and ijust wonder, why that is particularly in the light of south africa's history? what happened was, with the advent of migrants from other african countries, it tended to be people who are poor and unskilled. just as many, many millions of black south africans are. and so, this migrant community displaced south africans from what they thought would be newjob opportunities for them. hence this rise in the sentiment of anger. what we should do and are doing is provide education and skills to all people in south africa so that they can look for new opportunities and not compete or see themselves as in competition with other groups that come to our country. you are the international relations minister, how are you going to repair relationships with other african countries which right now appear shot to pieces? you've got the nigerian foreign minister how district describing how he was sickened by what he saw, you had to close your high commission in nigeria, and they flew hundreds of nigerians back to their own country for fear of their lives, in south africa, you hav

this is the 1st machine from south africa with nigerian. the 1st since anti immigrant violence erupted in and around your hand last week now that the nigerians are back what is the future force for that. warm welcome to begin with but a lot of uncertainty to this woman left south africa after 7 years because of the xenophobic attacks she says she has brought to her child with her it brings. people . so. what's the plan for the future what are you hoping to forge ahead how do you find a job because i'm a graduate. of. hours earlier and just outside of the airport the usual hustle in lagos nigeria is facing chronic unemployment especially among its youth just like south africa this young man studied to be an accountant but can only survive preparing carse he believes the future is bleak for the returning. few so sorry for the because. you don't have. a question that a senior assistant of president bihari is eager to answer the government has been criticised for not doing enough for the returning a private chose to volunteer to bring some of t

correspondent in johannesburg south africa thanks for your time. now when cycling in die hits them was on beacon coast in march this year not only houses and streets were washed away the storm which by the affects of the area around arrives in the middle of the harvest season destroying thousands of crops today 6 months after the storm millions depend on emergency relief and in some places that supply bottlenecks. promise like philippe up and still counting their losses 5 months on from cycle. the storm swept away their homes and harvest 20 crops. here in boozy district 75 percent of the fields was a steroid and some 8000 cattle died ones and pasts then infested the waterlogged soil when. after the logs i went back to replant for the 2nd growing season my mission would be. but i couldn't produce anything because there were so many of our own or without the broken to move my entire crop was destroyed both i got to go to do. many of the farmers a still living in refugee camps. the huge drop in agricultural production has had serious consequences food

about how south africa's views describes the need says looting and violence in the country to take an in-depth look at what's behind the autopsy and why they keep happening also coming up. the long road to recovery in mozambique how are the countries vomits coping nearly 6 months after the devastation caused by cycling to die. i am any my junior your welcome to the show we begin in south africa where thousands of people in john his bag have been arrested after riots and looting on monday many of the targeted shops are reported to be owned by foreign nationals the looting of foreign shops in south africa is becoming a carrot's with no end in sight of the country's police minister. and racially motivated. opportunist. people looting and all that and using that as it is in the food but for no there is nothing that has sparked. any of this conflict between south africans and the us so. what did with criminality it other than it was a moment when you. now south africa has long been a major destination for economic migrants from parts of the continent but where the country's seen unemployme

as well the energy market in south africa has always been dominating. by coal which is in abundance in 2017 coal fired plants generated over 3 quarters of electricity as a consequence south africa accounts for almost half of all c o 2 emissions of the entire african continent the government now wants a more sustainable low carbon economy so energy is becoming increasingly important and cape town is at the center of these developments. political this solar system can be set up quickly almost anywhere within just 2 days it's producing electricity it's environmentally friendly and it's cheap solar technology has as has advanced in such a way that the environmental benefit is no longer the only selling argument cost of coming down so significantly the ease of insulation has become. a real seller. the company delivers solar power from cape town in south africa to the whole continent the equipment can fit into a container this is how a school in southern sudan was supplied with power. we have rural areas that are far from the main national grid and haven't bu

