charles stratford, al jazeera south africa. (f). >> 3 million zim bab zimbabwens. >> can never be good to anyone . >> standing in as cuba's municipal accidents the first time since 1959. independent journalist and lawyer and eulia lopez are a member of the outlawed little party. >> pope francis has called for more international action to help migrants. he warned that the world is in danger of losing its humanity. 11,000 have been rescued in the mediterranean from overcrowded boats in the last eight days. >>> the italian coast guard says the number of people trying to reach europe this year is unprecedented. paul brennan has more from catania. >> on saturday, a boat pulled into polermo bringing 17 men 19 women one of them pregnant. the situation is one of compassion for the migrants. it's certainly being expressed here. the fishermen for example in the port much catania says it's horrible when they sometime pull up the corpse could of a deg mieg dead migrant in their fishing nets. there is a glimmer of hope, however, in the past

charles stratford reports. >> this is a did zulu war chapter. these men want migrants out of south africa. they accuse migrants of stealing their jobs. >> translator: these people must go and commit crimes back where they come from, but they don't rob people where they come from. those in government worry about themselves and not us. we're not going to let this happen. >> reporter: fear is spreading in johannesburg. i'm in jeffersburg these men are locals, burning tires burnt out vehicle here as well, quite a heavy police presence. now, the men we have spoken to have vowed to kick the foreigners out of this area. earlier police used rubber coated steel bughts to bullets to keep the locals and the foreigners apart. violence against migrants. the police are investigating text messages allegedly insight insighting hate against foreigners. there is increasing anger against foreigners here. >> you can't continue like this. the government give us chance, spare the country because we are citizens but it is getting beyond the boundary now. >> i'm not wh

charles stratford reports. >> reporter: this is all that remains of the syrian headquarters in northernleapt poe province. a suicide bomber from the islamic state of iraq and the levant rammed his vehicle into the building and detonated the explosive device. dozens were reportedly killed in the attack. >> translator: god's willing, the northern countryside of aleppo will remain steadfast. we'll never allow isil to advance. >> reporter: the war in syria involves various groups all trying to remove president bashar al-assad. there are reports of occasional cooperation between some isil fighters and certain opposition groups isil wants control of all of syria, and that also means the removal of president assad. this school was also destroyed by a suicide bomber. it is believed the bomber was targeting another syrian base close by. more than 15 civilians and opposition fighters were reportedly killed in the attack. >> translator: isiling don't have the ability to send fighters. that's why they send car bombs. >> reporter: over 200,000 people have been killed and millions of others forced to

that's where charles stratford sent this report. >> reporter: this is a zulu war chant. these men want african migrants out of south africa. they accuse migrants of stealing their jobs. >> translator: these people must go and commit crimes back where they come from but they don't rob people where they come from. what does that mean? is that right for the government? those in government are just worried about themselves not us. we're not going to let this happen. >> reporter: fear is spreading in johannesburg. i'm in jennifers jeffers town. these men are locals. they have been burning tires a burned out vehicle here as well. quite a heavy police presence. the men we talked to have vowed to kick the foreigners out of this area. earlier police use rubber coated steel bullets and tear gas. this is one of two car shops owned by nigerians that were set on afoyer. the government has promised to put an end to the violence against foreigners. text messages alleging hate against foreigners. there's increased fear of foreigners here. >> because we're citizens it is getting beyond t

. >>> zulu king in south africa, in a gathering in durban, charles stratford there has sent this report>> reporter: he is one of the most powerful men in south africa. respected and adored by millions of zulus around the country. many say he should have made this speech weeks ago. >> i have come to declare a new war. this war is to protect every foreigner here. every foreigner must be safe. as your king i call for calm. >> said the media should be investigated for misinterpreting another speech he made last month. many say that speech no. he blamed foreigners snore the growing crime rate has led to these xenophobic attacks. he says the violence has brought shame to south africa. >> those who have committed crimes must be brought to justice. because the law must stop those trying odestroy south africa's image. >> the king's supporters say the media have lied about him. >> it's good the king came here because he set the record straight. >> the government has also been blamed for failing to address the high unemployment and poverty among huge sections of south africa's population. many of

