goes back to a sanity we're facing a lot of challenges are the people of zimbabwe there's a lot of what option i mean for a man to the people of zimbabwe you're also facing high levels of human rights violations among other issues so we're saying it's high time that you hope zimbabwe we need to exercise our rights is enshrined under section 59 of this in public consumption whereby everyone has the right to deal with that import dictatorship this is what exactly we had planned for and fortunately we can is there in the nature in which the government is allegedly constitutionalism because they have banded the protests that are going to be peaceful so what is followed today it was in a scenario whereby people were being beaten it is to talk about it for simply walking in the streets which is not in it of criminality tory illegality ok obeyed and on one second of like for us to listen to a representative from the ruling party speaking and then i want to get reaction to that gets us into the representative who drove through this. oh there were. 290. we. obey is it your party's mission to hav

this is dede every news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes brutality on the streets of how to zimbabwe a police beat opposition supporters who peacefully protest it despite a bad will we see more scenes like this in the coming days the m.d.c. has vowed to continue the demonstrations. and comic relief for the ones who have lived through our offices in the central african republic are using theatre to make people aware of a new court that's been set up to prosecute all crimes committed in the country we're talking to a prosecutor from the court. hello i'm christine want to welcome to news africa it's good to have you along it's been a tense day in zimbabwe police clashed with anti-government protesters in the capital harare this morning opposition supporters took to the streets despite a police ban on the protest which was upheld by zimbabwe's high court police fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse the demonstration is around 80 people were arrested and several would be eaten by police the protests was originally organized by zimbabwe's opposition movement for democratic chan

zimbabwe has been struggling for decades during robert mugabe's 3 decades in power zimbabwe entered a state of near perpetual crisis between 1901 and 2008 the economy shrunk by 50 percent analysts blame overspending corruption and mismanagement while mugabe blamed foreign sanctions over his human rights record by 2008 inflation hit 231000000 percent rendering zimbabwe's currency worthless when mugabe was ousted in 2017 emerson and god were promised. forms to revive the economy but so far he's had little success there have been protests over widespread shortages of fuel and other necessities the world food program says half the country's population will struggle to get one meal a day by early next year. all right let's go now to our guests joining us in wellesley massachusetts cheaper than dollar a she is a professor of african studies at wellesley college and in london patricia kay she is the spokeswoman in the u.k. and ireland for zimbabwe's opposition party the movement for democratic change or m.d.c. we had the zimbabwean government spokesman lined up for the show but he pulled out

this is the news live from berlin zimbabwe's government strikes back the protesters accusing it of corruption and mismanaging the economy police attacked protesters with the tongs tear gas and water cannons in the capital harare the demonstrators had defied a police ban to take their complaints into the streets also on the program hong kong braces for another weekend of demonstrations as a newspaper seen as a mouthpiece for beijing urges china to take direct action. and indonesia's mega capital jakarta is sinking because of uncontrolled round water extraction so the government is planning to move the capital to another place and leave jakarta so it's something to arrange things. i'm calm asked and welcome to the program police in zimbabwe have used tear gas and water cannons against anti-government protesters in the capital harare more than 100 opposition supporters demonstrated despite a police ban which was upheld by the high court supporters of zimbabwe's opposition movement for democratic change accuse the government of corruption and mismanaging the failing economy. chaos and violence as

zimbabwe has been struggling for decades during robert mugabe's 3 decades in power zimbabwe entered a state of near perpetual crisis between 1901 and 2008 the economy shrunk by 50 percent analysts blame overspending corruption and mismanagement while mugabe blamed foreign sanctions over his human rights record. by 2008 inflation hit 231000000 percent rendering zimbabwe's currency worthless when mugabe was ousted in 2017 emerson and god were promised reforms to revive the economy but so far he's had little success there have been protests over widespread shortages of fuel and other necessities the world food program says half the country's population will struggle to get one meal a day by early next year. all right let's go now to our guests joining us in wellesley massachusetts cheaper than dollar a she is a professor of african studies at wellesley college and in london patricia kay she is the spokeswoman in the u.k. and ireland for zimbabwe's opposition party the movement for democratic change or m.d.c. we had the zimbabwean government spokesman lined up for the show but he pulled o