opportunity to make the focus to speak in my language which is something that hasn't happened in south africa or in africa is the whole world for a very long time and it's a great opportunity to finally be able to speak our language through this big machine which is the work history ok i like the way you say a construct is your language so what you would hope to achieve but all of this see in the next 510 years. definitely infiltration of industry. we definitely want to have african music group into the spaces of the digital worlds hollywood but with an african negative. so we normally have this where african narrative and you want to drive that narrative through your music what kind of african merits of you want to share with a rest of the well. the 1st being the beauty of africa the 2nd being the reality of what africans experience and go through the 3rd being. the idea that we can definitely change that ok so you describe your music new school what do you mean by that i mean that. this music speaks of what we experience no it's like a snapshot of so and where we we we depict the times of t

i spoke to a number 04 and elise was saying nigeria would not be started but i've been in south africa to do anything but it is a tweet of desperation that say's so if africa our people are on your land they are being attacked what are you doing up out one analyst says it seems the fact that nigeria is also someone to south africa to give answers on this this is one of the ex's that's in nigeria saying it can't continue like that south africa is to continue to work to try and protect the nationals here and even the consul general out of nigeria always in south africa could not even tell us what exactly what action they are going to take but other people are saying maybe nigeria saying with the 2 companies here also in nigeria without your people also here in nigeria if you let this happen we can also lead to happen to our people here but these are just pick relation people hitting that message that was posted by the minutes of one in a fix. it wasn't fair that escalates a. correspondent in johannesburg south africa thanks for your time. now when cycling in die hits them was on beacon c

know it's winter in south africa it feels like summer. this simmers have come to this university campus outside johannesburg to rehearse the new composition together with the orchestra. germany's national youth orchestra is taking advantage of its summer tour through south africa to rehearse birth of change with support so to see for the 1st time. you. all. want to move. to. the composer once his music to entertain people 1st and foremost but with this piece he also hopes to create a tribute to society's unsung heroes the cleaning ladies the janitors and the bakers . birth of changes to have its world premiere at the beethoven fest in september in the german city of bonn 6. the vocalists are struggling to make themselves heard over the powerful sound of the orchestra. after the rehearsal they're invited to a broadway the south african name for barbecue. it's a cult. an area tradition that brings people and cultures together. for you. c.l. and just 6 have a lot to talk about music their everyday lives and snippets of composition. and what

seat of south africa's constitutional court. the day after they 1st meet the group's give their 1st concert at a music school in soweto. each group introduces itself by singing a piece from its own repertoire busy. right afterwards they performed their 1st joint arrangement him from the middle ages jazzed up with african beats. c c can you believe that we just did that you. still have truly arrived there finding the african audiences enthusiasm infectious ensemble singing has a long tradition here and is part of everyday life. the next day of rehearsals belongs to. he's been commissioned by george of ella to compose a work that will be rehearsed here for the very 1st time. it's untitled birth of change. there. the vocalists will later be supported by a full symphony orchestra oh walk. her. there are. here they're getting acquainted with a new work which was created on a computer and has never been performed before. you can see the. walk to feel ok. at some point things just click into place the jazz musician and composer tiptoe

mining industry oh i move there reporting for us about the situation in the gold mining industry in south africa thank you so much they from. all cartel opec has accused africa's largest oil producer nigeria of exceeding its production quotas saudi arabia has led calls for oil producers to comply with agreed cuts to their output as a committee of producers the saudi energy minister said every country should meet its commitments output reductions were agreed in an attempt to stabilize a slumping oil market a period now plans to reduce production by more than 50000 barrels a day analysts have blamed the u.s. china trade war for suppressing demand. the european central bank and this is not the bank that you see right behind me has unveiled a fresh stimulus plan aimed at boosting the eurozone economy among the measures it's just announced the reintroduction of a bond buying program and another cut in interest rates pushing borrowing costs further into negative territory the move is part of efforts to get inflation for just under 2 percent a little experts believe reflects the right amount of momentu

