that's really the south african story. the dream is there. we all agree that the visions are there. south africa before i game here? exactly nothing, as it turns out. but i think based on what i've seen, that if the world can get it right here, a country with a past like south africa's, if they can figure out how to make it work here for everybody. absorb all the people flooding in from all over africa, continue to make mandela's dream a reality, maybe there's hope for the rest of us. >>> i've always wanted to get as far away as possible from the place that i was born. far both geographically and spiritually.

prominent part in southern africa steve mentioned some of the challenges south african leaders face when it comes to opportunities for younger people. what other issues was the address. that's the most pressing was on expanding economic guide in bridging the gap between rich and poor south africa's wealth of resources helped drive the period of economic expansion. gold and diamond exports provided much of the field. the recent devaluation of the country's currency the rams is affecting people's lives and corruption scandals involving senior government officials have highlights that the disproportionate wealth of those in power. many citizens are down two seasons including the born free generation. he won in three under the age of twenty registered to vote. some say they feel they don't have any part to play in the democratic process or society. believe is coming out of this election will have to re gain the trust of the people. and that's just a sweet tooth for the young the south africans who will be crucial in helping to bring for the prosperity and stability. and that was an aged care

on the south african side, the krueger rangers are training to fight back. his simulation, poachers are tracked. the ensuing staged firefight ha involves live ammunition, and it all ends with a capture. south africa and mozambique have just signed an agreement of cooperation. soon, rangers from both countries will be free to conduct joint operations and south african rangers will be able to chase poachers into mozambique. >> it has the potential to change it over the next year. most definitely. one will be able to pursue with a joint operation across the border. >> reporter: mozambique park ranger says he is looking forward to working with the south africans. >> south african cannot fight against the poacher alone. and the mozambique, too, cannot fight against poacher alone. we are fighting against the same enemy, and therefore, we have to be united. >> reporter: it is a significant development, perhaps a turning point in this war, because in the last six years, 1500 rhinos have been slaughtered in kruger park alone. the black rhino is now classified as criti

at least a phone she has a south african journalist and writer sees these timberland joins us now in the studio welcome. south african family are saying that the anc's out of touch with its supporters that the political base in the country but it is still in fact the country's most powerful party. it is and it is expected to raise the elections that will get to this than in previous works pitiful fifty five to sixty percent easily and is a new opposition party that still enough to touch them at this stage. and then as we scored our apartment is still some of the tool can last about a race and ethnic nineteen c to twenty years up to the end of the pasty is that the sign and it hasn't gone nearly as far as one might have hoped in the space heaters. i think it's in truth i admit it and it has been a bit hasn't done is fussy when compared to enter its increased litigation ethnicity race and dallas and because of being dealt with very effective the people still use it to trade insults and nothing to be complex and lots that the name of the zip a dee would say in about two of these is due

. >> the african national congress has been declared the winner of the south african elections. it cements jacob zuma's presidency for another five years. we have this report from johannesburg. >>> the african national congress celebrates its fifth win. jacob zuma is upbeat. millions of south africans have given him the administration another chance. the president survives accusations of poor delivery of services. >> who can defeat us if you are with the people. who can? no one. those who are not with the people, the people are not going to vote for them. that's what has happened. that's why other parties of those who spoke so violently in parliament. they've been reduced. >>> the party has been voted into power as a party of government, but this time with a reduced majority. >> they have lost the a.n.c. in two elections. it fell from 70% to 66%. now from 66% to 62.5%. so the big question you have to ask. they are saying that we are unhappy with jacob zuma and the behaviour. >> the new kid on the block got more than 20 feet in the national assembly. the main opposition party, the

have problems, but it has the power of the state behind it and enduring loyalty of millions of south africanshe president brushes off corruption allegations, promises more jobs and investment and prepares for something close to another landslide victory. bbc news south africa. >>> experiments with mice in the united states shows some of the effects of human aging could be reversed. scientists found older mice became stronger and performed better mentally when injected with plaza from younger mice. it's not sure what caused the improvement. researchers think natural causes can restimulate the brain. now they want to experiment on huma humans. thanks for watching bbc. bye bye. love drama? try something new. taste like chicken. (ambulance siren) hate drama? go to cars.com. research, price, find. only cars.com helps you get the right car without all the drama. i got more advice than i knew what to do with. what i needed was information i could trust on how to take care of me and my baby. luckily, unitedhealthcare has a simple program that helps moms stay on track with their doctors and get the ri