zimbabwe has been struggling for decades during robert mugabe's 3 decades in power zimbabwe entered a state of near perpetual crisis between 1901 and 2008 the economy shrunk by 50 percent analysts blame overspending corruption and mismanagement while mugabe blamed foreign sanctions over his human rights record by 2008 inflation hit 231000000 percent rendering zimbabwe's currency worthless when mugabe was ousted in 2017 emerson and god were promised. forms to revive the economy but so far he's had little success there have been protests over widespread shortages of fuel and other necessities the world food program says half the country's population will struggle to get one meal a day by early next year. all right let's go now to our guests joining us in wellesley massachusetts cheaper than dollar a she is a professor of african studies at wellesley college and in london patricia kay she is the spokeswoman in the u.k. and ireland for zimbabwe's opposition party the movement for democratic change or in d.c. we had the zimbabwean government spokesman lined up for the show but he pulled ou

zimbabwe had no currency. now they are trying to bring back a currency but all these reforms, unfortunatetely, are coming at a time when the economy is not performing and people are demanding immediate change so it is a difficult task for the government. carl: the iranian oil tanker held in gibraltar since early july is preparing to set sail. the british territory has released the grace one, despite a bid by the u.s. to keep it in detention because it said the ship was linked to iran's revolutionary guard which the u.s. regards as a terrorist organization. the tanker was held on suspicion of carrying iranian oil to sear syria, a violation of e.u. and u.s. sanctions. will that british tanker now be released? d.w. correspondent is on the island in the strait of hormuz. repoporter: the british oil tanr has been removed from the strait of hormuz, closer to the port where the revolutionary guards aree controlling everything, a place where journalists cannot go to. apparently they are preparing for an exchange. but

news live from berlin zimbabwe's government strikes back at protesters accusing it of corruption and mismanagement of the economy police attacked protesters with the tongs and tear gas and water cannons in the capital harare the demonstrators had to find a police van to take their complaints into the streets also on the program the iranian oil tanker seized by gets ready to set sail to british territory granted the ship permission to leave after securing a promise from iran not to deliver the cargo of oil to syria. and on call braces for another weekend of protests as a newspaper seen as a mouthpiece for beijing urges china to take direct action. i'm carl massive and welcome to the program police in the zimbabwe have used tear gas and water cannons against anti-government protesters and the capital harare more than 100 opposition supporters demonstrated despite a police ban which was up held by the high court supporters of zimbabwe's opposition movement for democratic change accuse the government of corruption and mismanaging the failing economy. pails and violence as a symbolic way

but i get time to support his abbi thank you so much as you know zimbabwe cricket is play for free in an effort to keep the sport alive in their country the games governing body the i.c.c. has suspended the nation's cricket union because of government interference it's a huge fall from grace for cricket in zimbabwe the country has granted full member status in 1902 the same year they beat england at the world cup in 1905 zimbabwe won their 1st test match an innings victory over pakistan in harare 4 years later they just missed out on reaching the world cup semi as they were picked last for by new zealand but by 2003 the game was reflecting the political unrest in the country henry olonga and andy flower wearing black armbands during a world cup match to protest against the robert mugabe regime the current suspension just the latest setback for the men's and women's game reports from harare. everyone here says they just want to play international cricket but right now that's not possible the international cricket council the world governing body has suspended zimbabwe of a government i