for your time now what is the root cause of xenophobia in south africa. and immigrant sentiment in south africa's a very complicated issue it is not an issue that is arose in recently part of the fabric of society since the formation of the african states in 1994. it seems linked to a series of myths. deep rooted in many local communities regarding the negative impact in international migration on south african society. international markets are accused of stealing jobs committing crime out of practicing prostitution and engaging in the legal like caltex trade these myths are without foundation. it's a national model and seems to be a ready scapegoat for many of the problems that plagues that african society but not not not finish that not to cut you but it's this it's wissen across countries on the continent about for south africa it always seems like 2nd nature out to resort to violence to handle the mob why is that. i think we have to look very carefully at public attitudes towards violence in south africa at the human sciences research council we've b

south africa's says it's time to get stuck on coal and turn into something else that has an abundance solar energy but will it be able to pull in the south it's huge carbon emissions. also coming up off the twins cycle of mozambique see how farmers there are getting back on their feet. this is business africa. as well the energy market in south africa has always been dominated by coal which is in abundance in 2017 coal fired plants generated over 3 quarters of electricity as a consequence south africa accounts for almost half of all c o 2 emissions of the entire african continent the government now wants more sustainable low carbon economy so why energy is becoming increasingly important and cape town is at the center of these developments. your political this solar system can be set up quickly almost anywhere within just 2 days it's producing electricity it's environmentally friendly and it's cheap solar technology has as has advanced in such a way that the environmental benefit is no longer the only selling argument cost have come down so significantly the ease of insulation has bec

that a major drug dealer being nigerian a lot of the focus has actually been on nigerians now south africa has temporarily closed its diplomatic missions in at bouchet and lagos in nigeria for fear of reprisals against its stop south african businesses and also close the doors temporarily in nigeria and the south african foreign minister has said that this is an embarrassment for south africa and she has expressed her great violence against foreigners nigeria has pulled out of the african economic summit being held in south africa and the nigerian foreign minister has also expressed concern. received signon and depressing news of continued burn an illusion of nigeria's shops and premises in south africa by mindless criminals with the in effect of police protection enough is enough we will take defensive measures the last time they was in a phobia outbreak like this in south africa was back in 2008 but this is a country where you have an unemployment of 29 a saint which means a very often the distress of people who don't have jobs turns against foreign is often instead of actually being dir

reprisal for center phobic attacks that have been taking place on foreign owned businesses in south africa and chrysler attacks in the nigerian capital abuja have been intensifying with a south african supermarket chain shoprite heavily targeted telecommunications firm empty and has also been hit the attacks come in response to a wave of xenophobic violence that has beset south africa hundreds of nigerians there are reportedly to be flown home free of charge by private nigerian airline peace. meanwhile ratings agency moody's just trent its forecast for south africa down to north point 7 percent in 2019 citing fiscal risks and political constraints to economic reform and the risks are huge south african state and energy provider s come alone is drowning in debt and needs state money to keep the lights on it's only one of many public enterprises relying on government bailouts to stay afloat. dark times at its cons headquarters. wire. tests or. in the midst of a suppose a turnaround south africa's national power utility needs another government bailout . with national debt to g.d.p. of over 5

a flight to nigeria essentially be repacked created because they fear the level of violence in south africa where they say nigerians specifically feel targeted by south africans there's been a week of ongoing violence targeting foreign nationals or wherever the south african government has said that it doesn't believe south africa's is in a phobic country and that instead it's blaming high crime and criminality for the violence that's been seen in recent days people who are taking this flight at least 300 of them say they don't feel safe in south africa and they want to return to their home country and some of the people we spoke to have been in south africa who almost 2 decades others have been or for 5 or 6 years and they all complain about everything their own been either stolen their shops being looted open down and not being able to live a decent to have a decent existence in south africa because they are so scared of what will happen next many of them blame the south african government for not doing enough to keep them safe and they say they'd rather take their chances back home becau

the clash i are welcome to the show anger in nigeria follow in the spate of xenophobic valens in south africa after nigerians well among those are typed in johannesburg on pretoria and we send days i'm good groups in the west african country how about tact south african businesses in response now some of those spams how close the our store some at the vowed bought out of my dear eons are calling for a more measured reaction was in lagos nigeria targeted at south african store as they're responding to violent attacks in south africa against foreigners including 9 children was now some at turning to violence than sounds round protest in the car so what at that become go bad you can i dance we are no not till right it's because we at which you can see me but now she quit game some of the nuns you're angry not true or in your it's here no coralie went into do shoprite because of water was really happening south african franchise shoprite was among those targeted the company closed several of it stores jute that damage in the capital a boucek clashes a to shop right supermarket that book traffic t