killed a father you killed a hero you killed a man, you killed our brother. >> reporter: charles stratford jazeera johannesburg. >>> more coming up on al jazeera, no place like home we speak to workers living in qatar district to check on their loved ones after the earthquake. and tensions in baltimore as protests take place against police brutality there. ♪ >> part of al jazeera america's >> special month long evironmental focus fragile plan ♪ again you are watching al jazeera and a reminder of top stories more than 3300 people are now confirmed to have died in the earthquake in nepal and rescue teams trying to rescue people trapped in the rebel there. dramatic pictures of the moment an avalanche triggered by the earthquake swept down mt. everest flattening a base camp and at least 18 climbers were killed. much needed aid in india, pakistan and china are among those who sent supplies and rescue teams and mobile hospital. al jazeera has travels to a small village a few kilometers outside of kathmandu and filed this report on the relief effort. we are in the village where at least 20 people

stratford is sinking in more ways than one. >> a third of our ranch is idle that's a third less we're spending in the community, the local auto parts store, tractor dealership. >> reporter: businesses boarded up. no gas stations. no car fayfes. >> turning into a ghost town. >> reporter: you can get a cup of coffee at the auto parts store. >> water brings people. without water, you got nothing. >> reporter: no water means no money. here instead of paying people can promise to. these are ious. worth thousands of dollars. $7,000 outstanding, can you afford to put that money out? it's a price he pays to help his neighbors in need hoping his business will survive. and so will stratsford for the next generation. >> going to fight like hell. >> reporter: a town fighting to keep from sinking further. stratford, california. >>> in boston, the family of 8-year-old martin richard, the little boy killed in the marathon bombing two years ago has issue add emotional plea to federal prosecutors to drop their quest for the death penalty for dzhokhar tsarnaev. >> reporter: today the parents of martin

you killed our brother. >> reporter: charles stratford, al jazeera, johannesburg. >>> now sudan election says he won 94.5% of the vote and widely expected to win and election committee says his closest competitor won 1.43% of the vote and i'm joined here by a reporter in sudan reporting on the elections and it wasn't a huge surprise to see nazarbayev win again. >> there were 15 candidates running against nazarbayev and one was not registered to vote and never held a campaign rally. the opposition was staging a boycott campaign they called the elections a sham and the candidates actors in a carefully choreographed play. now the government would tell you that it was doing its best to be transparent. we visited the national election commission they dispatched 120 election monitors to all precincts or polling stations in the state, the african union sent monitors and so from the government's point of view they were doing their best to boost voter turn out which by the way the elections started with a three-day voting window the government kept extending that window and actually gave people a

stratford is sinking in more ways than one. >> a third of our ranch is idle. that's a third less we're spending the local auto parts store, tractor dealership. >> reporter: the unemployment rate triples the national average. no gas station, no cafes. >> turning into a ghost town. >> reporter: you can get a fresh cup of coffee at the auto parts store. >> water brings people. without water you got nothing. >> reporter: water and no money monday. here people can promise to pay. hundreds of ious worth thousands of dollars. $7,000. can you afford to put that much out? it's the price he pays to help neighbors in need hoping his business will survive, and so will stratford for the next generation, like tony's kids who might take over the farm one day. >> i'm going to fight like hell not to lose it. >> reporter: a town fighting to keep from sinking further. strats ford california. >>> in boston the family of martin richard has issued an emotional plea to federal prosecutors to drop their pursuit of the death penalty for dzhokhar tsarnaev, the bomber convicted of killi

charles stratford reports. >> reporter: he has five brothers his parents and three children to supporthe only one in his family way job. he works 12 hours a day, seven days a week as a security guard in a rich johannesburg neighborhood. he lives in a township of alexandra. one of the poorest areas of the city. >> translator: life is very rough. there are more than 40 you 40 you have us sharing one toilet in the at the present time. $380 a month is not enough to support me and my family. >> reporter: that works out to be more than $1.25 a day which puts him above the extreme poverty line. according to the world bank. but with all of his dependents and the rising cost of living he cannot even afford for to feed himself properly and can't afford public transport either. every day he has to walk three hours two and from work. a world bank report in 2014 says around half of this country's urban population live in townships or so-called informal settlement like this one the report goes on to say it's places like that that are home to around 60% of this country's unemployed. some of the worst

