from soweto, i grew up in soweto.e all ran to this central part of the city. >> anthony: with the end of apartheid and the emergence of mandela as not just an inspirational figure but the beginning of real and compassionate black african government, south africa became a beacon and a refuge for millions of africans from all over the continent. >> anthony: black south africans fought hard for their freedom in their country. as i understand a lot of them are pretty pissed off about, "hey, we're just getting our -- together," and whoa all these congolese and nigerians, well you know, they're coming in. >> sanza: of course there's gonna be that giving and taking, you know. and then people say, mandela's gonna die, they're gonna take all these people away, you know, that's not what our people are all about. and then now that's when i took, you know, the tour of food. because that was the first was to engage. >> anthony: sanza has no formal culinary training. he's completely self-taught, picking up bits and pieces where he

ben hunte having so much fun with the soweto gospel choir.birthday in an unusual fashion. instead of an expensive party, he headed to arizona to jump out of a helicopter. it was all in aid of highlighting global poverty. the bbc‘s tim allman takes up the story. it's an honour age—old dilemma, what do you get the man who has everything? a nice bottle of scotch, perhaps? 0r everything? a nice bottle of scotch, perhaps? or maybe a comfortable sweater? well, if you're a hollywood superstar turning 50, you treat yourself to an unforgettable experience. will smith strapped to the side of a helicopter rising up above the grand canyon. it seems his ideal birthday present is a little death—defying. the bungee jump ideal birthday present is a little death—defying. the bungeejump to end all bungee jumps. death—defying. the bungeejump to end all bungeejumps. he may have fought aliens, robots and gangsters, but he's not going to beat gravity. his wife and family looking on, the actors seemed a little uneasy, but eventually it was time to make the leap. th

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: from soweto to scotland.spel choir inspired by nelson mandela goes global. benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: president trump says sexual misconduct allegations made against his supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh are part of a "big, fat conjob". an investigative websit

soweto has a reputation for activism.he years prior to his arrest. pantsula has its roots in the same era. it matched contemporary forms with traditional african dance — an act of cultural defiance against the oppressive white government. talk to me about the kind of social and political messages that you express when you dance. the first political message is to be seen as black people. we are powerful, you know. the second is we're trying to tell the world that we're still free, but we're still bearing a lot of problems. we still have to push ourselves. and we have to push ourselves, like, 10 times harder than any other individual. before i try out some moves with via vyndal, this teacher and performer has offered to show me some beginner steps. i've heard a lot about this train step. i know nothing about it. tell me about it. it is named for the mimicking of the effect that the trains are used. this is the first. and then we go back. that's it. now, you're gonna be fast, because the train is going fast. can't get on the

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bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. i'm rico hizon in london. our top stories: hurricane florence is expected to strengthen as it approaches the us east coast. president trump insists the authorities are prepared. vladimir putin insists two men accused by britain of attempting to murderformer spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia are not criminals. a nine—year—old schoolgirl sparked intense debate in australia after refusing to stand for the national anthem to protest alleged institutional racism. student harper nielsen was given detention last week for notjoining classmates in a rendition of advance australia fair, a song she says ignores the nation

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipsay to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. —— kasia madera. our top stories: president trump is under attack from inisde the white house, but close aides have denied writing an anonymous article in the new york times that slammed his presidency. there's beenjoyful scenes in india after the supreme court ruled that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times front page lead is on the hokkaido earthquake that reached the maximum seven onjapan‘s seismic intensity scale. the quake centered east of the city of tomakomai, and was felt strongly in hokkaido's capital of sapp

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipu today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news, the latest headlines: former president barack 0bama's call for the restoration of honesty and decency in the us government, in an outspoken attack on donald trump. and after a week of fighting in the libyan capital, a fragile ceasefire appears to be holding. british airways could be fined as much as $640 million for a huge data reach. —— breach. hackers managed to access details of 380,000 bookings made with the airline over a two week period. ba says personal and financial details were compromised, and many passengers have been forced to cancel their credit and debit cards. emma simpson has the story. it's all about the customers. business travellers and holiday—makers, transp

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipr rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: america's east coast prepares for hurricane florence. the category four storm heads towards the carolinas, with winds of 225 km/h. russia stages what it claims is the biggest military exercise since the soviet era, and for the first time, chinese troops are joining in. this week, the bbc is launching a series looking at europe's identity crisis, exploring the rise ofanti—immigration, populist and nationalist politics across the continent. italy's deputy prime minister, matteo salvini, is considered a leading spokesman of the country's nationalist ha rd—right. in an exclusive interview, with the bbc‘s hardtalk programme, he has s

