in south africa, water is a scarce resource. if you're only using the energy. >> they have built more than 60 micro hydro power stations across africa. the turbines are generating power in malawi, south africa, and the democratic republic of congo, the government has commissioned two that he is currently working on. the energy has powered payment systems like grain mailing for thousands of years. today, they believe it is is still one of the best hopes for removing our dependency on fossil fuels. >> if we could have thousands of micro hydros feeding into the national grid and shutting down our coal-fired power stations, that israel. real.t is >> when i first told my kids that i was joining, they asked if i was going to be a desperate man. today when the look at me and what i am doing and what they're learning about what their father is heading up, they have pride and passion. they often come to my project. >> mark for is working on the frontier of green technologies, creating electricity from trash at dumps around the south afri

jailed as a political prisoner for opposing the apartheid of south africa.bitterness but mandela left prison as a stronger leader, a man of peace. the people of south africa were free to exercise their right to vote, to choose a new way forward for the country, for the world. when the moment of victory finally arrived, it was a triumph for the human spirit. >> proclaim from the rooftops, free at last! >> and once in power, mandela immediately began uniting the country in healing the wounds of apart tide. >> let us stretch out our hands to those who have bitterness and to say to them we have had a good fight but now it's time to heal old wounds and appeal to south africa. >> i was in south africa that day and i saw the joy of that victory firsthand. as an elective people who arrived at that moment and said, i feel like a human being for the first time in my life. reverend dr. wyatt t. walker who was an aide to dr. king took some of us as civil rights leaders to watch and observe and make sure those elections were fair. i watched people stand for miles and day

to come back. >> yet alex also offers reasons to be cheerful about this oyster is country. >> south africa is the biggest, most sophisticated economy, real energy, even in places like this. one of the busiest malls in africa. more than one million people flow through here in each month. >> this is truly world-class. >> the owner says there are more jobs and money than pessimists would have you believe. > >> out of a depressed economy, there can also be the upside of success and wealth creation. you can see people here are not war. -- not poor. they live in a strictly cash -- .ased system >> and entrepreneurial spirit is growing. generation is impatient for change. >> it is up to the youth and those who feel they need to get on their own two feet to make a difference. and do what the government is not doing. anotherh day begins party. south africa has huge problems, but it sometimes under self itself area. this is a young country tapping into the vibrance of another consonant. -- another consonant. >> what is the first event comes to your mind when i say the word library? books. that is abo

if it where to help resolve the problem in syria would you be ready to host president assad in south africa and give him asylum and i'm not sure that you want me to answer that question because i don't know what is it that makes people think you should leave. there's been a problem that has developed in syria is part of it you must participate in dissolving it what people should do is to find a solution in the solution. is a good solution a solution that the needs of the citizens out of their own country because if it is a police it should be agreed to how then would be only the head of state when the problems begin i don't think we should begin to say governor who's doing this is this business of people living in their countries because their political disagreements i'm not sure it works because i can be on to. help i can plan to come come back fight because they must find a solution a solution that must be accepted by everybody you know to do what happens to those who have been. on either side that's solutions would include that i think jumping into a solution where the country could acce

. >> anglo-american plans to cut 6000 jobs in south africa. that's a massive reduction. it was originally intending to cut 14th thousand jobs. there been widespread protests by mine workers across the country. it originally intended it cutinally14,000 -- to 14,000 jobs. africa's tax officer says this house is still owed more than $2 million. he faces charges of corruption, which he denies. of all your years now since swaziland became a monarchy. the anc of south africa is now urging its neighbor to return to democracy. opposition leaders in swaziland have called the election set for later this year a sham and says it will boycott. our correspondent sat down with one of its leaders in the capital and sent this report. >> the kingdom has a constitution and hold elections. signs of modernity and democracy, says the king, but it's riddled with contradictions. if anyone can stand for election but only as an independent, never as a member of a political party. the constitution enshrines freedom of association, yet opposition rallies are frequently broken up. with an election ap

