end of apartheid and emergence of mandela not just as an inspirational figure but a real idea. , south africarom all over the continent. black south africans fought hard for their freedom and their country. as i understand, a lot of them are pretty pissed off about we're just getting our -- together and all these congolese and nigerians are coming here. >> sanza has no formal culinary training. he's completely self-taught. picking up bits and pieces where he can. often from the women in the neighborhood. >> you're plucking the best of everybody in the culture. >> every day. every day i learn. the smell, the colors they brought. what are you eating? where are you from? i've been taught by some men. that's not how it's cooked at home, you know? go to that auntie. to the back of some dingy cab. there's a small kitchen. look, there, it'll be nice. she'll teach you something and then that is me. hey, auntie, you know, i'm really keen on how you're making your particular sauce. >> they'll show you? >> she will show me stuff and i pick up. then i rush back to the shop and i try it out. i have all of

impacting the hydro possibility to generate power. >> imported power from south africa, south africats own issues and challenges with regards to load sharing and electricity supply so it has been importing power from mozambeke and no quick fix and structurally there are challenges with electricity sector and take time to resolve. >> reporter: introduced country wide power cuts and rationing to manage the crisis. smaller towns just like this one and bigger cities across zambia develop demand for electricity continues to grow and on the borders the lake and the dam businesses and residents here rely on its waters to keep things going. local businessmen says without electricity his print shop will come to a stand still but his worries don't end there, at home he quickly collects water before its supply is cut for the day. >> people do it by grace of god, that is all we can say about that. >> reporter: for paul and this community there are few things more valuable than this water. they say without it life would be impossible. anita miller, al jazeera, zambia. >>> conflicting reports comi

south africa has its own issues with regard to electricity supply. been importing power from elsewhere, but in the short-term no quick fix. structurally they have challenges with regards to the electricity sector, and that will take time to resolve. >> reporter: meanwhile there is rationing to manage the crisis. as smaller towns like this one develop, the demand for electricity continues to grow. it boarders the lake and the dam. businesses and residents here rely on the lake to keep their businesses going. this man worries, at home he quickly collects water before the supply is cut for the day. for paul and this community, there are few things more valuable than this water. they say without it, life would be impossible. >>> scientists have discovered the remains of a new human like species in a cave system in south africa. they could have evolved about 2.8 million years ago. scientists say it will reshape our understanding of how humans developed. as tanya paige explains. >> reporter: it was unveiled in front of the world's leading scientists and me

we are favourite with a situation where it's rugby relations in south africa. are not handling it in the correct ray way. everyone is talking about the playing issues. everyone is talking about what happened on the field. where you find the south africans is made up of unions in the country. and the 14 unions, when it comes to how they should be formulated. they were called in their constitutions as designated groups. if you study the constitution carefully. they have three votes, and the blacks have one vote. 24 is created to alienate blacks. we are handling it long dealing with it, looking at how many players are supposed to be there. if you look at the clubs and players in the country, blacks are the majority of clubs. the majority are perceived as developmental. they are nowhere to be seen at the highest level. so that - those are issues that need to be taken back to the boardroom. address the elephant in the room, alienating the blacks. >> do you believe court is the right step to take? i cannot be at liberty to say it was right or correct. it's not south

al jazeera, south africa. >> at the u.n. in new york to discuss the refugee crisis, germany is leading the way. 19 countries are donating $1.8 billion to aid organizations in camps where migrants and refugees staying. they've discussed how to handle thousands of new arrivals. we have reports from southern germany. >> bavaria, perhaps the essence of germany where the rich come to play. driving through the south of this region it's all forests, lakes, and perfectly kept small towns. the so-called family businesses that drive the economy. here around the corner in this tourist spot the authorities put up a refugee camp for 128 people. these afghans told me it was great. they get $400 a month for food. heated tents with their own kitchens. this is their prize. the three months of cross country travel. the way the germany quota system works by the end of this year, this bit of bavaria will be home to 1800 refugees. for the whole of hungary, there is more in estonia, latvia combined taking more than liberal sweden. and the governm

violent crime is increasing in south africa.istics show almost 5% rise in murders and it's the first time it has risen for three consecutive year since the end of apartheid and we report from pretoria. >> reporter: illegal drugs fuel drugs in south africa and these men are adopted to a mix of heroin and marijuana, they steal to pay for it and sometimes commit worse crimes. >> other people do kill for it. >> reporter: they live in fear of attack by the people they hurt. >> in south africa there is no justice, if you steal from people. >> reporter: a man accused of being a criminal was killed last week by vigilantes and people are taking the law into their own hands because they don't trust the police and that is adding to a rising murder rate. and he runs operation stop and a group of parents with little more than good will and hearts broken by their children who are drug addicts and he says some police are working with drug dealers. >> if they try to arrest these people, somebody somewhere who is their senior said leave those pe