charles stratford, al jazerra johannesburg. >>> hundreds of people have been rallying in new york and boston against the death of a man that suffered a spinal injury while in police custody. freddie gray died earlier this month when the city of baltimore, police say at least 60 people were arrested at the march in new york. the cry of protesters from baltimore to los angeles has been black lives matter. new research shows mending america's racial divide means giving everyone a stake in society. so black business ownership matters too. as gabriel alizando explains. >> reporter: rasheed is teaching young people how to print designs on t-shirts. >> you want to put at much ink on there as you can. in a rough neighborhood of baltimore he runs a program that is not only about making clothing but also about keeping kids off the streets. he hopes that some day they will become business owners themselves as many as 30 young people are part of the program at any one time. aziz himself tried to set an example he owns a sorbet store in the community where many of the kids are from. >> so our goal

lee was born on a great plantation called stratford hall. built by his great great uncle thomas lee. thomas lee. thomas lee has the distinction of no other american. he fathered two signers of the declaration of independence. and a great house that thomas lee bill that stratford was the symbol of the great wealth that the lee family accumulated on the potomac river. they truly were one of virginia's finest families. and and not far from stratford hall, a short drive away westmoreland county you we will find were george washington was born. by the time robert ely was born in 1807 george washington was long dead. but but the lee and washington names had already been fused together command that was because of robert e lee's father a man named henry white horse harry lee. white horse harry lee was one of george washington's most trusted count -- cavalry commanders. that is how he earned that nickname. but what makes the most famous is what he did after the war. he wrote a eulogy for result commander. he is the one who wrote 1st in war, 1st in pe

charles stratford is there. >> this is a zulu war chant.hese men want african migrants out of south africa. they accuse migrants of stealing their jobs. >> these people must go and commit crimes back where they come from, but they don't rob people where they come from. is that right for the government? those in government are worried about themselves and not us. we're not going allow this to happen. >> fear is spreading in johannesburg. >> i'm in downtown johannesburg, and it's been the scene of the worst violence certainly here today. behind me these men are locals. they've been burning tires there is a burned-out vehicle and there is quite a heavy police presence. now the men we have spoken to have vowed to kick out phoners from this area. >> earlier police used rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas to keep the locals and foreigners apart. this is two of car shops owned by nigerians. there is fear and increasing anger among foreigners here. >> we can't continue like this. if the government can't give us chance. >> there is one africa,

charles stratford, al jazeera durbin. >> this week marks 100 years since the genocide of armenians in the oat toeman ottoman empire. >>> angry because of james comey's remarks. linking the countries to the nazi genocide of european jews. this is part of what he said, poland and hungary they convinced themselves it was the right thing to do. the thing that they have to do, that's what people do and that's what truly frightens us. poles, hungarians and others in occupied europe. >> poles were certainly -- bore huge prunt of the brunt of the barbarism of nazi germany. director comey didn't want to suggest that the poles were responsible for the holocaust. his remarks were clear on that. >> no more whether the director should apologize. >> christians be slaughtered in libya. >> we'll take olook at why the group targets specific minorities. >> farc military massacred soldiers. soldiers. >> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm barbara serra. >> and i'm antonio mora. coming up this half hour of international news an al shabaab attack on united nations workers in somalia. >> and how busine

charles stratford has the story. >> reporter: this is a du lu zulu war chant. these men want african migrants out of their country. they accuse the migrants of stealing their jobs. >> these people must go and commit crimes back where they come from but they don't rob people where they come from. what does that mean? is that right for the government? those in government are just worried about themselves and not us. we're not going to allow this to happen. >> reporter: fear is spreading in johannesburg. i'm in jefferstown. it is the scene of the worst violence. they are burning tires upper burnt out vehicle here as well as a quiet heavy police presence. the men we have spoken to have vowed to kick the foreigners out of this area. earlier, police used rubber coated steel bullets. one of two car works shop owned by nigerians that was set on fire. the government has promised to put an end to the violence against pieg migrants. police are investigating text messages sent. there is increasing violence against foreigners here. >> the government give us chance, because