. >> in south africa, they are preparing for a protest over plans to send them back to angola. the south african government -- >> he wants a normal childhood for his twin daughters, something he never had growing up. his parents escaped to the democratic republic of congo. he went back to be a teacher, but fled to south africa during the civil war. the civil war ended in 2002, but he says it is still not safe for his family to go back to angola. one reason why he does not want us to use his real name -- >> there is no freedom of expression. you cannot protest, you cannot do a march freely. you will be silenced to death. how do you expect me and my family to go to a country like that? >> the south african government disagrees, classifying angola as a democratic country. its economy is recovering, largely thanks to oil, and there is apparent political stability. they want people to volunteer to go back home, promising to assist where they can. but those who live in south africa are not convinced. aret is not very clear what the peace leaders that will be in place. it is not clearl

this basin stretches almost across the country of south africa. look on as a curse for some and a blessing for others, locked into the basin might be as much as 400 trillion feet of shale gas, the fifth largest deposit in the world. since the moratorium on natural gas exploration was lifted in 2012, companies like royal dutch shell and others are lining up about south africa's door, waiting for the green light for what the moment -- for what the government hopes will be green energy, jobs, development. >> one of the issues we have with the long-term costs of fracking is that the governments and the oil and gas industries are very keen to promote it on the basis that it brings prosperity. what is this the talking about? are they talking about short- term gains for a few global companies and the government that is to be ruling at the moment? that is what they call prosperity. that prosperity is that the cost of the prosperity of future generations, then it is not worth it. >> this group is part of a growing resistance to natural gas production that

i have a feeling our project will soon bear fruit. >> reporter: for people in south africa, this project offers hope. they can increase their food supply. nhk world. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has made solving the problems africa faces one of his top priorities. we'll be broadcasting a special conversation between ban at the times and dates on your screen. don't miss rising africa here on nhk world. mpblt bank of japan governor has a target. 2% inflation in two years. how much closer is he to his target? >> he still has a ways to go. that 2% inflation in two years is the monetary side. officials at the internal affairs since it fell 0.4% from the year before. the index includes fresh food prices. they say the low cost of household appliances like televisions is factor behind the drop. tv prices fell more than 16%. the prices of energy related prices are down. gasoline fell 2% the utility charges such as electricity and gas rose due to a weaker yen. electricity rose more than 4% while gas was up 1.3%. now let's get a check on markets. stock prices in new york rose on thursday.

. >> and others reporting from south africa on how some h.i.v. treatment clinics like this which is now just a storage room have been closed because of a reduction in funding from the united states. >> hello once again. as we look at the imagery on southwest america, keep your eye on this area because it is here the tornado that hit oklahoma city was spaund. that system continues to move towards the north and east so through the day on wednesday, there can be some severe storms once again and damaging hail and yes, the possibility of some tornados again. elsewhere, we have a lot of rain showing up here, toronto towards the great lakes and towards chicago, some patchy rain towards the eastern seaboard. out towards the west, in the southwest it's cooler than has been and rain pushing to the pacific northwest and as you move from wednesday to thursday, that area of rain and snow gradually dissipates and we have rain in the northeast and temperatures coming up in dallas with highs of 32 degrees. we have a fair scattering of showers, kingston, jamaica

this is in the nature preserve in south africa. these people are in a tour vehicle. >> that elephant is not happy.

reporter: jerry krauss, a 54-year-old missionary pilot was flying his turbo prop aircraft from south africao mali last april 7th, when he disappeared. his wife, gina, is praying he'll return home. >> i want my husband back. >> reporter: she and jerry have served as missionaries to africa for more than 25 years. jerry worked with mission aviation fellowship until the mission left mali back in 2009. they remained in the country, and jerry took a job with the private aviation company. >> my husband is self-motivated, very intelligent. >> reporter: jessica is one of jerry's daughters. >> he is a central figure to our family, and just like a man of god. he is awesome. i love him to death. >> he is so solid. he just keeps our family together. >> reporter: now je jerry's family is having to rely more on god. gina says her husband phoned her before departing south africa and said he had some engine problems with the plane. she says she knew jerry could fix the engines and then be on his way. >> he is a little bit of a macgyver. he likes fiddling with things and getting them to work. he was pretty o

october 2011, a 38 kilometer bike race begins across albert falls game reserve in south africa. six kilometers in two riders

