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flat bread. >> south africa, depending on who i talk to, is a completely different construct. nd 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. i always say be the man with the plan but with less energy, moodiness, and a low sex drive, i had to do something. i saw my doctor. a blood test showed it was low testosterone, not age. we talked about axiron the only underarm low t treatment that can restore t levels to normal in about two weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these symptoms to your doctor.

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south africa has 24% unemployment.is talking about trying to sort that out very it is a policy that is been unable to make a dent in the unemployment rate. >> are investors more interested in nigeria? >> is a very important question. investors are showing a lot of interest. one of the other countries he's visiting most often besides china is nigeria. it is one of his favorite emerging markets. nigeria is dealing with its own set of risks. another bomb blast has hit the capital. that, he's talking about the sophistication of various institutions. ibo are looking for those growth rates above seven percent, which south africa does not have right now. >> let's stay with south africa in more ways than one and bring in david bloom. very good to have you on the program. who better to ask, with no vested interest in the subject, -- let's pick up on the rant. this is not the case in south africa. as we know, usually the discussion is whether the two werds majority are not. knows going to win the election, but the question is by

the same but they need the basics such as a decent place to live. >> so just to give you context south africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the entire world. official figure say a quarter of working age south africans don't have a job, and some analysts say it's higher. of the 58 to 24 yeareleds half f of them are unemployed. >> thank you for being with us this afternoon. let's start with the generation of born frees. only one-third of them are registered to vote. why do you think that is? are they disillusioned with the leadership thus far? >> i don't think that the figure of one-third is unusual in any new democracy. we're 20 years into a democracy, and i think that the phenomenon today has shown of those registered all the researchers and analysts have been proved wrong. there has been a phenomenon response to today's voting, and the idea that there is apathy is just not substantiated by the record of today. however, let us agree that a substantial number have not voted. that is a problem that we as a society need to face up to, and we as political parties. we have done not

seeing a lot more open criticism, and that is different in this election. >> this new multi-racial south africa that we are seeing, will it ultimately be good for africa moving forward or bat for the people who suffered so long under apartheid and can there be a balance? >> definitely it would be good for south africa to fully sort of realize the multi-racial character of the country. i think that there of course should be acknowledgment of the suffering under apartheid, and there is that in south africa through memorials and museums and other types of remembrances, but clearly the born-frees have a different history, and i think we'll maybe see some of that maybe not this election, but subsequent elections in other political developments. >> president obama has sent a team of experts to nigeria to help in the search for 300 girls abducted. the armed rebel group boko haram claimed responsibility for the kidnappings. russia is calling for ukraine to stop using force against its own people. the u.s. has threatened additional sanctions if moscow interferes with presidential elections this month in

south africa has a very high dependence on quality exports.mand dropping off, it will be more questionable. >> good things and obstacles. we'll keep a cross on that. we'll take talk to you later. joining us there. follow me on twitter. i'll tweet you back. get me @bbc aaron. that's it for business. have a good weekend by the way. i'm off. >> that's the business news with aaron of course. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, this week's eurovision contest finals in copenhagen. i knew what to do with. what i needed was information i could trust on how to take care of me and my baby. luckily, unitedhealthcare has a simple program that helps moms stay on track with their doctors and get the right care and guidance-before and after the baby is born. simple is good right now. (anncr vo) innovations that work for you. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. if you have a business idea, we have a personalized legal solution that's right for you. with easy step-by-step guidance, we're here to help you turn your dream into a reality. start

south africa is facing high unemployment. helen zila is the head of main opposition party, and is trying to get national support. then former a.n.c. leader julius malina. heading the freedom fighters. he has support among many young black people. our correspondent is there for us. there's much anger there where you are, over many issues likely to be key issues, least among them, poor conditions. >> exactly, look behind me. see the police officers, and in particular the army. they have been deployed to the area because there was trouble on tuesday night. people basically said why are we voting. they destroyed three polling stations. that's one over there. they came and destroyed the equipment. the election officials woke up and tried to erect an alternative venue, the tents here. government officials have told people please come out and vote, it is safe because the police and army are on the seats. the line has been growing, these are people waiting in line to group. people that support the ruling party. the african national c