charles stratford al jazeera. >>> accused of conspiring of isil the arrest of six men in minnesota forttempting to provide support to the group has one law enforcement official saying the state has a recruiting problem. >>> plus charges finally filed nine months after his arrest. a "washington post" journalist is told what he is accused of. >>> six minnesota men are charged was trying to go to syria and join the islamic state. it is not the first time somali americans from minnesota have allegedly been recruited to fight abroad. usher tell us more about what these young men are charged with. >> reporter: well tony all six of these young men are between the ages of 18 and 24. they have been charged with conspiracy to provide and attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organizeationorganization in this case isil. two of the men that were arrested were arrested by fbi agents in san diego, where they say they were planning to pick up passports and then cross into mexico. the men were all friends and plotted to travel to syria together to fight. >> we have a

charles stratford, al jazeera. >>> negotiabling over the price of the rafalnegotiating over the priceof fighter jets sale from france to india. >>> police don't know what cause ed the explosion. more than 500 men and women have been released,ing in thailand's fishing industry acknowledging being corruption is rife. >> reporter: few of the survivors have made it back to thailand pray with the monks. they ask we not show their faces because their families have been attacked. stranded on remote indonesian islands. workers rights defended in thailand says the priority now is to get the men home safely but they need help from the government. >> the government is too worried about international sector, they are more worried about that image than soferlg is problem. thieferld fishing industry was worth 8.8 billion in 2012, but estimates 17% of the workers in the sector arings forced labor. recruited and sold on by brokers to fishing boat captains. it is also where seafood often tainted by slave labor is brought to be distributed nationally and globally. exposed labor abuse in thailand's fishin

charles stratford is in downtown san jose. >> a lot of tension here in this town in downtown san jose. now, we are hearing that two local men were shot dead in the building to my right overnight. certainly locals here are blaming foreign migrants for the attack. police are investigating the case obviously at a time like this these murders in know way help the situation. of it obviously inflaming the situation. there is a group of migrants arriving. here in this area there were two factories owned by foreign migrants. there's reports from alexandria in johannesburg a number of foreign migrants' shops were looted. police are going in helping them to remove their belongings interest the shops, those that want to move. the result of these two murders, a lot of attention from police on the streets in johannesburg. >> that was charles stratford in johannesburg. richard has the weather. it's not looking good for farmers in northern india. >> that's right. normally the weather is settled, you are waiting for the rains to arrive. at the moment we see unsettled conditions. there has been thunde

. >> charles stratford al jazeera johannesburg. >> there is plenty more ahead on al jazeera. they escape war poverty and oppression at home to make it to europe but tough times await these migrants in italy. >>> and we have the funeral of the man who died while in the custody of baltimore police. stay with us. >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. a reminder of our top stories. in nepal rescuers are still going through the rubble looking for survivors. in pakistan high winds and rain lash this hour.rain lash through the area. >> i understand in kathmandu there has been another earthquake. this time in the east of the country. >> we're getting this news in from the u.s. geological survey. to the east of nepal there is the board of india. west bengal experience of 5-1 on the richter scale. 67 miles deep. we haven't heard of any injuries or damage at the moment. we're waiting for news for that. 5.1 earthquake has struck an eastern side of nepal. >> meanwhile, search and rescue operation continues after saturday's devastating quake. bring us up to speed with

people have been killed in the past week with dozens of shops being looted and torched and charles stratfordrom durban and what do we expect to hear from the zulo king? >> well you can probably hear a bit of applause there, sammy, the king has arrived about half an hour ago now to great applause here. the zulo members of the crowd here welcoming him and enthusiasm behind this stage for them and it's important to note at this stage there really has not been much of an atmosphere and it's pretty obvious that level of support here is still very much for foreign events for majority of the people we have spoken to. interestingly we have dignitaries as well and nigerian ambassador and the zimbabwe ambassador and when they were introduced on stage there were cheers from the crowd and telling them to leave and then calls for calm and respect from the mc on the stage and then prayers were given, multi faith prayers for christian and jewish and arab community and again there was an image of foreigners sustained by the crowd. as you say we are expecting some sort of message of reconciliation to try and

