narrator: in south africa, as in many african countries south of the sahara, the legacy of colonialismoday. with the end of apartheid, the south african government made a commitment to redistribute lands to black residents who were forcibly relocated to homelands. but land reform is a complicated process that will continue for many years to come. for geographers, tools like global positioning system technology can help monitor progress and assess outcomes. africa, south of the sahara, is a region of great natural beauty and great human potential, but it also confronts overwhelming challenges. multiple factors like poverty, underdevelopment, war and political instability collude to make life expectancy this region the lostworl in the east afcacounyofya the hiv virus which causes aids, coupled withany of these ftors has created an epidemic of devastating proportions. here, medical geographers study disease diffusion- how disease is distributed through polations in both space and time. in kya, we find that dfusion has been accered through gration to urban areas with further transmission a

the resulting anger and suspicion in south africa. one secret cable details a tense meeting at a hotel mossad's south africa chief breaks protocol to call the spy boss directly. it's described as inappropriate behavior. no respect was shown. the agency was very argon and self ashored. he posted boasted he's in daily contact with presidents and heads of services. >> the relationship with mossad is very fragile. minister of intelligence from 2004 to 2008 the cable show he respected an audit of south africa's intelligence sharing sharing with israel. >> i didn't want anything to do with mossad whatsoever. i'm not prepared any way to go into actual internal operational activities. >> the spy cable's also confirm israel's historical collaboration with apartheid south africa to develop new england weapons. ironically today israel is working to stop it's rival iran from doing the same thing. it frequently warns south africa about tehran's nuclear ambitions. in december 2010 there is description of shipment of yellow cake to iran. it accuses

they contacted south africa and asked for details. not just as an airline, but a front >>> still ahead on the newshour the best tennis star makes a winning start in dubai. jonah has that and the rest of sport in a moment. . >> many traditional buildings - people are trying to reclaim history by renovating in older sometimes. >> reporter: this technical school is one of a few places where people can learn, and they have started making a handsome living out of it. >> reporter: my parents worked as carpenters. i trained to be a wood carve are. it's good work i can earn enough too raise a family. the children of the school have built many areas. the school is private. it was mad when he started. >> that's how it looked. you can imagine how it looked. >> it was found impossible to explain to locals the value. he bill his house as an example. >> i have taught. when ever anyone who has an old house, when he or she comes, looking at the house, and within half on hair this is it. the restoration started a few decades ago. >> in the early 1900s

another reveals south africa suspects there are over 140 foreign spies in the country.r spy chiefs have seen a major rise in espionage since apartheid. >> diplomatic presence in south africa grew exponentially, and therefore the espionage activities increased. >> the name of the game is that intelligence services around the world are interested the secrets of other countries. south africa is a big player on the continent. >> reporter: foreign spies also influenced a notorious multi-billion dollars weapons purchase in 1999. they played an active role in persuading decision makers on the arms deal. computer security is also seriously flawed. another secret report reveals an array of incidents. one computer had eight militia software applications leaving military secrets exposed. serious sde efficiencies leave the government vulnerable to fraud, corruption and espionage. >> as dwelling countries, as bric countries, we are literally naked compared to some of the first world countries. >>> in the leaks papered, south africa's spies say it is impractical to watch over million

obviously, this is quite a big story in south africa. i am in south africa at the moment.e make an assumption, right that there are surveillance. we have many cases where companies have actually spied on us and paid damages to us or apologized publicly and so on. this is the first time we have sort of evidence, especially since the edward snowden and wikileaks information has come out, and we would be naÏve not to anticipate that governments might be doing this. but it is one thing sort of knowing the government's might be doing that, then having it confirmed by looking at these cables and so on. the bottom line is it was once said first they ignore you then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. they are not ignoring us are laughing at us, they are fighting is really hard. not just this case, but in india and elsewhere. we are also going to take some comfort at the fact our campaigning -- by the way, this is not just greenpeace it has impacted, but other environmental groups as well. i would urge us to take some comfort to say that we are winning the argume

what problems the new status may bring. >> israel's policies in africa are cynical and fuel conflicts on the continent. that's according to south african intelligence. leaked documents suggest that spies have damaged egypt's water supply. we have the latest now from the spy cables. >> the spy cables reveal israel's intrigue across the africa continents. and the resulting anger and suspicion in south africa. one secret cable details a meeting. the african chief breaks protocol to call directly. nobody even knew the agent was in the country. the south africans describe it as. >> no appropriate behavior. the agent was very arrogant and self assured. he boasted he was in daily contact with the president and heads of services. >> the south africans con fluid that the mos ssad stie is. >> i didn't want to have anything to do with mossad whatsoever. so i'm not prepared to go into internal operational activities. >> the spy cables also confirm israel's historical collaboration with apartheid south africa to develop nuclear weapons. ironically israel is working to stop it's rival iran from doing the same thing. it frequently warns of te

