is south africa reverting back to a society of segregation?here. it started with mbeki — he started calling black people africans, but the rest of us were coloured, indian or white, and i thought that was a very subtle way of dividing to rule. and ijust feel it's very important for us to realise that, yes, apartheid, which i think was horrendous in every single way, won't come back as it was then, but i look at europe today with the muslim problem, and evita's next onslaught is to come to the united kingdom and to europe and to say, "look, i've got some laws here that you can buy from me — you just take out black and white and put in muslim and you can control them." and we controlled people for 46 years, but mandela saved our lives. i never thought we'd get away with that. i thought we would end up in the most terrible bloody revolution, and that is why today i keep on saying to people, we are in a far better place. i am an optimist about the future. i think we have a very badly structured government, very weak leadership, but an extraordinar

the latest tns poll in south africa shows seven out of ten south africans believe zuma should now go.ion since this disastrous cabinet reshuffle has taken a new downward turn. we have had south africa's debt turned into junk bold status by snp. we have had south africa's debt turned into junk bond status by snp. we've got economic forecasters say this is going to be a disaster for the south african economy. you have already got an unofficial unemployment rate of 50%. you are now supervising economic as well as political chaos. there is no political chaos. it is the wishes of others that seek to project a political chaos. and it is important that for everybody to come to the party, and to understand that it is important in the interest of all south africans and our national interest to come around what is important around our country. the state of the economy in relation to growth and employment creation has been a matter that has been receiving our attention since 1994. even the recession that we have come to witness has exacerbated the situation. in this particular instance, we are g

south africa's anc was once seen as sackur. south africa's anc was once seen as an sackur.frica's anc was once seen as an inspirational model for africa. now it is becoming a watchword for infighting, cronyism, corruption and the dangers of 1—party rule. president jacob corruption and the dangers of 1—party rule. presidentjacob zuma stands accused of abusing his power not just by his stands accused of abusing his power notjust by his enemies but by many erstwhile anc colleagues. my guest today, fikile mbalula, was made police minister in a recent controversial cabinet sha keup. as the scandals pile—up are we witnessing the slow death of the anc? fikile mbalula, welcome to hardtalk. let's begin with a simple question, there is no doubt the anc government is in crisis, who do you believe has the responsibility for that crisis? well, i wouldn't say it is a crisis. i would say we are undergoing some challenges in relation to what is happening now. and i think it is a test of time, which has happened not only now, over a period of time anc has been tested. it has emerged victori

we will speak with the former finance minister of south africa.loomberg. ♪ guy: welcome back. this is the open. european equities bid this morning around .5%. here is nejra cehic. nejra: hsbc rising the most since december on a supplies increase in first quarter profits. adjusted pretax rising et al. present. the ceo, stuart gulliver, stemming a revenue to climb that has dogged his 10 year. hsbc is on track to hit its cost-saving target. we spoke to ian mckay -- iaian mackay this morning. here is what he had to say. added that to the end of what we did last year. that a 3.5 billion. i would encourage investors to think we are going to do buybacks every quarter. we are happy with where we are from a capital position. banks as ane seeing industry group upcoming on the stoxx 600, but also seeing oil and gas companies outperforming. among them, shale. showing it as adapted to a world of lower oil prices, generating a surge in cash flow that allowed it to pay dividends while reduced that he read on the cash flow, cash flow from operations rising more t

morgan went just as england and south africa. morgan wentjust as it england and south africa.just as it went off air, now johnny bairstow is the latest batsmen out hands england are now 15-4. not batsmen out hands england are now 15—4. not having a good day so far, england. that's all sport for now. the liberal democrats have accused the conservatives of weakening national security because of their approach to the brexit negotiations. the former deputy prime minister nick clegg says britain will be excluded from a vital data base holding information about criminals and suspects if theresa may insists on leaving the jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice. our political correspondent mark lobel is here. take us through what nick clegg is saying and wife. once again the focus going very much on security. if you cast your mind back to when the uk notified its withdrawal of the uk notified its withdrawal of the eu. there was a hint that theresa may was going to use security as a bargaining chip, but that was quickly slapped down by the eu he said there would be no trade—off.

