in. >> in south africa democracy has survived. i think they have a chance to gain a better case in south africa that's the points i'm trying to make. >> what if nelson mandela had served more than one term? >> i don't know in receipt strow spectd what hstrow -- retrospece would have felt. his impact is still going to be profound. they're sorry he's gone but they celebrate vividly and enthusiastically the great contribution that he made in their lives. and i think that spirit of nelson mandela is embedded deeply in the heart and soul and consciousness of the south south africans and that's why i hope this country is going to realize the hopes that nelson mandela had with it. >> stay tuned. i continue with my conversation >> al jazeera america is a straight-forward news channel. >> welcome back to being "talk to al jazeera." i'm ali velshi. we are in johannesburg, south africa and we are here with former united states president jimmy carter and we are talking about the passing of nelson mandela. we had occasion to be on the same pla

in. >> in south africa democracy has survived. i think they have a chance to gain a better case in south africa that's the points i'm trying to make. >> what if nelson mandela had served more than one term? >> i don't know in receipt strow spectd what hstrow -- retrospece would have felt. his impact is still going to be profound. they're sorry he's gone but they celebrate vividly and enthusiastically the great contribution that he made in their lives. and i think that spirit of nelson mandela is embedded deeply in the heart and soul and consciousness of the south south africans and that's why i hope this country is going to realize the hopes that nelson mandela had with it. >> stay tuned. i continue with my conversation >> an exclusive "america tonight" investigative series >> we traveled here to japan to find out what's really happening at fukushima daiich >> three years after the nucular disaster, the hidden truth about the ongoing cleanup efforts and how the fallout could effect the safety of americans >> are dangerous amounts

flat bread. >> south africa, depending on who i talk to, is a completely different construct. ca and brings good along with them. other people malaysia, east indies, dutch, english influence. >> there were so many different colonialists. >> what at this table is originally african, and does that even have any mining? >> this wood is pine. >> i arrived in this country spectacularly ignorant. i will leave spectacularly ignorant. >>> ramadan. at this hour, all over johannesburg, members of south africa's sizable muslim community observe. the religion of islam, as well as many of south africa's most beloved and most delicious dishes and ingredients like sambal, chutney and bunny chow, come from malaysia, indonesia, india. during apartheid, many south africans would have been referred to as colored. colored didn't mean black. it meant everybody else who wasn't exactly white, asians and mixed race. >> it's garlic, ginger and chiles. >> in the observatory neighborhood of johannesburg, the rasdian family prepares for the meal at sundown when fasting for ramadan is broken. joey is a sta

there is another side to immigration in south africa, a story of success.burgeoning society of migrants from various african countries have developed in the district. he tells me about how it was .hen he arrived >> it was four years after democratic. used ton't give -- get seeing a lot of migrants in the country. nity,n the senegalese commu we sent a body home every week. it has been getting better and better for migrants actually living in the country. but now it is getting tougher migrants in the country. -- tough for migrants in the country. >> he continues to support new arrivals. they profit from his experience. only a tiny portion of the millions of migrants managed to rise out of poverty. he helped set up the african diaspora forum. there are two main problems. one is that we don't have a proper immigration policy that allows people to come to south africa decently. immigration is a huge political issue, one which is led out of fear that immigrants are going to come and take jobs, take not one thats, and looks at the contributions that immigrants mak

the late nelson mandela once spoke of south africa as a rainbow nation. is that still true if i'm here to find out the answer to that question and the fastest way to do it is to take a taxi. many taxi drivers are immigrants and the first taxi i called is driven by one. what kind of flag is that? >> zimbabwe flag. when i came here, things are not as good as it is now. , rything was to the right just looking for greener pastures. >> he blauth his family here a long time ago. he says he feels comfortable living in south africa but in recent years, he mood has turned sharnly against -- sharply against immigrants. >> a lot of people standing in the middle of the road with iron bars and rocks and swords. they tried to flag me down just to pull me over. and i just try to drive and get away from them but they throw rocks at me and i realize if i drive and just traveling over the rocks, then i will have a problem. so i stopped the car and then i just ran away. they couldn't catch up with me. >> he takes me to a slum. in 2008, over 6,000 people were killed in an at