. >>> and how south africa is spying on russia. >>> and the beltre is no longer legal in south korea. find out why they changed the law after 62 years. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to the program with. isil and reported hi secured a crucial bridge that connects to cities in iraq. iraqi troops have been trying to take the town back from the group. jane is in bagdad. >> reporter: the iraqi military is continuing to evacuate families from the city of bagdadi amongst fierce fighting there. isil and taken control of a bridge between two cities in the vest western province where tribes combined with iraqi military are trying to fight isil. but fighting has been particularly fierce around bagdadi which is near a base that is home to u.s. military trainers as well as its coalition partners. there was an attempted suicide bomb attack there as well. isil retook that bridge on the river after that. they said a military truck seized from the iraqi military with suicide bombers to try to bomb a gate to the base. they didn't make it to the base but they made it to a check point nearby. that's where three suicid

why a group claiming to be israeli cyber-warriors threatened south africa. plus awe eyes on japan's prime minister, how he will mark the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe even 9. make no mistake about it. they're out there. i guarantee it. welcome to the nascar xfinity series. >> sunday, the parents of captured american reporter austin tice. >> austin went missing in syria. >> campaigning for his release and maintaining hope. >> austin tice is alive. >> find him and get him home. >> a special "talk to al jazeera". sunday, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. let's take a look at the top stories. i.s.i.l. fighters have kidnapped at least 70 people from christian villages in syria. dozens of others have managed to flee the area. barrel

south africa expect 140 spies. there has been a major rise in espionage. >> diplomatic pressure in south africa grew exponentially. and therefore the espionage activity increased. the name of the game is intelligence services around the world are interested this the secrets of other countries. south africa is a big player on the continent. >> foreign spies influenced a multi billion weapons purchase. the document says they played an active role in persuading decision makers on the arms deal. computer security is seriously flawed. another secret report reveals an array of incidents. one computer had militia software applications leaving military secrets exposed. serious gip sis to government vulnerable to frud and worse, espionage. >> in the developing countries, b.r.i.c. countries, we are naked compared to the first world countries, we are are sitting ducks. in the leaked papers the spies say it's impractical to watch over million of people. but they are struggling to monitor foreign spies and organised criminals.

a lot of people relying on south africa to survive. they want economic stability. the people say they want jobs there's high levels of unemployment, the other issue is help. known as africa's mountain king come. most of the population lives in those areas. getting health facilities is difficult. it's a country with high levels of mortality, and the maternal mortality. these are things they've been trying to address. when you have a stable government, it's difficult to get access to medical care for the people. that is why it's a country looet leexed in the world. >> live at the elections in lesotho. thank you very much, indeed. >> ebola cases in west africa are down 95% from the peak of the crisis last year. u.s. president obama talked about the fall in the white house with liberia's appearance. liberia, sooesh and gip -- sierra leone and guinea were the hardest hit. it killed 5,000, affecting 14,000 others in south africa >>> millions around the world tune in to watch live broadcasters of top video gamers in actions. fans fill stadiums. reports on where it began, i

. >>> secret intelligence documents claimed people threatened south africa with a massive cyber attack. vowing to cripple financial sectors if the government spot supporting the palestine. here is phil reece with the latest on the spy cables. >> reporter: in south africa pro-palestinian groups are influential. the nation's apartheid history with parallels in palestine helped them to gain support. but for spy cables they face aggressive opposition for pro-israeli groups. the secret exposes a threat made by a group claiming to be mossad cyber attackers. they hand-delivered a letter saying they'd worked on it and viruses that sabotaged iran's nuclear programme. they told the minister to end support of the pro-palestinian campaign, and prosecute its leaders. if it didn't happen within 30 days south africa would face a cyber attack crippling banking and finance sectors. >> espionage, we are seeing the spectrum of cyber threat terrorism and wore fair. it's on the -- warfare. it's on the increase. there's a lot of wars we can be dragged into. the government never did find out who is behind th

in south africa, spies monitor islamic groups and track an apolitical religious movement. this secret document includes available information does not implicate the group in radicalization or terrorism but reports that it has a perceived vulnerability to the influence of al-qaeda without providing evidence. >> it is political and has nothing to do with terrorist activities. it has got absolutely nothing to do with any affiliation to any other group. >> the state security agency identified individuals it says are linked to al-qaeda and spent time in south africa. included is the so-called white widow, samantha, wanted by interpol the former wife of one of the seven london bombers. barry gilder is a former coordinator and spy chief. he said the west pressured africa to hunt for al-qaeda, but the threat was low. >> at the time i was in government, our assessment was we didn't see al-qaeda as a particular threat in south africa although we kept a watch. >> the cables reveal how spy agency says pool knowledge on al-qaeda create ago common narrative. what emerge are remarkable,

