capital of south africa for it luncheon hosted by president zuma of south africa. jinping, the new president of china, and a lot of investments in africa. on this occasion of him becoming the new president, a luncheon in his honor. i want to give you more on the bric's themselves. some of the most populous countries in the world. think about china with their 1.3 billion people. india, 1.2 billion there. brazil, about 200 million in population there. russia, about 143 million, then south africa, the most recent country to join the bric's, 52 million. altogether the world's population and when you think about the size of those economies, that is $13 trillion those combined countries are all worth. the growth rates are interesting. it you look at these sorts of even, india, 5.4%, and south africa, of any country in europe would be thrilled to have a growth rate like that. said,rd from one analyst despite the growth figures that you cannot write off the bric nations. , so some of these guys have slowed down, but they're still growing rapidly compared to developed countr

first, south africa is decades from apartheid. economic troubles remain. >> john: 13 south african soldiers part of a mult million national army died fighting rebels in a central african-american republic. the heavily vit sized intervention is one of the myriad problems facing the former home of apartheid. senior former affairs correspondent greg palkot has that story. >> reporter: south-kay the, the biggest economy in africa. gleaming downtown. stadium from the success 206810 soccer world cup. state-of-the-art infrastructure. only a few decades ago, the country was the scene of deadly riots. against the impressive and racist apartheid regime. those protests would lead in the following years to peaceful transition to black majority led got. headed by icon nelson mandella. >> so it was a huge change. so, it was a massive movement. >> mbecki was activist at the time of transition. >> there was a huge number of lessons. most importantly, removing the conflicts from society. suddenly, the conflicts disappeared. the bonds disappeared. >

during the apartheid era it's true in the case of south africa there was huge international support of the apartheid movement there was a lot of action activity in the united nations but the main inhibiting factors were first of all the u.s. on the reagan and the u.k. under margaret thatcher but on the other hand you had a mass movement in south africa and ultimately the mass movement in south africa was able to overcome the inhibiting factors of reagan and thatcher on the one hand and obviously the apartheid regime on the other and the same thing is needed in power story there has to be a mass movement of civil resistance movement in concert with the united nations and international public opinion i think can inhibit the united states and force an israeli withdrawal. obama is going to visit the palestinians as well how is he going to be received. well if if you're asking about popular opinion i would and will and leadership is known that it's overwhelmingly. well i think unfortunately the leadership appears never to give up hope that the americans are somehow going to launch a new

china anybody else warsi and you want he went to africa where the meeting is taking place because south africa is one of the bridges for china to invest in the whole african continent and miss being spread by western garp rich media that china is the new colonialists the power in africa is completely ridiculous but if you talk to african officials from many of these countries involved some even say that china has already invested there are countries and they have an extract or a single barrel of oil yet so you know this proves that the most important thing in fact that we should be talking about older time is deal the argument that west through leeds have at the moment the greeks and the organizational to solve this oh they have a lot of resentment against the west this is ridiculous. but since we're in a global economic crisis at the moment so much talk about these fast developing economies surely they're going to be affected by the global economy crisis and indeed that g.d.p. is slowing down they are this summer experiencing stagnant growth so is really the the outlet outlook and that rosy n

we spoke to the finance minister of south africa, gordon, yesterday.s going to be germany. it's not an event, the development of the brics development bank talking about issues ironing around governance and of course capitalization of the banks. you have the contingency fund. we know that china will be committing the bulk to it, but so far to date, we only have almost an mou in place, an understanding that they have an intention to launch it. that's being said. no details on that. but what we have details on is bilateral agreements between many of the brics nations, for example, between south africa and russia, nine bilateral agreements being signed. south africa, big intention with its nuclear power plants and russia saying it will be extending credit lines to fund that. some of the developments also relating to the technology space. aeronautical space. russia, of course, the least significant partner for south africa when it comes to trade, only around $1 billion in trade last year, and that's a paltry amount compared to the $200 billion that was tra