they came to south africa and. according to genocide watch seventy thousand white south africans have been murdered in the last twenty years right now only fifty thousand white families own more than eighty percent of the lead in south africa and that land was taken by arms were stolen from black people we wanted to return to the black majority and it's through it's like this that takes seriously militant black youth are calling on whites. to leave the country we are you regulate first assembly point just outside of town and my prediction is that they're going to close this rodeo fire so we gone leave town and they're going to boxes in but we've got another good. guys a lot of traffic a lot of commotion going on please be on watch out check the traffic and be aware. there's a lot of people that's going to die but i can promise you. on the day of the really evacuation people will hear from all surrounding towns then they'll move on to a permanent location with a base if need be for a year or more this is my country i

south africa. now defenders of women's rights in saudi arabia may see their positions reinforced on our website we've got the story of the first female law firm that women can fall back on if they feel oppressed in the male dominated kingdom also online riding the sine waves japanese scientists cd levitating objects in three dimensions using acoustic vibrations that story more at r.t. dot com. with energy costs soaring nikkei's being forced to think outside the box when it comes to saving the pennies and one british companies really hit the bull's eye real rewiring its business to literally run on customers and wanted calories artie's party boy reports from the pioneering fitness club. the motto here is if in doubt work out and the customers sweating in this bristol gym aren't just burning calories they're generating electricity at the same time thanks to nifty new equipment the technology used here has turned these machines into mini power station the say by using this like i'm generating electric

south africa. defenders of women's rights in saudi arabia may see their physicians reinforced on a website we've got the story of the first female orphan that women can fall back on if they feel oppressed in a male dominated kingdom. riding the sine waves. japanese scientists succeeded levitating objects in three dimensions using acoustic vibrations we've got this story also at r.t. dot com. now with energy costs soaring the u.k. is being forced to think outside the box when it comes to saving the pennies and one british company has really hit the bull's eye rewiring its business to literally run on customers on wanted calories artie's polly boyko reports from the world's first green g.m. . the motor here is if in doubt workout and the customers sweating in this bristol gym on just but in calories that generating an electricity at the same time thanks to nifty new equipment the technology used to it has turned these machines into mini power station the say by using this bike i'm generating electric

the six million people migrated to south africa in the last two tickets. and that takes notes and wants to south africa as the rainbow nation. it is still true. i' herto find out the onset tt chrtian foster sweet and it is to take a taxi. many taxi drivers are immigrants and fast ti i called is driven by what his name his best mode you. what if the kids got to sew them up andake up in arms and bob went back to va in eighteen ninety nine is up on mentioning one but some activists of oaxaca. and lemme tell you things that look as good as it is now most of the rides but does that tell me it doesn't mean you couldn't just let them open up the stuff about anyone else. mr brought his family here in zimbabwe a long time ago. he says he feels comfortable living in south africa but in recent years the mood has turned sharply against immigrants that's something that has experienced personally careful study of t myth of the road. was it. and i need positive role soon so that i've said we don't ask them to put a ball but the to start driving. oh if only because of the

and still coming up on the program goes i fear south africa is on the edge of we'll work out the white minority families preparing genocide contingency plans saying with the death of anti-apartheid icon nelson mandela race motivated slaughter could start of any moment. foreign teachers have reportedly been found dead in libya near a major oil and gas complex not far from tripoli the bodies of a british man and a new zealand woman a word discovered right next to their luggage that was untouched that's raise questions over the possible motive for the violence lawrence freeman is editor of executive intelligence review magazine and he believes it's a further sidle kind of control in the country. libya doesn't really exist as a country right now it is made up of all kinds of militias and on groups with very significant control by al qaeda so it's unclear who are doing is doing what except that we know the country is in a state of lawlessness where the west coast the story of libya the nato intervention their failure they were for magical in overthrowing gadhafi in carrying out regime chang