thanks for your time now what is the root cause of xenophobia in south africa. and immigrant sentiment in south africa's a very complicated issue it is not an issue that is rather recently has been part of the fabric of society since the formation of the modern african states in 1904. it seems linked to a series of myths. deep rooted in many local communities regarding the negative impact in international migration on south african society. international markets are accused of stealing jobs committing crime out of practicing prostitution and engaging in the legal like caltex trade these myths are without foundation. busy international modern seem to be a ready scapegoat for many of the problems that plague so that in society but not not not to finish the event not to cut you but it's this it's a listen across countries on the continent about for south africa it always seems like 2nd nature out to resort to violence to handle the mob so why is that. i think we have to look very carefully at public attitudes towards violence in south africa after human science res

south africa has surprised many economists by posting a significant trade surplus for last month in july exports meaning a trade deficit of $245000000.00 but solid sales for mines help tip the balance in august. for $50000000.00 it's positive news against the backdrop of gloomy a picture for south africans economy is slowing the government expects growth to fall below its 100 percent target this year unemployment is at 29 percent. well that's the highest since 20132013 rolling power cuts hitting homes businesses thanks to problems that state energy company esco in a new weekly newsletter called from the desk of the president cyril ramaphosa has admitted economic growth will be low it says the government is formulating a comprehensive growth strategy to take things to another level well he says he'll announce that strategy within the next few weeks in the meantime let's talk to town correspondent as. first of all what is the president's strategy go to be. what she said there's so much pressure on him now and he's going to implement reforms to to lift business confidence and to boost growt

and my next that is a chilling question thousands of women and girls in south africa are asking as a relentless series of killings continue to shock the country i'm femi oke. in the 1st of 2 special shows on south africa we ask how can gender based violence be eradicated join today's conversation through twitter and our youtube live chat. south africa's president says that violence against women and girls is a crime against our common humanity made a wave of killings that has provoked revulsion and. university student that tasha khan a beer died earlier today a day after she was dropped off at a home in an unconscious she had been missing for 3 weeks in another recent case student oh yeah ne ne mo when china was found dead inside a post office in cape town and the rape king a 14 year old johnny come malo in cape town has also horrified the nation because more and more people are sharing online many. blame no more without us share our burden just some of the hash tags we've been keeping an eye on over the past week but much of what we've seen has sintered on women asking am i that x.

a recent wave of siena phobic attacks in south africa has spawned from across the continent. and today we discuss what's fueling those attacks and what's being done to stop them join the conversation you know what to do you can tweet us at a.j. stream or leave a comment in our live chat and you too can be in the stream. noir social justice and. i mean you are in this. phobia. africa has killed at least 12 people the latest incident happened on sunday and johannesburg leaving one person dead and 5 wounded most of the violence which began in late august takes place and johannesburg where large immigrant populations live news of the attacks has prompted reprisals in zambia nigeria and the democratic republic of the congo as protesters targeted south african businesses and diplomatic offices joining us to discuss they seem victoria 4 was involved way in the way she's the a.n.c. chairperson for the international relations committee and how this works south africa where it's either a he's the founder of the people's coalition again seen a phobia i did a new nigeria journalist chika

many african foreigners no longer feel safe in south africa these demonstrators want an end to the violence against women in the country. have stepped up security at the venue for the world economic forum the mood is tense but south african officials aren't taking part in the press conferences and some participants want to talk about the attacks i think it should yes i think it should especially as really iconic now that we're having this meeting there are demonstrations about xenophobic attacks right outside the building i think it should be a focus point on the agenda to some participants the causes for south africa's problems are clear. it's inequality so i think it's inequality which is just in tune few the anger which is led to the protests but the inequality also rising from the unemployment so there's a real challenge of unemployment and inequality too many people feel that the alive it's and they feel that it's an issue of justice and fairness and. other people who could do so are the people that he can reach. the time may come when he can reach beyond those vulnerable people and th