who had recently visited south africa. the south africans said no. >> i do not think that he has committed any offense which will warrant to provide information. >> south africa's foreign minister for intelligence says politician regularly manipulate spy agencies for their own ends governments and presidents ministers, use the intelligence personnel sections of those outfits for political purposes. >> another deal revealed is with zimbabwe to monitor and target rogue mgos. not for profit trusts and the media. >> does that i wonder include spying on opponents of zimbabwe's president. well overall these cable provide wide ranging evident of the political nature of global intelligence sharing. it seems that for today's spies, noting on groups like green peace is all in a day's work phil reese al jazeera in amsterdam. >> . >> the director of green peace is with us right now what do you make of this. >> i think it is wrath eunfortunate set of activities being undertaken by governments. i think it is a reflection that we are win

cables . >> in south africa, pro-palestinian groups are influential. the nation's apartheid history with its parallels in palestine helped them gain support. but the spy cables show they face aggressive opposition by pro-israeli group. exposes a group claiming to be israeli mossad cyber-attackers. they hand a letter saying they had worked on the stuxnet that sabotaged iran's nuclear program. they told the minister to end government support of the pro-palestine campaign and prosecute its leaders. if it didn't happen within 30 dates, south africa would face a cyber attack that would crich cripple its banking and finance sectors. >> cyber-terrorism cyber-warfare is on the increase finance. >> seems like the government never did find out who was behind the threat. but it fears the worst is yet to come. strong possibility that israeli businesses linked to mossad could increase espionage against south africa. phil reese, al jazeera. >> you can read the original spy cables. tell us what you think on twitter as well with the hashtag, spy cables. >>> killed 200

from south africa, from rwanda from zimbabwe. but the reality is we don't get very many domestic, u.s. students who are not of african descent, though they are certainly welcome to come. we have students who identify as hispanic. we also have students who identify as biracial. it is a diverse community within the context of that population of african descent but there are not very many white students at spellman right now. >> one piece of breaking news. democrats have decided to hold their national convention their 2016 convention in philadelphia. that's going to be the week of july 25. of course the week before july 18-21, republicans are holding their 2016 convention in cleveland. the news on the democratic convention just out this morning. back to the phones. aaliyah attended a historically black college or university. >> caller: good morning. thank you for having me on the show. i am an alumnus of spelman college. i want to thank you for all your work on behalf of spelman women. i think in the last 13 years we've seen the eff

and in south africa, paul places.ith respect to the cable that suggests there was a cia operative who asked south african operative to help within roads to hamas, the south africans then write between themselves, how can we run the cia guy to see what kind of information they're after? it is a bleak window into what the cia's interests are. in 2009, president obama wanted to have a new relationship with the muslim world. he spoke in cairo. autocrats were adopted by the bush administration. obama thought, maybe there is room for political islam. this is when they were still open to the idea, let's say. it makes sense to me at least, reporting this interest was expressed. of course, we don't know if the cia to give forward to stop the mass has said on al jazeera today, they deny official contact, but they won't save it was unofficial. i think it is intriguing. >> you also know that a south african state security agency report from november 2012 records the palestinian intelligence officer handing over mmo detailing a ph

. >>> south africa has one of the most competitive mining industries in the world, and pressure on thery to meet the demand is now becoming a struggle, but some are saying the big companies need to do more to help families impacted. >> reporter: a beautiful seaside location but nowhere near any of south africa's mines. this is where around 7,000 mining executives and industry people have gathered for a four-day conference. >> this is one of the major conferences in the world that brings the mining industry together with investors, with other interests to try to learn what is going on right now, what will change in the future how they can do better. >> reporter: much of the agenda is contend traited on the slump in commodities prices and taxation affecting international investment. nelson mandela's widow says the executives must change the way they deal with the people and the communities they are impacting. >> look beyond the space where you are mining the people who report to you daily, and the communities which are surrounding you. think of the countries. >> reporter: and similar cal

fact-finding mission after the 2009 gaza war and prominent south africa led it and crucially it saidl committed numerous war crimes and major says the palestinian leader abbas privately supports israeli position and also wants south africa to vote it down according to the p top man he felt voting in favor of the gold stone report would play in the hands of hamas and weaken his position. in this way the cables reveal how the u.s. israel and palestinian authority are privately forming alliances they would never admit to in public. >>> the palestinian authority has been reacting to the leaks and al jazeera joins us live from the occupied west bank mts what are the palestinians saying about the revolution that president hamas didn't want the case against israel made in the gold stone report to go further? >> well, i'm standing right outside the headquarters of the pchl pchl -- plo where we met with the doctor a senior official with the plo and we brought the substance of these leaked documents to her and we asked her just that very question which is what is her response to the an asserti