you can do that in hermanes, south africa?hey are known for whale watching and whale hiking along the boughter. it is just a beautiful place. birket head house. it is awesome. has a pool over looking the ocean. a wonderful place popular for south africans to vacation there and retirees. very nice place, very safe. good combinations. >> you say safe but you can shark cage dive there. >> yes, you can shark cage dive there. i have done that before. i did it a couple years ago. i assure you it is safe but really scary. >> johannesburg south africa. what can you do there? >> they have an international reputation for being bad. i spent a few days there i think it's really improving. there's a lot to see and do there a nice place to be with a lot of nice hotels. the monroe hotel is one of the nicest hotels i have ever seen. toe tally -- totally safe the university that a lot of people have gone. you can check it out and have to receive. when people think about going to african, the next one victoria balls hasn't be -- i was damaged a

i have been to south africa many times.ave always wanted to meet nelson mandela but i do not think i will ever have the opportunity. >> here is your friend, brian greene, at columbia. >> because all of the scientific work we are involved with has to be funded. .here are limited funds what do you spend your money on? for instance, we were building a machine in texas called the superconducting -- in the early 1990's. that was meant to be a huge tunnel in which particles would slam together at high energies, re-creating events unseen since the big bang. that was a very expensive undertaking and it was ultimately canceled because budgetary constraints would not allow it to go forward. this was a big load to science. there you see the intersection of the work we are doing with public policy can have a great impact on the rate of progress. >> supercollider, what does it do? >> what would it have done? the large gliders, what does it do? and use take protons electrical fields, basically radio signals, to pump energy in them and th

he is happy and being raised by his new human parents in lataba in south africa. >>> experience speed flying from every angle. behind him, in front of him, down the mountain. >> how you can do a 360, "right this minute." and see why there is something about a truck for a bunch of big eaters. >> let's see what we've got in there. crazy! >>> christianne, really big news, they have found magic on the campus of m.i.t. the guy on the white shirt, walks up the staircase, turns the corner and look what she finds at the top of the staircase. the guy in the white shirt. back where she started. runs down, comes down this way, and, yeah, she's about as freaked out as you are right now. >> yeah. >> a set of twins. >> no, no, no. other people doing it too. watch this video. these guys wanted to test out the magic of the staircase on their own. girl in the purple shirt, girl in the blue shirt, go up, turn the corner, and all of a sudden, coming up the other side. >> no! >> no! >> what is this? my mind hurts. >> watch this, watch this, watch this, watch this? >> how did that happen? >> i have no ide

and another example was i was in south africa before the start of the world cup. billions of dollars spent on stadiums in south africa, and they were irrigating the stadiums 24 hours a day to make them look as green and as lush and as beautiful as possible. within a five minute walk from where they're doing these 24-hour irrigations of the stadiums, you have entire neighborhoods without drinking water, entire neighborhoods without water to clean themselves and their children to the point of which where trucks would have to drive out in the middle of the night to bring jugs of water to families so they could survive. and, frankly, the fact that they had those trucks is actually better than what the situation is going to be like in new jersey next year when the super bowl takes place. because chris christie there, the governor there -- and this is when you're supposed to boo, okay -- chris christie, he has already said that, look, when the super bowl's happening, people might have to realize -- or even in the weeks, two weeks leading up to the super bowl, people mig

has potential for .illions in tried to bring dignity to have a poor person basis, he has from south africa tough for entrepreneurs. >> we have 6 million individual businesses. these are one-man businesses. africaor laws of south have been difficult to deal with as a small entrepreneur. if you lower them for small entrepreneurs, those 6 million would hire one extra person. >> he is so frustrated he is considering moving to kenya or ghana. he has started an on-line campaign encouraging people to donate and save water by not bidding for a weekend. it is the latest step in his personal mission to make cleanliness are right and not a privilege. al jazeera, south africa. >> philippine police have confirmed seven members of their elite forces have been killed and eight others wounded in an attack. they were ambushed in a remote village in the north of the country. the rebel army has been fighting for a separate state for over a quarter decades. decades.er four >> police officers were on their way for a checkup in a remote village with a land mine exploded on the road. a group of 30 armed men open

he sees climate protection as beneficial, because electricity is expensive in south africa.hat's why he wants to install solar collectors in the school. reducing the carbon footprint plays just one role among many. >> our electricity bills are 45,000 per month. our school doesn't charge any school fees. and we need to get some means to earn money. and by installing solar panels on our big roof, we will be able to earn money by selling the electricity. and with that money we can buy books, we can pay for the transports, taking the learning out and also taking the learner to school, and that will improve education and quality teaching at our school. >> until now, there have been few solar collectors here, primarily among farmers in the surrounding area. the principal meets eugene barley. he's an engineer who sees his task as freeing greyton from its dependence on fossil fuels by using renewable solar energy. >> it will save the poor people money. we also have small businesses that will benefit from the solar energy, who then in turn can create more work, employment. we also ha