people of south africa and the world to pray for our beloved madiba and his family and to keep them in their thoughts. tonight, many did pray. seen here some of the bloodiest moments in the struggle against white minority rule. the system of apartheid mandela spent 27 years in prison for resisting before he prevailed. >> asking god to let him live longer. >> i wish him a speedy recovery. we love him so much. >> reporter: president obama meeting with african leaders at the white house today expressed concern for mandela's health. >> he's a hero, i think, to all of us. i'm sure i speak for the other leaders here. we will be keeping him in our thoughts and prayers and his entire family. >> reporter: south africa is a young country and most people here have no memory of mandela's years in captivity. the so-called born free generation. he remains an iconic, towering figure. it's 24 hours now since mandela was rushed to the hospital. officials are saying he's responding positively to treatment. his progress is being watched closely in south africa where his health is a matter of national

emerging powers the leaders of the brics group convene in south africa with the summit promising the establishment of a new development bank expected to reshuffle the international financial scene. international news and come in live from our studio center here in moscow this is the twenty four hours a day. more than a thousand students protested a nicosia against a last ditch bailout deal the government struck with its creditors on sunday school and university students marched to the presidential palace in the capital chanting slogans and saying their future has been stolen that says the chairman of the bank of cyprus the country's largest financial institution resigned when all banks in the mediterranean state remain closed until first day to prevent a massive run on accounts depositors with over one hundred thousand euros and two of the main banks could see about forty percent of their assets taken to raise money for the crucial. reports now from nicosia. this like a bank is that back at the heart of the deal that cyprus sealed with its international creditors to get that ten bill

talk turns to action at the bric summit in south africa where the world's top emerging economies staking out a challenge to the dollar and green lighting a massive new. hunger strike reaches its fiftieth day amid fears the inmates fight against prison mistreatment could turn deadly and leave questions for u.s. government officials to keep silent on the issue. and the chief of his biggest bank gets the boot to predict and european banks get panicked and said about brussels potentially reaching into account some top stories. international news and comment live from a studio in moscow this is r.t. with you twenty four hours a day a battle is waging across the internet the geneva based nonprofit spam filtering organization says it's one of the worst ever cyber attack so strong it's slowing down internet access globally it's allegedly a strike from a dutch web hosting company called cyber bunker which days before well thanks to a new video agency ruptly we could not get in touch with. a spokesman for cyber bunker now you being accused of this massive cyber attack are you responsible. well as

south africa's unemployment rate is officially 25%, but here, it is as much as 50% or higher. water shortages have reduced agricultural output and the jobs that depend on it, but planting vast areas of land with spekboom requires lots of workers, like team leader johanna swartz, who was unemployed before the project began. >> there's a great change in my life because all the things that i need and i cannot buy before, i can buy it now. i don't struggle with money anymore. there's opportunities that i want to grab, too, things that i love. >> living lands is the local organization that brought farmers, poor residents, private business, and the government together under an umbrella group called presence. >> we facilitate the process towards our goal, and that is sustainable land use. it all started with research done for how to plant spekboom, and that involved in this process where you have to look at the whole product-integrated way. it's not only about planting spekboom. it is about restoring the rivers. it's restoring the alluvial fan n which we are sitting here now, and it'

china is a communist regime, and we have democracies with brazil and south africa, so this shows how heterogeneous this group is and how difficult it is for even a small group to find some kind of meeting with each other. >> china, obviously the most powerful economy -- is it taking the lead? >> it tries to take the lead and it also tries to use the brics as an instrument for its politics, and the other countries also see around this establishment of the development bank. this will show how good they work together, if china is able to keep all the countries aside or if there are complications in establishing the new brics as a real political group. >> what can other major economic powers like europe, like the united states, expect from this new power blocs in the making? a rival or a partner? >> essentially, the brics are both. the brics countries rely on the european and u.s. markets, so they also have to rely on a partner, but they have their own interests. in future, they will postpone and found their needs very carefully against the industrialized countries. >> thank you very muc

china is a communist regime, and we have democracies with brazil and south africa, so this shows how heterogeneous this group is and how difficult it is for even a small group to find some kind of meeting with each other. >> china, obviously the most powerful economy -- is it taking the lead? >> it tries to take the lead and it also tries to use the brics as an instrument for its politics, and the other countries also see around this establishment of the development bank. this will show how good they work together, if china is able to keep all the countries aside or if there are complications in establishing the new brics as a real political group. >> what can other major economic powers like europe, like the united states, expect from this new power blocs in the making? a rival or a partner? >> essentially, the brics are both. the brics countries rely on the european and u.s. markets, so they also have to rely on a partner, but they have their own interests. in future, they will postpone and found their needs very carefully against the industrialized countries. >> thank you very muc