meanwhile in 2009 south africa spy chief gets a direct phone call from assad boss mayor and is shockede breach of protocol and orders staff to ver vie the number and later a meeting and wants south africa to vote down the gold stone report a u.n. factfinding mission after the gaza war and richard gold stone led it and crucially the report said israel committed numerous war crimes. mayor says the palestinian leader abbas privately supports israeli position and also wants south africa to vote it down according to the top man he felt in favor voting in the gold stone report would weaken his position and in this way it reveals how the u.s. israel and palestinian authority are having alliances they would never admit to in public. >> joining us is the director of al jazeera's investigative unit interesting stuff, clayton, what do you think this says about the palestinian authorities standing with the americans, the relationship with them? >> well, with respect to the cable saying that the american cia wants to talk with hamas this is clear evidence the political currency of the authority has

south africa's former minister of intelligence says many of the warnings are just hypes. >> reporter: throughout the spy cables we see intelligence agencies hunting a great enemy, al qaeda. in sav coe, spies managed groups and tracked an apolitical movement akin to the american aimish. the secret document concludes: it reports that it has a: looup lip without providing evidence. >> it is apolitical and has nothing to do with terrorist activities. it has absolutely nothing to do with an afill yaghts to any other group. >> reporter: the state security agency identified individuals it says are linked to al qaeda, and spent time in south africa. included is the white widow samantha luthwait the former wife of one of the 777 london bombers. >> a former intelligence spy chief says the west pressured south africa to hunt for al-qaeda al-qaeda, but it was low. >> at the time we didn't see al qaeda as a threat. we kept a watch on the brief. >> the cables reveal how spy agencies pull their knowledge. what emerged are remarkable unverifiable claims. a russian cable warns of a lab in eastern alge

. >> they urged south africa not to arrest the broker so they could continue monitoring him. the meeting in 2009 was a first by israeli leaders in 20 years. >> israel's economic tentcals have reached every part of africa behind a philanthropic facade. >> the spy accuses israel of plans to appropriate african diamonds and of arming and training militias in africa. it also says israel is working aciddously to fuel insure recommendation inside sudan and even targeted egypt the first arab country to give it recognition, readying itself to sabotage the country's water supply. >> creel has created a type of plant that absorbs such large quantities of water as significantly reduce the volume of water that reaches egypt. >> in this way israel sabotages its friends and enemy alike furthering it's own interests in africa. >> the south african government has been quick to respond to the leaks by its intelligence agency. a statement from the minister of state security said that the leaking of the pore purported documents detailing operational details of the state security agency is conde

. >> still to come on the program: >> parliament punch out lawmakers shown the door in south africa. plus: >> the desperate need to save water anyway they can because of the severe drought in brazil's biggest city. >> i'm reporting from christ church new zealand preparing for an international sporting event less than four years after the city was struck by a major earthquake. >> forces are moving closer to a major government base housing hundreds of troops. isil firefighters tacked a town in anbar province, approaching it from two directions thursday. it's been besieged by isil for months. it is close to the air base where u.s. marines are training iraqis. most of the surrounding towns fell under isil control after the group advanced quickly across the syrian border last summer. other correspondent has more now from baghdad. >> the attack began around 12:00 p.m. an thursday in what iraqi security forces are telling us were a number of isil sleeper cells activated within the center of the town of baghdadi and took over buildings. they were reinforced by isil fighters coming from the w

south africa's defence minister said it was ongoing, and it would cost over $100 million. with revelations that south africa is spying on russia to get information about its own initiative. appears that not even the government here understands what is going on with project condor. >> more to come on al jazeera, including following the death of a leading prosecutor. argentina's president reveals the changing face of a national spy agents si. tensions running high after a teenager was shot dead by police during an anti-government protest. >> today on "the stream". >> how one man's inability to read drove him to become one of the country's biggest crack dealers, and the consequences, on "the stream". >> "the stream". today, 12:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. >>> the top stories on al jazeera. the islamic state of iraq and levant reportedly freedom of the men kidnapped four days ago. the armed group holds about 80 men and 10 bows. -- boys they belong to the al-obeid tribe >>> the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi has meeting leaders, hours after security council is backing h