south africa. the chaos in post arab spring libya is taking its toll on foreign employees as very fortunately. the mysterious murder although birds and a new zealander just outside tripoli has left the country's overstretched authorities baffled war details are coming up soon. for you give yourself a year or so doing. the faster you run the bride or the lying to customers of a u.k. health club help the environment while keeping food to. food fondant and festivity we'll look at what the russian olympic city of sochi has to offer to those walking there in february this morning just to have. played. crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want. he survived war atrocities. to make a final decision. has changed his life and the world around him. by giving up. hope. and love to so many children. nikolai the miracle worker on the t.v. . over to go digital the price is the only industry specifically mentioned in the constitution and. that's because a free and open process is critic

mining strikes in south africa. central bankers in all three countries raised interest rates to boost their currency. it has not really worked. we report within the delicate balance that countries have to strike as they try to keep currencies stable. >> when a central bank raises interest rates if stabilizes their inflation. on the other hand lowering interest rates devalues a currency, making it less attractive to investors, but easier for businesses and consumers to borrow money and spur economic growth. that's the theory. in practice some forces are beyond the control of central bankers. especially those vulnerable. >> political unrest or disappointing economic news at home or in key trading partners can trigger a flight of capital. so can external market forces. >> what happened is not a big shift, but the sea change as anticipated by the market is huge. for six years the fed's low interest rate policies mushed investors into emerging markets such as turkey, brazil, argentina and south africa. many have profited

come from south africa belong to all who live image. both black and white and there's never been an intention to victimize whites and division in the mission of the south african police service is to protect everybody any citizen but the recent passing of nelson mandela who devoted his life to reconciling the races has seen white nerves shoot up personally i think it's going to get worse. because they were scared for you if it's a sad legacy for a man who devoted his life to building a rainbow nation the unfortunate reality is that south africa is still a very racially divided country there's a huge discrepancy between the haves who tend to be white citizens and the have nots who tend to be blacks who live in townships like this one. south africa after next abby martin and breaking this hat don't go away. the majority of congress are now millionaires for the first time in history according to the center for responsive politics which sounds pretty insulting when the average americans are doing so well financially this seems bad like a bun

mining strikes in south africa. in recent days central bankers in all those three countries have raised interest rates to boost their currency. so far it hasn't really work. we have reports on the delicate balance that countries have to strike as they try to keep their currency stable and their economies growing. >> reporter: when a central bank raises interest rates it increases the valley of its currency, curbing inflation, cooling the economy and attracting investors seeking higher returns. on the other hand lowering interest rates devalues the currency making it less attractive to investors, but easier for businesses and consumers to borrow money and spur economic growth. that's the theory at least. in practice some forces are beyond the control of central bangers. especially those presiding over emerging economies vulnerable to sudden shifts in foreign investment. political unrest or disappointing economic news at home or in key trading partners can trigger a capitol in emerging markets. so ask external market

south africa. well as the troubles of a russian vessel stuck in sea ice have confirmed life's tough and i am tired took up next on our two we join another crew as they show us just how hard it can be. much if your advice is centered around the negative aspects of american culture example mindful eating social inning avoiding of snacks how much of an influence do you think this american culture has on the rest of the wall and crave of. six to do two things. in the world the snake on the wheel the food they did all the countries worldwide. cape town south africa the i can to make few other of diesel electric research vessels the sport she hoists the flag to show the pilot is aboard an officer with unrivaled knowledge of these waters he still has to ship out into the atlantic and then returns to dock. this is the very last opportunity for several weeks to call home with a cell phone very soon all mobiles will be far out of range the ship is setting sail for a bust and inaccessible area if there's any

south africa has many treasures. first and foremost, it's people, who have shown the world through the leadership of the late nelson mandela that revenge is not the answer to oppression. second, those found in the northwest of the country. in august and september, this area explodes into a flood of green blossoms. you could be tricked into thinking all is well with the environment, but it is not. we took a trip to a region renowned for biodiversity. >> i am rufus and i work for conservation south africa. the landscape here was wonderful and sumptuous when our forefathers lived here. they lived in a sustainable way. with the arrival of colonists, people started plowing, and so all of these gorgeous things, this beautiful landscape, was increasingly destroyed. >> this stretch of land is more than 200 kilometers in size. it is an enormous semi desert, in which more than 100 50 plant species are in need of conservation. the environmentalists at conservation south africa are especially concerned about rising temperatures