violent crime rises again in south africa, we will exam why. plus, the women fighting to save one of america's largest family planning organizations. >> afghan forces backed by u.s. air support have launch add counter offensive to recapture the northern city from taliban fighters. the sudden fall on monday is a major set back for the government, and raises further doubts about it's ability to tackle the taliban. stephanie decker reports. >> there were no government retreats left here, taliban fighters are now in control of large parts of the city. here they are symbolically waving their flag. >> this battle is not over, the afghan government has announce add major military operation to recapture. >> in the first place we should take care of the civilian casualties. we have already paid attention and ewith h continue. the enemy has conceded heavy damages including the air strikes i don't want to go into detail. >> special forces have been put in and the u.s. military confirmed an air strike on the outskirts on tuesday morning. this proving diffi

then one of the few black delegates at the league announced south africa to 1922 league assembly that mandates commission was asked to investigate. the commission spent 1923 growing the south africans. those debates were published and we can set the system worked, both to discipline into rehabilitating terri row. virtually the whole commission agreed the south africans had used unnecessary brutal force. only the portuguese member insisted that violence was justified, and went his colleagues disagreed delete their views to the south africans, packed his bags and gone. nor did the commission to back the italian members admitted there will have to be a complete break with imperial practice. when his colleagues objected, he pleaded exhaustion and went home. it was left to the british member, the famous colonial governor, sir frederick lou gardiner, who persuaded the commission of a south africa have lapsed from imperial best practice, there was a model for what that practice should be. he clarified it meant strong part to ballistic administration that would keep both settlers and concessi

and the ability of the labor market in south africa to cope with that influx. ere's an unemployment problem around the world. it has a major impact on how people experience migration. africa was part of that story, as you point out. the tension of distribution of resources in economies where there's a sucking sound in terms of growth, less growth, less opportunity, more competition, and so it is important that we get back to a place where there's more opportunity for more people. it is a winner take all growing economy rather than a winner take all mindset. guy: that takes me kind of towards what is happening more specifically in south africa. story,or relations particularly related to the mining sector, unemployment, and what is happening with labor -- is management, that's read your notes on this. you see this as being a major priority now. colin: yes. in terms of the overall emerging markets, there's an extremely high level of unemployment. we have basically 15 million people employed and 8 million people unemployed. that's a 34% brought unemployment rate, wh

and scientists reveal they have found the remains of a new species of human in south africa. >> hellot has been the subject of intense speculation for weeks. the u.s. is stepping up pressure on greece and bulgaria, not to allow the flights to pass through their air space. they say the shipments are being made alongside deliveries for humanitarian aid. in accordance with existing contracts. russian military aircraft has been flying into an airfield near the city. around 100 russian soldiers have been spotted there with some construction work taking place. several russian ships have also been unloading equipment at it's naval base. to the south. russia has baainged the syrian president throughout the country's 4 1/2 year civil war. some believe a russian military build up is designed to strengthen it's believe that it should be included in any international solution. to end the war. we have more details. >> there is a major russian military build up in syria's western port. and at an airfield in the province. the city opposition says it is to help the president and his forces. russia's

. >>> and eyes in the skies, south africa recognizes the rising potential of drones. ♪ ♪ >>> welcomeap the headlines here on al jazeera now. taliban fighters have carried out an early morning raid in afghanistan. they have entered the northern city from fountain different directions said to be in lockdown as afghan security forces attempt to fight back. russia's president vladimir putin says moscow now to help syria. earlier john kerry held talks with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. more clashes at the mosque compound israeli security forces. some of whom barricaded themselves inside. fighting between pro government forces and houthi rebels continue in yemen. despite the u.n.'s effort to negotiation a peace deal the authority rebels and seven soldiers loyal to president hadi will killed in street to street fighting. seven rebels were killed when saudi jets stuck. you have covered this conflict extensively and the situation in yemen, where is the fighting leaving some of. key places now like taiz? >> reporter: the reason we have fighting concentrated in taiz is obviously for o

south africa scored the first try, crossing the line in the 18th minute. but japan showed they weren't intimidated by the world's third ranked team and muscled up. adding their weight to this drive, captain reduced the score after 30 minutes. the spring box showed just four minutes into the second half with bursting through to extend south africa's lead but japan stayed in touch and tied up the match with 22-all with 20 minutes left. south africa inched ahead again only minutes later though when substitute hooker adrian strauss broke away. but moments later, replacement khan scored for japan in overtime. >> we stuck at it, kept penalty goals, the odd try here or there and when we could have taifn 3 antaken 3and got a draw but to e win is just a fantastic result. >> the 34-32 win in brighton is a significant victory. preparing to host the next world cup in 2019. >> there's plenty more news at our website aljazeera.com. capitalist in russia turned human rights activist - bill browder. >> i had more than $1 billion, which was a huge amount of money-- in any c