charles stratford, al jazeera. >> three attacks egypt's sinai killed 13 civilians and two soldiers. the town bordering gaza was hit by mortar fire. the third attack was on a military vehicle. >> at least five people have been killed and 26 injured in an attack in northern afghanistan. two gunman stormed the government compound in the town, killing the police chief and two other officers. officials say the taliban behind the attack. >> warring groups in the central african republic signed a peace deal in nairobi. the deal was brokered by kenya without the involvement of the u.n. or central government republic. >> the two agreements were signed in the kenyan capitol under the watch of president kenyatta and his deputy. kenyatta final winds the deal by warning the two sides to stick to their ends of the bargain and avoid being thrown off track by outside sources. >> i wish to remind you as leaders of the people of the central african republic, you must never forget and must always be filed by guided by the fact that your principal interest first and foremost is the well being of the pe

killed a father you killed a hero, you killed a man, you killed our brother. >> reporter: charles stratfordeera, johannesburg. >>> in yemen those intense fighting where popular resistance forces are advancing. [gunfire] the pro-hadi tribal forces gained control over some strategic positions including a hospital and the houthi rebel group are also battling forces loyal toll exile president and saudi-led coalition is carrying out air strikes on houthi positions in the area. meanwhile yemen's foreign minister rejected a call for peace talks from the former president speaking at the news conference in london and they say they will be no dialog with houthi rebels unless they withdraw all of their fighters. >> there is a lot of misunderstanding and miss interpreting for what is going on in yemen. this is unfortunate war and is something which had been forced because it is houthis give us no choice, give the yemen people no choice and no option. >> reporter: and aid organization unicef is trying to distribute medicine to places effected in yemen and reached hospitals in iran and idlib and capitol

our correspondent charld charles stratford went to that rally in durbin. >> peace and reconciliation by the zulu king. he called for what he described as a new war a war to protect all foreign nationals in south africa or the huge wave of xenophobic attacks here. he called the media as misinterpreting his statements last month which have been blamed for sparking this violence. he says the perpetrators of this violence should be caught and punished and brought to justice. he said its was a are disgrace for south africa to have this happen now . he said the xenophobic violence that happened in 2008 was a case in point and that south africa hasn't learned from that mistake yet. the genocide in rwanda, he went so farce to say that how south africa and africa as a continent was so deeply damaged by such violence. very much a message of peace and reconciliation today. and it's hoped that suddenly the king's speech will do something to quell these attacks against foreign migrants from south africa. >> from south africa we go to guinea, whether where there have been 18th government protests.

is in a tactical retreat in baghdad, but as charles stratford reports i.s.i.l.ntains its control on other parts of >> reporter: /* >> reporter: many of the roads and buildings in tikrit remained deserted. the iraqi army allied with the militias may be in control, but the fighting has been intense in recent weeks. the islamic state of iraq and levant overran saddam hussein's hometown in june. security forces are trying to reassure people it's safe to return. >> translation: we are in control of security. we control all the government buildings, and we have secured the residential areas. >> the iraqi military victory was helped by u.s.-led coalition air strikes. evidence of atrocities was discovered in a mass grave, believed to contain the bodies of soldiers, committed by isil. >> i came to this place to look for my nephew. i was told he was killed and buried here in tikrit. >> reporter: iraq's p.m. visited the kurdish north, and repeated a promise that the iraqi army would work with the kurdish forces to take back control of the province. >> translation: we are h

charles stratford travelled to johannesburg and met a man who moved to south africa and is living in fear. >> reporter: this man came to inspect what is left of his shop. he came to south africa six years ago to earn money for his family in ethiopia. >> they take everything, money. it's tough. yes. lost it. >> he says his shop was attacked by people who accused migrant workers of taking their jobs. he says they stole everything he has, including all his savings. >> i don't know, these people is coming. they take the stuff, and in the fridge, money, clothes, shoes this put - everything is took. i have children. i have wife. through my people i support me. why kill me? you kill me, you kill jesus, i kill you. no fighting. >> reporter: the other south african landlord says he's ashamed about what happened. >> criminality. nothing else but that happened. >> it's very obvious the level of poverty in this neighbourhood. and people have real needs in terms of lack of jobs and the services here. that man was the victim of opportunists and criminal elements but he has decided to stay and save