south african mines are supposed to be 26% black owned. bee requirements and unrest can deter foreign investors. >> they look at that and would rather go elsewhere. it has an impact on creating new jobs, factories, opportunities for south africans. >> the miners have taken their fight all the way to the seat of government. they'll be among the millions of people keen to see if the union buildings occupants have new ideas to solve the problems of race discrimination and unemployment. >>> the murder trial of oscar pistorius is due to resume. his defense team will cause witnesses after a 2-week break. oscar pistorius denies killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. he says he shot through a toilet door, smoking her for an intruder. >>> malaysia, china and australia will continue to search for the missing malaysian plane and will strengthen cooperation. they'll re-assess data from the 2 million square kilometres of ocean. at one point it was narrowed to 10 [ kilometres after black box siingless from detected. it found nothing. >>> a ship collide

not materialize to the majority of south africans millions to live in grinding poverty. cuban migrants with some salt onto husband. twenty two years old the education and job chris like softness and comfort. he has little prospect of change the business model. so i knew there is going on here. as you want to. and we've tried so hard. billie comes in here it would turn me into singing. seventh but has no illusions about the emc hoping to find a better life the mc is totally corrupt and has lost faith in them you care about places like this he says. emc says it's the only partly. last weekend with many younger voters. and you're did talk about the elections in south africa is at least if it ain't she is a south african journalists and she joins us now in its duty of the family the anc goal from the party that was to the party that was sun reports. twenty minutes to africa's oldest liberation he screamed and struggled with this transition from being a green olives and respected liberation we went to get the right hand stitching and a product excel for any country and i have

who does odd jobs and earnings on the amount each other's today more than half of south african youth unemployment the ecb is guaranteed to all south africans the high school education in the post apartheid era. many people find it difficult to find work even after finishing school. nobody has heard the cd his promise to improve the situation. he says he hasn't seen the results. it is and where you can see the eclipse that will soon put to work in more troops she's the summit itself they are not in the crib. it now widely has been calling on his neighbors to vote for the opposition. a little more we don't have roots. we don't have houses we live in small shacks and there's no privacy when children are in the house many people on the older generation continue to honor dmc back pocket and racial oppression that is. i doubt the anc. i love thee and seen before on the other parties'. b and c has taken us out of hot seat. program already has a younger generation doesn't feel the same sense of loyalty to another blow to the nevada when they grew up with. when pc. you could be toppled the us

. >> as reported, poor south africans say the government must do much more to step up. >> a night of protest in some parts of south africa security forces make sure that they're clearly visitable at polling stations. they burned down three polling stations on tuesday night. they say they're tired of waiting for the government to provide basic services. >>> voting for the first time, she hopes that conditions in her community will change. >> we are going far from crime. at night rape sometimes, whatever. >> reporter: soldiers have been deployed. they will stay on high alert in areas they call hot spots. but their presence does not scare off those who are determined to vote, a right many people died for during aparthe apartheid. lack of basic services, some people tell us they'll continue burning and destroying public property until politicians deal with the unemployment and poverty. 20 years after apartheid ended the poor are growing impatient. >> that's precisely what the government should not want when it is trying to counter by calming the mood, and by assuring people that delivery