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipch suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm rico hizon in london. our top stories: russia stages what it claims is the biggest military exercises since the soviet era, and for the first time, chinese troops are joining in. america's east coast prepares for hurricane florence. the category four storm heads towards the carolina's, with winds of 225 kilometres an hour. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post is getting in—depth, with a look at the underwater robot exploring the deep. the remotely—operated vehicle known as the sea dragon dived over 5,500 metres. definitely a plunge to go down in the record

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipurbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. —— i'm rico hizon in london. our top stories: to as requested a new meeting with donald trump. the un warns that an assault on the syrian city of idlib could become the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century. -- kim —— kimjong—un. and among the most read on our website: an egyptian man in saudi arabia has been arrested after a video of him having breakfast with a woman went viral. this is illegal in saudia arabia where single men and women must sit seperately in public restau ra nts a nd cafes. the incident has divided users on social media. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a court in egypt has sentenced 75 supporters of the muslim brotherhood to death over a protest in which at least 800 people died. air attacks by syrian and russian airplanes on the rebel province of idlib have intensified amid warnings about the risk of a humanitarian crisis in the area. some breaking news in the last couple of hours. naomi osaka has beaten serena williams to become the first japanese player to win a grand slam singles titles. it was a dramatic match. our terrace corresponded was watching in new york, and those outbursts from serena was so emotional. talk us through what happened. then the osaka had won the first game —— fi

soweto has a reputation for activism.out the kind of social and political messages that you express when you dance. the first political message is to be seen as black people. we are powerful, you know. the second is we're trying to tell the world that we're still free, but we're still bearing a lot of problems. we still have to push ourselves. and we have to push ourselves, like, 10 times harder than any other individual. this teacher and performer has offered to show me some beginner steps. i've heard a lot about this train step. i know nothing about it. tell me about it. it is named for the mimicking of the effect that the trains are used. this is the first. and then we go back. that's it. now, you're gonna be fast, because the train is going fast. can't get on the train slow. you've got it! yes! i think i need a little bit more practice, though. sadly, that's all we've got time for this week. join us next time when... carmen's in australia, heading to a resort that's going crazy for crypto currency.

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! welcome back. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. i'm rico hizon in london. our lead stories: almost two million people are ordered to leave their homes, as hurricane florence approaches the us east coast. vladimir putin insists two men accused by britain of attempting to murderformer spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia are not criminals. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the front page of the japan times, which has russian president vladimir putin suggesting that moscow and tokyo should sign a deal that solves their long running territorial dispute by the end of the year. in response to putin's comment, the chief

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: back on the road, president trump rallies his base, as critics claim his leadership and policy making in the white house is out of control. britain is backed by the us and france as it tells the un that the salisbury nerve agent attack was almost certainly approved by moscow. russia says it is a lie. as we have been reporting, president trump has been on the stump for republican candidates in montana. he won the state by more than 20 points in 2016, but some of the president's most ardent supporters are now feeling the effects of the escalating trade war with china. our correspondent james cook sent this report from broadview, in montana. o

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshiptears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it‘s an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! you‘re watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: and the swedish general election has left the two main political blocs almost tied, with the anti—immigration party making gains on its previous results. lets stay with that now. ali esbati is an economist, and mp for sweden‘s left party. he joins us live from stockholm. welcome to the briefing. your left party saw a surge in support, as did the sweden democrats, why was that? thank you for having me. i think it is clear the parties that were sta ble is clear the parties that were stable in their ideological background and did straight talk about their issues gained during this election. as well as the parties you mentioned, the centre party, which is the right wind liberal party, also made gains, while the

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipday, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news. the latest headlines — a court in egypt has sentenced 75 supporters of the muslim brotherhood to death over a protest in which at least 800 people died. air attacks by syrian and russian airplanes on the rebel province of idlib, have intensified, amid warnings about a new humanitarian crisis in the area. tributes have been paid to the us rapper mac miller who was found dead at his home in los angeles after an apparent drug overdose. the 26—year—old had just released a new album and was due to start touring later this month. i've been speaking to keyon harrold, a jazz musician who collaborated with mac miller, and described him as extremely talented. mac was such a cool person and j

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the leader of the sweden democrats says his far—right anti—immigration party is set to gain huge influence over swedish politics after making significant gains in the general election. north korea is celebrating its 70th anniversary with mass games, highlighting kim jong—un's diplomatic campaign and plans for economic development. the latest intervention on brexit by borisjohnson, the former uk foreign secretary, has been attacked as outrageous and disgusting by fellow members of the conservative party. mrjohnson likened the prime minister's proposals to a suicide vest, with the detonator given to the eu. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports. neverfarfrom a camera, it

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: russia stages what it claims is the biggest military exercises since the soviet era — and for the first time, chinese troops are joining in. america's east coast prepares for hurricane florence. the category four storm heads towards the carolina's — with winds of 225km/h hour. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. thanks to conservation efforts across india, the tiger population in india has steadily increased over the past 12 years. but the growing population and rapid deforestation means they come into conflict with villagers who live near the reserves.