on the border we'll get the latest from our correspondent life in hong kong also coming up the zimbabwe's government strikes back to protesters who are accusing it of corruption and olsen is managing the economy police attack demonstrates those 3 times out in defiance of the players and. plus the bundesliga kicks off in the very 1st match of the new season champions by munich held to a shell controlled by cats that. i mean you could mackinnon thanks so much for joining us hong kong is facing a nother weekend of demonstrations by the pro democracy movement and the situation is growing increasingly tense there's uncertainty about possible chinese plans to quell the unrest a large force of on the vehicles has been assembled in chen's and just across the border out with hong kong and the restaurant is ramping up chinese state media all condemning the protest as early actions as the beginning of terrorism. now. joins us now from hong kong welcome charlotte tell us the situation what's happening there right now. and it's a rainy day so far in hong kong with that hasn't stopped more demonstratin

this is dave news live from berlin protest this type of the streets of zimbabwe's capital harare police respond with pots and pots almost tear gas and water cannons demonstrators defy police baton to accuse the government of corruption mismanaging the economy also on the program. to rein in the oil tanker cease fire to get ready to set sail with british territory act the ships permission to leave after securing a promise from iran not to deliver the cargo to syria. hong kong gets ready for another week of protests this newspaper seen as a mouthpiece for. china's to take direct action. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program. police in zimbabwe have used tear gas and water cannon against anti-government protesters in the capital harare more than $100.00 opposition supporters demonstrated despite a police ban which was upheld by the hardcourt supporters of the country's opposition movement for democratic change accuse the government of corruption and mismanagement the failing economy. chaos and violence as zimbabwe police clashed with opposition supporters firing tear gas and water cannons

hello i'm christine want to welcome to news africa it's good to have you along zimbabwe has seen as a series of violent crackdowns against protest is and the banning of anti-government demonstrations in the past weeks people want to take to the streets to highlight the country's 6 economy and human rights abuses they're disappointed with the performance of president innocent he was inaugurated one year ago today following the all stayed off long term leader robert mugabe will talk to someone from the government shortly but 1st let's take a look at the situation in the zimbabwe. i never goes in bob when celebrated hoping for a better future after decades of authoritarian rule under robert mugabe at his inauguration president and a small and promised change there is. gentlemen are now amateurs there are no more do you learn air in remission. but daily life is still tough zimbabweans queue day and night for cash and fuel food prices are rising sharply economists say the country is in an economic meltdown the 1st protests start at the beginning of the year when man and god bless governmen

zimbabwe's changing climate means that farmers are being forced to look for new ways to make a living some have now started to breed free range chickens why is that and. resigning majors pest control they feed on insects and food waste now a national organization is encouraging more farmers to take up the chicken breeding we went to meet some farmers who are doing just that to find out why and how they are getting on. there's no guarantee that sneaky we do based fields will produce enough for her to eat. here in north western zimbabwe farmers are already feeling the effects of climate change is real things aren't like they were in previous years so the weather is different now. for one thing we used to get rain from october to december but now we get little to none in the past there was enough rain for our crops and cattle but that's all changed this is. to make sure she'll have enough to eat in future scene the kuli do they have brought some hens. she feeds them kitchen waste. but because they can run about freely they can also forage for food. about an hour's drive south close to th

news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes the senate can trees plant shingle conservationists zimbabwe it will swine and them in the home to 2 thirds of africa's in a fenced off i'm happy about the decision to continue the battle on ivory trade despite their appeals to the international regulation of audi when you look at it from the good clues as you can see it in today and something which is full of pride for people with truth whose goodness i moved away from death to this good dinner away from good to talk didn't rod was good with most people do 3 men were never put through this. thing will go inside ethiopia's phony free long term drug and alcohol rehab facility where most patients are being treated for their addiction to be the feast stimulant caps. and will meet the young kenyans who hope to become a limping champions in skateboarding. hello i'm christine wonder it's good to have you along welcome to news africa the world's biggest conference on wildlife trade finished in geneva today and full day of poss 37 african countries are unhappy with the outcome some bob wavelets want to