south africa ca schooled the fit try, crossing the line in the 18th minute. but japan showed they weren't intimidated by the world's third ranked team and muscled up against the pack and captain michael leech reduced the score to 10-seven after 30 minutes. the spring box scored just four minutes into the second haft, with bursting through to extend south africa's lead but japan stayed in touch and tied up the match at 22-all with 20 minutes left. south africa edged ahead again only minutes later though when substitute hooker adrian strauss broke away. but moments later, replacement khan scored for hedgepeth in penalty goals. >> the carnlg at th carriage ate could get a try, a good result, but to have the win was a fantastic result. >> the 34-32 win in brighton could have a significant impact on the game back home as the country prepares to host the flex world cup in 2019. >>> british born author jackie collins has died in los angeles. she was 77 and had been suffering from breast cancer. collins career spanned four decades and sold more than 500 million books

south africa's parliament had rejected an impeachment application. the sudanese president attended an african union summit in south africa in june, despite a war-enforced detention from the international criminal court. >> hundreds of university students in south africa staged a protest over a film. the university's managements has been summoned to parliament. >> protesting students filled the university central square. afrikaans was viewed as the language of the oppressor, and used to be the language of obstruction. now africans and english are supposed to be on the same footing. >> it's not a question of language as a tool, it's about language and the ways they connected to the institutional culture that conditions in this spirit. >> many of the men enforced it. the stolensition to multi racial has not been easy. student described incidents of race. on and off campus in a documentary. the minister of higher education was so angry when he saw it he summoned the university's management to parliament. >> there can be no institutional that leads to rac

[chanting] tonya page, al jazeera, south africa. >>> and we are in south africa in sport next. ♪ and african city to host the common wealth games and those details ahead. ♪ >> in the wake of the baltimore riots. everyday citizens are fighting to take their neighborhoods back. >> it's a movement to make a difference. >> educating. >> i feel safer in here. >> the library means something to the people here. >> healing. >> we really have to talk about how can we save lives. >> restoring. >> we given' a family a chance because some of the houses are bein' rebuilt. >> can they rescue their city? >> from going pro, >> i never know that was really a possibility. >> to becoming president of the us tennis association. >> we're about getting rackets in children's hands... >> building the game... >> ...sky's the limit for growing tennis in america. >> and expanding access to play... >> at the end of the day, it's about the kids... >> every tuesday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entert

the volcano had been dormant for several years >>> a new industry is taking off in south africa as drones are used in everything from growing crops to making films. it's the only country in africa that legalized drones. that's proving controversial. >> reporter: the buzzing sound of a drone often associated with military use. flying drones for melbourne purposes has become popular. south africa legalized it. >> there are tremendous application benefits in using the technology, we forecast there'll be an explosive growth of this technology in south africa. we need to prepare >>> the drone pilot is the second instructor in the country since licences began to be issued, and says drones will create business opportunities for pilots. >> we had an opportunity to protect with drones. and that's where we starred operating the drones, instructing people. >> once the camera is attached. it can be used in industries. >> the highest demand came from the local film and production industries. the civil aviation authority expects interests across a number of sectors to grow. using a drone is cheaper tha

stay in business - we are in south africa where the future of the steal industry is in jeopardy. >> that's a rap. the awards are handed out at the film festival. we'll tell you who won the top prizes >>> israeli police fought with palestinians at the aluxa ask -- alack sea mosque in jerusalem. they entered to arrest young palestinian stone throers. tear gas was fired, the confrontation hours before the start of the jewish new year. scott heidler has more from west jerusalem. >> reporter: in the early morning of al-aqsa mosque. clashes between palestinian youths that threw stones. tear gas and concussion grenades prop used. it glashes went on for a good amount of time. now we hear the compound has been cleared, and some glasses are going on throughout the city. this is something anticipated from both sides. the jewish new year begins on sunday. so it's a tense time. we are hearing that there were jewish activists waiting to go into the compound and that stoked a tense situation within the compound. now the police say they have control of the situation, there's minor clashes going on through

south africa legalized it. there are tremendous benefits in using the technology, and we forecast there would be a rapid growth in south africa. this is only the second instructor in the country since licences began to be issued, saying it creates more opportunities for pilots. >> we had an opportunity, and that's where we operated the drones. >> once attached they can be used. the demand came to local film industries. they effect is to grow substantially. using a grown is cheaper. to ensure the aircraft is safe. >> these are made from consumer grade electronics, failure rates are yet to be determined. there's a lack of scientific data, and it could fall at any time. one could attach a firearm, a bomb, chemical, biological weapon and fly it into a building or group of persons or an aircraft. >> south africa is the first country to issue licences. once the licences are recognised across the continent. >> the problem is the amount of relationry requirements, the amount of detailed work that is required to ensure