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

it's not just the state of the south african media today. it's where this story is going. >> my anxiety here is that in the next five years, the anc realizes they could lose power. so you then end up in a space where democracy is being undermine undermined. it's the culture. i think we have to be able to fight harder and allow for the independence of the media whether it be print, television or even social media. . >> our global village voices now on journalism in today's south africa. >> globally speaking, the media plays a role in the various political parties on their respective campaign trails. they have failed at covering social issues beyond the narrow focus of the elections. >> to a large extents, the media is unbiased. da and anc make use of things such as twitter. >> i think the media played a vital role in the lead-up to these elections. in many cases, it has caused a shift in support from one party to another. in terms coverage, i think it's beg very widespread with a tremendous amount of information given, to help people be infor

south africans can stay balanced and if this election since the end of the partake. it was seen as a tax for the african national congress the party of the nation's first black president nelson mandela. he died last december. twenty ripples across the country four hundred seats in the lower house of parliament were up for grabs. south africans born after the end of racial segregation to apply for the first time. its use of space and find a job that suits us. the anc has enjoyed overwhelming support from black south africans may care about eighty percent of the population. the nicholas projected owners group and fiancee and power for a fifth term but the slowdown of the economy and the widening gap between rich and four chipped away at this point and many of the disillusioned by reports of corruption among party leaders. israeli leaders had seen nine months of peace talks with the palestinians and in disarray and they find themselves in an economic squeeze more and more europeans can be demanding that the israelis and the occupation of palestinian territories and of r

. >> the african national congress has officially been declared the winner in south africa's general election. the anc has fallen just short of a two-thirds minority taking 62% of that vote. it secured 249 seats in the national assembly, losing 15 seats. >> that's the lowest number its held in 20 years. leading opposition party, the democratic alliance, picked up less than a quarter of the votes but it actually made the biggest gains in parliament, securing 89 seats, 22 more representatives than the last election. and that's the highest number it has ever held. president jacob zuma says terror. >> tod today marks the 20th anniversary of the day on which president nelson mandel a /*a was the first. we dedicate our victory to mat i have a's memory and pledge to continue to take forward his legacy and those of his peers working with all our people. >> the latest from johan he isburg. we will talk about the numbers in just a moment. but first, there is a celebration going on behind you. tell us what the atmosphere is like >> reporter: there is definitely a big party going on here. look a

we will get more on the south african elections. ion fromur what is happening in south africa to what is happening in the car sector. romeosor europeans, alfa for americans. wants to increase sales by 60%. this is his third plan. the first two did not exactly come to fruition. what about this one? >> it is all about delivery. he talks a very good game. analyst do not seem impressed with his ability to deliver this one. itsplan is remarkable in scope and ambition. 7 million deliveries in four years. vw is about 10 million. in terms of what they need to spend, 48 alien euros. they want to see revenue in 132 billion. that is up from under $2 billion -- 2 billion euros now. this does not depend on francine's ability to get a drivers license. a want to double cheap deliveries. jeephey want to double deliveries. really coming up with 400,000 deliveries. they are not looking to europe for this growth. listen to how he talked about that when he spoke in detroit. in 2010, i was hoping that europe would not go to hell. in the interim, you have

andrew hardy reports. >> reporter: in the poor neighborhood, a south african maverick comes hunting fora fire brand pop list facing fraud charges. they love him here with promises to turn land and nationalize much of the economy. >> people your time is now. political freedom, complete freedom. >> reporter: in the west, people are scared. they call you a demagogue in the making who will turn this into land reform. >> this is our country. what we do with our country has got nothing to do with those outside. >> reporter: political opposition is spreading as people grow tired of corruption and alarmingly high unemployment. >> we have got nothing now. repo repo >> reporter: it's clear many are better off after the years of democracy. the campaign here where they claim the credit. >> i started free. now i'm working. >> reporter: it is very difficult to argue with these numbers. the anc has problems but it has the power of the state behind it and loyalty of millions of south africans. so president zuma brushes off allegations of corruption and prepares the country. >>> afghan officials grapple

what does all that tell us about the state of the south african economy right now? e talk about a strike action in the country, 70,000 miners are currently on strike. it is the longest ever running strike in south africa. it is unprecedented heard when i spoke to the minister about his concerns with the guard to the strike, he said important investors will look through the notke action to save is only endemic to south africa but a global issue as well. other sectors offering great opportunity. strike action is on the rise. it is becoming a lot more aggressive. it is showing there are concerns with regards to policy levels, the inequality gap. we're talking about sophistication. south africa has 24% unemployment. he is talking about trying to sort that out very it is a policy that is been unable to make a dent in the unemployment rate. >> are investors more interested in nigeria? >> is a very important question. investors are showing a lot of interest. one of the other countries he's visiting most often besides china is nigeria. it is one of his favorite emerging mark

