hello, i'm zeinab badawi. welcome to johannesburg for this addition of global questions.rcial capital of south africa. it is one of the cities in the country that has seen periodic attacks on workers from other parts of the continent. unemployment is high in south africa. nearly one in three people out of work. so can be violence be blamed on poverty, or other other factors at play? that is the topic of this global questions. is south africa afrophobic? i'm in foxjunction, johannesburg. this is a building that dates back to the 19th century, where migrant workers in the gold mines had settled. todayit today it has been transformed into a dynamic cultural hub, and it is the venue for our programme. we will be taking questions from our very lively audience here and we're going to get answers from our panel ina to get answers from our panel in a moment, but first, let me bring you this brief overview of the xenophobic attacks in south africa. foreigners, they take... people are taking our land. the attacks on africans from countries such as zimbabwe, mozambique and nigeria a

now it is bbc news hardtalk with zeinab badawi. to hardtalk with me zeinab badawi from south africa where my guest has been described as one of the world's greatest living artists. he is william kentridge and this is a major exhibition of his work in cape town. william kentridge is versatile, hard—hitting and his talents span many different genres. but how has south africa's violent and racist past influenced his work as a white artist? william kentridge in johannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. zeinab, thank you very much and welcome to the studio in johannesburg. you were born injohannesburg in 1955, the son of two prominent anti—apartheid lawyers, wow did growing up under apartheid affect you? i think because my parents were both very much aware of and involved in legal questions around the anti—apartheid struggle, from a young age i was aware of how unnatural south africa was. there was always a slight disjunction between myself and say, other people in the class whose parents took it as a natural... remember all white school, all

welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi.he covid—19 crisis is not only a threat to people's health and wellbeing, it is already having severe financial consequences, which many fear will result in a crisis of the kind we saw more than a decade ago. my guest today professor on globalisation and development, who's also worked extensively in and governments, including in his own native south africa. he is ian goldin, and six years ago he predicted that the next financial crash would be caused by a pandemic. will his prophecy come to pass, that a public health emergency will lead to a global recession? or will this be averted? ian goldin, welcome to hardtalk. it's a pleasure to be here. so, what made you predict six years ago that the next global financial crash would be caused by a pandemic? it's almost inevitable that as we connect more, as more and more people live in big cities close to airports, which are not only the super spreaders of the goods of globalisation but also the bads, that contagion would cascade around the wo

welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi.s the covid—19 pandemic takes hold, the capacity of governments around the world to respond is being seriously tested. my guest is the secretary general of the united nations, antonio guterres, who hasjust launched a humanitarian appeal focused mainly on helping a0 of the most vulnerable countries. he says that a global approach is the only way to fight the virus, and that without critical support, the impact of covid—19 will be deep and particularly severe on poorer nations. but how realistic are his proposals, and who will pay for them? secretary general antonio guterres, welcome to hardtalk. you have described covid—19 as a threat to humanity. what do you mean by that and how worried are you? first of all, it's a pleasure to be with you again. well, it is clear. i mean, if this pandemic would be left alone, if you wouldn't be able to suppress it, it will reach millions and millions of people. it will have millions of people, victims, dying of it. and it is clearly the biggest threat

time, from global questions, and whole of the team here at fox junction, johannesburg, from me, zeinab badawire numerous flood warnings in force across the united kingdom, and storm jorge is still producing some very large gusts of wind as well from these tightly packed isoba rs, and several more hours of that to come, really, through sunday morning. now, those gusts of wind are quite likely to cause some travel disruption, but could also bring down some powerlines or some trees as well. now, they'll still be with us through the early hours and into sunday morning. but, as well as that, we've got this curl of rain just affecting the northern half of the uk. but it's notjust rain, it's snow to modestly low hills — about 200 metres. so, with those strong winds, it'll be blowing around, so blizzard conditions. fewer showers further south, but they'll still be around, blown in by that very strong and gusty wind. temperatures largely just above freezing, but it's clearly going to be icy where we've got the snow in particular. and still that rain keeps coming for the northern isles, tending to ease