reports from there — with the production team of sanjay ganguly and mafouz zubaide. decades of suffering that's now become even more brutal. in kunduz city, besieged by the taliban, tens of thousands of afghans who have fled a surge in violence. running from bullets and bombs. caught between insurgents and government forces. scared, hungry and homeless .. in 45—degree heat. people rushed to us .. to tell us their stories. it's nearly impossible to count how many they ha

it has been an eventful day with the spotlight firmly on south africa's former presidentjacob zuma.eets and also gathered at his home saying that they were forming a human shield to prevent him from getting arrested. but earlier in the day, there were some confrontations betweenjacob zuma's supporters and police who were trying to prevent supporters from going to his house together because that gathering was illegal and the level four regulations here in south africa aimed at curbing covid—19 infections. but later on mr zuma addressed his supporters and said that it would have been a massive confrontation if police had dared to arrest him. he also said that he was not scared of going to jail, he has been there before. this time around he refuses to go because he believes it was an injustice to be sentenced to a prison term without having gone to trial. so as things stand, mr zuma is not going to hand himself over to authorities because his lawyers have asked the constitutional court to rescind the judgement that they made to say that mr zuma needs to go to jail for 15 months. so as

number of troops deployed in response to widespread violence sparked by the jailing of former presidentjacob zuma killed. the pop singer britney spears has secured the right to choose her own lawyer — as she tries to end the 13—year—long conservatorship that controls her personal and business affairs. the approval comes three weeks after the singer made an emotional address in which she called the existing arrangement abusive. the spanish islands of ibiza, majorca and menorca will be moved to the british government's amber travel list — which means that people who are currently there on holiday, and haven't yet been fully vaccinated, will have to self—isolate when they return. now on bbc news — hardtalk.

to have died in south africa in violent unrest and looting sparked by the jailing of former presidentjacob zumathousands of young women shared stories of being sexually assaulted by boys they knew at school. for some the testimonies were shocking, but for many the scale of the problems came as no surprise. shaimaa khalil spent the day with a group of students at a school in brisbane — and a warning — shaimaa's report contains sensitive content with sexual references. they said it was aimed towards 16—year—olds, but then didn't even use the word sexual consent. i think it was a bit embarrassing. sexual consent may not be the easiest subject for a school podcast. but at brisbane girls grammar, it's got students talking. they've been inspired by a petition demanding that children are taught more about it. i was not clear before this campaign what the term sexual harassment, sexual consent meant, and to be honest, i'm not too clear now what that means. schools have a responsibility to more explicitly teach these issues from younger ages. we need to know about them and there's no point covering| up

south africa has deployed soldiers to tackle unrest — triggered by the jailing of former presidentjacob zumafire today as mr zuma challenged his sentence at a hearing in court. the boss of the search engine google says the model of a free and open internet is under attack. sundar pichai says many countries are restricting the flow of information and the western model, free from political censorship, is often taken for granted. google is under huge pressure from regulators around the world for its approach to privacy, data — and tax. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, reports from silicon valley in california. for the past two decades, one californian company, more than any other, has designed and built the internet with a dominance in digital advertising. now google isjourneying into the unknown with two big bets... unimaginably powerful quantum computers and, above all, artificial intelligence. i viewed it as the most profound technology that humanity will ever, you know, develop and work on, and we have to make sure we do it in a way that we can harness it to society's benefit. sundar pichai is

the violence comes after former presidentjacob zuma turned himself in, accused of contempt of court.ildfires are raging across the western us, as the latest heatwave dries out forests, and millions struggle with soaring temperatures. the best way to describe it, which is actually the way my friend described it, is that moment when you open the oven and that gust of heat hits you in the face. and to the victors go the spoils. italy's football team returns home to a hero's welcome after a dramatic win over england in the european championship. hello and welcome. i'm shaun ley. the cuban opposition says that dozens of activists have been arrested since sunday, when thousands of people joined the biggest protests in decades against the island's communist government. many were detained at the demonstrations, which called for democracy and criticised the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. cuba's president has blamed the united states for the unrest and said its embargo of cuba was aimed at encouraging dissent and social unrest. our north america editor jon sopel has more. libertad! "lib