are the heart and soles of many south africans and is the heart and sole. however, amongst middle class, urban voters it lost support, and it's support among the young people, the born frees that your report referred to earlier, had diminished considerably. and the emergence of a new player, the economic freedom front led by the president is poised to take up some of the a.n.c. vote. we'll see a reduction in the a.n.c.s numbers, but we are unlikely to see it not get its majority. it will rule for at least another term. >> jacob zuma has touted his party's slogan - we have a good story to tell. what is that story? >> well, that story is largely in terms of the gains made since the end of apartheid, in terms of social service delivery, and there have been gains. many will say they'll vote for the a.n.c. because it's the party that brought them a social security net, pensions. support grants, disability grants. they believe. the a.n.c. tells them "we brought you this." so that support is part of that good story. there's a bad story that jacob zuma does not ref

as south africans go to the polls in a general election on may 7, many people are making their voicesheard. we met two who do that in a very special way. >> this is soweto -- south africa's largest township. more than one million people live here. many consider soweto the home of the anti-apartheid movement. in 2002, a memorial and a museum opened here to honor hector peterson, a 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police during a demonstration in 1976. thabo manoto and rennie alexander are both poets, and they visit the memorial often. they use their poetry to fight for social justice. >> i believe i have one skill. i have one talent that can change the world, and that is my words. i can take a picture such as this and translate it and put emotion in it and make people understand the emotional turmoil people are going through, but at the same time they had the courage to stand up for what they believe. so i think as a poet i am able to change the world with my words. >> their works encourage the people of south africa to stand up for their rights. >> i am walking towards a mou

a deeper look. >> millions of south africans have given the african national congress another chance.iberation party has been voted back into power but this time with a reduced majority. supporters say a win is a win and they are he can static celebrating the ruling party's 5th consecutive victory. >> so many want to take the country out of our hands. night and day. >> tensions are simmering. there have been protests in alexandra, north of johannesb g johannesburg. some aren't happy saying at the the anc rigged the vote. police have been deployed. people are frustrated at the government's failure to address poverty, inequality and high levels of unemployment. >> jacob zuma's administration has lost the anc in two election votes. in the first, it fell from 70% to 66% and now from 66% to 61 and a half, 62%. and so the big question is that we are unhappy with jacob zuma and some of the behavior. >> the new kid on the block, the economic freedom fighters got more than 20 seats ne national assembly. they have been around for a few months. their leader told the supporters to accept the resu

south africans born after apartheid in 1994 and there is the born free generation. over 18 will be voting for the first time. and we have been to meet some of them. >> reporter: some of his friends cannot find work and say black applicants are meant to create work in balances created by discrimination during apartheid and gerard says he knows why it's necessary but says it's time to see beyond color. >> if i could speak to president zuma from a white man's perspective you cannot use under tones and cannot use race as an excuse and it's time to move forward and if you are reelected in 2014 and i don't know if i would be too happy with, but if you are reelected it's time for jobs. >> reporter: he is what is called a born free. part of the generation born after the end of apartheid but its economic class that divides people in south africa more than race. some young people don't like the term born free and say it implies those born post apartheid have different experiences living in what is still a divided south africa. calvin is also worried about employment as he tri

south africa's election. the president of the ruling african congress party, jacob zuma, is on course to be re-elected for another 5-year term. south africa is facing high unemployment. helen zila is the head of main opposition party, and is trying to get national support. then former a.n.c. leader julius malina. heading the freedom fighters. he has support among many young black people. our correspondent is there for us. there's much anger there where you are, over many issues likely to be key issues, least among them, poor conditions. >> exactly, look behind me. see the police officers, and in particular the army. they have been deployed to the area because there was trouble on tuesday night. people basically said why are we voting. they destroyed three polling stations. that's one over there. they came and destroyed the equipment. the election officials woke up and tried to erect an alternative venue, the tents here. government officials have told people please come out and vote, it is safe because the police and army are on the seats. the line has been growing, these are people waiting in line to group. peopl