south africa. up next in cross talk how social networks are changing the news agenda. the majority of congress are now millionaires for the first time in history according to the center for responsive politics which sounds pretty insulting when the average american is not doing so well financially this seems bad like a bunch of rich guys rule the country which they kind of do but one could argue that congress isn't rich enough first off due to inflation a billion dollars is not as much as it used to be especially the cost of one campaign to get in a congress costs around one million six hundred thousand dollars so yeah a million dollars of net worth may sound pretty rich to you or me but the expensive game of us politics these guys can't even afford the costs related to getting the work electoral campaigns are a big money affair so it is no surprise that people like you or me can't get into the law making business without selling at least a little piece of our souls to someone who has very deep pockets so again the problem isn't that congressmen are wealthy it is that

south africa's government has vowed to tackle violent crime with a problem that it serves places them equal threat for all races living in the country many white farmers see things differently though and see they're living under constant fear of attack last year here's this side of the story. willie is fixing his fans last night burglars again tried to break into his farm two weeks ago they stole equipment after killing six of his horses they threatened us with their lives and that they were all right the family got a wife and daughter. told this to the police and they've done nothing about it for thirteen years when he has lived here in south africa the successful farmer grew and sold horse feed but three months ago he gave it up the constant harassment that he's convinced is coming from some of his former black farm laborers had simply become too much in fact last week. they arrived a woman not far from here and she said to the ng well if you want to use a condom and they boil the kettle a board or. water on the back because i think the they saw that she was not afraid . farm killin

and it was the same principle that we had in south africa from all of the former american presidents were basically in bed with the military dictators there. and whenever any black people or indigenous people rose up against the military dictatorships we would send troops in to put down the refltion, and we would -- revolution and we would brand them as communist. so it was a matter of preserving the status quo, basically. although our country i think in general has always been for the last 200 or more years committed to basic human rights, there were some aberrations there when we felt that economic matters might benefit our corporations and others if we stuck with the entrenched governments, even though they were oppressive to some of their people. >> he's well-known to star trek fans around the world, whose worked to increase awareness of the lgbt community. takei spoke to me about his childhood memories. >> from the time i was nine or ten i knew i was different than just my face. the other boys would say, sally's cute or monica's hot. i thought sally and monica were nice. but i t

and a right wing group in south africa readies an escape plan as they believe the post nelson mandela era in their country holds a gloomy future for the white population there. watching r.t. international going to live from moscow with me marina joshie welcome to the program how skyrocketing violence in the central african republic has forced international medical group doctors without borders to almost hold its aid in the country's largest refugee camp firing in the republic has been on the rise since the start of the year was doctors themselves now under threat the un is now also ringing the alarm of a humanitarian catastrophe as more than a half a million people are facing starvation while disease is rampant in the crowded camps and even though france has deployed a military contingent they have so far failed to bring peace to the country as reports. less than a year after french moods marched into mali france again is fighting in another of its former colonies in africa. let's address short of the situation in the central african republic as alarming if not frightening that your p

south africa and as the troubles of a russian vessel stuck in c.i.s. have confirmed to life stuff in the antarctic next our team will join another crew as they show us just how hard it can be. recently the federal reserve system celebrated its one hundredth birthday in a big con game that just a few years ago no one seems to know about has been in place for one hundred years so let's celebrate the federal reserve by remembering all their accomplishments since nine hundred thirteen firstly they've managed to take the printing of money out of the hands of the u.s. government and thus out of the hands of us voters i what it comes to money who needs to mock received representation anyways they also managed to whittle away the dollars tagging the gold until nixon finally said forget gold let's print our way out of vietnam and because there's no link between the dollar and gold the purchasing power of the dollar has reduced by at least twenty three times since the fed came into being lovely but what about the next hundred years well if the recent rounds of q