two, he wants to be allowed to leave south africa.e's already been let out of jail as he awaits trial, but he's been restricted to his uncle's mansion in pretoria. he wants to be able to travel, internationally, presumably to make some appearances where he can be paid, make money for his defense. the national prosecutor's office says it's going to oppose, anderson, any lifting of that travel ban and any other things that he wants lifted from his bail. >> and on that, the family admits he is in need of money and there's a report that he's depressed to the point of suicide. what do you make of that? >> a bbc report quoting a close friend over the weekend says that oscar is really down, he's suicidal. that's just not true, according to his uncle, arnold. that's the arnold that he's staying with. arnold pistorius released this statement today, saying in part that "oscar, broken as he currently is, believes he does have a purpose in life and is working towards that. media reports to the contrary are untrue." the uncle flat-out denying any

ofand as the hospitalization nelson mandela continues, how he uses support to help south africa. >> hello, and welcome to the international weather forecast. we will start in the americas with a lot of showers across the amazon basin, into ecuador and a line of heavy rainfall extending south, eastward through parts of brazil and rio de janeiro. in paraguay they enjoyed a fine day in parts of chile and argentina. in santiago.egrees in the caribbean we have heavy showers in puerto rico and parts of hispaniola and we see the more coastal parts of central america, heavy downpours affecting nicaragua and panama, but further north it is dry and it should be a bright day in mexico city. across north america we see a spell of weather that may last a day or so and we still have driving heavy rain and indeed some snow for the north. sunday we should see some heavy rain, going up to the eastern seaboard. cold air to the north of that, temperatures of - 6 in winnipeg. if >> of the headlines here on aljazeera -- >> the headlines in al jazeera. president ofa is kenya as the courts reject the order from

that, coupled with the great work that was being done in south africa led to a new africa that we seetoday. but we have been doing that work over a period of time. i had been there 25 years when i stepped down. >> host: who are maxey and doris robinson? >> guest: maxie robinson was my father and doris robinson was my mother. and i have already introduced you to them. they had strong opinions and they were extraordinary parents and they were extremely principled people. i remember when my brother max was with abc news as the chicago anchor and he had gone to smith college to make a speech. he was critical of abc and i was so proud of him because in him i saw my father and the kinds of things that he has stood for when we were children. >> host: did that hurt max robinson's career? >> guest: oh, itch or did. there's no question. but i think he thought as much as he loved his work, he thought there were a few things more important. >> host: and "defending the spirit" a black life in america you write about -- when were you born? and what was your first 20 years like, your first 18 years

talk turns to action of the brics summit in south africa with the world's top emerging economies staking out a challenge to the green lighting a new massive bailout fund. begun to talk about a hunger strike reaches its fiftieth day the inmates fight against prisoners treatment could turn deadly and leave a bad taste in the mouths of us government officials who keep silent on the issue. the chief says biggest bank gets the boot to predicting doom and gloom european banks get. concerned about brussels potentially reaching into their accounts. and u.k. immigrants face a new controversial citizenship test that includes wide ranging questions. that even some members of the british parliament. the top stories this hour. international news and comment live from a studio in moscow this is with the twenty four hours a day. a new global bank is being born in south africa where the world's top emerging economies are meeting the new financial powerhouse will be a direct challenge to the world bank and the i.m.f. the international monetary fund both dominated by the u.s. brazil russia india china and

to set up a new global development back the so-called brics nations brazil russia india china south africa'sa institutions like the world bank and international monetary fund are tapping fast enough to reflect their newfound clout are going to have reports from the south african sun city of durban from their summit. it's the final and most important day of the brics summit here in south africa on tuesday the delegations mostly met separately then today on wednesday brazil russia india china and south africa are all sitting down together to discuss the key issues and challenges facing the organization and there's lots to talk about like the future establishment of a joint development bank possibly with a starter capital of around fifty billion dollars also after last year's a brick summit in new delhi one to five partners decided to conduct all of the payments between each other in their national currencies to protect their economies from things like currency wars or the consequences of the change of the dollar rate there is also an idea of forming a joint bank for international payments and