in nigeria following the spate of xenophobic violence in south africa after nigerians well among those i typed in johannesburg and pretoria and we send these groups in the west african country how about talk south african businesses in response now some of those firms have closed. but i do you are calling for a more measured reaction. in lagos nigeria targeted at south african still. there responding to violent attacks in south africa against foreigners including $1000.00. now some attending to violence themselves. we are not to like. some of them and you're angry not you don't you it's you know you went into the shop right because what was really happening south african franchise shop right. was among those targeted the company closed several of its stores jute the damage. in the capital a boucek clashes at a shop right supermarket that put traffic to a standstill after demonstrators burned tires and threw rocks at the stall. in lagos groups was seen stopping cars and attacking drivers believed to be south africa and. others called for a stronger response from nigeria's government let

they're responding to violent attacks in south africa against foreigners including 9. now some at 10. violence themselves protesting because i was about to go back to tyrants we are not a right it's because we i was using it but now she quit again some of the ones you're angry non-trained you it's you know her you went into the shop right because of what doesn't happen in south african franchise shoprite was among those targeted the company closed several of its stores jute the damage. in the capital a big clashes at a shop right supermarket that put traffic to a standstill after demonstrators burned tires and threw rocks at the still. in lagos groups were seen stopping cars and attacking drivers believed to be south africa and. others called for a stronger response from nigeria's government level who's a leader. you should know should not comply confessed that you could talk a little good measure and come up and speak an agenda is what we are doing when you keep quiet of some sort of people to do something and one of people want to do something and overdo it they're n

this is news africa coming up on the program violence against women protesters in south africa where i was in the streets on friday calling for action countries where the woman is killed every 3 hours women are seeing enough is enough also coming up. how does it. 5 play out. in some crimes michael mollies famous route to me takes us on a tour of his hometown. and the micro journey you're welcome to the program activists are calling it an epidemic of violence against women in south africa a recent string of brutal attacks on women protest across the country today hundreds to to the streets of johannesburg to demand more action from the government and bring about change in the society that respects women. every 3 hours a woman gets killed in south africa with $3000.00 from the sides in 2018 that is 5 times the global average sexual violence against women is also a huge problem last year an average of 114 rapes were recorded by the police each day the victims are largely women as many rapes go on reported their real figure is likely to be much higher at the protest in johannesburg women

they do businesses where they can do no no no you back in nigeria are you planning to go back to south africa never i when never stop my mind filling in some south africans saw you again because of what i have saying you've been there for how long i am for like 7 years also i have never seen such a no no that's jude and tony you want to when i didn't return these we understand that the nigerian president is troubling to south africa suspected to travel to south africa in october that's next month when we will meet with these how the president said remark or so and one of the things they're going to discuss is the continuing violence on africans especially nigerians and what the south africans over can government needs to do to tackle but apart from that they are expected also to discuss trade and business there is a volume of trade worth about $60000000000.00 between the 2 countries right now the process of bringing nigerian song from south africa has started this is the 1st flight and more are coming in the coming days the body of zimbabwe's found the robert mugabe has arrived back in the co

south africa's still reeling off to 4 days of bloody violence and some 300 people being a wasted the violence was triggered last week in the country's capital petrolia when a south african tech 6 rival was alleged to have been killed by a nigerian drug dealer now as part of a protest against a south african taxi drivers who took to the streets because he soon that protest evolved into a demonstration against all foreign is inspired to add the same to around the country and the result has been violence hundreds of foreigners have been days to toot off to the businesses were attacked the police were forced to use white control mrs such as tear gas and rubber bullets and the situation is still rather unstable now because of the nationality of that an aged drug dealer being nigerian a lot of the focus has actually been on nigerians now south africa has temporarily closed its diplomatic missions in at bouchet and lagos in nigeria for fear of reprisals against its stop south african businesses have also close their doors temporarily in nigeria and the south african foreign minister has said