charles stratford al jazeera. >> still to come on the program a multi billion dollars deal between franceand india. why is paris disappointed with the judgment come? and making a splash. find out how tourists in thailand are bringing in the new year. >> every sunday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> "the stream". >> your digital community. >> you pick the hot topics and express your thoughts. "the stream", it's your chance to join the conversation. today, 3:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. planes carrying medical aid has landed in yemen for the first time since audi led airstrikes began 16 days ago. coalition is have planes land in sanaa. >>> president obama and raul castro is expected to meet at the summit in panama. >>> one of seven suspects connected to india attacks. >>> daughters of talks between syria's government and some opposition figures in moscow have ended with no sign of a breakth

charles stratford reports now. >> reporter: iraqi army targets isil positions near the city of ramadi. they are struggling to demend the area from a push by isil. the fighting comes just days after the military supported by thousands of shia militia took control of the city of tikrit. this is a sunny muslim from that city. he says he is too afraid to go home. >> translator: i can't go back to tikrit because of what we saw the shia militia do. the destruction that was done. they entered the hueses and after they a lotted them they burned them and pretended isil did it. >> reporter: it did it with the help of around 20,000 shia militia fighters and it's this group that some sunni residents accuse of burning homes, and ransacking buildings. many fled with their families to the northern region of iraq. >> translator: honestly we are far from the actual scene. we don't know exactly what is happening there. what we see on television that the shia militia has a negative impact. we hesitate to go back. >> reporter: iraq's prime minister visited anbar to congratulate his troops. and he has ord

charles stratford rarpz. -- reports. >> reporter: this man has five brothers, parents and three children to support. he's the only one in the family with a job. he works 12 hours a day, seven days a week as a security guard in a johannesburg neighbourhood. he lives in the township of alexandra, a poor area of the city. >> translation: life is very rough. more than 40 of us share a toilet and a tent. the $300 a month is not enough to support me and my family. >> reporter: that works out to be more than $1.25 a day, putting him above the extreme poverty line, according to the west bank. world bank. with all this attendance and the rising cost of living, he can't afford to feed himself. he can't afford public transport either. every day he has to walk three hours to and from work. a world bank report in 2014 says half of population live in townships or informal settlements like this one. the report goes on to say places like this are home to 60" -- 60% of the unemployed. some of the worst violence against foreign migrants happens in neighbourhoods like these. the government says it will tac

charles stratford reports. >> reporter: many of the roads and buildings in tikrit remained deserted. the iraqi army allied with the militias may be in control, but the fighting has been intense in recent weeks. the islamic state of iraq and levant overran saddam hussein's hometown in june. security forces are trying to reassure people it's safe to return. >> translation: we are in control of security. we control all the government buildings, and we have secured the residential areas. >> the iraqi military victory was helped by u.s.-led coalition air strikes. evidence of atrocities was discovered in a mass grave, believed to contain the bodies of iraqi soldiers. >> i came to this place to look for my nephew. i was told he was killed and buried here in tikrit. >> reporter: iraq's p.m. visited the kurdish north, and repeated a promise that the iraqi army would work with the kurdish forces to take back control of the province. >> translation: we are here to cooperate and coordinate a joint plan. it will be to liberate the people of the area. we'll work with all the sides and sects to lib

carl stratford reports. >> they marched in solidarity. in p south africans alike.essage is clear, no acing thats against south africans. school children, religious leaders and foreign workers joined the march. >> we have to be united moving forward. it has to stop. >> we all bleed red on the inside it doesn't matter where you come from, at the end of the day we are all just human and trying to get through it together. >> hundreds of foreigners have left the country. in fears of attacks there was receiptment among some locals that formers are taking their jobs. the attacks have brought shame to this nation, one that struggled against racism for so long. >> the myth is we -- all south african that's why we mobilized our civil society. it is not good for the image of south africa, let us come together and march together. >> the government has launch add pead yeah campaign. it has set up the special committee focused on reaching out to communities it has deployed the army for what it describes as hot spots. >> we meet, we must continue to work together, if and when the