see nash if not always spokesman for zimbabwe parks and wildlife management authority thank you. thank you mr. k. so this fantasy behind me is known by many names it's called in kenya and uganda and rwanda and cats in somalia and ethiopia chewing the plant is a popular pastime on the horn of africa and using catch is often dismissed as a harmless cultural activity rather than a social problem but one clinic in ethiopia is now offering treatment for cat addiction and usual move in a country where few people see the use of cuts as problematic. these men are all in rehab because of an addiction to cat chewing the cat plant for its stimulating effect has been common in ethiopia for centuries but users can struggle to curb their habit i've been in addiction for the past 15 years for but with a lot of for addiction a big percentage that seems like it's like cigarettes. like marijuana at this state run rehab center treatment is free and patients are encouraged to give up using cat a rare approach in a region where few try to stop people using the popular drug. here in ethiopia chewing c

covering an area the size of denmark it's being called a climate catastrophe also coming up millions in zimbabwe are on the brink of starvation the u.n. issues an urgent appeal for aid we'll look at what's behind the crisis. and a launch that's linking up a new data highway in space it's superspeed will help us cope with natural disasters here on earth. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us we begin this program in russia where firefighters backed by the country's air force are struggling to contain vast wildfires in siberia the area that's a blaze continues to grow with some 45000 square kilometers already affected officials say that they have given up their efforts and some of the more remote areas in the hard hit province of truong new york residents are literally choking on the smoke as the flames draw closer to the village of bell he is at the front line of the place residents knew they would probably have to evacuate the smoke's harmful effects have nearly driven them out already. well you know. the 1st fires started in july of 92 weeks after they were pits there's another fire bu

government spokesperson for zimbabwe thank you. it's to know they say nigeria now where the boko haram insurgency and attacks by odd bandits are causing thousands of people to flee their homes in borno state many are seeking refuge in mongolia where they are protected to some extent by the military base outside of the town but camps here are overflowing with aid agencies warning of a dire situation was able to access the town by helicopter to get a glimpse at life in the middle off or territory. mangano one of the few towns in the vicinity of lake chad the promise is a shelter from boko her arms violent attacks but the camps here are overcrowded and overstretched things have reached a critical level there's not enough food not enough shelter more than 600 people share a single torn up. nor does the town of a real security even though the region's main base has been built next to mangano attacks still regularly occur. just a few days before we arrived members of the so-called islamic state of west africa stormed into the town leavin

laid out the scope of the crisis zimbabwe was recently devastated by cycling. arbus also been badly affected by drought and the price of food is rising sharply. the latest let's bring in our correspondent in zimbabwe privilege was fun harry good day to you privileged can you fill us in on just how bad the problem is and what part of the country is most affected. the situation is quite critical have about 5200000 people will be in need all food aid until the next. funding season you'll find that because of what the economy is going through as well a lot of people being affected is not only now. what used up in previously but also in the eben areas because disposable income for most people is gone low and they can't buy the essential food that is needed for families ok what are some of the biggest challenges now and in getting food aid to the people that need it. particularly in the areas that we are fixated by. earlier in the year infrastructure is stu damaged yet to be repaired to the wrongs and the bridges that we watched away and then all saw in other parts o

police in zimbabwe have used tear gas and water cannons against i'm to government protests in the capital harare more than $100.00 opposition supporters demonstrated despite a police ban which was upheld by the high court supporters of the opposition movement for democratic change accuse the government of corruption and mismanagement the failing economy. chaos and violence as zimbabwe police clashed with opposition supporters firing tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters. earlier on friday demonstrators took to the streets of harare after their plans for a large scale marches were banned by police late on thursday nights. that angry at the government blaming them for the country's dayak anomic situation if we demonstrate peacefully he wants change was rather tired of promises promises promises riyad tired enough until now. it is in the general people people we have the power like it is the executive ideas and i will proceed against the mr mr action. it was supposed to be the 1st in a series of protests across the country organized by the main opposition party movement for d