. >> he lives and works in south africa and sends money home to his family in zimbabwe using an onlinemoney transfer service. in a few minutes, money is sent back home to family, roughly $30. sending money -- [indiscernible] >> south african law requires anyone sending money to show proof of. , 10% is a lotnts of money. south africa has the highest remittance cost on the continent. high transaction fees in south africa mean people are sending less money home. >> they all are really into rate -- interrelated. lack of competition in the industry. major problems are issues around the strict relation of the industry. anrants have to provide array of documents. all of those add up the cost. >> those who want to avoid the cost or do not have the right documents use riskier methods to send money home. >> people sometimes give money to bus drivers or passengers on the bus. a open reaches their family. sometimes it does not. it gets stolen or lost. world bank officials are working with the african union to lower transaction costs to and within africa. i could take a while to implement. right no

we have been looking at south africa's economy.try's finance minister and asked if he was worried about the recent sell-off in commodities. >> the general slowdown which is from events in europe is worrying for all of us and it's a matter of major preoccupation in g-20 meetings and so on. and result in demand for commodities is also certainly for a country and continent like africa but even south america would be major areas of concern. so what we would like is a change in thinking, a change in direction and a greater focus on inclusive growth in jobs which imf is focusing on as well so we move away from this downward spiral we're taking the world into whether you are north, east, west or south. >> we'll bring you the full interview on european closing bell at 1700 cet. >>> nigeria economy is thought to be the largest soon. the finance minister says there's no race to be number one. >> we're focused on trying to get our economy stronger and doing the right thing and going in the right direction. as far as the relationship with sout

muslim slogans and accuse the government of allowing a terror attack motivated by radical islam the south africa community really in a deep sense of shock. so the grease ignace of this killing the eyewitness accounts described two men hacking to death the victim and astounding video footage emerged of the other tactic place which appeared to show you the men chanting islam is slogans and saying that they carried out the attack because british soldiers were attacking muslims every day. that. you probably don't care about different from. the far north but. certainly a lot of concern now about the ethnic tensions that could be staked to this attack last night we saw a big sting as the english defense league gather here. clashes with the police say definitely some concerns about these two extreme ends of the scale and this is going to look against like that why did debate we have been following this story very closely ourselves after we've indeed in recent weeks met with groups in london that are considered by many to have been radicalized calling reloads to be implemented in the us got to be make c

based in south africa, he traveled to some of the most dangerous places for us is, somalia, rwanda, iraqpeter jennings as apartheid fell in south africa and most recently covering the election of the new pope. this image of trevor there on the right. off on the horizon the island where nelson mandela spent most of his time. prison. david wright saying trevor was like crocodile dundee with a sound kit, a veteran with good humor and steady nerves he made so many of us better. with bill we are on the rhinos in zambia, and our trip to meet the jailer who famously became mandela's dear friend. tonight our thoughts are with james mitch willing there on the left who so often traveled with trevor and with trevor's family, his partner donna and his beautiful daughter gabrielle la. hearse was the name that brought out the biggest smile. >> all in our thoughts tonight. he could make us laugh so hard, our stomachs would ache. so many of us tonight with a bit of heart ache. when we come back on the broadcast, we all remember the true stars of this day, our moms. tonight in their own words, children a

>> crunchy, rather crunchy and the staple food of south africa is a tomato sauce called chakalaka and nelson mandela he would not be operating this famous restaurant. >> wow, of course. what a change of the times. i know a lot of famous people have gone there. thanks for bringing us this story. thank you, nadia. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] someone said that it couldn't be done. but he with a chuckle replied that maybe it couldn't, but he would be one who wouldn't say so till he tried. ♪ somebody scoffed, "oh, you'll never do that." "at least no one has ever done it." but he took off his coat and he took off his hat, and the first thing we knew he'd begun it. there are thousands to tell you it cannot be done, there are thousands to prophesy failure. there are thousands to point out to you one by one, the dangers that wait to assail you. but just buckle in with a bit of a grin, just take off your coat and go to it. just start to sing as you tackle the thing that "cannot be done," and you'll do it. [ engine revs ] ♪ [ engine revs ] all stations come over to mithis is for real