hour andto london this cover stories outside of south africa and iran. we have breaking economic data. more for the fed to ponder over although, they were not have much time left. asie: nonmanufacturing index measured services in the u.s. economy coming in at 57.5, higher than the estimate. this is for the month of april. this is an important economic measure because it measures the biggest part of the u.s. economy, services versus what we see in terms of manufacturing. again, this is an expansion, more than projected. is part off order this reaching the highest level since 2005. that gauge of orders at 63.2. a measure business activity from 58.9.to 62.4 it does not seem to be helping stocks at the moment because we have a drag from the technology sector and those apple earnings. not seeing much change based on numbers at this point. if you take a look at those tech stocks, there has been talk about how the largest companies in the s&p 500 and the largest contributors to the s&p 500 are having a disproportionate affect on what is going on with stocks. th

south africa are now chasing 331 to win.de kock and 98, disaster. david miller tried to pick up the pace, but it wasn't enough. south africa, the best side in the world, and england have just beaten them again. in the mall and unassailable 2—0 lead with just one match to play in the series. arsenal asked a 1—0 ahead in the fa cup. more later. goodbye. it has certainly been going on today, i don't mean the weather. some of you saw quite a bit of this sort of thing as a result of the sort of thing as a result of the sort of thing as a result of the sort of thing. the top three in this particularly table, it is a continuation of that sultry thing we have seen of late. but there is one thing you can bet on this time of year, if you get that amount of heat you get something that looks an awful lot like that. that's how it looked underneath. some of you saw spectacular displays of lightning in a number of parts of the british isles, and quite a bit of hail storms in the violent thunderstorms as well. there is a general progression

south africa, ethiopia, uzbekistan and iran and she currently lives in austin where she has a position as a visiting fellow at the institute for historical studies at austin. seven skeletons i highly recommend a very readable bock and brings to light the celebrity of poses fossil is her third book and appeared in places like atlantic, appendix and public do main review to please join me in welcomes lidia pine. [applause] >> thank you, and thank you all for coming i know this is the last session for the san antonio book festival so i really appreciate you guys taking the time to cool out and talk fossils and history of science i'm really excited. i'm really excited to spend time here to talk about evolution of the world most famous fossils my latest book here to also talk about the nature of select science. how do scientific discoveries become famous? why do certain scientific discoveries become famous and others don't? these were the questions those both sets of questions were what really motivated me to start working on this particular book project. the idea that we know certain thing

england have beaten south africa.erb final over of bowling enabled england to win by two runs. england are side with a spring in their step. a win would seal the series over south africa. they are supposedly the best side in the world. you don't get there without a little bit of luck. having already set up in the's openers, joe root‘s bright start was cut short, he ran out in a cruel way. but fortune can be a fickle friend, in came ben stokes and he was promptly dropped twice in the first two balls. they were costly errors. stokes had been in doubt for the match, but any question over his fitness now was forcibly answered. his worth to england is immeasurable. his worth to this innings was 101. south africa are now chasing 331 to win. it was a task they set about with calm assurance, but had they waited a little too long? with quinton de kock on 98, disaster. south africa, the best side in the world, and england have just beaten them again. trying to squeeze in as much as we can, so let's have a few different sports.

let's go to an astonishing story in south africa. more remains ofa story in south africa.like species have been found. i want to show you this. a skull amongst those remains. it reveals a smaller brain size, compared to human beings. all discovered in south africa, karen allen is there. already scientists made history discovering a new species of early human. now the age has been revealed, thanks to a skeleton, they have called neo. a perfectly preserved mail, dating the species at 230,000 years old, much younger than originally thought. we know it is 200,300,000 years ago. that sounds like long time ago, but thatis that sounds like long time ago, but that is really reason. likely they ove rla p that is really reason. likely they overlap in south equatorial africa with modern humans. it was inside these caves where scientists made these caves where scientists made the remarkable discovery. dark, and dangerous work as they picked their way through a labyrinth of rock tunnels. 30 metres underground. there they found hundreds of fragments of bones, hands and teeth. suggesting