south africa's side chief gets a phone call from the boss. he's shocked at the breach of protocol and orders staff to verify the number. later a meeting. bashar al-assad wants south africa to vote down the goldstern report, a fact-finding mission. prominent south african jurist richard goldstone led it saying israel committed numerous war crimes. the palestinian authority leader mahmoud abbas supported israeli position quietly, and want south africa to vote it down. according to mossad's top man, they felt voting in favour would play into the hands of rivals and weaken his position. in this way the cables reveal how the u.s. israel and palestinian authority are privately forming clandestine alliances they'd never admit to in public >>> and you can read the original spy cables related articles, and exclusive on the website at aljazeera.com. spy cables. tell us what you think on twitter, with the hashtag spy cables. >>> breaking news. a lot of you are interested in this. f.i.f.a. task force have been meeting here in doha. the 2022 world cup in

south africa got off to an ideal start, bringing up 50.hipped in for the pro he is with another half century. but this was just the beginning of a full blown batting assault as the captain came to the crease. striking boundary after boundary to hit the fastest 150 in one-day history of just 64 balls. there was no stopping him, finishing unbeaten on 162, south africa scored 408 for 5. the highest total on australian soil. they never even got close three days after a double century, chris gail gone to 3. samuels bowled for a duck as the west indies crumbled. they conceded a world cup record 257-run defeat. >> it's good to see a time like that hustling around and you could see the odds were almost like open really to -- to fight. and it's a great turn around after the disappointing loss. >> reporter: south africa will next take on pakistan. sarah coates. al jazeera. >> and a quick reminder you can keep up to date on our website, on the latest of the capture of the most-wanted man in mexico. the address, aljazeera.com. there it is on your scre

tonight an alleged coverup covers israel south africa and a back room deal over stolen military blueprintsorter: it appeared to be an open and shut case two men caught red handed trying to sell blueprints software, and components from the south african arms dealer. police launched a sting operation posed as russian buyers and made their arrests in 2010. there was little media coverage. >> it would have been a very sexy story if one was privy to the whole setting up the trap and people being arrested and so on, but the media wasn't involved in the -- the actual drama of the story. >> reporter: the spy cables reveal crucial details that were kept hidden from the public. somehow israel's [ inaudible ] got hold of the blueprints. south africa wanted the blueprints back asked israel and got this reply: >> reporter: but on one condition: >> reporter: it appears south africa agreed covered up israel's involvement and got its blueprints back. presumably only after he made a copy. two years later a trial took place without any mention of israel's secret role in the affair. the israeli citizen invol

that's in south africa and that story is coming up next. ♪ >>> top stories on al jazeera.ale suicide bomber has blown herself up in northeast nigeria. that attack happened in borno state and we are getting reports that there have been many casualties. >>> the united nations security council is holding a debate on the security situation in yemen. they have been holding a video conference with the security council out of sana'a. >>> and an egyptian court has granted bail to two al jazeera journalists. mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed had been detained for 411 days in cairo. they are a k accused of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they and al jazeera deny. and their trial resumes on february 23rdrd. >>> crossing over to new york and speaking to the middle eastern north africa program coordinator. excuse me, you are joining us from washington not new york. obviously you as well as al jazeera, and the international community welcome this decision for our journalists to be let out on bail but what do you expect to happen on february 23rd? >> i'm hoping th

he wants south africa to vote down the gold stone report a u.n.finding mission after the 2009 gaza war. prominent jurist richard goldstone lead it hah it said israel had committed numerous war crimes. the palestinian authority leader privately supports the israeli position, and also wants south africa to vote it down. according to the top man: in this way, the cables reveal how the u.s. israel and palestinian authority are privately forming clandestine alliances they would never aed mitt to in -- admit to in public. >> we'll bring you more top secret cables at 1800 hours gmt. and you can read the original articles at our website, aljazeera.com/spycables. and tell us what you think on twitter using the hashtag spycables. >>> palestinian officials say israeli forces have shot dead a teenager in this the occupied west bank. the 19 year old was shot in the chest. fights broke out when israeli troops launched a predawn raid there. witnesses said the man was on the roof of his home when he was killed. >>> euro zone finance ministers have approved greece

. >>> the electricity crisis facing south africa.oned for the first time since 2008. >>> welcome to the program. good to have you with us. at least 19 people have been killed after a plane crashed into a river in taiwan. the plane was carrying more than 50 people. this is the scene now on the keelung river. rescuers are working to free the remaining people trapped inside. as you may be able to see the fuselage is lying on its side which is making the rescue operation difficult. it is evening time as well in taipei. many passengers were tourists traveling back to mainland china. we have this report. >> reporter: these are the last terrifying seconds of the flight slowed down the footage shows how the plane narrowly misses a block of flats. one of its wings hits a car as it disappears from view. these photographs capture the same last moments, the aircraft out of control and almost at 90 degrees as it plunges towards the river. parts of the plane were left scattered on the bridge. the fuselage half submerged in the water below. this pa