nbc's rohi catra reports from south africa. >> nelson mandela is said is responding to treatment. >> nelson mandela's health -- >> pray for mandela. >> reporter: the news quickly spread around the world, nelson mandela rushed to the hospital, the third hospitalization in four months, but this time officials were not calling it scheduled or routine. >> former president nelson mandela is responding positively to the treatment he's receiving for a recurring lung infection. >> reporter: photographed with his great grandson last month, mandela looked healthy, but he's 94 now, increasingly frail, and rarely seen in public. south africa's current president, jacob zuma, spoke about the health of his famous predecessor, the man known as madiva, saying we appeal to the people of south africa and the world to pray for our beloved m madiva and keep him in their thoughts. and many did pray. the system of apartheid that mandela spent 27 years in prison for resisting before he finally prevailed. >> we have to ask in god to let him live longer. >> i wish him a speedy recovery and we love him so much

influence of the brics group indorsing plans to create a joint bank at their annual summit in south africa. noon in moscow as a good having you with us here on r.t. our top story the last ditch belo deal for cyprus may have eased fears of a financial catastrophe but cypriots still feeling the pinch getting harder for them to withdraw money and the central bank has decided to keep all banks on the island close to thursday even then capital flows will be temporarily restricted tests are sillier reports from nicosia frustration among cypriots is a growing. is that at the heart of the deal that cyprus sealed with its international creditors to get that ten billion euro bailout it needs and what will happen to this back essentially is it will be split into pieces and people with deposits of more than one hundred thousand euros that are uninsured will have to take a huge here haircut a lost whatever money they have here for the past week i've been to motional rollercoaster wondering what is going to happen to their money to their savings and they look to this example one day it was here the next

drew griffin has been following the case closely, just returned from south africa.st, drew? >> two developments today, anderson. one, the denial that pistorius is in fact destitute and suicidal and two, the blade runner asking for even more leniency in those bail conditions, including allowing him to leave south africa. he's already been allowed out of jail while he awaits trial but he can't travel, is pretty much restricted to his uncle's mansion in pretoria. his lawyers say he now wants his passport back and he wants to be able to travel internationally, presumably to make some appearances where he can be paid, make money for his defense. the national prosecutor's office says it's going to oppose any lifting of that travel ban and other things that he wants lifted from his bail. >> on that, the family admits he is in need of money and there's a report he's depressed to the point of suicide. what have you heard about that? >> a bbc report, quoting a close friend over the weekend, it said oscar is really down, he's suicidal. that just not true, according to his uncl

doctors in south africa say nelson mandela is responding positively to treatments. the 90-year-old was taken to a hospital on wednesday. it is the third time the former south african president has been hospitalized. in four months. for a recurring lung infection. >> the doctors are attending to him and ensuring that the best -- he receives the best possible expert medical treatment and is kept comfortable. the president has wished him a speedy recovery and appeals to the people of south africa and the world to pray for our beloved and his family and to keep them in their thoughtless. >> let's hear from our correspondent there. >> the presidency saying that nelson mandela is responding well to treatment. they've asked south africans not to panic and to pray for him. they haven't said where he's at. they said they'll update people when they can, when they have information on nelson mandela's condition. south africans have been on facebook, twitter, sending messages, wishing nelson mandela well. they're calling him father. he's an icon here. a lot of people love him. t

talk turns to action at the brics summit in south africa with the world's top emerging economies staking out a challenge to the dollar and agreeing to a massive new bailout fund. immigrants face a new controversial citizenship test that includes wide ranging questions on history that even some members of the british parliament. top stories this hour. international news and common live from last year in moscow this is r.t. with the twenty four hours a day it's now fifty days since the biggest hunger strike began at america's war on terror a detention facility with no progress being made to stop the protests which could be close to turning deadly appetite for justice and acceptable treatment the scene three of the protesting inmates hospitalized want to say at least ten being force fed. brings us the latest now. as this hunger strike at the guantanamo bay detention center grows more dangerous spot of the day the international committee of the red cross has announced that they have sent a doctor and another delegate to the island prison a week earlier than planned because of concerns surrou