good example is south africa and swaziland. they now have malaria only on their border with mozambique. not long they had its throughout their country? . we see this over and over and over again because of the success of the intervention we now have areas that are being more and more contained with high transmission, which allows us to target our intervention much more effectively. we're also understanding high levels of the parasite in the body are very limited in geographic scope, so we're now focusing our efforts on those areas. all this has been made possible because of the experience of the last 10 years, because of the investments that have been made. we are now in a position to get a full return on that investment by completely controlling and ultimately eliminating. if we succeed in what i just described, a partially effective .accine would be enough that means some of the things the colonel talked-about could be available in our lifetime, because if we controlled the exception to such low rates and low transition that

but an elephant at a nature preserve in south africa got scared when charged by a man.os has more. africa, the continent where a cheetah and jump up and on safari. where people can get run over by an antelope. and despite this concussion he was laughing. however, south africa and national park is not the place where you would find this man charged this elephant. this seemed to have one. most people have sided with the comment. what a pity the elephant to not platinum and is stupid friends. some people did not see the harm. the guide could have survived to put his job did not. the employer with one of these luxury hotels and focuses on conservation fired him. and brian masters and accepted responsibility on his facebook page. after this apology he addressed the elephant in the room. michelle obama talks to high schoolers on their graduation day. what the first lady had to say.coming up. plus we take to a local bowling alley where the gourmet food will bowl you over. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] just when you thought you had experienced performance, a new ride c

partially huge problem in the syrian conflict is uncontrolled terrorism and i know that south africa's media has been carrying a lot the story lately about al-qaeda terrorist training in south african comes with really no action from the government do you fear that maybe radical islam can reach africa as far as your country. well i well i do mate because i don't know how it operates all i know right now it's big eight has begun to go a problem in not enough and that's our concern as african countries because you don't want it to spread as far as it could and of course of that has been those reports in south africa where in secret people have been trying. to say i think that is the word they've been using for the in some places where they've been seen or found train work fight which means people training maybe to send it to other places we don't know because i'm saying you cannot answer the question how far it was but what is important is that the world must stop it from spreading because it is not going to talk the way it handles things in the places where it goes i would like to get t

there is nobody for apartheid in south africa in the united states.there were a few strategists in the reagan administration who have been anti-communist worldview, within which, apartheid south africa was a bunch of good guys. but there was no grassroots support in this country or in most european countries. similarly, the dictators were not popular guys. not that popular. there were powerful interest comparable, but yes, that's just not the case with israel. i understand. i understand, and that enables the mobilization of a certain amount of the being of both of these, but no real lobby for. and i'm not just talking about lobby but i'm not on capitol hill lobby. there are people who work on the cultural aspect of this, and will show you how the american understanding of this is rooted in long-standing views, biblically generated, driven by cinema, driven by television, driven by a certain kind of racism towards arabs, driven by a whole number of things that are not really political. books, atrocious books like exodus probably have a bigger role than

specifically, to what happened in south africa, rather than those black south africans seeking justice, revenge, or retribution, there established the truth and reconciliation commission. you come before this commission and confess what you have done, that notion was mind-boggling for a lot of us around the world because you don't have people main you can't kill you and steal from you. when we think about the atrocities that were committed in the age of apartheid, they and we and confess, focus on restoring alationships, and it is country that would still be in civil war right now. restoringn of relationships is important to me. i am trying to imagine how beething like that would part of that. >> it is restorative justice. victims' are brought together with criminals in order to get emotional clearance, and there was a case where a woman whose husband had been killed by a crazy driver met the driver, the murderer in prison. it was agonizing for both, and the woman said, for giving is hard, but not for giving is more difficult. -- unemotional clarence emotional clearance is something be