south africa will ta ke champions trophy.th africa will take part in the tournaments and are due to play a test match against england in manchester later summer. i think we are all shocked, we do not to happen. it is quite sad, obviously. at the moment all we can do is rely on authorities and the people who are in control to do the necessary things to make sure that we are safe as possible. that is about as much as i can say. but it isa about as much as i can say. but it is a tragic event, like you said, that took place and we all feel really sorry for the people involved. sport is ingrained within the culture of manchester. it is home to one of the fiercest rivalries in world football. but the tragic events of monday night have certainly brought the city together as one. manchester united's executive vice—chairman ed woodward said the club was "numb" after the attack. united flew out to sweden on tuesday still reeling from the atrocity. there are likely to be many flags and banners in support of the people of manchester at t

it is nice to contribute against south africa. it is nice to get 100. were five wicket winners over new zealand in the final match of their tournament which involved hosts ireland. the victory means that bangladesh moves ahead of sri lanka to sixth in the world rankings. 0nly four months remaining before the top eight add granted automatic qualification for the world cup finals. ahead of the icc champions trophy which begins next week the australian captain says he is not concerned that the english are rated the favourites. the australian can campaign continues in birmingham. the favourites. the australian can campaign continues in birminghamlj do campaign continues in birmingham.” do not care what the bookies think, to be honest. i think they are a good side and they play well at home. i think many other teams are very good as well, south africa have a world—class team... india have a world —class tea m a world—class team... india have a world—class team and a few others as well complacent really good cricket. it isa well complacent really good cricket

the ship crashed off the coast of south africa. we are very fortunate to have organized with george washington university, the university of cape town, and partners in mozambique as we were able to identify the slave ship wreck on the ocean floor off the coast of south africa. one of the key markers to identify this as a slave ship wreck is some of the research revealed there were 1400 ballast stones on the ship. those were used to offset the human weight. we know there were balanced stones on the ship because we found them on the oceans floor. we are excited to feature those in the middle space in middle passage. one thing visitors will note is we do not have images in this space. we chose to allow the first-person voice to carry the space. we wanted those who went through the experience to speak for themselves. the human story extends to everybody. you will hear voices of those who were enslaved but you also hear voices of crew members. you hear voices of slaves ship surgeons. all discussing the horrors of the experience but also

to some of the fears, turkey and south africa. i've highlighted this for you right there. see the spike right there and the line in white is turkish credit default swaps. the yellow line is the south african one. baron nine that ultimately when you look at the other asset classes, you've seen the resilience of the total return of the brazilian realloc, down 2% this month. stocks down almost 5%. some oflly underscores the anxiety out there in the market. on friday you had movies lowering the outlook of brazil's debt rating and some of the notes coming out from deutsche bank saying if you're looking to bank on emerging markets, look at turkey. that is offering a lot better return than south africa and brazil. manus: is for the land of the brave. thank you very much. let's talk about south africa. the presidents public approval rating has reached an all-time low. most of the members of the ruling after national congress want him to resign according to an opinion poll that was --eased two days after opposition has been on the rise. -- he made a number of changes since the end o

one of the places you may consider, capetown south africa south africa. lots of fun to have there. these guys hiking a trail. they come across an awesome shipwreck. >> nice. dangerous but nice. >> dangerous, yes. but in this case, look. climbing on the shipwreck. how often do we see that. >> like never. >> we've got ropes, safety here. nothing to fear here except -- >> fear itself. >> no. not even that. what a great rope swing location, anchor. >> that's exactly what they created here. they had seen this place before. they decided to go back and make it one epic trip using bos 400 shipwreck. apparently famous in the area, south african. pretty neat. created a swing with a board you can fit on in case you don't want to hang from the rope. this is so well rigged, so perfectly shot. what a great memento to have of a day out with your friends. >> i was actually going to say, people are covering every aspect of their life and they put those videos together. if you didn't have this, they wouldn't believe you. this one is awesome. >> you have to share this one. >> monday morning comes aro