the anc has phoenix is the point spread corruption with the feta and current south african president jacob still not high priced condos. but this doesn't seem to have it to the electorate. julian smith and the smell isn't economic freedom fund to halt the nineteenth at nights with around six percent of the tie the ef half appeals largely to unemployed youths bundled up the south africans he feel may be many but not since the end of all time meanwhile haven't seen as democratic alliance is in second place with twenty two percent of the banks the old lighthouse right to garner the support of the content the dn east of appeals to many wine titans. the nanny and see victory would expand taken same as president the party's second time luton. the east opposite tripled to two could be killed and several people injured in clashes between security forces and anti government protest is in the venezuelan capital caracas. they came amid anger at a series of my traits by police on camp set up by students and protested in security crime and chronic economic instability the previous might operation

we're trying to build for all south africans. the project for all. >> from the democratic alliance opposition there giving you their take on the election results so far. we'll bring you the latest developments throughout the day. for the moment now, back to you tim. >> thank you very much indeed. >>> the groom's party rather than the bride attracted all the attention at a wedding in queens australia after they rescued a fishermen during the photograph session. the newlyweds were having their photos taken when they and their friends noticed a fisherman was in distressed after his boat capsized. two men stripped down to their underwear and went to sea to save the man. after the rescue, they were hailed at the reception as heroes. here's the couple and here are the members of the wedding party stripped down to underwear rescuing that fisherman. stay with us. more to come in a moment. ♪ "first day of my life" by bright eyes ♪ you're not just looking for a house. you're looking for a place for your life to happen. man: yeah, scott. i

black south africans thanked for helping to end apart eye i'd and bringing freedom. he will be counting on that loyalty come the election on the 7th may. we have got some radical policy ideas. he wants to nationalized the country's mine and banks and sees farms from white owners without giving compensation. he wants to introduce a minimum wage of $450 a month and double the salaries of police officers, teachers and nurses. there isn't a lot of information and daily given by the party as to exactly how it will be achieved and the critics are certainly slamming those ideas as unaffordable and unrealistic. it may not be very long depending upon the outcome of a corruption case. it will be rejected from parl parliame parliament. two years ago. his radical messages are resonating who say it hasn't done enough to benefit their lives in the last 20 years. >> a suicide car bombinger killed six soldiers in yemen it happened in the province where the arm has launched an offensive against fighters from al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula. the province is also a focus of the opera

that's certainly had an impact on creating new jobs, new factories, opportunities for south africans. >> the miners have taken their fight all the way to the seat of government. they'll be among the millions of people keen to see if the union building's new occupants have new ideas to solve the old problems of race discrimination and unemployment. tanya page, al jazeera, durban, south africa. >> does of violations carried out by venezuelan security forces since protests started in february. mariana martinez explains. >> on the night of march 20th he was walking home when national guardsmen on motorcycles chased him. >> i was running, three guards surrounded me pushing me and kicking me. i raised my hands to eventual der. one national -- to surrender. in. >> the rubber bullet pierced his leg and that's where when the psychological abuse went on. it went on for six hours until he got help. >> they made me walk. they made me wipe the floor with my tee shirt. i started to faint and only then did they send me to the doctor. >> the human rights watch report, documents dozens of cases where

south africans born after the end of apartheid are particularly critical.nalysts are watching how growing public discontent could affect the outcome of the election. >>> we have reports of large hail and tornadoes in the central united states. our meteorologist robert speta joins me now. robert, how severe are conditions there? >> shery, this is definitely ongoing here. we have seen those tornadoes reported in colorado. it's continues to push to the east with this cold front which is just plowing across the central portions of the u.s. really going through the next 24 hours, if you are out here, especially see those areas under those bright white cloud tops. watch out for that threat of the heavy rain. those damages winds. up to about 110 kilometers per hour is very possible. and large hail, about five centimeters in diameter could occur. with this storm system it's not just that severe weather. also the cold air wrapping around the northern periphery. northern portions of the rockies, montana, wyoming, you could see as much as ten centimeters of snowfall.