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipr rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump warns that hurricane florence will be one of the biggest to ever hit the us, but assures residents on the east coast that authorities are prepared. a report has found that more than 3,500 children in germany were assaulted by roman catholic priests over a 70—year period. a church spokesman said they were ashamed by the findings of the study, which was commissioned by the church itself. women's activists in morocco have welcomed a new law making sexual violence and harassment a criminal offence. but campaigners say the new legislation doesn't address assaults in the home. our correspondent moona bah has more. sami

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipy, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm rico hizon in london. our top stories: the leader of the sweden democrats says his far—right, anti—immigration party is set to gain huge influence over swedish politics after making significant gains in the general election. north korea has held a big military parade to mark the seventieth anniversary of its foundation. unlike previous events, no intercontinental ballistic missiles were put on display. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post leads with the story we've been bringing you throughout the day — north korea's 70th anniversary celebrations. there's speculation that the absence o

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! you are watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: south korea has confirmed president moonjae—in will meet north korean leader kimjong—un for a summit in pyongyang in two weeks' time. president trump has hit back at accusations of amorality and reckless decision—making. he says the attack by an unnamed senior aide is gutless and phony. let's get more on one of our main stories. the uk's accusation that two russian miltiary intelligence officers carried out the nerve agent attack in salisbury. so how is this whole new spat between london and moscow going down in russia? the bbc‘s yaroslava kiryukhina is in our moscow bureau. what does the russian media make of all this? actually, russian media

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipeir rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: former president barack obama has called for the restoration of honesty and decency in the us government — in an outspoken attack on donald trump. the us rapper mac miller has been found dead at his home in los angeles after an apparent drug overdose. the 26—year—old, whose real name is malcolm mccormick, previously dated pop singer, ariana grande. fans and fellow musicians have been paying tribute to the rapper on social media. earlier i spoke to bbc radio ixtra dj semtex who was one of the first djs to interview mac miller in the uk. i mean, being a hip—hop dj, i always look for the hottest new artist and the greatest music.

axes to an success of education a legacy of inequality still persists in schools like this one in soweto twenty eleven the department of education changed the past to forty percent for home languages and thirty percent for other subjects it's now proposing that the past market be lowered even further according to the department of education last year seventy five percent of students who wrote their final high school exam last but of those students three quarters asked with an average mark of just thirty percent while less than one percent got an average pass mark of ninety. myriam a cough a senior research associate at the university of johannesburg says a lack of proper primary education is the two hoff of high school students dropping out she says the poor not only need access to education but also a good education in south africa by create for the gap in performance between the wealthier families and the poorer families is marked off to four years of schooling and that gap just increases all the way to metric we have to intervene in a positive way to ensure quality of education last y

of the blacks of soweto township as well as the whites of the neighbouring suburbs. and tears. enough. the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a senior aide to donald trump has accused him of "amorality" and reckless decision—making. the president has slammed the attack in a report in the new york times as "gutless" and "phony". after talks in pyongyang, the north korean and south korean presidents will meet later this month ‘s. let's stay with our top story now. earlier, i spoke to steve herman, white house bureau chief with voice of america news and i asked him what he made of what's happening. well, on a day we've gone from crazy town to treason—ville, and this story continues to inflate by the hour, mostly because of president trump himself reacting to it. yes, it does echo a lot of what bob woodward had to say in his book, doesn't it? but you have to wond

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! iorwerth the briefing on bbc news. the headlines —— your weaker. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, italy's at the prime ministers set out his plans to deport most of their migrants. and our top story, and america's east coast prepares for can florence, the category four storm heads towards the carolinas, with wind of up to 225 kilometres per hour were. —— came to. is a familiar story in developing countries where women work in fields but are not allowed to own land or any other property. at best, their rights depend on the relationship to men, husbands barbers or brothers. but despite these challenges, a women only coffee cooperative is helping them enjoy the fruits of their l

the sprawling township of soweto is rich in contrast while there is a growing middle class and a vibrant economy many here live in poverty one of those people is rosy. she's unemployed and looks after four grandchildren with a government pension of one hundred dollars a month and knowing that. it's too little money to feed for growing by the money runs out before the month is over we struggle to survive she brings the children to this community center with they have what is often their only meal of the day government statistics show that poverty levels have increased since twenty eleven with fourteen million south africans now living in extreme poverty surviving on less than a dollar a day thirty million south africans live in poverty that's just over half the population most of those affected are children while the government launched a national development plan to eradicate poverty by twenty thirty levels are still rising the poorest of the poor live on just thirty five dollars a month spending a third of that on food reported by the overseas development institute says that up to sixty