south africa �*s former presidentjacob zuma has handed himself into so a 15— month term for contemptf energy, and it has committed to producing a0 per cent of its electricity from non—fossil fuel sources by the end of this decade. investment has been pouring into the country's renewables sector. but financing the shift away from coal and oil is not without its challenges, as nikhil inamdar reports. this man recently installed a rooftop solar plant on his terrace. this is a town. translation: i terrace. this is a town. tuna/mom- terrace. this is a town. translation: ., ,, , translation: i got a subsidy from the government - translation: i got a subsidy from the government for i translation: i got a subsidy from the government for this. j translation: | got a subsidyl from the government for this. i am saving money on my electricity bills. thousands of these solar installations across india's countryside now plugged into an ambitious national plan to move away from electricity powered by fossil fuels. behind these plans, some of india's biggest companies such as the oil and gas major r

to have died in south africa in violent unrest and looting sparked by the jailing of former presidentjacob zuma—controlled states of mounting a dangerous attack on voting rights following donald trump's defeat in the 2020 election. let's now turn to the us, where inflation has hit its highest level since 2008. prices rose by 5.4% injune, driven higher by the cost of used cars and food increasing. the jump has sparked fears that prices are increasing too quickly, which could prompt the us central bank to push up interest rates or pull back on pandemic support earlier than expected. joining me now is swetha ramachandran, who's a investment manager at gam investments. nice to see you again. this is the news that financial markets did not want to hear but actually looking at the reaction, it has been quite muted? . , reaction, it has been quite muted? ., , . ., muted? that is correct and even thou:h muted? that is correct and even though we _ muted? that is correct and even though we saw— muted? that is correct and even though we saw pretty _ muted? that is correct and even though we saw pretty rec

unrest has centred on kwazulu—natal, where ex—presidentjacob zuma is injail and in the economic capitaljohannesburgna iyengar has this report. a shopping mall in durban looted as violence breaks out in kwazulu—natal, the home province of former president jacob zuma. people take what they can. police say looters are taking advantage of the violence following zuma's arrest which prompted the current president to make a televised response. let current president to make a televised response.- current president to make a televised response. let us be clear. televised response. let us be clear- as _ televised response. let us be clear- as a — televised response. let us be clear. as a nation _ televised response. let us be clear. as a nation that - televised response. let us be clear. as a nation that we - televised response. let us bej clear. as a nation that we will not tolerate any acts of criminality. we will not tolerate any acts of violence. here injohannesburg, police here in johannesburg, police fire here injohannesburg, police fire rubber bullets are protesters, zuma's arrest has driven a wedge t

people have been arrested across south africa, as protests against the jailing of the former presidentjacob zumaout after the former leader handed himself in to begin a 15—month sentence for defying orders to co—operate with a corruption inquiry. there have been reports of looting nearjohannesburg and here in durban. pope francis has appeared in public for the first time since undergoing intestinal surgery a week ago. a crowd gathered outside rome's gemelli hospital to see the pontiff step out onto a balcony. the vatican says his recovery is on track, but added he is not yet well enough to return home. australia has announced its first coronavirus—related death this year amid rising infections of the delta variant in its most populous state new south wales. a woman in her 90s has died, hours after testing positive for covid—19. authorities have announced 77 new cases. sydney is now in its third week of lockdown. parts of the us are braced for more record—breaking temperatures, having already endured the hottest june on record. forecasters are warning that some places including california and nev

the riots last week, sparked by the jailing of former presidentjacob zuma, saw looting and destructionse caricature of the prophet muhammad outraged many muslims worldwide, has died at the age of 86. he became known around the world for his controversial depiction of the prophet reprinted in the charlie hebdo newspaper. he was the target of an assassination attempt, and had to live the rest of his life under police protection at a secret address. thai police have used force to break up crowds calling for the resignation of prime minister prayut chan—o—cha — who came to power in an army coup seven years ago. concerns of protesters have now widened to include the government's handling of the pandemic. courtney bembridge reports. anger on the streets of bangkok was met with water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas. the protesters were flouting a nationwide man on public gatherings. thailand has also extended to stay—at—home orders and a nighttime curfew to three normal provinces because of coronavirus. —— three more provinces. coronavirus. -- three more provinces-_ provinces. translatio

south africa's former presidentjacob zuma says he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start