>> many of the south african who voted for the a.n.c. have given them money, they will deliver according to the manifesto of the organization. >> south africa has come a long way. it has changes. currently there are lots of protests, lots of people don't have jobs. what do you want to see the resident and the party achieve. what do you think are the biggest issues. >> there's a lot that has been done in these two years. but, of course, as an organization, we realise that it is not enough. we need to do more in terms of saving people, in terms of our service. coming from the eastern cape i come, you know. it's one of the provinces in south africa. maybe the president can help with the infrastructure, and trying to create a lot of opportunity for the young people of our country. >> i can tell bit the crowd that he is not -- by the crowd that he is not far away. are you proud to be south african. >> i'm proud to be. even one watching us on tv, they are more unhappy. this is very big day for me and the south africans at large. >> thank you fo

. >>> 20 years ago this week, millions of south africans lined up to vote for the very first time in e country's first ever multi-racial e elections. on wednesday, south africa will go to the polls again, but this time as a nation whose youth have have have no direct connection to its apartheid past. >> nick schifrin voted with that generation called "born frees" with a glimpse of the new south africa. >> in downtown johan he johannesburg, a generation undaunted by a troubled past is dancing, cheering and spinning its way to an integrated and hopeful future. . >> this entire area wants to get down to being really south african and making things work and move. >> this spot was once notorious foraysism and seg gregation and urban decay. it's the epicenter of a new south africa. >> this space has really allowed us to live out what we kind of ma'amming for ourselves. >> they are members of a unique generation old enough to remember apartheid, young enough not to be scarred by it. smart enough to move on. >> you gravitate to these places where it is a place that's not actually about the ra

but iran has maintained that its nuclear program is purely for peaceful energy use elsewhere south african are voting in the country six general election since the end of apartheid twenty years ago. about twenty five million south africans roughly half of the population have registers event in the parliament re election that will also elect a president. voting began in the poll is opening at seven in the morning. they will stay open till nine in the evening and some twenty two thousand voting stations have been set up in schools places of warships tribal authority sites and hospitals seven thousand vehicles serving as mobile betting station circle into remote areas so people there can go to many voters had already lined up at some polling stations before they opened the governing african national congress is expected to win returning president of the jacobs a lap for a second five year term. results are not expected before friday contact with eleven fisherman has been lost after they were intercepted by armed men in the south china sea. the fisherman want our boys fishing boats going to hi

. >>> millions of south africans will cast their votes in wednesday's general elections.ntry has one of the youngest populations in the world and many will be vote for this first time. we will meet some of them. >> reporter: jared says some of his white friends can't find work. the government's policies that favor black job applicants are meant to create work imbalances created by discrimination during the apartheid years. jared understands why the policy is necessary but feels it's time to see beyond color. >> if i could speak to the president, from a young white man's perspective. i would say, mr. president, you cannot use nationalistic under tones. you can't use race as an excuse anymore. it's time to move forward. and if you are reelected in 2014, in i don't know if i would be too happy with, but if you are reelected, it's time for jobs. >> reporter: jared is what's called a born free. part of the generation born after the end of apartheid. but it's economic class that divides young people in today's south africa more than race: some young people don't like the term b

breaking news just any interest right now regarding the south african elections and partial results in that the news being counted in the anc have a definitive. indeed according to you at twenty percent of the pirates signed up. and they got sixty at fifty six percent of the votes according to the latest results but will have a fall or expect a full update on my wall this final results are good mates run to date and time gmt. price israel's relations with the united states is said to him and that increased international scrutiny after a new report alleges israel's spy on american more than any of the country. give respect to our washington correspondent liam and dal announced that explains all. well think the us and israel as being in a long term average and there is certainly no talk of divorce but this balances may not quite trust one another us intelligence officials are saying i'll be a very quietly behind closed doors on capitol hill that america's israeli friends and they stress friends have gone too far with their spying operations here. according to classified briefings that to