. >>> our crime and punishment report tonight also comes from south africa. a global head scratcher. oscar pistorius, the so-called blade runner, charged in the shooting death of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, already free on bail, is now free to leave south africa. free to travel overseas. the judge making that decision also allowed him to drink again and if he wants, to return to the scene of the crime, his house. plenty of people not familiar with the south african legal system might be asking why an alleged murderer or accused murderer not only gets bail but also the official go ahead to possibly travel beyond the reach of justice. drew griffin joins us to explain the why and the how of it all. drew? >> yeah, it is a head scratcher. this guy is charged with murder and awaiting trial but this decision seems to be based on one question. is oscar pistorius a flight risk. what his attorneys argued is that he's already out of jail, already allowed to live in his uncle's house while he awaits trial. he has already been determined not to be a flight risk, so t

got this going off air live from the bricks summit in durban south africa thank you . well i responded to the bric summit charles robinson the global chief economist of a renaissance capital he says the idea of the group's own bank comes as the result of the slow pace of change it established institutions the architecture of international finance who set up in the 1940's to reflect the reality then which is obviously american power the u.k.'s power and europe in general so there are changes happening to the i.m.f. and to the world bank but still we know that the head of these organizations is an american and is a european even though they've been a strong challenge i think the brics are saying they can't be bothered to wait any longer for the i.m.f. and world bank to change more dramatic you think of the start making changes on their own. well there's not been a total consensus and a completely friendly atmosphere between all participants of the matter as you can see right behind me now a south african guards nearly engaged in a brawl with russian president vladimir pu

influence of the brics a group endorsing plans to create a joint bank at their annual summit in south africa. one pm in moscow as a good having you with us here on r t our top story this hour in the cyprus people who remain anxiously waiting for the banks to reopen tuesday but the doors remain closed and all the banks on the island will stay shut till thursday and even then capital flows will be temporarily restricted the last deal may be hailed as a relief by the government and the e.u. but certainly no comfort her for people struggling to withdraw their cash as artie's tessera cilia reports from the capital. at the heart of the seal with its international creditors to get that ten billion euro bailout it needs and what will happen to this back essentially is it will be split into pieces and people with deposits of more than one hundred thousand euros that are uninsured will have to take a huge here haircut and lost whatever money they have here the minister has for the past week or been going to motional rollercoaster wondering what is going to happen to their money to their savings i thin

global power of the brics group indorsing plans to create a joint bank and their annual summit in south africa. in moscow i matter as a good to have you with us here on r t our top story a post-mortem examination in reveals the death of russian tycoon boris berezovsky was quote consistent with hanging his body found in the bathroom of his u.k. home saturday examination found nothing to indicate a violent struggle with police saying there is no evidence to suggest any third party involvement or sorry for it was more the thames valley the severity of the late date in the investigation into the death of both birds the gate and they've revealed that the. pathologist who carried out the pace milton examination has found that the cools it death is consistent with hanging. it's said of a violent struggle we know in a previous statement that the police initiate that they said there was no evidence at this point if the party involvement see now what they see bits of the investigation coming together there is still going to be toxicology reports to carry out these are going to take a number of weeks is

the new chinese president cements trading ties with south africa. it is the main ingredient of cocaine, but bolivia has big plans to commercialize the coca leaf industry. the arab league has given a clear signal of support to this jury and the national coalition -- to the syrian national coalition. in its annual meeting, they've also agreed to arm the rebels. 24th arabrt of the league summit, leaders honored -- trying to find a solution to many regional issues. the spotlight was on this man. invited him to represent syria at the summit. the summit on behalf of the syrian people. >> we thank all of the government to supported us. the role to be played by the united states is much bigger. nato s.requested allies of innocent civilians. we do not wish to fight, we want to protect innocent civilians. >> the war in syria has dominated the summit. qatar called on the war to act. >> -- on the world to act. internationalthe conscience to pretend to the bloodshed. to hold the syrian regime responsible for the crimes committed against its own people. >> it cou