charles stratford explains how the government's inability to deliver on a promise of creating more jobs helped to fuel anti-immigrant sentiment. >> reporter: this person was eight years old when apartheid ended. he was too young to predict two decades later he and many like him would be struggling to survive. he has seven children and hasn't had a proper job in three years. >> it makes me feel like a failure in life. i'm a failure. most of the things that men are supposed to do, that i can't do. i'm supposed to support my children, first of all. the first priority is to support my children. i can't do that. >> he lives with his two sisters in this tiny house. he takes whatever low paid part-time work he can find. >> instead of getting jobs, yes, foreigners are getting jobs. the foreigners that earn less money than they expect to get. that is why they hire the foreigners to work in south africa. >> they are shocked by the latest wave of attacks against migrant workers in their country. >> they are human being like us. africans are of the same africans are of the same blood. it's not thei

as charles stratford reports now. >> they marched in solidarity. south africans alike. a unified front in a country that was once proud of it's achievements and fighting racial hatred. >> thousands of people coming together today in this manufacture. the message is clear no to attacks against foreigners in south africa. >> civil society groups school children religious leaders trade unions and foreign workers joined the march. we have to be united moving forward. >> we all bleed pink on the inside it doesn't matter who you are we are all hue plan and are trying to get through this together. >> lungs of foreigners have left the country since the attacks began, there is resentment among some locals that foreigners are taking their jobs. the attacks have brought shame to this nation, one that struggled against racism for so long. the message we want to pat across is that not all south africans. we told them it is not food for the image of south africa, let us march together. >> the government has launch add media campaign, it has set out a special community it's deployed t

charles stratford sent us this update. >> reporter: i'm in downtown johannesberg, said this group of, as you can see, carrying clubs, large steel objects, there have been bricks that have been thrown from the buildings above. they are vowing to kick the foreigners out of this area. already last night and into this morning, two factories have been burned. we have spoken to nigerians that were here earlier that have since left and they described their fear. one man said he would retaliate if attacked. what is so surprising this evening is the seemingly small police presence here. there were a lot more police here earlier. a lot of fear as it gets dark here tonight. >>> still to come for you on al jazeera this half hour the mediterranean migrant crisis. more people are brought ashore with some of the worst injuries rescuers have seen. and scared to go home, why these displaced nigerians don't believe it is safe to go back to their towns. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. you are watching al jazeera. let's update you on the top stories. a car bomb has gone off outside of the u.s. consulate in erbil.

many of the protesters accuse foreigners of taking away job and as charles stratford explains the government's to create more work is help helping helping fan the flames. >> reporter: this man was two young when apartheid later, and he was too young to predict he and many others would be struggling to survive. he has seven children and says he hasn't had a proper job in seven years. >> it makes me feel like a failure in life. because most of the things that the men are supposed to do i can't do. are supposed to support my children. my first priority is to support my children. i can't do that. >> reporter: he lives with his two sisters in this tiny house. he takes whatever low-pay part-time work he can find. >> only foreigners are getting jobs. these foreigners they work for less money than we expect to get. that's why they come to work in south africa. >> reporter: he says he is shocked about the latest round of attacks against migrant workers. >> they are human beings like us. we are all africans. it's not their fault to get the job here. they came here looking for a job like us. so i say no

more from charles stratford. >> it's a variety of civil society groups here. they are saying one thing "no to zennio phobia", i spoke to a man that described them as all being the same. the violence attacks that we have seen in recent weeks is in no way representative of south africa africa, a key push to make it clear. there's a variety of civil society groups people supporting h.i.v. suf everers -- saferers trade unions a number of different people. there's a campaign they are pushing forward. i say they are civil society groups but the government is at the meeting. they are handing out a flyer, i don't know if you see it - saying south africa belongs to all that lies here that's issued by the sav cap government. radio campaigns, messages calling for a stop to the violence ain xenophobic messages made. >>> mexican police have been accused of killing vigilantes fighting a drug gang. it will be the first time in the past year that security forces had been involved. a warning to our viewers that some images are graphic. >>> killed in the crossfire, or massacred