it's happening in south africa.'s top cable company is launching a channel dedicated to the trial of oscar pistorius the blade runner. what happened to that trial if they don't allow cameras up in there. >> a lot of talking heads on that channel, then. the female judge presiding over the case is known very much as a stickler for detail and she may not decide whether or not cameras will be allowed until just before the case starts and even if she allows cameras in the courtroom there's no guarantee the trial will be broadcast live because remember during the previous hearings cameras were allowed inside the courtroom but only to get pistorius coming in and leaving. once the court was in session the cameras had to be turned off but with or without live television we're told this channel is going live 24/7 for the length of the trial which could be two or three months. >> that trial has no jury. >> no, no juries in south africa. so the judge will decide whether or not he is guilty or innocent. one of the reasons a lot

south africa. in other news around the world this hour on that explosion at a crowded islamic cemetery in northwestern pakistan has killed at least eight people and injured sixty others at last occurred as are thousands were gathering at the religious school for traditional friday prayers no group have admitted to carrying out the attack the country is a bitterly divided along sectarian lines with in terms of rivalries between sunni and shia muslims. they israeli prime minister has hit out an international critics of jewish settlement expansion branding them hypocrites he also dismissed claims that a further construction in the occupied territories poses an obstacle to peace meanwhile state media says netanyahu has drawn up a list of jewish and claves in the west bank that will remain in place regardless of any deal with the palestinians over half a million israelis live in settlements that are considered illegal under international law. south korea has rejected the north's a demand that it call of

the five biggest be done and left tens of millions of years has been discovered in south africa the acorn sized diamond has come that makes it one of the rest of the world was on the rest of the common than minoue ar in the same place in nineteen oh five which was eventually used in the british crown jewels. and mm the goal is to investigate the transfer of a muffin some pills to bustle of the following kinds of misappropriation of funds the brazilian star joined the catholic club last june for one last sat was a fifty seven point one million euro deal over the finer details of the transfer would not reveal. when a disgruntled front of legal action up to his request for clarification on the transaction was ignored by the club the courts decide that there was sufficient grounds to investigate if there was any wrongdoing. local media reports deal for the flat was more the region of one to form a committee of heroes also it appears that some progress though that could be called to give evidence device the claims. below me in the international right amount of dough is facing an anxious twenty

nelson mandela got out of imprisoning he thanked harry bridges and this year the ambassador of south africa same to san francisco and came to local 10 with the nelson mandela humanitarian ward. i was speaking of nelson mandela because of his fear there were over 90 world leaders that doesn't speak to each other that showed up. president obama shock hands with him and we're thinking about the ability to negotiate and one thing about arrogance i believe it's a downfall of any individual and nelson mandela was humble and people looked at up to nelson mandela. and i think in every city thought this country even in washington, d.c. nelson mandela was a man that was in 0 opposition people can learn to work together and he was able to do that and that's a rare ability. you can't go to macy's i didn't see or norway strm to buy that. and saying that our union the i organization w u 1934 before martin luther king and the kennedy's we integrated our union harry bridges had the same mind of nelson mandela. he looked at beyond color and creed and even looked at with people he didn't arresting agree with

south africa. and other news around the world this hour south korea has rejected the north demanded that a call of military drills with the u.s. plan for february and march you know young one that failure to do so could lead to a catastrophic escalation of tensions on the peninsula korea was criticized last year after a conductor's a nuclear test to find u.n. security orders to freeze its atomic program washington meanwhile is pledging to send another eight hundred troops to the south in addition to almost thirty thousand already stationed there. an explosion at a crowded islam examiner read in northwestern pakistan has killed at least eight people and injured sixty eight others the blast occurred as a thousands were gathering at the religious school for traditional friday prayers new groups have admitted to carrying out the attack the country is virtually divided along sectarian lines within turns rivalries between sunni and shia muslims . face really prime minister has hit out at international cr

as a result, these will be disastrous for south africa. they'll add anxiety about exports of gold and platinum, but anxiety about the political situation as well. we could easily see a sharp depreciation of the ranked associated at this time. >> still to come on the program - south sudan's president tells al jazeera that u.n. staff are supporting rebels plotting to overthrow him. spain prepares to exit the international banks, but are things really looking up for its people. >> good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazeera. ukraine's opposition says the president viktor yanukovych must announce elections within 24 hours or face mass protests. at least two anti-government demonstrators died on wednesday after riot police moved in to break down barricades. the death toll is higher. >> the u.n. has warned of crimes against humanity, and genocide of the central african republic if the international community doesn't intervene. hundreds of muslims are shulterring in a church, where they are being protected by attacks by chri