south africa and mozambique have just signed an agreement of cooperation. , rangers from both countries will be free to conduct joint operations and south african rangers will be able to chase poachers into mozambique. >> it has the potential to change it over the next year. most definitely. one will be able to pursue with a joint operation across the border. >> reporter: mozambique park ranger says he is looking forward to working with the south africans. >> south african cannot fight against the poacher alone. and the mozambique, too, cannot fight against poacher alone. we are fighting against the same enemy, and therefore, we have to be united. >> reporter: it is a significant development, perhaps a turning point in this war, because in the last six years, 1500 rhinos have been slaughtered in kruger park alone. the black rhino is now classified as critically endangered. the white rhino near threatened. the front line rangers in mozambique and south africa offer the best hope in this determined effort to save the rhino. >> we are not going to go away. they

not really focusing on south africa. this is because the policy is not right. gest critics of says southplaner who africa is moving towards becoming a failed state if it does not focus on entrepreneurs because this is what is driving the rest of the continent and this is why south africa is growing at 2.7% in sub-saharan african is growing at 5.4%. >> thank you very much indeed. joining us from bloomberg tv africa. >> coming up next, as we had to break, a russian official has reportedly just said that ukraine's latest major offensive a geneva hopes of deal. we will monitor the crisis in ukraine on "the pulse." ♪ >> good morning. welcome back. you're watching "the pulse." it is friday. anything about this week's installment of the entrepreneurs making it, the london distillery company is the capital first whisky distillery in 100 years. there is a catch. it has not officially made any yet. anna edwards went to check it out. ♪ >> this is the first whisky maker in london for more than a century. the londonby darren, distillery company as part of a wider trend towar

in the new south africa, the media is a big part of the story. click bait, those teasing head lines you hate yourself for clicking on. the russian media have marched to the kremlin's beat. they have the medals to show for it. buckle up india for a different kind of web video. it's been 20s years since south africa held the first truly democratic election that brought nelson mandela to power. under jacob zuma, the anc has won it's fifth term. it has blamed political problems on the country's media, particularly the printed press, which the ruling party says is fixated on the negative and not the anc's accomplishments. switch on the state-owned broadcaster where most get their news and it's usually a different story. the sabc came under fire for refusing to air campaign as of the main opposition party, the democratic aliance, the da. the network dismissed the ads as a publicblicity stunt that violated broadcast regulations. the da accused the sabc of censorship. 20 years into the new south africa, there are racial sub plots. the country remains div

in the biggest union in south africa to capacity. it is the relief agencies way of showing off that support base and four it is a catch is that not only the paci but their snack jacobs human beings as his support yes it does not in the face of those who stayed in the confusing part because of blatant corruption the often these men to be two hundred and forty six million brand of taxpayers' money spent a nice private lives. and that means one thing. you can find one too many to read them when his party stands for. we have way to get. to win it again with those i see. they don't visions of human rights the team. just did. in eighteen eighty one c the ac to be the days of the fleet are totally belongs to all who did their names. base that's me. the new listing his detention was issued on his knowledge and forty a the made them addressed thousands of supporters. i'm in the last minute rush of them this event with the bottom of the war on the web. we were on the pic you will be busy the fuel. why does the gospel. when one side with fuel.

i guess south africa needs is a new mindset, right?h as corruption, the labor strikes. how confident are you that no matter who wins, that will be their main focus? is the realization that for the country to go ahead these things need to be kept under control? >> wood is very clear is we have a two speed society. we have a dynamic, nonracial middle-class that is rising. we have a large african core. that is what everyone will have to tackle. i'm confident that people in the country understand that whether we can put an administration in place in the next five years it makes good on the promises being made is the million-dollar question. the appointment of the top leadership, both the general sense footsoldier's of the new administration, is going to be the newest sign of whether the new administration understands the need to step up and lift the game. >> we're looking at live pictures of south africans going to the polls. the accesseuing for to those polling stations. they want to get in and cast their votes. this is a relatively new p

is it and that'll happen nineteen point lead over south africa series. the favourite to take that type of twelve times in fifteen years. lmao and there's more trouble for brazil's world cup organizers the competition just one month away hundreds of homeless families from a country that was what this movement of the high lands near the sao paolo stadium it set to host the opening game of the total end of june twelve killed in us is the protests saying it is to highlight the disparity between the billions spent on the competition. the plight of orderly people. mind you the wheel than one billion spent on the stadium which has yet to open agassi lost its population is the legacy of eviction legacy high rents legacy of making it difficult to secure we are enhancing by setting up the occupation is reaching a contract to the world cup happening in the book demonstrates into the net that this region is pretty neat to losing and that this area lacks affordable housing scheme is important the population falling despite rising now finally it's not often we get to