south africa, though, won't done yet. with ford needed from the last ball, it was too much to them.d england have beaten them again. -- with number four. there will be a big test, especially when the real pressure is on. they are the number one in the world. it is to be tougher as with expectation, now, but we have some great matches and a very strong team. britain's kell brook is currently fighting for the ibf world welterweight championship against the unbeaten errol spencejunior in sheffield — if you like you can listen to live commentary on bbc 5 live. earlier at bramall lane, george groves took the wba world super—middleweight title with a stoppage victory against russia's fedor chudinov — his first success in four world title fights. lewis hamilton says he's devastated that he'll start the monaco grand prix from 12th on the grid. the briton couldn't explain why his mercedes was so off the pace in qualifying and his final attempt to get into the top ten was thwarted when a mclaren crashed ahead of him. kimi raikkonen will start from pole, meanwhile, 31st over nine nine yea rs,

the world economic forum meeting is in south africa and joining us now is our africa chief executive wonderful to speed to you. with the investment in africa, what needs to be the capitalist -- what needs to be the catalyst? i think to your point, the investment is viewed from a different perspective of risk. and i think that is a key thing from the standpoint of being able to be able to understand what you are investing in. and you have the right rate of execution and the ability for the investor to get its return with the safety aspect of that is important. so i think there are a number of potential ideas out there right now which will really drive some hopeful potential investment. we are working with the world bank. and what wedfi's can do to spur on credit enhancement. that will be key. tom: what is needed from the government? a battle over the import-export bank in the united states, how can governments assist private enterprise towards midsize or larger investment? oh, i think we have run into a capital -- we have run into a technical difficult he. that sometimes happens. we t

i had never been to south africa before. i did not know what to expect. certainly could not be prepared for the level of poverty and what i saw in the townships throughout the city. we opened two stores and lines were out the door in anticipation of starbucks coming to the market. before we opened the stores, i gathered the 50 young people who would grace the green apron and represent the company. i sat with them for a few hours and wanted to hear each one of their personal stories. as they were sharing their stories with me, despite their poverty, their plight in life, there was so much joy and gratitude in their hearts. what i learned was two things, one, all 50 of these young people had never had a job before. they were all unemployed for their entire lives. you should see the self-esteem and the sense of security as they were getting ready for their first job. but the second lesson was as they were going around the room and talking to me about the story, i kept hearing and african word, i had never heard it before. a word that nelson mandela used all

south africa has been hit by violent demonstrations this week. ave been clashing with police in several townships south of johannesburg, putting pressure of president jacob zuma's government to deliver on election promises. at least 70 people have been arrested for public violence. the government has admitted that the issues behind the latest wave of protests are genuine and deserve a response. nomsa maseko reports from johannesburg. a sense of calm returns following days of protests. the demonstrations were led by communities who feel marginalised and neglected, protesters up in arms over electoral promises not delivered. they want better housing and jobs. the week—long unrest, dubbed service delivery protests, have become increasingly violent. poverty and stubbornly high unemployment 23 years after the end of apartheid has angered many, piling pressure on presidentjacob zuma's government. labelled coloured under apartheid, not black, not white, the community of eldorado park south of johannesburg feels unheard by the governing anc. some have eve

and england have beaten south africa by two runs to win the one—day international series.nt to take place in the uk since monday's terrorist attack is being held in manchester tonight. the courteeners — a local band with a huge following — have sold out the 50,000 capacity old trafford cricket ground. it was originally planned as a celebratory hometown gig but has now taken on a very different meaning. 0ur entertaiment correspondent, colin paterson, is there. this gig sold out six months ago. after monday's bomb attack, the band decided it would still go ahead. their singer told me why. if this hadn't happened it would have sent out a bad message, ithink. people shouldn't be allowed to go — people shouldn't be allowed to go — people should be allowed to go and enjoy themselves without being scared. we we re themselves without being scared. we were absolutely coming because it's what we do, it's what we love. we are not going to be deterred by anybody or anything. we are not going to be deterred by anybody or anythinglj we are not going to be deterred by anybody or anything