africa coming up in the next 15 minutes this is that it can trees clashing with conservationists zimbabwe will sweat and be home to 2 thirds of africa's elephants off i'm happy about the decision to continue the battle on ivory trade despite their appeals to the international regulation of. the new look at it from the book with a. gentle giant something that is solved. i mean was away from death you just did them away from that thing to the road was with most people do 3 more never went through this. thing will go inside ethiopia's only 3 long term drug in the whole rehab facility where most patients are being treated for their addiction to the effects of stimulant cats. and will meet the young canyon soon hope to become a limping champions in skateboarding. hello i'm christine wonder it's good to have you along welcome to day to finis africa the world's biggest conference on wildlife trade finished in geneva today and full day of last 37 african countries are unhappy with the outcome some bad way of botswana and the may be ahead appeal to the convention on. trade and endangered species o

attempt to intervene on the program police in zimbabwe used tear gas from was a common occurrence to anti-government protesters in the capital harare demonstrators accuse the government of corruption mismanaging the coming. home calling phrases for another weekend the protesters the newspaper seems a mouthpiece for beijing urges china to take direct action. on the new gets under way with some thrilling matches in prospect and been exposed to banning tonight's stuff in fact paid for 8 consecutive titles they expect to be tested. i'm from galle welcome to the program iranian oil tankers preparing to set sail from gibraltar after being held since july the british territory has released the grace one despite a last minute legal bid by the united states to keep it in detention the vessel saddled on suspicion of carrying irena oil to syria in violation off a huge. u.s. sanctions a charge that iran denies after the grace was captured iran van seized a british flagged tanker in the strait of hormuz of the gateway to the persian gulf so will the british time be released the w correspondent re

and millions in zimbabwe are on the brink of starvation the u.n. issues an urgent appeal for aid we look at what's behind the crisis. plus trying to stop the coral reef from dying we go underwater in belize for a look at how conservation they are working to keep them alive. welcome to you. we start in kabul at least 14 people there have been killed and a 145 wounded by a suicide bomber in the afghan capital the taliban has claimed responsibility for the explosion which sent a plume of smoke into the air above the city the car bomb detonated outside a police station and a military school but the majority of victims were reportedly civilians this attack comes as the taliban holds peace talks with the u.s. to draw its troops from afghanistan. ok let me now draw in a correspondent. in kabul now. really just because this is one of the biggest bomb attacks in recent days tell us more about it so this is yet another attack that took place during morning rush hour in and fizzy area of the city with a bomb continued to claim that they're targeting either po

drought has cut zimbabwe's harvest by half and reduced water levels.t eat in the and afternoon. we eat only at night. we eat as little as possible so the food can last longer. >> the president has declared this latest route a national disaster, and the united nations once more help. it has phrased its appeal to international donors to $331 million. >> we are talking about people marching toward starvation if we are not there to help them, 2.3 million people in this country. , it will be substantially higher at 3.6 million people, because the lean season is coming upon us. next year, we are looking at 5.5, 5.3, give or take a million people. third ofnumbers mean a the country's 15 million population will need food aid. some of the money raised would be used to buy food, clean water, and to give cash handouts. raising all the money needed could be difficult. zimbabwe is competing with syria, yemen, and other crises around the world. worse, adire situation tropical cyclone hit a province in the east of the country earlier this year, heavy rain, floods, an

zimbabwe's main opposition leader says his m.d.c. party backed down from anti-government protests to avoid bloodshed we didn't want to it was like. there would be blood in the street why would one want to walk on. to there is a price we're going to resolve this and that is what so the united nations is urging zimbabwe's government to stop its crackdown on peaceful protesters the state authorities have a duty to ensure people's rights to freedom of expression and to facilitate and protect the right to peaceful assembly in addition we urge the senate when reviewing the maintenance of peace and order bill which is passing through the parliament now we urge them to protect the essential democratic freedoms of peaceful assembly and demonstration by ensuring the bills compliance with the zimbabwean constitution the us isn't giving up its chase of the iranian oil tank held for $43.00 days in gibraltar the department of justice has issued a.