tens of thousands of protesters march against corruption in south africa. >> in london, looking at the fabric of india. >> a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. russia says it has carried out 20 airstrikes in syria. the u.s. believes the attacks may have been in an area where there have been no isil forces. the afghan army's battle to regain control of the city of kunduz has intensified. it has involved special forces from the u.s.-led co-alation engaging in ground clashes for the first time. >>> palestine has warned it is no longer bound by a 1993 agreement that sought to bring peace with israel. the oslo accord recognized palestinian as a stat palestine as a state for the first time. >> raised for the first time at the united nations, the flag of the palestine, observer states there are two palestine and holy now allowed to fly their national flags. the ceremony was attended by president mahmood abbas and the u.s. secretary general. >> i certainly hope that a successful peace process will soon yield what they--what we unfurl the palestinian flag in its proper place. among the

. >>> scientists reveal they found the remains of a new species of humans in south africa. >>> hello, we start with the refugee crisis. and clashes between refugees and police, as authorities in europe struggle to control the situation. >>> a drought in zambia saw the refugees have been halted in their tracks. macedonian police have been filmed beating refugees. austria announced a suspension in its train services, because of massive overloading >>> president obama adds his support saying the u.s. will begin preparation, taking 10,000 syrian refugees next year. the mexican government says it's not starting the possibility of accepting syrian refugees. thursday saw the largest numbers to cross into macedonia. we have a report from the greece-macedonian border. >> from the islands in we took the ferry. travelling through the night. it's raining. people are soaked to the bone. yet the refugees are determined to continue their journey. it's one full of obstacles. macedonian border police blocked their way. frustrations grew once more. rain continued to pore. impatient, the refugees press

. >> stephen: you are from south africa, you did a show called tonight with trevor noah in south africa>> yes. >> stephen: what was that show like, was it like a daily show. >> yes, it was at night, not daily which is a must conception. it was with me. >> stephen: did you do it every day. >> no be, one night, i called it one night, now that you mention it it was one night. >> stephen: one night a week. >> one night a week. >> stephen: you will have to step it up, my man. >> yeah. and we weren't allowed to play any clips and stuff so when i came to america, because we had to describe all the pictures. so i go here is the joke, now imagine a picture of this happening right now in america. there is a man named barack obama he is president and he is a black man, this is what he looks like. >> stephen: here he is, right now. >> we had no rights. we are had no rights to any of the pictures so we couldn't put anything up, we couldn't play any videos. >> stephen: barack obama. >> that is basically what i did. >> stephen: seriously. >> yeah, so we weren't as free. it was a totally different rule

. >>> scientists find the remains of a new species of human in south africa. >> and i have the sport. serena williams's march towards a calendar grand slam coming up, and roger federer a confirmed semifinalists. i tell you why he's playing his best tennis in years >>> we start with the refugee crisis. there has been violent scenes between refugees and police, as they struggle to contain the situation. refugees desperate to continue their journey have been halted in their tracks at various borders and checkpoints. police have been filmed beating refugees with batons, as hundreds gather at the boarder why greece. there was anger and confusion after austria's rail company announced a suspension of services to and from hungary, a growing number of travellers caused massive overloading. the severity reaches west, president obama adds support saying he will begin preparations to take in 10,000 refugees next year. the mexican government is studying the possibility of accepting syrian refugees. >>> greek police say thursday saw the largest numbers to cross into macedonia. we have this report

south africa first became the epicenter of the world aids crisis. and was made worse by the troubles in zimbabwe and other places which led to even more people coming into south africa who were hiv positive. meanwhile, and still to me somewhat mystifying, mbeki denied for a long time the dimensions, cause and remedies of crisis. i knew this because our foundation helped them to come up with an aids plan and they were doing fine in the cities. they had prosperous cities and great health systems. but they really had to get out into the countryside. and when we celebrated mandela -- i can't remember, maybe his 80th birthday -- 80th or 85th birthday, i was down there and we had 50 people who worked with our health access initiative dressed up and ready to go to south africa to implement a plan that the government -- the cabinet had adopted. and it all was canceled. and it was a bizarre story of local politics gone awry. the third most important person in south africa's political hierarchy after the president and deputy president is the treasurer of the

sorry doesn't seem to be the hardest word - at least not in south africa's media. >> these are tense mes in turkey, the south-east seeing the worst violence as the turkish military and kurdish separatists bale each other. entire cities in the south-east have been put under curfew, and for journalists, turkish and kurdish in the south-east and beyond, the situation is nearly impossible. just in the past week turkish prosecutors started investigating one of the countries media houses, doyle media group, for "terrorism propaganda." three journalists from new york based vice news were arrested for "working for a terrorist organization", and then there's a magazine whose offices raided and the opposition banded on charges of insulting the president and making terrorism propaganda. all comms as turkeyened to the general election. fitting the a j.p. and the prime minister against the opposition, notably the kurdish h.d.p. "the listening post"'s correspondent on the battles in turkey fought not just in the south-east between rival groups, but across the media. our starting point is istanbul.