you get used to it. >> he filled a rare middle ground between white and black south africa. t all of his black friends supported that. >> coconut. >> that's the general term, you know, the title i have had on my head my entire life. a south african term for any black kid that's gone to a good school. >> but he was six when apartheid ended. he has never known any other way to live. today, he works as an events planner upstairs from the bar. his girlfriend helps him spin and the neighborhood embraces the diversity. >> the business owners come from that generation of early days of apartheid ending and, you know, being integrated with other cultures and learning to tolerate each other. they get that that's what you need to continue and to make things improve and to move forward. >> the story of branfantine, the passes people are interested and they gravitate towards them and we all kind of just mix even more. >> francia, as it is a depart fewer from her social past, her generation feels free to part from the political past. in tomorrow's election, they don't feel they have to vot

those born in a free south africa, and also a day where people are reflecting, particularly those that voted for the first time in 1994. >> i'm going to share with you what i've gone through in 1994. >> reporter: this man's history students listen intently as he describes voting for the first time. >> we woke early in the morning, 2 o'clock am and queue. because everybody wanted to vote. why? because we never experienced that before. >> 20 years on, some students are not impressed with the result. >> at some point we are experiencing apartheid over again. even though we do vote, our cries are never heard. >> if you don't vote, the ruling party do their level. >> many south africans feel that the african national congress should have done more to help them. but this teacher doesn't influence how the students vote. some of the students at this school led the soweto uprising against apartheid, helping to bring down a regime. one was shot dead by police and immortalized in this photograph. teachers and students vote here on wednesday, stirring memories of a first time. >> it was great when

some radical ideas resonate with south africa's pull millions of being left empty handed by south africa's economic coup making him a force to be reckoned with. at least a phone she has a south african journalist and writer sees these timberland joins us now in the studio welcome. south african family are saying that the anc's out of touch with its supporters that the political base in the country but it is still in fact the country's most powerful party. it is and it is expected to raise the elections that will get to this than in previous works pitiful fifty five to sixty percent easily and is a new opposition party that still enough to touch them at this stage. and then as we scored our apartment is still some of the tool can last about a race and ethnic nineteen c to twenty years up to the end of the pasty is that the sign and it hasn't gone nearly as far as one might have hoped in the space heaters. i think it's in truth i admit it and it has been a bit hasn't done is fussy when compared to enter its increased litigation ethnicity race and dallas and because of being dealt with very e

south africa is a young country, many will be voting in this election for the first time. than 25 billion people are registered to vote out of a population of 52 million. south africans born after the end of apartheid are known as the born free generation. those over 18 will vote for the first time. we went to meet some of them. >> reporter: gerard says some of his white friend can't find work. government policies favouring black applicants are meant to create equalism. he understands why the policy is necessary, but it's time to look beyond colour. >> if i could speak to president zuma from a young white man i'd say you can't use race as an excuse any more. if you are relocate in 2014, which i don't know if i would be too happy with, but if you are reelected, it's time for jobs. >> jarrod is what is called a born free. part of a generation born after the end of apartheid. it's an economic class that divides young people. >> some young people don't like the term born free, saying it implies post-apartheid. they have different experiences living in what is still a divided s

tanya page, al jazeera, pretoria, south africa. >> do stay with us.head: >> i am wayne hay reporting from new zealand where mawali tribe is trying to safeguard its future by investing in one of asia's favorite products. >> in sport, the rivalry is heating up. we will be there with all of the details. america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >>> straight over to rajul with sport. >> one place to start in lisbon where real madrid kicked off with athletico in lisbon, the first time two teams from the same city have faced each other in the final round going for a record 10th european cup athletico going for the first title. the last was way back in 1974, about three and a half minutes gone and the final still goalless. >>> england, queens park rangers will play in the premier park next season. they beat with a $200 million payday for the west london club. most of the second half was played with second men. boyd zarora scored. . >>>. >> niko rossbin has been cleared after a controversial situation where he we