here in north western zimbabwe farmers are already feeling the effects of climate change. things aren't like they were in previous years. the weather is different now. for one thing we used to get rain from october to december but now we get little. in the past there was enough rain for our crops and cattle but that's all changed. to make sure she'll have enough to eat in future scene the queue has bought some hens. she feeds them kitchen waste. because they can run about freely they can also forage for food. about an hour's drive south close to the city of. french hens are being bred commercially their meat has become trendy in restaurants in zimbabwe's towns and cities. it's said to be tastier than the meat of battery reared hands. used to be a vegetable farmer then she decided to take on free range hens as well today an expert on free range breeding has come to give her tips on getting even more out of her farm the cookbook breed is good for both eggs and meat production so it's very popular among breeders but it's important not to rely on just one breed there's a. diff

have already joined the zimbabwe free range poultry association. but she wants to recruit more of them and for that she's prepared to workshop in a clear and simple way beauty g.g. shows villagers the environmental and financial benefits of raising different breeds on a large scale. anyone in any farm kids cut. up price we thought up. but the door bit that they hadn't secondly it it's an investment into price. it doesn't need complicated house seeing it doesn't need complicated breeds or feed you could use the local available materials the farmers tend to be cautious even if the hens do generate cash they want to keep the costs down. that earthworms are one type of fodder that comes for free and raising them in a mash of kitchen waste cattle dung and moisture means they can reproduce easily. so how does a lack of awareness of these programs is why interest among my peers is low how many would rather leave to seek employment elsewhere than take part in the project i'll do my best to convince them it's worthwhile to get involved it's a chance to deve

in zimbabwe the u.n. says 5000000 people that's a 3rd of the country. calling for $300000000.00 to supply. the date. on the. program best the people who use it daily and they see. it's great to have you on the show this. is in panic mode those are the words of leading opposition figure bobby wine after he was shot during. a with intended to annoy or ridicule the press that. out already been charged with several offenses including treason aged $37.00. to preston the 7074 is one of africa's longest 7 leaders. now. members of his womans get. the death of one of his supporters it was utah he was allegedly found missing and i. guess before he battled his injuries police were simply involved in a motorcycle accident. strongly believe that based agency now today as you notice many more serious charges being brought up against us one thing that. that this does not mean in any way it is making us stronger and making our resolve. to talk more about this correspondence julio's joins us from uganda welcome to the show now charged with intending to annoy or radical

in zimbabwe. 5000000 people. treat. $300000000.00. a day. on the. program the best of the people who use it daily and they say it's amazing. it's great to have you with us on the show this government. is in panic mode those are the words of leading opposition figure while the wine after he was shot. with intending to annoy or ridicule the president. out already been charged with several offenses including treason. threats to press them to 7074 is one of africa's longest 7 leaders. now. member. woman have been targeted. the death of one of his supporters. was due to talk he was allegedly found missing i. guess before he died of his injuries but police say the single was simply involved in a motorcycle. didn't one of our colleagues was killed. and we strongly believe that basically agent now today as you notice many more serious charges being brought up against us one thing that. that this does not mean in any way he does it is making us stronger and making our resolve. to talk more about this correspondence julio's joins us from kampala uganda and we

thanks very much zimbabwe cricketers say they'll play for free in an effort to keep the sport alive and the country the game's governing body the i.c.c. has suspended the nation's cricket union because of government interference it's a huge fall from grace for cricket in zimbabwe a country was granted full membership status in 1992 the same year they beat england at the world cup in 1905 zimbabwe won their 1st test match and innings victory over pakistan 4 years later they just missed out on reaching the world cup semifinals they were picked to the last 4 by new zealand but by 2003 the game was reflecting the political unrest in the country and real longer and andy flower wore black armbands during a world cup match to protest against the robert mugabe regime occurrences suspension is the latest setback for the men's and women's game. reports. everyone here says they just want to play international cricket but right now that's not possible the international cricket council the world governing body has suspended zimbabwe of a government interference in the running of the sports which is