south africa's steel industry is facing massive job cuts.ore than 30,000 positions are at revenue. many blame cheap steel i am federal courts china. a report on how the cuts are affecting families in johannesburg. >> steel worker spending his day off from work with his family. he has been a defendant furnace operator and steel manufacturer for 14 years. for now, there is no work. >> we are affected by the i am ports. the number of steel coming inside the country reis affecting us because of the people, cutting the order outside the country. >> he has been promised i will be moved to another plant, but he is worried? >> i don't mind switching at home and everyone is depending upon me. when i look at the future of my kids, i don't see anything good about is it if i were to lose my job, they will suffer more. >> south africa's steel sector employs almost 200 ,000 people but the industry is in big trouble. he is one of thousands of workers who could be laid off in the next few months. the steel sector is struggling to survive in tough market con

>> the steelworker families suffering from chinese imports to south africa. >>> hello there. a warm welcome to the program. germany's economic minister says the refugee crisis pushed its country to its limits. it's reinstated checks at the border with austria and train service has been suspended. thousands of peep arrived in munich this weekend. authorities say the city is now full to capacity. all this, of course, as the greek coast guard pulls the bodies of 34 refugees out of the sea near the island. now, at least half of the victims there were young children. we'll be live in lesbos with jonah hull shortly. first paul brennan reports on germany close to capacity. >> very vienna station surndz afternoon. these syrian refugee families are among the last to live before rail services were suspended. there will be no more trains between germany and austria until the pressure of numbers can be reduced. at the other end of line in munich day after day they have welcomed the new arrivals with ep on arms and compassions, but the reception centers are now at full capacity. >> we hav

. >> they imported power from south africa. south africa has its own issues and challenges. -- it's been importing some power from mozambique, and no quick fix and structurally they have challenges with regards to the electricity sector and that will take time to resolve. >> as smaller towns just like this one, and bigger cities across zambia develop, the demand for electricity continues the grow. businesses and residents here rely on its waters to keep things going. local businessman says if he loses electricity, his business will come to an end. >> people just survive by the grace of god. that's all we can say. >> reporter: for paul and this community, there are few things more valuable than this water. they say without it, life would be impossible. >>> all right, still ahead on this news hour, the face of a new species, this human ancestor. scientists overjoyed at the find in south africa. >>> and the iranian sportswoman aiming to make olympic history. robin will have that and the rest of sport coming up. >>> hello again, as promised robin with all of your sport now. >> t

we have david mckenzie in south africa for us this morning. what do you think? reporter: alison, i think south africans were just as surprised when he was announced the host after appearing three times and replacing jon stewart after 16 seasons. i think there is a sigh of relief when they feel he did okay. south africans have not seen the show yet. they'll see it as a rerun later today. there is a deal of pride for trevor. he is a well known figure in south africa. in fact, a household name. many people point to the fact as a comedian, he progressed from being what his colleagues say as vanilla and unoffensive to being an edgy comic. you know, it will be interesting to see if he takes that approach in the u.s. and if he can gain the trust of the audience to push those boundaries a bit as a south african comedian and taking on a bigger stage. alison. >> one show down. many more to go to win ov over viewers. >>> and a billionaire coming out in full support of donald trump. why he says trump is the president we need. next. >>> i'm christine romans. let's get an ear

there are 700 landfill say across south africa saying they are trying to enforce the law. >> we haveoperate with them. [ inaudible ] we can't just say now we are taking you to court we have to work and resource all avenues. >> reporter: what it can't do is help people like him. he sleeps amid the rubbish and dreams of better things. >> to find maybe a good job and maybe good money. so that i can have a good fami family. to be somebody else. >> reporter: in south africa sometimes it doesn't matter what the law says people do what they have to to survive. tania page, al jazeera, pretoria, south africa. >>> the parents of 43 mexican students who went missing last year in the state of guerrero are on hunger strike, they are fasting for 43 hours ahead of the case's 1-year's anniversary, demanding an independent and thorough investigation. the government has maintained that local police illegally detained the students and then turned them over to a drug gang who then killed them and burned their bodies. but the official investigation has been questioned saying there is no evidence of this