our legal contacts in south africa tell us both sides will say they need more time and maybe the trial't get started again until next year. all the while, we could expect the two sides to continue to spend. for example, another picture. it's a valentine's day card from steenkamp to pistorius and a bag of candy. the defense says they were very much in love. pistorius could never have murdered in the heat of emotion. however, the prosecution is saying that there were troubles and there was on this valentine's day in south africa. >> shepard: greg palkot. thank you. >>> we're hearing dramatic recordings of a armed madman storming a school bus in alabama and demanding children come with him. that led to the kidnapping in january and a hostage standoff in a underground bunk they're lasted six long days. listen as the man pulled out his gun and the bus driver tried to stop him. >> i need two boys, 6, 8 years old, two boys, come on. >> you can't do this. >> do it. >> this is the bus driver. you heard him standing up to the suspect, or trying to. the fbi agent says he knew the gunman. you'll s

first of all, originally from south africa. from south africa to nashville. all over the map. you listen to her album, everything, dance, pop, rock. >> the album won't be out till the summer but the single we'll hear today. >> i've heard things you haven't heard yet. >> oh, really. >> you say she's going to be a huge star. >> nothing but music for nikki. that's her life. and when she sings she fills up the room. i just saw her in milwaukee. she filled up a bar with no microphone. >> was it tough to pick? >> you choose who your singer of the month is. >> when you hear her sing, you'll know why. talk to nikki, she doesn't bite. >> nikki, nikki, nikki. you're not just a singer you're a songwriter. you wrote a song for demi lovato. >> i did. >> what's the song? >> called "hot as heck." >> we're not used to hearing a south african nashville accent. >> i've always been a pop singer, but every now and again i like to go into a little bit of soul. so i can cry when i sing. >> i like it. >> who are your influences when you were growing up? >> you know what? alanis mor

to go to the airport and get on the c-130 when he got a phone call from south africa command that said you can't go now. you don't have authority to go now. they missed the flight. the question of whether or not the white house or anybody in washington at the state department knew that this was happening at the time and that there was help available, the question is did somebody say to the help, you are not allowed to go? >> who knows? maybe they just figured they were self-radicalized. you know? i think it was obvious it was a political decision made by politicians. that's what they do. they had an election coming up and they buried this thing. i get the white house cover up. what i don't get is the media cover up. that to me is the real scandal. basically if you look at the reporting on benghazi pre election, the media are basically the college pals who are tossing obama's backpack. they just took a story and they threw it aside. it is based on a reflex that is shared by the government and the media. if you look at benghazi and you look at boston, the initial assumptions on boston we

in march, xi jinping visited russia and south africa. his first trip since taking office. these moves are seen as an attempt by china to bring unity among the economies. china is weary of the u.s. and japanese moves to consolidate their ties with india. china remains in disputes with surrounding nations on territorial issues in the east china sea and the south china sea. china appears to be using the visit to india to check other country's moves to contain china's growing influence in the region. oda, nhk world, new delhi. >>> prime minister singh is welcoming the fact thatly has chosen the india as the location of his first overseas trip. we have more on india's view of the visit. >> they hope the meeting of the two leaders will deepic economic ties and avoid a worsening border dispute. in 1962, a border war let to fighting between the chinese and indian groups. they came to a head last month when the two militaries faced off in the disputed border. indian officials are also worried that the activities could expand into the indian ocean. india has been beefing up their mi

billions of dollars in south africa irrigating the stadium's 24 hours a day to make is green and lush and beautiful as possible with a five minute block to 24 our irrigation with entire neighborhoods without drinking water, and to the point of which where trucks would have to drive out in the middle of the night to bring jugs of water to families. the fact they have those trucks is better than what the situation was like in new jersey when the super bowl takes place. chris christie, the governor, has already said when the super bowl is happening people might have to realize in the two week leading up to the superbowl that we will not have emergency services available for people in the areas around a certain distance of the stadium itself because they are so worried about being able to hold the super bowl in the context of zero degrees or a snow storm or something like that. and they might not get that during the superbowl. the other thing in south africa was the world cup organizing it, they have the south african government trademark the words world cup in 2010 so fewer trying to sel

south africa to new zealand, new zealand to south america, around cape horn.u.s. -- very good question. >> when donald is not training or racing after a world record, he makes time to be a role model and mentor. >> i want to sail around the world. >> do you really, that is cool. >> i would like to be in a race. >> now not just about me sailing. i have gotten letters from people who say hey, your story about your trip helped me get through a hard time in life. when you hear that you feel like wow, i can't screw up, i have to get this done, because you don't know how what you're doing is going to affect someone down the road. >> stay right there, we will be right back. [ indistinct conversations ♪ [ male announcer open up to a fresh new world of taste at mcdonald's. ♪ introducing the new premium mcwrap -- a blend of tender, juicy chicken and tantalizing fresh veggies in three captivating flavors. more than enough to pull you in. [ bump [ chuckles cherry berry chiller? the new premium mcwrap. a whole new way to love mcdonald's. >>> that wraps it up here at our wo