zimbabwe's food crisis the president calls for international help more than. hello there plenty of often scattered thunderstorms across the southeast of the united states out of the line of rain showers working their way across the northeast but it's not just the very widespread as i say we've got some fairly heavy rains across much of texas right way down into the easy out of it also opt into arkansas oklahoma so wet day in kansas city and similarly damp in dallas there with a high of 37 pleasant and 27 degrees celsius and then on friday and not a great deal of change but we have got more rain as you can see out across the western plains states and possibly got a thunderstorms into washington d.c. on friday as well 30 degrees celsius but a nice end to the week in new york with a high of 28 quite mixed across the caribbean we have got those got a child and thunderstorms not too bad across much of hispaniola although we have got quite a bit account in the 4 calls but the leeward islands windward islands some scattered showers and thunderstorms there and also mo

the leader of zimbabwe's main opposition party the m.d.c. says they backed down from anti-government protests to avoid bloodshed we don't want to. be blood in the street want to walk on. to there is a crisis we're going to resolve our crisis and so and the united nations was government to stop its crackdown on peaceful protesters. state authorities have a duty to ensure people's rights to freedom of expression and to facilitate and protect the right to peaceful assembly in addition we urge the senate when reviewing the maintenance of peace and order bill which is passing through the parliament now really urge them to protect the essential democratic freedoms of peaceful assembly and demonstration by ensuring the bills compliance with the zimbabwean constitution zimbabwe's economy has mired in its worst crisis in a decade the price of almost everything has ballooned inflation rates last month doubled to 175 percent the cost of a loaf of bread has almost doubled or the top of butter is now around $17.00 violent protests broke out earlier this

legitimacy issues that are faced in the country those do need to be resolved in order for for for zimbabwe to have a way forward and so international dialogue is the starting point to resolve some of those issues cheaper than very there was a mood of hope that was blossoming in zimbabwe after the removal of robert mugabe from power has that completely gone away at this point. i think i think it's completely blown away. people as shocked actually that somebody has deteriorated so deeply of them actually 17 in november to 17 and i think even a 2080 and we're hearing reports of people in the diaspora that we think you know i think it's sad for me to go back home and sample me to going back yet people is about to say i think you know we should give him a semester a great chance. to use that as a 2nd chance to do things right by the people but i think after the august 5th shooting things just started to go down the drain then because the government's response to trust has been demonstrations by the opposition has been to rehab the hand that and i think in some ways the government has one and sh

size of denmark tell you why this is being called a climate catastrophe also coming up millions in zimbabwe on the brink of starvation the u.n. issues an urgent appeal for a look at what's behind the crisis. and stop for gisors of the 2006 world cup in germany have been charged with fraud by swiss prosecutors over their alleged roles in a lull 2000000 euro payout. also coming up trying to stop the great coral reefs die off we go underwater and believes for a look at how conservationists there are keeping those coral reefs alive. i'm dr thomas thanks so much for joining us we begin this program in russia where firefighters backed by the country's air force are struggling to contain the wildfires in siberia the area that's a blaze is continuing to grow with some 45000 square kilometers already affected that's an area the size of denmark. officials say they've had to give up their efforts in some of the more remote areas in the hard hit province of crossly arsk residents are literally choking on smoke as the flames draw closer the village of belief is at the front line of the blaze residents k

to zimbabwe finance minister. has announced plans to end a 20 year standoff with international creditors will in restructure more than $9000000000.00 of external loans and privatized stained owned companies the news comes amid violent protests in the capital about winds once again taking to the streets to protest against wage compression and plummeting living standards food shortages fuel rationing and power cuts are now commonplace the government says the nation will have to endure more economic pain before the situation improves experts say it could be years before zimbabwe's economy recovers from decades of mismanagement and corruption. is it a health crisis or an economic crisis those were the 2 options given to one riverside town in the west central african country of double after hundreds of cub washed ashore in july health officials officials placed a temporary ban on fishing a key industry for the local economy and fishermen were not happy. these corporate common sight of the. markets in the gagne's town o