meanwhile in 2009, south africa's spy chief gets a direct phone call. he's shocked at the protocol and orders his staff to verify the number. prominent south african jurist richard gold stone led a report and crucially the report said israel committed numerous war crimes. the palestinian authority leader was said to privately support the israeli position and wants south africa to vote it down. according to mossad's top man. the cable reveal how they are privately forming clandestine alliances they would never admit to in public. >> one of the claims in the spy cable has been denied that president abbas with the help of israel tried to persuade africa not to approve the report. take a listen. >> i'm not aware of this, understand i am surprised. i don't think that president abbas employed or needed israeli lobby evident its particularly this type of lobbying at all. >> we heard from a senior hamas official. he says that never happened. >> i am surprised to hear such news because i think until now we don't have official communication with the c.i.a. or uni

by doing so south africa will stand the chance of benefiting from the interaction in that we would establishuirements of the cia. so in in other words they would know what they were up to. the south african spy chief gets a direct phone call. he is shocked at the breach of protocol and orders his staff to verify the number. later a meeting. he wants south africa to vote down the goldstone report, a u.n. fact finding mission after the 2009 gaza war. prominent jurist lead it and crucially the report said israeli has committed numerous war crimes. he says the palestinian leader privately supports the israeli position and also wants south africa to vote it down. he felt voting in favor of the report would play into the hands of rivals hamas, and weaken his position. in this way, the cables reveal how the u.s. israel and palestinian authority are privately forming clandestine alliances they would never admit to in public. >> we'll bring you more top secret spy cables at 1800 hours gmt. you can read more at our exclusive website, aljazeera.com/spycables, and tell us what you think on twitter, use

>> they work spy and counterspy to one-up one another to insist that the south africa e-south african government surveil this muslim organization or that pro-palestinian organization or that knowing ngo or that ngo. in public they say we want rule of law human rights freedom of press but in private under the table they're asking for some very undemocratic things and you'll see that in these operational cables. >> what about the repercussions much a leak like this? one thinks of what happened to edward snowden and when his material was leaked. what do we expect to happen after putting is all of this stuff out there? >> well, suffice it to say that after edward snowden one would have to be a fool to go anywhere near revealing their name unless they want to find themselves living in a flat with another country, with the entire world wanting to arrest them. suffice it to say it's going to be an awkward day at the office at the south african security agency. >> looking at what else will be revealed by the spy papers deshes --many thanks indeed, the spy cables rather. you'll see the spy cab

and i supported the sanctions in south africa. i'm assuming that the ranking member was also opposed to sanctions in south africa. because i'm assuming obviously that she is also as consistent as the chairman is on these issues. i supported as a young man those sanctions against south africa. because doing business with the apartheid regime was not to help the struggling -- folks who were strucking for freedom in south africa. all it did was help prop up that regime in south africa. so mr. chairman i couldn't let this time to slide by. >> may i ask the gentlemen to lead for a second. >> of course with all pleasure. >> i was really only trying to acknowledge people who had personal situations. ismsn't trying to says that the only reason you are concerned with cube cuba. i just wanted to respect what i knew you and ileana's family has been there. that was all. >> and i thank you for your kind statements. i took it as a kind statement. i want to make sure of that. but i'm just saying that the issue of human rights and the consistency

also coming up on the program more spy cable revelations how south africa is spying on rush a over their joint satellite problem. progress the death of a leading prosecutor argentina's president reveals the changing face of the national spy agency. and as the french president presses for action to combat climate change, we look at how rising sea levels are damaging malaysia's coastline. ♪ ♪ >>> the u.n.'s special envoy to yemen has arrived in the city of aden to meet the country's president hadi. just hours after the security council said it was backing him as yemen's leader. in a statement released on wednesday the u.n. described hadi as the have legitimate president, he's now in aden after fleeing from sanaa where he feels held under house arrest by houthi rebels. the houthis took power after a coup earlier this month. meanwhile, there have been rallies across the country i in support of hadi. this was the scene early on thursday. hadi also met the secretary general of the gulf corpse council. the g.c.v. is back hadi. >> translator: i talked with his excellency the president on how to