breaking news just any interest right now regarding the south african elections of the partial results in the news being counted in the anc have a definitive in the lead according to you twenty percent of the pirates signed up. and they cost sixty to fifty six percent of the votes according to the latest results but will have a foal are expecting a full update on my wall this final results are good mates run today lunch time gmt price is rose red with the united states is said to him and that increased international scrutiny. after a new report alleges israel's spy on american more than any of the country. here we sped to our washington correspondent liam and dal announced that explained all well the us and israel as being in a long term average and there is certainly no talk of divorce but this battle says may not quite trust one another. us intelligence officials are saying albion very quietly behind closed doors on capitol hill that america's israeli friends and they stressed friends have gone too far with their spying operations here. according to classified briefings that took pla

co south africans go to the polls this week. the anc is expected to cruise to victory, but how big will be the read.ty? just had a the pmi data that is just been released is weaker than anticipated. was 50.3. what has the reaction been in the rant. the dollar is gaining traction. the rant is losing ground. we will have much more coverage of that poll as we head through to wednesday. the missionary as well what is happening with the stock rates. as a result of which, you can has beenorwegian krone making gains this morning. let's move back to the ukraine. conflict significantly escalating over the weekend. u.s. and european leaders have set a may 25 trigger for possible economic sanctions. ed is of course the polling day for ukraine. let's find out what we need to watch as we worked our way through this week. kerry smith is executive director of the american academy in berlin. from an academic one of you, what is the read right now. it colleaguesch and look for parallels elsewhere, we see the situation evolving quite significantl

there are a lot of young south africans, born-frees optimistic about their future not racing to vote. is that surprising that they weren't motivated by the recent death of nelson mandela? >> i don't think it's surprising the trend hasn't been in the last sort of non-parliamentary elections, the young people haven't sort of come out in their numbers, so this, you know, registration period that only registered just a small percentage of young people is not entirely surprising, although i think it's counter to expectations. >> what's it going to take them to get out to vote? >> i think it will probably take a party that may be appeals to their sort of sense of a new type of south africa and maybe they're not getting that, party that kind of incorporates a different vision, and, you know, maybe a little bit more sort of maturity on their end in terms of years might motivate them to be more politically engaged. >> does it seem odd we are talks about a new type of south africa when a lot of people saying we are looking at a new south africa. nelson mandela was part of the r.n.c. jobs, jobs,

but it's expected that most south africans will vote.any ar believe that things wile better in the next 20 years, many are hopeful. >> let's go to ash har quaraishi when s-- >> to most people the anc is still the party of liberation and still the party that brought them relief from apartheid. even though many have not seen changes in their living standards, the grants they get in terms of child support, disability grants, etc. are being used as a carrot and a stick for them. it's a carrot in that they're told this is what we brought you, but there is a threat there as well. if you don't vote for us you might have go back to a situation where you don't even have this. that's one of the messages that this is the party that my parents spoke for, and many survives lives and livelihoods for. there is this feeling, this hope that the anc, despite the gross corruption within its leadership will still reform. that is the hope of many, many people who fought for liberation in this country. >> i want to talk to you about how south africa has 25% u

. >> still ahead here on this news hour, millions of south africans have cast their ballots in general elections. stay with us for the latest results on that. >> reports a prominent chinese activists confessed to leaking documents before the anniversary of the tiananmen square. >> sports most valuable player earning his crown. details later in the program. >> part of a truce brokered between government and rebels, in syria. we're joined from lebanon. there was a huge explosion at this aleppo hotel. how was this blast detonated? >> the islamic front claiming responsibility said they had bombs planted underneath the hotel in tunnels, and they showed pictures as the explosion takes place. you can tell it's a huge explosion that leveled the hotel and many buildings around it. it's at the edge of a neighborhood that is in the old city and some of the people in aleppo, residents have been complaining that the explosion has also damaged some of the historical buildings in that part of town. according to the islamic front, front, they say at least 50 oh pro government soldiers had been killed