. >>> brazil, russia, china and south africa are the brics group and ended a summit in south africa and reached a deal to create a development bank. >> we have decided to enter formal negotiations to establish a new development bank based on our own considerable infrastructure needs. >> they agreed to launch a new mechanism to mutually provide funds and protect themselves against currency crises. until now such arrangements have been run by the united states and other developed countries through the international monetary fund and the world bank. but the economic foundations of western countries have been rocked by the credit crisis in the eurozone and the global financial meltdown triggered by the collapse of lehman brothers in 2008. china's new president xi jinping attended the summit and called on other brics members to step up cooperation with african countries. >>> china is increasing its ties with developing nations as part of its strategy to strengthen its position in the international community. nhk world reports from the brics conference on xi jinping's diplomatic agenda. >> re

reshape breaks into a powerful bloc indorsing plans to create a joint bank at their annual summit in south africa on tuesday. it's eight am in moscow i matter as a good to have you with us here on our t. our top story a post-mortem examination reveals the death of russian self exiled tycoon boris berezovsky was quote consistent with hanging his body was found in the bathroom of his u.k. home saturday examination found nothing to indicate any violent struggle with british police saying no evidence to suggest any third party involvement or sarah for has the details. the thames valley police have released the latest update in the investigation into the death of birth berzinski and they've revealed that the home office pathologist he carried out the post-mortem examination has found that the cools of death is consistent with hanging now there were no signs it said of a violent struggle we know in a previous statement that the police initiate that they said there was no evidence at this point of the party involvement see now what they see bits of the investigation coming together there is still going

and emerging powers the leaders of the brics group convene in south africa for the summit promising the establishment of a new development. expected to reshuffle the international financial scene. just after seven pm here in the russian capital with me it's good to have you with us today. more than a thousand students have protested against the last ditch bailout deal the government managed to strike with its creditors on sunday high school and university students marched to the presidential palace in the cypriot capital chanting slogans and saying that their future has been stolen. off the bank of cyprus the country's largest financial institution resigned while all banks in the mediterranean remain closed until thursday to prevent a massive run on the. positives with over one hundred thousand euros in two of the main banks could see about forty percent of their assets taken of course in order to raise money for this ongoing bailout the latest now reporting from. this. part of. creditors to get that ten billion euro bailout it needs and what will happen to this back essentially is it w

we are live in south africa with the latest on his condition and we will be all morning.n the massive landslide, scary stuff, 50 miles north of seattle, whidbey island, an entire community now is percentaged -- perched on the edge of catastrophe. we are hive from the scene this morning. and a wonderful story here, no more adorable, a baby gorilla whose mother could not care for her a team of scientists dress as gorillas working as they prepare her for a reintroduction to the wild and a look that we got. a wonderful, wonderful story. >> and a follow-up today, a story we first heard yesterday, a restaurant in los angeles that was shaming no shows when they did not call to cancel and an ourer speaking out and he was conflicted about what he did and we all way in, a robust discussion to get to, all next, right here on "good morning america" next. >> josh, great do see you. take it easy. >> see you later. >> the highly anticipated google glasses could be bringing new manufacturing jobs to the silicon valley. the financial times reports the wearable device is assembled in santa

on this to come program, what's in a name in south africa? afrikaners say that history is being rewritten. >> i'm at the sight of one of the largest repositories for nuclear waste in the u.s. there are concerns that some of that waste is leaking into the environment. >> hello. welcome back. the weather across europe splits nicely into three. eastern areas, very active weather systems. central areas looking largely drive. -- dry. out to the west, an area of low pressure moving in, pushing across the uk and in towards france and germany. it is here where we are likely to see significant snowfall developing over the next couple days. for the northern parts of germany in particular, but also down towards the alps, who could see between 20 centimeters and 40 centimeters of snow. there will be some snow developing across much of scotland into northern parts of england. looking very unsettled across much of france and northern parts of the iberian peninsula. you can see that it is looking pretty dry in the more central areas, but it should be bright

and emerge as the leaders of the brics group convene in south africa the summit promising the establishment of a new development bank expected to certainly reshuffle the international financial scene. thanks so much for joining us here on r.t. i'm live in moscow with your news from all around the world. now more than a thousand students have protested. this against the last ditch bailout deal the government struck with its creditors on sunday high school and university students marched to the presidential palace in the cypriot capital chanting slogans and saying their future has been stolen. as the chairman of the bank of cyprus the country's largest financial institution has resigned. in the mediterranean state remain closed until thursday to prevent a massive run on the accounts of depositors with over one hundred thousand euros in two of the main banks could see about forty percent of their assets levied of course to raise money for the bailout. as the latest from the casino. now this is like. the heart of. with its international creditors to get that ten billion euro bailout it needs an