. >> reporter: that appears to put south africa spies above their own policy and the law.nts to put someone under physical surveillance they fill out this form then they discuss the application before a panel to get their line manager and deputy director general's signature. since edward snowden's leaks it moved to electronic surveillance. in south africa that is reportedly done from this now descript building in joe -- johanesburg. >> this requires approval by designated judge and in my experience that judge was quite demanding. >> reporter: the system is open to abuse. steven is an investigative journalist who suspected police were illegally tapping his phone. he later found his number had been slipped into a court order for a totally separate phone tap. >> line to the judge, this is an old trick apparently the security forces used to do that as well. >> reporter: now such tricks are carried out by the same anc that was once itself the target. the state security agency says the law governens its actions but with the loopholes and tricks of the trade spies are able to get

more spy revelations how south africa is spying on russia over their joint satellite projects. >>> following death of a leading prosecute, he argentina's president reveals the changing face of the national spy agency. >>> and as the french president presses for action to combat climate change, we look at how rising sea levels are damaging malaysia's coastline. ♪ ♪ >>> u.n. security council says it's backing hadi as yemen's leader. in a statement released on wednesday, the u.n. described hadi as the legitimate president. he's now in the southern port city of aden after fleeing from sanaa where he was held under house arrest by the hugy the houthi rebels. the secure thank you council has urged all party to his resolve their differences through talks. the u.n. support for hadi is a significant step, but the houthi houthis' concerns also need to be addressed. >> i think it's an important move both for yemen's international standing and current crisis it's going through, hadi benefits from the u.n.'s voice of support. i think the houthis themselves, you know, this is an opportunity for them to ki

erica wood, al jazerra cape town south africa. >>> not only that story but all of the global headline website aljazerra.com. top story there being the isil fighters in iraq. aljazerra.com.

south africa got off to an ideal start, setting the tone. reilly with another half century. but this was just the beginning of a full loan batting assault as the captain came to the crease. striking boundary after boundary to hit the fastest 150 in one-day history of just 64 bowls. there was no stopping finishing on 1 162 the south africa scored highest on australian soil. three days after the double century chris gates for 103. the west indie's crumbled leading all out as they conceded a world cup record, 257 rounds. >> it's good to see the team like that. you can see that the lds are hope ready to fight and it's a great turn around after the disappointing loss. >> south africa will next take on pakistan. sara coats al jazeera. >> tributes have been coming in following the death of the first black player in the nba. he made his debut with the washington capitols. he would really paved the way for super starks like magic johnson and michael jordan. magic johnson was one of the many who paid tribute today. he said every black africa-american that's ever played in the nba owes

south africa set the tone bringing up 50.n for the pro he is, with another half century, but this buzz -- was just the beginning of a full-blown batting assault as the captain came to the crease. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: striking boundary after boundary to hit the fastest 150 in one-day history of just 64 balls. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: there was no stopping them finishing inbeaten on 162, south africa scored 408 for 5, the highest total on australian soil. they never even got close. three days after a double century, chris gael gone to 3. samuels bowled for a duck as the west indies crumbled as they conceded a world cup record 257-run defeat. >> it's good to see a team like that. the odds were almost open really to -- to fight. and it was a great turn around after the disappointing loss. >> reporter: south africa will next take on pakistan. sarah coates al jazeera. >>> fifa president has proposed that the 2022 world cup final in qatar shouldn't take place any later than december 18th. his comments com

. >> the documents don't say what information south africa passed on, but they do we veal that spies from all over the world regularly send requests more about politics plan security. a spy from cameroon asked for information on opposition leader who had recently visited south africa. the south africans said no. >> south african as former minister for intelligence say politicians regularly manipulate spy agencies for their own ends. >> governments and presidents, ministers, use the intelligence services, the personnel sections of those assets for political reasons. >> zimbabwe would monitor activities subverting constitutional order and target rogue ngos not-for-profit trusts and the media. does that include spying on opponents of zimbabwe's robert mgabe. after all this shows long evidence of intelligence sharing. and it seems for spice spying on a group like greenpeace is all in a day's work. >> there has been an agreement on a last-minute deal to prevent greece from defaulting on its debts. it comes after the finance ministers approved greece's plan to reform its economy. the list

. >> thousands of delegates are in south africa for one of the world's biggest mining conferences on the agenda. eric witherica wood reports there is little talk on the conditions. >> 7,000 mining executives and industry people have gathered for a four-day conference. >> international people here from china australia, south america, canada, it's truly an international event aimed as progressing the mining industry in africa. >> but much of the agenda has concentrated on the slump in commodity prices, at its lowest in year,. south africa's mineral resources minister has also tried to alleveiate fears that the electricity crisis in his country will effect the energy-hungry mining industry. >> we're taking this on an urgent basis. so we can begin to resolve the energy challenges that we are facing. we understand. >> there is an alternative that many are ignoring. >> they're concerned about social issues, they're not concerned about justice. for them it's about profits at all costs. >> they say those profits aren't trickling down to the people who work in the mines. last year a five-mont