we're in south africa where the future of the steel industry is in doubt. many are blaming china. >>> and that's a wrap. we'll tell you at the venice film festival who won the top prizes. >> israeli police have fought with palestinians at the al aqsa mosque. hours before the start of the jewish new year, ros rosh hasha. the old city known as the noble sanctuary. the compound is currently reserved for muslim prayer alone but often israelis are allowed on the site. scott heidler has more. >> there was tear gas stones thrown by the young palestinians. the israeli police forced into the compound and the palestinian youth went into the mosque itself. there appears to be concussion grenades fired. both sides had been ready for. this is a very tense time during the year, there are a lot of jewish holidays over the week, sunday rosh hash hanana is going on. the main confrontation has called down. >> tens of thousands of people across europe have rallied in major cities in support of refugees from syria and other countries. in the spanish capital people marched to t

south africa's deputy president was clearly as delighted as the scientists.irms south africa as one of the world's richest sources of answer to one of our greatest mysteries, where and from whom did he come? >>> sports news now. >> thank you. it's women's semifinal day at the u.s. open. serena williams will take on her opponent soon. and roger federer is close to ending his three-year grand slam drought. >> reporter: roger federer hasn't dropped a set at this year's u.s. open so far, and against this frenchman he was again barely challenged. the swiss showed off all of the qualities that have listed him to 17 grand slams, prevailing in just 87 minutes. at 34 years of age, even federer is surprised by the ease of his victories. >> at my age to run through five opponents, is considered abnormal. so in some ways for myself to come out and play well -- and i have played so well over the last one and a half years, i don't feel like i'm as old as i am. >> reporter: his 38th grand slam semifinal will be an all swiss affair. his opponent was just as dominate beating

we focused on two-time winners south africa. they are regarded as one of the title favorites and eager to lift the trophy they last one back in 2000 evan. >> south africa know all about winning. this year, seven players from the 2007 winning squad are on the team and south africa are not hiding their title ambitions. the spring box face scotland, japan, and the usa. on paper, it should be a group they will win. the coach has several clutch players that can make something out of nothing such as the reliability of their players. the challenge lies further down the road and the second round could offer an encounter against the top rug he nation. >> it is really open to anyone. it's not just the guys that put down a marker early on. >> scotland are also favored to make the second round but a lot will depend on the consistency. and there are no walkover teams. team spirit could be the key to advancing for the usa which would be an achievement. the eagles have never advanced past the group stage. england or australia may await off afr

sarah: for more details, a paleoanthropologist in south africa joins us now. professor schmidt, this is a huge discovery. we just heard this species might have buried its dead. just like humans. how do scientists know that? prof. schmid: it is a little far reaching to say a burial. there is just no other possibility they could go in because if they went in on their own, other animals should have then there also, but they only found about 1800 fragments of only hominids, and no other memo -- no other mammal was there, so we have to find an explanation for this, and the only thing that makes sense is disposal of the dead. sarah: tell us more about the excavation process. prof. schmid: the last part of the entrance is a vertical shaft of about eight meters and 18 centimeters in diameter, so only very slim people can go in, so we had archaeologists who were virtually underground and could go through the shaft. they were guided by television. they brought up the fossils to be tested. it was so astonishing that we only saw these hominid fossils. sarah: looking at th

. >>> we meet a man of literate in south africa. literature in south africa. >>> australia and hungary are allowing refugees to cross their borders. the first refugees have arrived in the town of nicholssdorf. refugees were lou to board bus he in hungary after spending most of the day, walking. andrew simmons has t the story. >> it's taken authorities by surprise particularly the police. this march is bigger than expected, it seems far fetched to reach the austrian border by foot, it is more than 170 kilometers. >> it's a very, very long way. >> it is a long way but we have no choice. >> out of the city and on to the main motor way west. the mood is upbeat, remarkable, people under such stress. but some people are worried that police could lead them into stress, as in bicske. disabled people are taking part too. you can be forgiven in thinking this was some sore sort of a marathon. hundreds of men, women and children. under a railway bridge, onloo onlookers cheered the refugees on. among the walkers is a spokesperson for united nati

first to south africa, where thousands are taking part in marches in pretoria and cape town. it cost the country millions, and affect the most vulnerable. some of the people most vulnerable to corruption in south africa are those desperate to stay in the country. before 6:00a.m. the cue of asylum seekers is already long. they are easy pray for officials and private citizens, seeking bribes and sampling those that paid. this young woman has been coming for days to get the papers extended, paying the equivalent of $10 to queue, and is likely it pay more inside. >> i pay 100, and today was it. >> can you get anywhere without paying money. >> no you can't. a report of civil society found this. the most corrupt home affairs officers. the government has n trying to clean it up. it was easy to find people to pay bribes. corruption is deep and entrenched. in the last 20 years, government corruption cost sav jans $70 billions. in the 2013 to 2014 financial year. 14% received an order, and that was an improvement. the seem year it was 6. 6.5 million, an unauthorised and irregular spend