within the ruling african that is congress, and since august 8 last year, where the election in south africagent change in how south africans voted, clearly wanting a different person in power in different regions of the country. it does seem that the president is going nowhere. as you said, he said the motion -- that he will not step down at any point. reaction terms of the to the market, we saw the rand accelerate by 1.7%. we have given a lot of that back. the debate from markets now is whether the rand reestablishes itself as the prime carry trade in that search for yield, versus the politics. they didn't even put it to a vote. this has gone away and that has given relief to the market, to an extent. >> certainly. having gained around 2.7% last 10, 1292,best week in now down around a third of a percent this morning. many were hoping that the motion would be put to a vote but that doesn't seem to have in the case. but what happened here in south africa may just be a firmer confirmation. it is below 13, which is good news. seen the rand, when president jacob zuma decided to change the and a

south africa has been hit by violent demonstrations this week. police in several townships south of johannesburg. they put pressure on the government to deliver on election promises. the government has admitted the issues behind the latest wave of protests are genuine and deserve a response. here is our report. a sense of calm returns following days of protests. the demonstrations were led by communities who feel marginalised and neglected, protesters up in arms over electoral promises not delivered. they want better housing and jobs. the week—long unrest, dubbed service delivery protests, have become increasingly violent. poverty and stubbornly high unemployment 23 years after the end of apartheid has angered many, piling pressure on president jacob zuma‘s government. labelled coloured under apartheid, not black, not white, the community of eldorado park south of johannesburg feels unheard by the governing anc. some have even openly declared that life was better under white minority rule while others say the protests are justified. the government

the build up to cricket‘s champions trophy next month continues with england talking on south africaon wednesday. after routine victories against ireland, the visitors will test england's status as favourites for the up coming tournament, which is being staged here. and were the hosts to win it, you would expect one man will be central to that having showcased his talents in the ipl. voiceover: this is the face of the modern cricketer, ben stokes, of england, durham and rising pune supergiant, the ipl team paid him £1.7 million, he was the tournament's most extensive player, became its most valuable one. to be pa rt became its most valuable one. to be part of a competition like that, it was an amazing experience, the biggest t20 competition in world cricket, and being able to share the changing room with some of the best players in the world, the greats of the game of cricket, still playing, and also playing against the best in the world. country trumped franchise, he said he knew he would have to miss the final, which rising pune supergiant lost on the last ball to the mumbai indian

south africa are due to play a test match against england later this summer.n do is rely on authorities and people in control to do the necessary things to make sure we are safe as possible and that is about as much as i can say. it is a tragic event and we are feeling really sorry for the people involved. sport is ingrained within the culture of manchester. the tragic events of monday night have brought the city together as one. manchester united's executive vice—chairman ed woodward said the club was "numb" after the attack. united flew out to sweden on tuesday still reeling from the atrocity. there are likely to be many flags and banners in support of the people of manchester at the game. one in particular will be unfurled across the united fans section, reading: "manchester — a city united, hashtag pray for manchester" the game itself is likely to be played in a sombre atmosphere. words do not do justice full how we all feel. we are numb. all our thoughts are with the victims and families affected. we got here and thatis families affected. we got here and

to win a series against south africa and perform well, it puts you in a great place for the icc. now. you can keep up—to—date with those stories on the bbc website, including qualifying for the monaco grand prix, which is underway. more in the next hour. thank you. president trump's son—in—law and senior advisor, jared kushner, discussed opening a secret communications channel with the kremlin, according to media reports. the fbi is investigating mr kushner as part of a wider probe of alleged russian interference in the us election campaign, as david willis reports. according to these latest reports, jared kushner, who as well as being president trump's son—in—law, is one of his closest advisers, discussed establishing a secret communications channel between the trump transition team and moscow, in order to discuss syria and other policy issues. he is alleged to have met last december at trump tower in new york with the russian ambassador to the us, sergey kislyak, and mr trump's former national security adviser, michael flynn, to discuss the matter. general flynn was forced to r

francine: on the central bank, and our report, south africa central bank says the nation posted a highof further downgrades to its credit rating which made lead to higher borrowing costs. i'm please dispute to the governor of the south african central bank. governor, great to speak with you. thank you for joining us. are you worried and do you believe that moody's will downgrade your country to junk like other ratings agencies have done in the last couple weeks? can'tanyago: well, you speculate on what rating agencies are going to be doing. i think what is important is that moody's -- what are the effects of, that could lead to them cutting south africa's rating? we are engaging with them. we don't believe that the issues they have raised are insurmountable. we believe that the things they have raised are within the control of south africans. they have given us time to say ont, they would put us review and would be making a decision in three months. i think that getting into this data, it's important to reemphasize south africa's credit strength. that we've got very strong institutions