for now you're in a bind if you rely on south africa for electricity zimbabwe increasingly does its own problems a bigger daily power cuts about 2 hours and a long drought making it harder to produce power water levels at its largest hydro plant to for one drastically now it's promised weekly payments to south africa to ramp up electricity imports appearing a backlog in payments. ageing appears to be using its currency as a weapon in its tariff war with washington aging is allowed the you want to significantly fold against the us dollar the central bank blames trade protectionism referring to american tower of sput it's also playing down the weakening of its currency saying fluctuations are normal could china's yuan be the next weapon in the increasingly hostile us china trade war the chinese currency unexpectedly broke through the closely watched 7 per dollar mark for the 1st time since the global financial crisis a major psychological blow as it's seen as a line in the sand. the un slumped to 11 year lows and weaker yuan could allow china's exports to remain competitive despite the ta

zambia angola the democratic republic of congo botswana and zimbabwe are among the main landlocked countries which the ports constructors say will benefit and chinese exporters are lining up to exploit the new markets the new port has a dedicated cruise line of birth which should help to boost namibia's tourist industry africa is the fastest growing tourist destination for the chinese numbers increasing 70 percent each year. global warming is intensifying the effects of heat and drought on africa according to scientists rapid and universal change is vital in changing and limiting warming to one and a half degrees above pre-industrial levels one important strategy is to stop burning coal to generate power germany recently closed its last mine but still the example lignite which is even us president of trump is a big supporter of the coal industry and that's also the trended many parts of sub-saharan africa forget reviewable energy's new coal fired power plants being built for a nearly complete and in the next few years at least the more a plant or beijing is putting up the money to fund these

in zimbabwe the u.n. says $5000000.00 people that's that fat of the country obs risk of starvation calling for more than $300000000.00 to supply the that's the date. on the. program the best of the people who use it daily and they say it's amazing. it's great to have you with us on the show this government saving me is in panic mode those are the words of leading opposition figure the wine after he was shot doing because of the arabs and jews they with intending to annoy or ridicule the press that. have been charged with several offenses including treason aged 7. as he wanted to go. threats to the press then the saving. 74 as one of africa's longest 7 leaders. now wind says members of his people will mend have been targets it yeah just the death of one of his supporters is single was due to torture he was allegedly found miss and i think as before he battled his injuries but police say in the saying i was simply involved in a motorcycle accident one of our colleagues was killed i was in my bed and we stro

om still toon tonight's program, lights out in zimbabwe. power cuts are taking a toll on businesses there. nada: we can introduce you to a malaysian known athe iceman. his lifestyle has taken him to the arctic wilderness but poses a bit more problem at home in tropical kuala lumpur. >> it is control. to stay in learn to accept the cd. i feel so refreshed and energetic. i am known as the asian iceman. when i was in the arctic wilderness, the connection with nature is irreplaceable. because we live in a tropical country we d't have the cold we need. i ordered the ice from the iceman. in total we have 120 kilo of ice inside, and the temperature of the water will go down to about ro, maybe negative whae. first 23 seconds would be the mostifficult. if i want to run out, jumpedut , it is very likely that you feel the sharpness, the staffi g stabbing into your skin. heisleype -- i usually spend up to 20 minutes in the eyespot. your mind will gain a certain clarity and strength in a way you have never experienced before. mental strength, mental con

riot police in zimbabwe used tear gas and backings to break up protests. be iranian oil tankers seized by british forces more than a month ago gets ready to sail despite objections from the u.s. and taking aim against more restrictive laws we check out a californian city that declared itself a gun sanctuary. the u.n. security council has held an emergency session to discuss the crisis in kashmir but the closed door meeting ended with failure to agree even on a statement in d.n.a. administered kashmir authorities say they're beginning to lift some of the restrictions put in place nearly 2 weeks ago we begin with mike hanna in new york russia's representative pointed out he was born in the year the security council last minute to formally discuss what was listed on the agenda as the india pakistan question. i was going to 71 so. i don't know we'll see sometimes it's better not to touch upon certain issues the meeting lasted just over an hour and in the absence of any joint statement china's ambassador outlined the position of his country alone because many u