millions of south africans have given his administration another chance.the president survived accusations of poor delivery of basic services and allegations of corruption. >> who can defeat us if you are with the people. who can. no one. those who are not with the people, the people are not going to vote for them. and that is what has happened. that is why other parties of those who spoke so violently in parliament - they have been reduced into little puffs in parliament. >>> the party's liberation has been voted into power as a party of government, but this time with a reduced majority. the administration has lost the a.n.c. in the first election it fell from 70% to 66%, and now from 66% to 61.2%. the big question you have to ask is we are unhappy with jacob zuma and some of the behaviour. >> the new kid on the block go more than 30 feet. the main opposition party, the democratic alliance increased the chair of the international vote. >> reporter: the public and officials are celebrating their win. they'll likely head to the drawing board and go forward.

alex willis feels more can be done to help south africans. she said the democratic alliance has her vote. >> do you feel that they respect -- i feel they represent the people as a whole rather than making an exclusive thing to one. >> the dak win. >> but the democratic alliance is seen by some as a party that serves the interests of whites. it does have a growing number of poor and middle class black members. some in leadership positions. but perhaps the anc's biggest threat could come from within. it has a shaky alliance with the unions and the communist party. >> the wometal workers union wi about 340,000 workers have expressed their dissatisfaction very clearly, said that they will not support the ruling party this elections and, in fact, are thinking of a united front of the left. >> opposition parties are prompting to cut corruption and create jobs but the ruling party still has a lot of support. for many black south africans, it's the party that ended apartheid. some analysts say its allegations of corruption, poverty, unemployment and

regional organizations in africa , south african development community, the african union, election monitoring, of secretariat. even in asia we have organizations. which ones are more credible? you know, it varies. i would put my money mostly on coming out on top. they do a pretty good job. the democracy and human rights arm. you have several different, you know, monitoring organizations come sometimes out of the same organization that sometimes contradict each other. the european union, i had initially thought the european union was going to be a great organization. i'm a citizen of the european union myself. the european union has a lot of political clout but also a lot of political tentacles and a lot of ties and the law of constraints on what it can and cannot say. yet some observers, people to work for the european union often tell me that they get criticized if they don't follow the line of the european union, what they are supposed to be saying after the election. it is not that they are not critical. when they don't want to be, you know, it is a good example of an organization that we

they're tired of waiting for the government's help but it's expected that most south africans will vote. some of them are certain that the next 20 years will be better. others are merely hopeful. al jazeera, western cape, south africa. >> anti-government protesters in thailand are celebrating. they're happy with the court ruling and forcing the primary minister to step down. shinawatra was accused of violating her power. coming up on al jazeera america. it used to be an abandoned factory. now it's an urban farm that is now creating jobs. how an entrepreneur started with an idea to a start up. >> in colorado the state coping with one of the most serious wildfires ever. that story coming up. >> lawyers for a man on death row in texas trying to delay his execution. attorneys say they don't want a repeat of last week's botched execution in oklahoma. they want access to the source of the drugs used in the botched execution. >>> meanwhile another group is calling for cocktail drugs. the constitution project says they want states to drop database stop using those drug mixtures and replace thos

. >> he is south african. so, a south african food is biltong, which is a kind of beef jerky.you to construct a dish using beef jerky. mario, you've had a second to think about it. what would you make lloyd blankfein? >> first of all, i would chop one of the hot dogs -- do i get more than one hot dog? i would chop one of them up and dredge it with flour and salt and pepper and some cayenne and make it nice and crispy and hot. i would take the other one, i would butterfly it open until it was flat, dredge in flour and bread crumbs. i would make a hotdog schnitzel and serve it with a crispy hotdog salsa. >> nice. >> yes, please. >> i'm up for that. bobby? >> he is the ceo of mcdonald's, you said? >> he's your competition. >> yes. i'm not going to try to serve him a hamburger. i think mcdonald's could use a little more vegetables in its life. so, i will use the sweet-and-sour sauce and i will do a roasted cauliflower, agua dulce, sort of sweet and sour with some red chilies and put it in an earthenware dish, and put it in an oven and roast it. there you go. >> sounds good. tom? >