. >> in south africa, people are gearing up for wednesday's presidential e elections.urrent president jacob zuma and his amc party held a massive rally right there in the stadium in sueto. he said despite a weak economy and allegations of corruption, south africa is in fact much better off than it was 20 years ago. >> we have worked together to build a new society based upon the foundations of human rights, equality, justice, unity and reconciliation. we have worked together to build a south africa that truly. >> he is speaking about the end of apartheid and the amc party has won by a landslide since south africa became a full democracy in 1994 when nelson mandela became the country's first black president. one anc opposition party, which is the economic freedom fighters party known as the eff held its own rally ahead of wednesday's election. >> party is trying to capitalized on growing frustrations with the anc. al jazeera's hara mutasa. >> this lady and her cousin are is it excited about vote okay may 7 may 77th. >> i am voting for the anc because the founder struggl

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on tuesday the trade union in south africa the congress of south african trade unions. if the anc and the last independent says that the policy. xd the degree that it would be beneficial to soften it's the right direction. this is a fine opposition from within its ranks already in the trade union they are senior members of the movement's effects on trade unions. this is something he has initiated it themselves from this particular man and said that because of the next few years they all came to break away from the anc stop the political party that took him into an economic unit of economic policy. for some reason than that and see coming that act on any solutions to problems is that he couldn't identify any problems. now you too. yet when we have to move beyond the current project is t o t gdp growth expected this year get unemployment rate down from sixty minus eighty six the sand. according to the educational system that nobody wins against other countries is forming a section eight twenty. their ensembles with the bureaucracy to get more efficiently. on a dance item

, this time we shot in south africa where i play a guy on vacation.o now i'm getting a payback. >> seth: that's not bad. that's the best -- >> yeah, exactly. >> seth: -- of the ones you've listed, certainly. >> but let's talk about south africa for a minute. >> seth: let's do it. >> have you been? >> seth: i have. >> and? >> seth: i liked it. i went there -- i was there for a couple weeks, but i didn't really do like -- i didn't do any of the safari stuff. i kind of missed out on the fun. >> yeah. that's the only reason you go. >> seth: yeah, i kind of blew it. >> safari. yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: i took a really long trip to go to like the malls of south africa. [ laughter ] >> that's like you going to disneyland and just hanging out in the parking lot. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] you see all kinds of cars. >> yeah, but first of all, it's a long flight, isn't it? >> seth: it's very long. >> 20 hour flight. i mean this is a -- this is like -- this is longer than most of the space shuttle flights. >> seth: yeah. >> do you know what i mean? >> seth: i

nhk world, south africa. >>> the rainy season has started in okinawa. our meteorologist robert speta has more. robert? >> yes, gene. we are seeing out here is that season that started up and it's coming quite hard here on monday. actually, one location, okinawa prefecture saw about 234 millimeters in the past 24 hours and that same location saw 94 millimeters in a one-hour period. needless to say that has caused some problems. there has been reports of flooding and also landslides and there is still that threat through the coming days. what we mean by that rainy season is the big band of cloud cover that set up. it started just a few days earlier than normal. may 9th is typically average. last year was on may 10th. now this is going to be continuing through the next several weeks. and it's really just going to be bringing this big band of rain showers across much of japan, even extending back towards southeastern china. rain now in the next 72 hours. you can see those showers are extending off through some areas as much as 80, 90 millimeters could occur

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south africa's mines are supposed to be 26% black owned. bee requiree require the requir. >> this has had an impact on creating jobs, new factories and opportunities for south africans. >> the minors have taken their fight all the way to the government. to see if they have new ideas to solve the problem of race and unemployment. >> staying in south africa, instructing 70,000 to press on with strike action against the world's top platinum producers. the country's longest and most costly mining strike. >>> still to come, in sport, a nail biting finish to the first round of the nba playoffs. details of who is reaching the semifinals coming up. >> nine acrobats have been seriously injured after a circus stunt went wrong in the u.s. as part of the act the curtain drops and reveals eight dancer hanging as a human chandelier. officially people thought it was part of the act. three acrobats are in critical condition. >>> panama's opposition party unseating the incumbent president. the elect traditional tribunal declared the winner with 39% of the vo

it is something that they must address. >> they must share the land in south africa. wendy used to be an anc members but she's going to spoil her vote this year. >> she's using her experience on the farm to teach these women to grow their owned food. they're tired of waiting for the government's help but it's expected that most south africans will vote. some of them are certain that the next 20 years will be better. others are merely hopeful. al jazeera, western cape, south africa. >> anti-government protesters in thailand are celebrating. they're happy with the court ruling and forcing the primary minister to step down. shinawatra was accused of violating her power. coming up on al jazeera america. it used to be an abandoned factory. now it's an urban farm that is now creating jobs. how an entrepreneur started with an idea to a start up. >> in colorado the state coping with one of the most serious wildfires ever. that story coming up. >> lawyers for a man on death row in texas trying to delay his execution. attorneys say they don't want a repeat of last week's botche