south africa began their reply. 0n afterjust 15 overs. south africa began their reply.rrested but nevertheless, hardly ideal preparation for the champions trophy which begins on thursday. britain's aliash bedene has won his first round match of the french open, beating american ryan harrison by three sets to one. bedene eased into a two set lead — winning the second by 6 games to love injust 18 minutes — the american winning only seven points. harrison pulled a set back but the british number three, who's ranked 10 places below harrison in the world rankings at 52, had no problems with the fourth to progress to the second round. i was playing well. he gave me two games and made some silly errors. the people saw that and it is never easy to start off in the third set after some mistakes. that was a tactic and it worked. defending men's champion novak djokovic had an easy time of it in his opening match. he dropped just nine games in easing past spain's marcel granollers, who's ranked 77th in the world. and rafael nadal launched his bid for a record 10th french open title

in south africa. so the same thing that was done in south africa could have...ave been done in the united states, yes. i distinctly believe that. i need a cigarette. you're making me hot. can i have a light? please? go ahead. how did you feel when he died? oh, god, man, iwas devastated. i wrote a song in his honour the next day called the king of love is dead. how much did that devastate you? i think i must have cried for two weeks. and it killed my inspiration for the civil rights movement... i'm ready. ..and the united states and i moved away. you were also scared, weren't you? because of all the killing going on... yes, i was scared. ..because jack kennedy was killed, robert kennedy was killed. do you think they were coming after you? not only that, the fbi was after me! they had a file on you. mm—hm. in washington. you never saw it, did you? uh, no, we were told about it and it's in my book, i wrote a book called i put a spell on you, and i did a film called nina simone — la legende, and it's in there that the fbi has a file on me, and indeed they went to cu

a 72 run victory against south africa in the first of i—dayer for england.red with a brilliant knock of 107. in reply, south africa started strongly by then the wickets started to tumble. chris woakes the cup for wickets. the series continues on saturday in southampton. the great manchester run is going to go ahead on sunday following talks over security after the terrorist attack. more than 35,000 competitors the terrorist attack. more than 35, 000 competitors last the terrorist attack. more than 35,000 competitors last year, there will also be a half marathon. police said the great city games could take place in manchester on friday evening and they have given the go—ahead for the great run with additional security measures expected to be in force. that is all the sport for now. we saw the hottest day of the year so far today in worcestershire with 27 celsius. i expect we'll see temperatures higher than that as we into tomorrow. a little bit of crowd around. in the last few hours we have seen coastal fog across the irish sea. that will linger for the early

i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa.ous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. good to have you with us on bbc news. the latest headlines this our: —— the latest headlines this hour: the former us attorney general says she warned president trump's administration that general michael flynn was open to russian blackmail before he was forced to resign. the governor of texas has banned from his state the so—called "sanctuary cities", where police tend not to carry out checks on a person's immigration status. it could trigger the first legal bat

in reply, south africa put themselves in a position to level the series with a win, needing four of the up victory. we're set for a thrilling finish to this year's giro d'italia. france's thibaut pinot won saturday's penultimate stage, but tom dumoulin who's been leading for much of the race remains well placed to win the overall classification and with it the pink jersey in sunday's time trail. pinot beat the russian ilnur zakarin and defending champion vincenzo nibali for the win which also gave him a 10—second time bonus. the colombian nairo quintana retained the overall race lead but with just 53 seconds separating the top four the three week race is set for a dramatic finale in sunday's 30 kilometre time trial from monza to milan. with tom dumoulin, expected to perform well, he remains that is all the sport for now. gregg allman has died at the age of 69. his band were one of the top acts of the 1970s but two of the band members, including his brother, the wane, were killed in separate motorcycle accidents. we crammed and a lot of weather across the british isles on saturday, glori