ramaphosa has called for calm following violent protests linked to the imprisonment of the former presidentjacob zuma. gail maclellan reports. lorries burn on the major highway linking johannesburg with the coast. supporters of former president jacob zuma erupted into protest as he began a 15—month jail sentence. police have been deployed to kwazulu—natal province to maintain control. 28 people have so far been arrested. the application is dismissed with costs to include those occasioned by the employment of senior counsel. on friday, the pietermaritzburg high court dismissed zuma's application to have his arrest overturned in a sidebar to a case that has been seen as a test of post—apartheid south africa's rule of law. sings. mr zuma's imprisonment has laid bare deep divisions in the governing african national congress. the former president still has a large support base in his home province. the zuma faction of the anc has been the most potent internal force opposing president ramaphosa. mr zuma will probably be released from the estcort correctional centre after serving four months of his 15—month

south africa's former presidentjacob zuma says he'll defy a court order to hand himself in to start aking to other countries to unload its surplus of pfizer biontech covid—19 vaccines. about a million doses are due to expire by the end of the month. a plan to transfer them to the occupied west bank fell through last month and a deal to swap them with the uk is not going ahead. mark lobel reports. israel set the pace on vaccinations last december. it secured early deliveries of the pfizer vaccine, agreeing to share its medical data along the way. but recently about1 million excessive doses have built up after a slower youth drive. so who else could they go to? so far around 30% of eligible palestinians in the occupied west bank and gaza have received at least one vaccine dose but last month the palestinian authority cancelled a deal to receive them, saying they were too close to the expiry date, thought to bejuly 31. in the past few days, the uk has also turned down a deal to swap them for doses manufactured later on. there is a humanitarian _ manufactured later on. there is a humanita

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ramaphosa has called for calm following violent protests linked to the imprisonment of the former presidentjacob zumaand shops were looted overnight in kwa zulu natal province. major roads were blocked with burning barricades. the police said at least 26 people were arrested. the statue of confederate general robert e lee in charlottesville has been removed. the controversial monument was the focal point of the white supremacist unite the right rally in 2017, which saw anti—racism protester heather heyer killed by a neo—nazi. it's just over a week before covid restrictions are lifted in england, but medical leaders are warning that people should remain cautious, as cases continue to rise. the academy of medical royal colleges says the nhs is "under unprecedented pressure" as staff are having to isolate and it tackles the backlog of patients. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa reports. covid infections in oxford have soared to their highest levels since the start of the pandemic, mostly among young adults. from monday, the city will follow places like bolton and bedford in getting extra gover

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of troops deployed in response to widespread violence sparked by the jailing of former presidentjacob zuma. the government has said the unrest had brought shame on the entire country. more than 70 people have been killed. the pop singer britney spears has secured the right to choose her own lawyer, as she tries to end the conservatorship that controls her business affairs. the approval comes three weeks after the singer made an emotional address in which she called the existing arrangement abusive. the former us president george w bush has criticised the withdrawal of nato troops from afghanistan, calling the decision "unbelievably bad" before warning that, in his opinion, civilians were being left to be "slaughtered" by the taliban. now on bbc news, man up, with ben zand and others from the world of sport and social media discussing masculinity. for me, ifind it impossible to cry. like, i cover my emotions with laughter, joking around, being a fool. even when you are by yourself? ifind it so hard, i can't appear to be weak. so what's it like being a man? mental health isn't always the eas

military to two of the country's provinces, following deadly riots that erupted afterformer presidentjacob zumamonth jail sentence. mr zuma was convicted of contempt of court, afterfailing to attend an inquiry into corruption during his presidency. the bbc�*s southern africa correspondent nomsa maseko has the latest. south african police were clearly overwhelmed. they had their hands full, trying to stop mobs who started looting shopping centres. nothing was spared. every shop was looted here. the military was then deployed. with more on the ground, the government hopes the protests and looting will come to an end. the jailing of south africa's former president, jacob zuma, resulted in violent protest action, followed by looting incidents in two provinces — mr zuma's home province of kwazulu—natal and gauteng, the country's economic hub. more than 200 people have been arrested. police are investigating the deaths of six others. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, addressed the nation. he said criminal activity would not be tolerated. i have today authorised the deployment of the defence