and you're did talk about the elections in south africa is at least if it ain't she is a south african journalists and she joins us now in its duty of the family the anc goal from the party that was to the party that was sun reports. twenty minutes to africa's oldest liberation he screamed and struggled with this transition from being a green olives and respected liberation we went to get the right hand stitching and a product excel for any country and i haven't been very good to discuss a transition will this election the trouble of free when you think writing is broken out ii soul and well we have to see the was friday today and that is to lead the country starting with suited to lead eyes seemed to cultivate in it's a country that's come out of his divinity civil war they still decent enough of issues and people resolve to speak about the issues that these non delivery of citizen's. they seemed to disappear direct aggregate in the elections. i think the turnout will be high among the post apartheid generation. middleton told because it is the opportunity and had a sit with them you

. >> at least four people have been killed in south africa. workers at the mine have been on strike for the last four months demanding high wages. let's get the latest in johannesburg. what happened, tonya? >> reporter: well, this is all happening in the midst of one of south africa's longest running and most costly strikes ever. the dead members of the national unions of mine workers leading this very protracted strike, what they demanding is an increase in the basic entry level pay from $550 to $1,250. last week the union rejected the latest offer by the platinum producers of $1,200, but including deductions and things like housing and pension and they would only get their money after three years or so. that was rejected. to work around it, they were expecting a positive response and people would come back to work, but that angered the union leaders, and so you get a sense really of the sort of tension, the conflict in this area one in which some unions are complaining off intimidation, and this has happened while they were trying to see if

you know, there's a lot of m&a going on around south africa. really companies are developing.rket cap companies outside of south africa in these markets. there are a handful of multibillion market cap companies. this is really medium and small companies that are developing fast that require the financing. having said that, you know, brazil, india, china, the sovereign wealth funds, private equity groups are extremely active. we see a mix of the m&a, financing, underwriting activity that i've spoken of. >> the south africa election results, the uncontested results are due out shortly. currently, anc sitting at just over 62% and the d.a. at 22%. are you satisfied or other businessmen satisfied with the outcome of what we're about to see in south africa? >> i think it was predictable. and i think where we're going now is really a question of what south africa and the anc administration does with its fifth term. it's really important that it's the formation of the cabinet is the best in class of people. the generals and the foot soldiers who are going to administer the next five y

sabotaged us as the people of south africa. we believe that we all deserve to have our own place, own name as people. >>> julius is the leader of the economic freedom fighters and is happy to lead the discontent that some have with the ruling african congress. he wants to seize land from whites without compensation and nationalize the mines. this 24-year-old believes more can be done. the main opposition party, the democratic alliance has her vote. >> it represents the people of south africa more than any other party. i feel that they are representative of the country was a whole, rather than making a claim to one. >> the da can win. >> the democratic alliance is scene by some as a party serving the interests of whites. it has a growing number of poor and middle class black members, some in leadership positions. perhaps the a.n.c.'s biggest threat could come from within. it has a shaky alliance with the union. >> metalworkers union, with 330,000 workers have expressed their dissatisfaction very clearly, have said that they will

some of the most interesting aspects in south africa were friendships he formed with jewish people who were marginalized in south african society. he picked people to argue with, expand his world view. >> charlie: so he sharpened his skills. >> expanded his world view. >> charlie: what did he have that made him who he is today in the history of india? >> we would remember him for inventing a technique of resistance to discrimination and oppression that was not based on violence. it was based on collective action. charlie, before gandhi, there were two options. if someone oppressed you, you politely write him a letter or took up a gun and bashed him. and gandhi invented this novel alternative. collective solidarity, express to non-violent action, the fearlessness to go to rest. the second and important thing, charlie, why he's is such a great figure is the ability to forge relations between rival religious groups, hindu, muslim, christian and jew. >> charlie: right. for some reason, i think more and more we're coming to recognize he was precocious in his criticisms of the environmental