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: former president barack obama's called for the restoration of honesty and decency in the us government in an outspoken attack on his successor. after a week of fighting in the libyan capital — a fragile ceasefire appears to be holding. donald trump is threatening to instensify his trade war with china. the us president warned he could ‘move soon‘ to impose tariffs on $200 billion worth of products and that taxes on another $260 billion might also be ready to go ‘at short notice'. our business correspondent kim gittleson has more from new york. for those hoping that trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies might fade al

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipyou today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: a court in egypt has sentenced 75 supporters of the muslim brotherhood to death over a protest in which at least 800 people died. let's stay with our top story now. earlier, i spoke to nancy okail. she is executive director of the tahrir institute for middle east policy. in 2013, she was sentenced in absentia to five years in prison for using foreign funds to encourage unrest. it's a charge she denies. i asked her what her reaction was to the sentences. of course, i mean, it isjust like one of the most devastating moments to see a lot of people who are subject to mass trials, whether the ones who are sentenced to death, or those who are sentenced t

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshiptoday, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc world news. the top story: america's east coast prepares for hurricane florence. the category four storm heads towards the carolina's, with winds of 225 kilometres an hour. more on that now. earlier i spoke with cbs correspondent mola lenghi who joined me from wrightsville beach in north carolina. i began by asking if people were heeding the warnings from authorities. well, at this point it appears they are. we were out here all day on the beach, this is wrightsville beach, this time of year it is a typically a relatively busy stretch of beach. it is not the peak season ofjune, july and august, but still you would normally see a few hundred to a few thousand people here. we saw about h

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipn a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the leader of the sweden democrats says his far—right, anti—immigration party will have huge influence over swedish politics after making significant gains in the general election. north korea is celebrating its 70th anniversary with mass games police have been out in force to prevent clashes between rival far—right and anti—fascist protesters, who've demonstrated in the town of kothen in eastern germany, where a german man died after a fight with afghan migrants. prosecutors say a post—mortem examination suggests the victim died of a heart problem. caroline rigby has more. described by right—wing groups as a funeral march, around 500 people gathered in the east ger

he sent a message to jay z and beyonce, when we're in the township of soweto. and he sent a photo, and beyonce and jay z wrote back and said they're considering it. a few weeks later, they said, we want to be a part of this. >> that's the december 2nd global citizen concert in south africa. >> is this the first year you're doing two different concerts? >> we took global citizen to india with cold play and jay z with 100,000 people. we took it to hamburg germany last year. >> you got 100,000 people in india? >> yes. >> in mumbai? >> it was right in the heart of mumbai. the prime minister addressed the crowd, it was incredible. >> and then last year we took global citizen to hamburg germany with pharrell, shakira. we had jim kim who's here with us tonight. >> i saw him backstage. >> this is a growing movement. >> it's amazing. for the umpteen people who have texted me, how do you get tickets to this event? >> the way that global citizens come to this event. they take action in support of the world's poor. what does an action mean? we actually -- they download the

axes to an success of education a legacy of inequality still persists in schools like this one in soweto twenty eleven the department of education changed the past mark to forty percent for home languages and thirty percent for other subjects it's now proposing that the past market be lowered even further according to the department of education last year seventy five percent of students who wrote their final high school exam last but of those students three quarters asked with an average mark of just thirty percent while less than one percent got an average pass mark of ninety. yes miriam it cough a senior research associate at the university of johannesburg says a lack of proper primary education is the two half of high school students dropping out she says the poor not only need access to education but also a good education in south africa by create for the gap in performance between it the the wealthier families and the poorer families is marked after four years of schooling and that gap just increases all the way to metric we have to intervene earlier in a positive way to ensure tha

bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto townshipy, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news, the latest headlines: former president barack obama has called for the restoration of honesty and decency in the us government, in an outspoken attack on his successor. after a week of fighting in the libyan capital, a fragile ceasefire appears to be holding. shares in the electric car—maker, tesla, plummeted more than 9% after these pictures emerged of its co—founder elon musk. he appeared on a live podcast smoking cannabis with comedianjoe rogan. since the show was posted online, tesla's chief accounting officer has resigned after just one month in thejob. and there are now reports that the head of human resources also plans to leave. earlier i spoke to dr ellen wald, who has writt

the blacks of soweto township as well as the whites of the neighbouring suburbs.r voice, enough of blood and tears. enough. the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: britain has named two russian intelligence officers as suspects in the novichok nerve agent attack, and said moscow must be held to account. thousands of members of the religious minority the yazidis are still missing, four years after so—called islamic state attacked them in iraq. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times counts the cost of typhoonjebi, the worst storm to hit the country in 25 years. the paper says attention is now focused on the damage to kansai airport, where thousands of passengers were left stranded. the straits times says the high—speed railway between kuala lumpur and singapor