. >> south africa's steel industry is facing massive job cuts.e than 30,000 positions are at risk. many blame cheap steel importants from china. a report on how the cuts are affecting families in joh johannesbu johannesburg. >> steel workers here, spending his day off work with his family. he has been a defendant furnace operator and steel manufacturer at arsenal metal for 14 years. but for now, there is no work. >> wifr affected by imports, the number of steel inside the country because of the people that are used to order from us, now they are ordering outside of the country. because of this, we don't have orders. >> i has been promised he will be moved to another plant, but he is worried. >> i don't mind switching. everything is depending upon me. i don't see anything good about it. if i were to lose my job, it means that they are the ones going to suffer more. >> south africa's steel sector employs almost 200,000 people but the industry is in big trouble. >> he is one of thousands of workers who could be laid off in the next few months. the s

even south africa itself. these are small species that's not terribly well known, but it's known since the 1800s. new knowledge from these bones about this species was something we have been looking forward to and yet what we learned, we heard the doctor say their brains are small. the ones from the former soviet republic of georgia are small, too. this is one from georgia that's been published. a new species is really unwarranted at this time and the conclusions about ritual behavior. they don't know how old the remains are. they don't have any evidence other than the bones themselves deep in this cave. we no little more than we knew a couple of days ago. >> a film shot is giving insight into one the last traditional tribes. tana is a love story told by nonactors. some of the cast left their island home for the first time and ventured to the film's premier. >> until two years ago, these people had never seen a film. now they are the stars of one. in a production they helped cowrite, a story of love and traged

there are 700 lanill sites across south africa. >> remember, we are then obliged then to work with [ ] we have to cooperate are them. we have to work and exhaust all avenues. >> reporter: what it can't seem to do is help people like this man. he sleeps amid the rubbish and dreams of better things. >> to mind maybe a good job, and maybe good money, so i can have a good family, to be somebody else. >> reporter: in south africa, sometimes it doesn't matter what the law says, people like him do what they have to, to survive. tania page, al jazeera. >>> much more on all of the stories we have been covering, the address, aljazeera.com. asked to sacrifice more they're asked to treat their sport as a year-round endeavor. so the demands on them are so intense that it has put them in a situation where it's like a fight or die situation. >> players earn no pay other than a scholarship to attend

tania page, al jazeera, south africa. >>> now it's one of the few times that a u.s.nt has visited the iciways of alaska whilst in office. it's the most high profile campaign on climate change. his government has been criticized for allowing limited drilling for oil and gas off of the alaskan coast. world leaders are expected to host talks on climate change in paris in december. >>> in parts of alaska coastal erosion is destroying homes and d d disrupting the livelihoods of the people who live there. libby casey visited the small hunting region. >> reporter: this eskimo relies on the sea and land for his food and way of life, hunting most of what he eats. but that's getting harder. >> it's real unpredictable because of the ice change. it's not as thick, and it's not safe anymore. >> reporter: alaska may be the last frontier, but it's the front line of climate change. not only is it harder for hunters, but the village is in increasing danger. >> there's no safe place to go right in western alaska, those villages are not connected by a road system, so evacuations are no

flying high in south africa. in one of the poorest areas of johannesburg, trampolines are making a huge difference. welcome to our viewers on public publicion on -- television in america and around the world. this site of a fierce battle after taliban forces took control on monday. now, local troops are trying to take back -- take it back with heavy fighting on the ground. it is the first provincial capital to be seized by the taliban after they lost power in 2001. this current show of force is raising alarms. the bbc's world affairs editor reports. >> with the taliban captured the city yesterday evening it was a huge shock. the biggest victory they have scored since they were chased out of afghanistan 14 years ago. nduz tellsess in ku the bbc he was prevented from leaving. there are too many inside the city. people trying to leave the city, but the highways are impossible. >> it has been exactly one year since the president was elected, which is why the taliban with their shrewd pr sense has done this attack. he

it is what we have heard from them. >> south africa's police force is being scrutinized. it is the first time since apartheid that the number of murders has increased three years running. >> undivided and etch more for attention. >> the national police commissioner holds officers being reviewed after police shot dead 34 miners three year ago, however, the police are just one part of the crime story. >> the reason for the high level of crime in south africa are complex. violence is a legacy of apartheid, there's also unemployment and poverty. corruption within government, and the police. some of which are wider social issues but johan of the institute for security studies says police are trying to spin the statistics by emphasizing that overall crime is down. >> undermine our efforts to point out where problems are in terms of crime and the need for us. very very urgently to find solutions. >> cutting crime is not only a job for the police, but improves trust and confidence in the policemen and women would make the task easier. tonya page, al jazeera, south africa. >> germ