as a surprise, as south africa has been plagued with corruption scandals. and the leader of the syrian opposition made a powerful plea to the u.s. to end what he called the nightmare of civilians under siege of daily barrel bombings. jarva said of the opposition needs efficient weapons to face the attacks to change the balance of power on the ground. he said that the syrian national coalition would not let that's fallen to the law -- not let the weapons fall into the wrong hands. he also called the shallow side -- bashar assad running for reelection was a farce that would give him the chance to do his people for years to come. countries are facing the problem of youth islamists radicalization. eight european nations along with morocco turkey, tunisia and the u.s. are meeting in brussels to come up with a strategy to stop the growing ranks of western youth growing jihadist groups in syria. we have more. >> at website has been set up by the interior ministry to answer questions about how to combat -- prevent a minor from leaving the country without parental a

there is some disillusionment in south africa as well. they wait to see what zuma will say and they are hoping the anc delivers on their promises. >> all right t thank you haru, reporting from johanesburg. >> the world's largest block of islamtic current trees has described the kidnapping of 270 school girls as barbaric and inhumane. the organization for islamix cooperation says groups like before disavowislam. they have threaten today sell the girls off into slavery. the nigerian military dismissed claims it received prior notice that the school would be targeted. al jazeera has more from the nigerian capitol. >> reporter: the nigh jeerpian military broke its silence issuing a rather detailed statement trying to exonerate its soldiers from allegations that they had advanced warning hours before the attack but failed to act accordingly. they said what they did receive were calls for reinforcement once the boko haram attack was underway that cans it had to dispatch reinforcements to more than 120 kilometers away in a very rugged and diffic

. >>> in south africa this is election day. opposition groups are making inroads. >>> and in the southwest united states a new report finds virtually no accountability for u.s. border patrol agents accused of rape or assault. >> this has been another violent and horrifying 24 hours in nigeria. a nigeriaen lawmaker said the radical group boko haram massacred hundreds of people. it happened near the border with cameroon, boko haram set shops and homes on fire with an assault that lasted nearly 12 hours. the deadly rampage came hours after nigerian police offered money for more information on the abduction of school girls last month. >> this is the carnage caused by the group boko haram killing hundreds in the northeast on monday will worry many. residents toll the government that masked men raided the village and started firing. >> anyone sighted in that area were shot and killed. they went through the city, went through all the shops, and according to the residents they told me not less than 300 people died. >> reporter: the rep

jacob zuma is officially declared the winner of south africa's election. >>> michael sam becomes the first openly gay man drafted into america's biggest football league. >> and i'm nick clark report fromming the atta clamma desert in chile, from where in 2020 a giant majellan telescope will stand, to april some of the pressing questions of the cosmos. >>> thanks for being with us. polling stations in parts of eastern ukraine are opening as separatists hold a widely condemned referendum on self-rule. the vote will be held in donetsk and luhansk, with a combined occupation of 6.7 million. only people in a dozen or so places under separatist control will vote. there has been fighting in donet donetsk, luhansk, slovyansk, among others. ballots were printed asking voters if they agree to self-rule. 70% in the east do not support the separatists and do not want to leave ukraine or become part of russia. but the polls show the majority reject the new government in kiev. the constitution doesn't allow for regional ballots, so the vote will not be binding. >> we should show you live pictures

he said, in south africa, and can only be a community leader. india, there is a national movement emerging. i can be of great national figure. he didn't articulate it in this way, but when you read his writings in his letters, this is what it was. he was a great organizer. he edited a magazine in four languages. >> about vegetarianism. >> partially, but also about other things. he took on other things as a writer, propagandists, a. , and a leader -- as a purist and a leader. >> a man of many talents. he was an ambitious man. >> indeed, he was an ambitious man. but he was also a questioning man. he was ceaselessly asking himself questions about society and the world, expanding his reason. and the friendships that he forged with jewish people, who were also marginalized in african society. and he interacted with people that could argue back and expand his worldview. >> he sharpened his school -- his tools, his skills. >> absolutely. he extended his worldview. >> what does he have in the history of today for india? >> he will be credited with a tec

. >> voters are heading to the polls in the south africa general election. it's the first time that people born after the end of apartheid can cast their vote. these are leave scenes suewtto right now. the size of the party is being threatened. >> many of these voters families have worked on this land for generations, but they don't own it. despite promises of reform. >> they are out of jobs now, and the government is not doing anything about that. >> last year they protested and promised that the government would bring in minimum wage. there is still no sign of it. >> it looks set to keep hold of the province although all the rest is dominated by the anc. >> reporter: most people aren't black but of missed race called colored under apartheid. a supporter while he votes democratic alliance. >> what can i say? look around. people cannot get jobs. you can't become a director general under the anc. the only person that the anc is interested is the blacks. >> reporter: there aren't enough jobs and many people believe landownership is the way out of poverty. it's