we met some of the families in the program in south africa.never seen the ocean or the wild life the tourist come to photograph. we learn that most family don't even tell the children they have hiv or aids. >> possibly sexually active and not knowing the status. they think they have a bug in the blood. cancer. everything but the truth. >>reporter: robert's son knows about the stigma of hiv and ai aid. >> i didn't think i would live past 3. and every year they kind of have told me the same thing. >> they are both living with aids. i met them when robert was just 6. at program called camp sun burst for children with hiv and aid. that was back in the early 90's when many americans were afraid of the illness. and most children died. robert junior has just turned 24. he's been to south africa to talk with the kid and show them why he is proof that aid is not a death sentence any more. >> definitely medication and big support group system. having lots of friends is very key thing. >>reporter: fertile ground dream is to buy this land near the cape po

with what was going on in south africa. the amazing transformation of my life by the struggle of mandela and others as well. also artists were the key place where i learned so much about south africa. and nelson mandela died in johannesburg, but i remember just playing the hell out of [speaker not understood] johannesburg and see him on saturday night live in 1975 when i was 13 years old, my daughter's age, and just being amazed by what artists can do to support justice and to support movements. i also wanted to say i ended up joining asian american artists against apartheid or a lot of the students against apartheid. it was a great experience working with so many other folks as well. and within the uc system where we organized major protests with leaders like pedro [speaker not understood] from u.c. berkeley, it was an amazing experience, artists [speaker not understood] came out of the movement as well and [speaker not understood] spearhead as well. but i wanted to say that bill fletcher, jr., and others have written, the

farm killings in south africa have hit a record highs according to genocide watch in the last twenty years since nelson mandela's african national congress has been in power more than four thousand white farmers have been killed that ten times that number of white south africans have been brutally murdered in what many claim of racially motivated attacks an hour's drive from willy's farm and cornelius nel has been farming cattle and maize for nearly forty years he's convinced the killings are part of a systematic bid to drive white south africans and in particular farmers out of the country he's paid the ultimate price his daughter vanessa was shot dead on his farm . where he was. used to short the thirty three year old was killed in front of her two small children from the years. maybe they think the farmers are the these really old farmers was get out of the way i mean the government is saying that. they're going to take the forms because we stole the ruling a.n.c. has dismissed such claims pointing out that south africans of all colors suffer violent crime i don't. belong to all w

south africa. remember news around the world at this hour twenty eight people forty three been injured in thailand's capital after an explosion hit an anti-government march the device was thrown from a ruined building onto a truck carrying protesters rallies have been raging all week in bangkok was demanding their government be forced from power the prime minister is insisting on a snap election in february in an effort to come the situation. at least five people have been killed in a blast that ripped through a moving train in central pakistan around twenty of those were injured in the explosion which to railed seven carriages the train was traveling from the northern city of peshawar to karachi in the south it's unclear who was behind the attack. up ahead do we follow the most memorable moments in the longest torch relay in the history of the olympics stay tuned for that. the majority of congress are now millionaires for the first time in history according to the center for responsive politics wh

a thousand rhinos have been poached in south africa in 2013. there are only 5,000 black rhinos, there are some white rhinos that have been poached part of that 1,000 we need to do what we to protect them. >> in this case, we know that -- first of all it is a permit that is given, even though the dallas hunting club isn't involved in that that permit would be given osomeone. >> the nimibians, to start auctioning off, where does it end, we want to offer an auction for an orangutang, where does the poaching work have to be involved with giving the person an opportunity to to shoot one of the rarest animals in the world? they are spending a lot of money but not linking their efforts to the idea of shooting one of the animals. we should be all in to protect the rhino. >> from their point of view, to present it just so their voice is heard in this. look the nimibians have a situation, they clearly need money, this is a very expensive operation for them. what they have offered is a permit to kill an animal who is apparently elderly past reproductive a