charles stratford reports. >> reporter: this man has five brothers, his parents, and three children toport. he is the only one in his family with a job. he works 12 hours a day, 7 days a week as a security guard in a rich neighborhood. he lives in the township of alexandra, one of the poorest areas of the city. >> translator: life is very rough. there are more than 40 of us sharing one toilet and a tub. the $300 a month is not enough to support me and my family. >> reporter: that works out to be more than $1.25 a day, which puts him above the extreme poverty line. but with all f his dependents and the rising cost of living we cannot even afford to feed himself. and every day he has to walk three hours to and from work. around half of this country'ser ban population live in townships or informal settlements like this one. it's places like this that are home to around 60% of the country's unemployed. some of the worst violence happens in neighborhoods like this. the government says it will tackle what it describes is the route causes of the problem. but analysts say the government has sa

charles stratford, al jazeera. >> in uganda, the man once held in guantanamo bay has been arrested in connection with the murder of a local prosecutor. he and three others were tracked down by local authorities with the help of u.s. officials. they are suspected of being linked to her killing, she was handling a case against al shabab. >> voting for sudan's next president begins monday. opposition parties threaten to boycott the election. for many voters, it's the economy that is their main concern. almost half the population live below the poverty line. >> if there's oil to cook in the house, it means a hearty stew for dinner and a satisfied family. with frequent shortages of cooking gas and bread and inflation at 37%, the family said daily living in sudan is tough. >> everyone believes they're building their family's future. i tell my husband all the time he should go and work abroad. >> working by a teacher at day and ricksha driver at night, he supports his wife and two girls. in a country with an 18% unemployment rate and almost half the population living below the poverty line,

charles stratford went to meet the man's family in johannesburg. >> reporter: she came to south africam mozambique in 1971. [ crying ] his nephew, emanuel was murdered during the recent wave of zenophobia attacks. >> when the nurse told me was gone i was broken, but he left here with me to look after. why has god taken him away from us? >> the family is scared and trying to coach. the attack on emanuel was caught on camera by a south african journalist. >> i cannot eat or sleep. he's always in my mind. the picture of how he died is always there. >> during his speech marking 21 years since south africa held its first democratic elections president zooma said emanuel setolli was in the country illegally. >> the reports indicate he used a false name to avoid detection by authorities as he was an illegal immigrant. >> his family has repeatedly told al jazeera that emanuel was in south africa with all the correct paperwork. >> this is the spot where emanuel sitolli was so brittally murdered. now four men are expected to stand trial for his murder. there are a number of people who lost famil

. >> let's hope so indeed thanks so much charles stratford there. the u.n.emning al-shabab attack that killed at least seven staff in northern somalia and exploded in the region four foreign nationals and three somalis killed in the attack. neighboring kenya they are recovering from al-shabab two weeks ago raid on university which killed 148 people was the biggest carried out by the armed group in kenya and prompted a security crack down and effected local businesses and mohamed explains explains. >> reporter: on the wrong side of the law, this is how police deal a dusk to dawn curfew with the attack on the university. a massive security operation has also netted dozens of youth suspected of involvement in the attack. security shows it has been led away from officials of antiterrorism unit and mohamed was in his mobile phone shop when security agents came for him and his older brother said he doesn't know where his brother is. >> translator: we have been to everybody and all prisons and cannot find him. we have sent people to nairobi and we don't know if he

here is charles stratford. >> reporter: i'm here at one of two camps in durban where migrant workers having fleed the violence they have been subjected to. we'll told there is around a thousand people here. we're not allowed to go inside the camp. we're here on a day when the ministry of defense has ordered the deployment of troops in areas where migrants have suffered violence across the province and it comes after the murder of two zimbabweans last night in johannesberg in an area where the violence has been particularly bad. there was a gruesome murder of a man being stabbed to death two nights ago. the people we have spoken to inside the camp the vast majority of them want to go home. it doesn't matter that the zulu king is calling for calm and protection of migrant workers here. these people are basically intent on leaving south africa. >>> at least 11 people died because of a car bomb in somali's capitol. a vehicle ramming into a busy restaurant and then being detonated. somali soldiers among those who died. it was near the city's central hotel which was stormed by al-shabab tw