i spent seven of my last in south africa. i fell in love with the sport of rugby.a phenomenal sport. you can't not fall in love with rugby when you live in a country like that. to see them lose, that's tough. some of my friends, i feel for you guys. the facebook posts, they've been wild for the past couple of hours. lynda, we've been talking about the flooding that is impacting the southwestern united states this week. it was a tough week, particularly near the border of utah and arizona. we have the possibility of more flash flooding once again. you're seeing some of the images right now out of hilldale, utah. that's again right on the border of arizona and utah. dramatic scenes. look how fast that water is rushing. this is called flash flooding. flooding in general is just when water slowly comes up and inundates your household. this is flash flooding that happens abruptly and it happens very quickly and often without notice. that is why it's so dangerous for anyone in their path to -- because it can travel upward of 40, 50 miles per hour. what about basically an

it was a david and goliath encounter with south africa expected to win easily. francois with the first tribe. they were intimidated by the world's team, and muscled up against the bigger south african forward pack. the captain pulled him into the game after they trailed 10-6. japan trailed in the 7 half, and every time they got close, straws helping them to a 27 lead. just as the 2-time champions relaxed with victory in site. they got japan back into it. with time added on, all the japanese have to do is pick a penalty. unbelievably they went for victory. they crossed wide to clinch the second ever victory in the tournament. >> we stuck at it. kept on picking the penalty goals, the odd try, and the courage at the end to go for the try. we could have taken three and taken a draw, which would have been good result. it was a fantastic result. >> the 34-32 win was the biggest result history that could have a significant impact on the game at home, as the country prepares >>> news and programs you may have missed are found at the website. there it is on the screen, a

prime minister threatens to wipe out the pkk separatists and toxic effect and abandon gold mine in south africaple say is choking a community and tell you more about a mexican community that fought back against organized crime to bring back life to its forests. the u.n. says an urgent system is required to relocate refugees to ease the worsening crisis in europe. u.n. refugee agency says there are 30,000 refugees on greek islands and 20,000 people here alone and says a record 7,000 syrians arrived in macedonia on monday and the head of germany's biggest state north ryan westfalia says refugees arriving will be well above the earlier estimate of 800,000. the u.n. special envoy for moi griegs has again criticized europe for not working on a cohesive response to the crisis and peter says it's unacceptable countries are taking in more refugees than others. >> we should have a european response as part of a global response and if we are not joined in this it will fail to a position which is not going away as everyone knows but which can be greatly improved. we need structures. how is it for an examp

tania page, al jazerra, south africa. >>> the south african city of burdurbin will host the 2022 commonwealthe announcement was made in new zealand. durbin will be the first african city to stage the games, you can see gets sports news and general news on our website aljazerra.com. finally the focus on the arctic, it may be too little too late. and how china is making a play for the frozen north too >>> president obama today became the first u.s. president to set foot in alaska's arctic region, it's in the far north the state where the effects of climate change are apparent. the president is calling for urgent action to combat manmade global warming and is doing it against a backdrop of receding ice sheets that covered the land and sea for much of the year. the president's detractors,

it seems to me that clearly in cases where we forced the issue, where we actually in south africa put the totality of sanctions in place that congress in both the house and the senate in a bipartisan way felt were mandatory to force the south african hand. in that case, yes, we got them to give up their nuclear capabilities and their right to enrich and all of that. i don't see that here. i yield two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. garrett. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. garrett: the president has made promises that this deal would prohibit nuclear weapons. this deal does not do that at all. the iranian regime has done nothing to earn the trust of the international community and this agreement rewards iran with sanction relief. i was a member of the conference committee and i support tough strict -- you see the iranian sanctions were designed to force a peaceful resolution to this ongoing situation and it was clear by many that the sanctions were working. they had an inflation rate of 35% and the value of their currency was fall

. >>> underground lie barry it's one man's mission to bring more books to people in south africa. ♪ ♪lo. hundrehungary's parliament has d a series of laws that could see refugees and migrants jailed. making it a criminal offense to to crash or damage the fence they are building along the border with sea sear bee actual. refugees have broken down barriers and clashed are riot police, they closed their border with serbia after several hundred people broke out i've nearby camp. hungary's prime minister says he was prepared to close the border with croatia should large numbers of refugees start coming there. thousands are trying to pass through hungary with most attempting to reach germany. thousands more remain stranded stranded at train stations in butte pest and bicske. some are trying to make it on foot. the distance is significant, 640-kilometers through austria to reach munich. a fast track center in greece in response to the huge numbers arriving in main land greece, the thoroughfare for those want to go travel onto western europe. the center will determine who is a refugees fleein