. >>> still ahead - campaign countdown in south africa. opposition leaders hold their final rallies ahead of polls next week. anger as the northern ireland continue to question gerry adams. >>> the top stories - search teams have gin up hope of finding survivors that swept through a remote village in nearby afghanistan. two people are reported missing and 4,000 displaced. at least three people have been killed and several others injured in twin explosions in kenya's port city of mombassa. a grenade was flown at a passenger bus. >> ukranian troops conditioned their attack on troops. the soldiers have made more gains as part of a terror provision. >>> police in northern ireland are holding gerry adams for a fourth night. he has been questioned about the murder of jean mcconville, in 1972. she was killed by members of the irish republican army. >> reporter: the arrest of gerry adams revolved old arguments and images from the trouble past. a sinn fein rally in front of a mural in west belfast. fellow party leader martin mcguinness is not rulin

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remember, south africa is now the second largest economy in africa, number two to nigeria.e other growth rates, they are set to grow by 5.5%. south africa, by 2.7%. we're seeing inequality. remember, we right now have the longest ever running platinum strike seen in this country. 70,000 workers on strike. it basically shows that we're really concerned about not only the inequality on the front but also that 31% of the population is below the poverty line and the finance minister saying we have to address these issues going forward. > thank you very much. >> voted the best restaurant in the world top 50 they retain the an italian ot restaurant came in at number three. for more on what it takes to be a winner the world of fine dining, we're joined by one of the judges on the list. richard, thank you for joining us. is it a worthy winner? >> it is a fantastic restaurant. thought the number three was going to win this year. for it to come back at the top spot is a surprise. the food is amazing. it is so invent pifment >> what does it take to win? you can't be traditional and wi

these farm workers keep fruit and vegetables on the ti dinner tables of white south africas and in thenited states even though they don't have enough for themselves. last year they protested and won a promise that the government will investigate bringing in a minimum wage. there is still no signed of it. >> most voters here support the democratic alliance. most people are not black but are mixed race called colored under apartheid. >> what i can say, look around. many don't get jobs under the anc. the only person they're interested in are the blacks. >> there are not enough jobs, and many believe that th land landownership is the way out of poverty. >> the greed and inability to restore land is one of the stumbling blocks. >> reporter: wendy used to be an anc member but she is going to spoil her vote this year. >> many things in the current manifesto are from 20 years ago. >> she's using her experience on the farm to teach he's women to grow their own food. they're tired of waiting for the government's help. but it's expected that most south africans will vote. many ar believe that thi

>> i don't know what the law is in in south africa, if i'm pistorius' lawyer i would argue that thisper prosecution held up the witness to such public ridicule and was so prejudicial it had to have an impact on the court and the court's thinking. >> do you think that maybe this is the first time the world is getting a very good close look at how the legal system works in south africa, they just do things differently down there? >> they may do it differently. but, certainly, the standards that we have here in the united states, which we got from english law, are standards that are recognized all over the world, we have in the united states, we have 225 years of prudence. to make sure a defendant isn't railroaded and doesn't become a pinata for the prosecutor just to bat him around for five day and james zirin, a trial lawyer, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >>> testimony resumes tomorrow. find a lot more about the trial so far, background interviews and analysis from our correspondents, find all of that at cnn.com. >>> it has been nearly 16 years since bill clinton's presid

despite a week economy and allegations of political corrupti corruption, south africa is better than it was when apartheid ended. >> we have worked together to build al new society based on the foundations of human rights, equality, justice, unity, and e reconciliation. we have worked together to build south africa that truly belongs to all who live in it. >> since nelson mandela entered office in 1994, the anc party has won every general election by a landslide. but that could end this week. the main challenger to the anc is the economic freedom fighters party or the esf. they held their rally ahead of wednesday's election. they are trying to capitalized on growing frustrations with the anc. al jazeera reports why they are losing power after 20 years in power. >> latabala and her cousin are excited on voting on may 7th. >> i am going to vote for the anc because it found our struggle and gave us freedom. >> apartheid ended 20 years ago. the ruling african national congress has a lot of support but people aren't happy about the alleged corruption in the anc. recently, more than $20 mi