some of these kids here were born in south africa they've never been to nigeria. here at the nigerian consulate victor and lucy are forced to say their goodbyes take me with you in your suitcase lucy says then victor and another $300.00 nigerian skate on the bus which will take them to the airport. victor wants to start a new life but without lucy for now. it's cry. it's quite since we know. but i hope one day she's going to visit nigeria. she's going to visit major. victor says the love is stronger than xenophobic violence. and well cut basketball france has handed the united states its 1st loss in the competition for 32 years ending their opponents' randa in the quarter finals france he's strong outside shooting to keep pace with the americans who are fielding a squad of 2nd tier players after the likes of the bron james pulled out donovan mitchell managed 29 points for the u.s. but it was n.b.a. all star ready to go better who came up with a key points for france in the 2nd half the final straw score 89 to 79. this is he doesn't use live from berlin for the lat

there's growing outrage after a series of xenophobic attacks on foreign owned businesses in south africa and reprisal attacks on south african businesses in nigeria and zambia niger was vice president says his country will boycott the world economic forum has more now from johannesburg. nigerians angry about anti foreign attacks in africa protest outside the surf going on store in the us they want the government to do more to protect nigerians living in south africa. supports what is. your. own mind you know people are dying on a daily basis. in certain things are slowly getting back to normal after a few days of rioting in looting many foreign owned businesses were targeted. from mali he says he's lived in turkey for more than 20 years and can understand why some locals feel foreigners are taking the jobs. of. those. people. knowing. someone figure as raises from ethiopia he's nervous about speaking about attacks on fine nationals in case a story is targeted some people say why speak poverty and inequality i said blame for the violence all of us a free country but. country life i don't

the news often kept coming up on the program surprising violence against women put this test in south africa where out of the streets on friday calling for action not countries where the woman is killed every 3 hours women are seeing enough is enough also coming out. and it will be the mudville i visit their blood been properly. lost in some crimes and by michael mollies famous rock pop sumi takes us on a tour of his hometown. and if i could join you know your welcome to the program activists are calling it an epidemic of violence against women in south africa every sensed string of brutal attacks on women a spock protest across the country today hundreds to to the streets of johannesburg to demand more action from the government and bring about change in the society that doesn't respect women the figures are alarming every 3 hours a woman gets killed in south africa there were 3000 family sites in 2018 that is 5 times the global average sexual violence against women is also a huge problem last year on average of 114 of aids were recorded by the police each day the victims are largely women

murder figures show sexual offenses and general murder rates have been rising significantly in south africa over the last decade and 2018 police recorded an average of 58 murders every day while sexual offenses including rape have risen almost 5 percent this year and according to world health organization estimates the femicide rate in south africa is almost 5 times the global average with one woman being murdered every 3 hours well russia and then to lives in johannesburg she told us story your family us assizes you saw. i think gang raped. at 16. and that. that tribe me from 6 to 9 he was living my parents' home and he broke my nose and my mom was a rock and my mom the sitting me you know when my nose was bleeding continuously my mom was murdered in 2009 asking pleaded to get a spleen was structured she bled to death you know and that's my find you've been abusing you've been raped and they've taken away interesting rocking of you they're not taking away. your body that they can hide so that i have been so much pain but i have kids and i need to keep them strong and this is my story in th

the dublin news africa coming up on the program fighting violence against women protesters in south africa are way out in the streets on friday calling for action in a country where the woman is killed every 3 hours women are seeing enough is enough also coming out. and it will be the mudville how does it their blood bill brown. were lost in some rhymes in a michael mollies famous rock must assume e takes us on a tour of his hometown. and in my junior year welcome to the program activists are calling it an epidemic of violence against women in south africa every sensed string of brutal attacks on women protests across the country today hundreds took to the streets of johannesburg to demand more action from the government and bring about change in the society that doesn't respect women a figure alarming every 3 hours a woman gets killed in south africa with $3518.00 that is 5 times the global average sexual violence against women is also. huge problem last year an average of $100.00 m. 14 of rapes were recorded by the police each day and victims are largely women as many rapes go on reporte