one of south africa's top universities, stellenbosch, has suspended three students suspected of puttingle posters around the campus. the university has condemned the material, but critics say it highlights how apartheid—era attitudes are still alive. three women have appeared in court in london charged with terrorism offences and conspiracy to murder. it's believed to be the first alleged all—female jihadist plot in britain. one of the women was shot during the operation to arrest them last month. thousands of venezuelans have marched in the capital, caracas, to show their respect for one of the two men killed in protests on wednesday. the crowd walked from the 26—year—old's school to the place where he was shot during the anti—government protests. around 40 people have died since protests began nearly six weeks ago. foreign ministers from nations with territory in the arctic circle have signed an agreement accepting the need to tackle climate change. the fairbanks declaration at the end of the arctic council meeting in alaska accepts that activities in the council's eight member states

one of south africa's top universities, stellenbosch, has suspended three students suspected of putting—style posters around the campus. the university has condemned the material, but critics say it highlights how apartheid—era attitudes are still alive. thousands of venezuelans have marched in the capital, caracas, to show their respect for one of the two men killed in protests on wednesday. the crowd walked from the 26—year—old's school to the place where he was shot during the anti—government protests. around a0 people have died since protests began nearly six weeks ago. brazil says its national emergency over the zika virus is now officially over. the threat from zika, which is linked to the birth of babies with abnormally small heads, was at its peak last year as brazil prepared to host the olympic games. the government says the number of cases dropped by 95% between january and april compared to the same period last year. foreign ministers from the eight nations with territory in the arctic circle have signed an agreement accepting the urgent need to tackle climate change. the fai

to south africa where many women argue their safety is at risk on a daily basis.eir partners. femicide in south africa is five times higher than the global average, though killings don'tjust target women — children and those in the lgbt community are also targeted. nomsa maseko takes a look at the issues. a warning, some viewers may find this story distressing. a sorrowful memorialfor a sorrowful memorial for this young woman. she was murdered, sprinkled with acid and satellite. herb boyfriend has been charged with her murder. they are not being protected. it is up to us. i am livid! too many, because it cannot bea livid! too many, because it cannot be a loan. the spate of brutal crimes against women led to the hashtag men are trash, which flooded social media. a young woman was abducted at a taxi rank in february. they were calling me names and telling the eu is going to kill me. she managed to jump telling the eu is going to kill me. she managed tojump out of telling the eu is going to kill me. she managed to jump out of the speeding car, leaving her badly injur

new zealand have south africa in ten might be back all blacks to top the pool.head coach has declared himself relieved to avoid the pool of death like they had back in 2015. but still, they have their arch nemesis australia. they are not able to beat at the moment. as well as the up—and—coming, georgia. if wales and england are both to get out of their pools, there could be a quarterfinal meeting between the two sides. wouldn't that be something? what can rugby fans expect from the host country japan — is it a country that enjoys its rugby? it is. the viewing figures for when japan shocked the rugby world and beat south africa in the world cup in 2015 were just absolutely enormous. rugby enthusiasm and everything around the game is only going to pick up as we build up to the world cup in 2019. it was heartening to hear that the prime minister of japan talking about how much she is looking forward to the event. how much of a rugby fan he is and with this being the first rugby world cup in asia, what a wonderful option is used for the sport to grow ina new option

south africa battled back and took the game to the very final ball but they couldn't get the four runsmatch series. lewis hamilton says he's devastated that he'll start the monaco grand prix from 12th the grid. a last chance qualifying run was thwarted when a mclaren crashed ahead, although hamilton felt it made little difference. kimi raikkonen will start from pole for the first time in nine years, with championship leader and ferrari team mate sebastian vettel alongside him. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour police in the american city of portland say two men were killed when they tried to stop a man racially abusing two women who appeared to be muslim. the incident happened on a commuter train on friday afternoon. the mother of one of the two girls told the local publication the oregonian, that the attacker was saying that "all muslims should die," and that "they've been killing christians "for years. " portland police have named the suspected killer as jeremyjoseph christian and published a photo of him. the suspect was on the train and was yelling and ranti

south africa's anc was once seen as an inspirational model for africa.m, corruption and the dangers of one—party rule. president jacob zuma stands accused of abusing his power notjust