in march, chinese president xi jinping visited russia and south africa on his first foreign trip since taking office. this move is seen as an attempt by china to strengthen unit among emerging economies. china remains locked in disputes with surrounding nations over territorial issues in the east china sea and south china sea. china appears to be using the visit to india to check other country's moves to contain china's growing influence in the region. nhk world, new delhi. >> indian leaders were flattered that he chose to visit on his first trip as premier. we have more on they how they viewed the relationship. >> reporter: india hopes the meeting of the two leaders will help deepen bilateral economic ties and avoid the worsening of a border dispute. in 1962 a border row in the himalayan region led to fighting. many people in india have felt distrust for china ever since. those concerns came to a head last month when the two militaries faced off in the disputed border in the kashmir region. they worry that the maritime activities could expand into the indian ocean. on the economic fro

they have set up a test network in south africa. >> engineering students have developed a shoe that helps develop power. it captures the energy from the leg and stores in a belt. there is a lever on the heel of a show. when the person hits the step it pushes gears that drives a motor and sends power to a battery. students say they want to streamline the process right now. it's a little clumsy but the device doesn't generated a lot of power but could be enough to power a smart phone or ipod. always thinking of good stuff. memorial day weekend weather. >> tomorrow, memorial day ceremonies early, especially in the north bay could be on the damp side. live doppler 7-hd. we are seeing low clouds right near the coast. let me take you up along the north coast u get a sense what is going to be moving here tomorrow.nt and you can see the moisture field out ahead of the frontal band starting to hit the coast near crescent city. some of this is evaporating before it reaches the ground. you can see a moist area and this will slowly sag over the bay area for your monday. winds have been gusty out ther

we studied what gandhi attempted to do in south africa. we studied what he accomplished in india. we studied the role of disobedience and we studied the great religions of the world. and when it was time for the young people to sit in, we did. many of us use nonviolence not simply as a technique or but it as a way of life in the way of living. we wanted as dr. king was there the soul of america to create a beloved community. you heard in the introduction i did get arrested a few times. 40 times. during the 60s but since i've been in congress i got arrested four more times around the issues of south africa and around what was going on in sudan. but we never gave up during those days. we never gave in. them. we never gave out in spite of being beaten, left bloody and unconscious, having a concussion on that ridge. i still believe in the power of love. i still believe that somehow and some way we can overcome. we can create one community, one family, one house if we all live in the same house. not just an american house but the world house. it doesn't matter we are there we are lack,

what will be the affect on south africa after he passes away?>> i think--i don't even want to think about that day possible honest. i think the world and the rest of the county is preparing. i honestly think with our current turmoil that is happening in politics, with the leadership, with the corruption that might be happening and you know how government is like, there is always just a lot of turmoil. i think when he does part because he has been the father that everyone will respect and look up to and look to lead, and it will be a very sad day. i think the whole world will be looking at south africa, and it will definitely be a time when people look in to themselves as far as where the country is going, and we've been doing a tremendous job as a toronto 20--as a country down the line. i think when he does pass away, we'll be looking at ourselves and hopefully the government will try to live up to his legacy even more. that's my hope. >> former south african broadcaster namitha ben mazwi. thank you so much for your time this evening. >> thank y

include working class men and women and eventually to include people in the united states and south africa and the regimes were dismantled so there's been tremendous changes and would be foolish to say that the intervention today is just a reiteration of the of ideology. however there are certain continuity is. and certainly the idea, the fundamental idea that the problems are best solved by somebody from without who doesn't have to defer to them. you don't have to ask them, you just go in and say you're welcome. that is fundamentally a colonial idea that if it wasn't a colonial idea it would be fundamentally wrong and misguided because of the consequences that it has but because i have a fundamental egalitarian believe that people should be charged in their own destiny and if they are asking for help, that's one thing and you are generally having a conversation with them you can take actions they might ask you to take but that doesn't happen to be the case when you are talking about states going to the war. >> host: how well do your books to in the u.s. and have you done a book tour? >> g