to south africa. i know they will be at john's and you will have open arms because he is always bringing people together. we know car has taken a strong stand. others have taken a strong stand on reparations. john is there. whenever you talk about reparations, john was there talking about it, and it is resonating in brazil and everywhere in the latin american community, the idea of reparations and everything. not only that. we talk about surveillance. john was right there particularly when it came to zambia. john was right there knocking on the door. continued to unveil the lies and bringing truth to power. thank you, john. [applause] >> before i introduce the next speaker, i want to say something danny just introduced. the person who came the furthest tonight to be here at this event is the leader of south africa's biggest and most militant metalworkers federation, irvin jim. i would like irvin to stand and be recognized for his work. [applause] i would like to invite you all tomorrow evening, danny

south africa scored 408 for 5, the highest total on australian soil.es never even got close. three days after a double century, chris gone to three. marlin samuels bowled for a duck as the west indies crumbled, as they conceded a world cup record 257-run defeat. >> it is good to see a time like that hustling around. you could see the odds were almost like open really to -- to fight. and it was a great turn around after the disappointing loss. >>> south africa will next take on pakistan. sarah coates al jazeera. >>> to football and fifa president has proposed that the 2022 world cup in qatar shouldn't take place any later than december 18th. his comments come just days after a fifa task force recommended moving the tournament from the summer to november and december. it is also qatar's national day. the dates will be confirmed next month. the idea of a winter world cup has angered those in european football especially england's premier league. they say it will cause unwanted disruption. but he says there is plenty of time for any problems to be ironed o

erika wood al jazeera, cape town south africa. >>> bangladesh has a poor record of maritime safety. least one ferry sinking every year. rescue drivers are under pressure to recover the victims quickly and return them to their families. our correspondent meets one driver who has found over 100 bodies from as many as 15 capsized vessels. >> reporter: no knife, no dive. that's his motto. he is a diver with the fire department in bangladesh. >> translator: it's very hard. the water pressure makes it very difficult, and you have to be so careful going up no more than two feet per second. if you go up too fast it's dangerous. >> reporter: the divers are often the target of public anger. families of victims sometimes confront salvage workers, wondering why it's taking so long. most passengers usually go down with the ship. when one of these major disasters happen divers can spend five to six days looking for bodies. this is one of the best divers on bangladesh. he has recovered over 100 bodies. on one occasion he recovered a woman who was live. >> translator: i became very scared. i though

and i supported the sanctions in south africa. i'm assuming the ranking member was also opposed to sanctions in south africa because i'm assuming obviously she is also less consistent as the chairman is on these issues. i supported as a young man the sanctions against south africa because doing business with the apartheid regime was not the folks that were struggling for freedom. all it does was help prop up that regime in south africa. mr. chairman i could let this time slaiby. >> and i asked the gentleman to yield for a minute? >> i really was on to trying to acknowledge the fact that people at personal head -- people or personal situations and i wasn't trying to say that was the only reason you are concerned about cuba. it's hard to have a different opinion. i just wanted to respect what i knew you and iliana's family has been there and that was all. >> i think the ranking woman as i said for your kind statements and i took it as a kind statement that i'm saying the issue of human rights in the consistency on that is important.

south africa's economy is struggling above 2% and we know public death in south africa is on the rise. joblessness, a chronic problem. unemployment is nearly 25%. recently south africa's credit rating was downgraded. we will have a special report coming up on "gmt." >>> also later today, the european commission is releasing proposals for an energy union. the idea is that eu countries should be able to negotiate energy prices collectively, doing that in order to get a better deal. it is the centerpiece of a strategic plan to reduce european independentce on gas imports and relations with moscow continue to deteriorate. some member states such as hungary, they still want to deal directly with moscow. we will still deal with that and obstacles in the way. you kancan tweet me back @bbcaaron. more business news later. >>> still to come the island that keeps growing and the volcano putting down new roots in the pacific ocean. you can call me shallow... but, i have a wandering eye. i mean, come on. national gives me the control to choose any car in the aisle i want. i could choose you... or

assad wants south africa to vote down the gold stone report, a u.n. fact-finding mission after the 2009 gaza war. prominent south african jurist led it and crucially the reported said israel committed numerous war crimes. the mayor said the palestinian authority leader abbas privately supports the israeli position and also wants south africa to vote it down. according to the top man, he felt voting in favor of the report would play into the hands of rival hamas and weaken his position. the cable reveals how the u.s., israel and palestinian authority or forming clan did he say tine alliances they would never admit to in public. >> a spokesman for the p.l.o. is not surprised about the revelations of c.i.a. links with hamas. >> we know that there have been long relationships between many of the security apparatus in the u.s. and the muslim brotherhood and other faxes including hamas. they even supported taliban and trained them, so this is not surprising, so the fact that they did seek, there was some talk, we heard about that, but it was only rumor and w