you have said, "everything in zimbabwe is transactional.iety now." just elaborate on that. what do you mean? i mean we are living at the very edge of survival. it is like the proverbial drowning person clutching at a straw, anything that is available to us. to improve the quality of our lives is something we are willing to give something for. to give you an example of what i mean — we've been through lockdown, which means that young people have not been at school, which means there have been young girls on the streets, just trying to help their families to survive, and engaging in transactional sex maybe as early as 12—13. what kind of money are these girls receiving for that transaction of their bodies? they're sometimes receiving a bunch of vegetables to go and eat that evening with their families. so, this is the nature of the transactional life that we have led. everybody looks at the other person as a person from whom something can be gained, something that is necessary forjust continuing and getting through the day. we no longer look

is it a personal story, or is it a history of modern zimbabwe?einab, i find that my work generally intersects between the personal and the national and the historical, because the national and the historical have a lot to do in determining what the person can do, what a character can do — whether this is in real life or in a novel. i do want my work to be realistic — or at least, i have done up until now — because i have wanted people in zimbabwe and on the continent to engage from a perspective of recognition, to be able to say, "yes, this is us". and i also wanted to present characters like the people i meet in everyday life to the rest of the world. so, there you have tambu, your main character — it's actually a trilogy of books which you've written over 30 years, this is the third one, and she fights prejudice in all sorts of ways — against race, you know, gender discrimination, all the rest of it. but in this book, you've brought tambu's story up to zimbabwe in the 1990s, when robert mugabe, of course, was in power. how do you see that perio

also coming up on the show they're bringing in the bales zimbabwe's fanis has great expectations for this year's auction season. in new york good to get in close with the crowd have people wanted to help the pope to see the hoping that that will translate to too much places. but cash crops the problem and not the solution is a man who's helping farmers transition away from tibet. hello i'm christine window it's good to have your company it's been 2 years since omar al bashir is in sudan and the political situation in the country remains tenuous a sovereign transition council headed by prime minister abdullah ham dog is in charge and so. 2020 full when the election should be held now the council is comprised of civilians and members of the military keeping a balance between the 2 sides when it comes to government decisions has proven to be a struggle in a moment i will be talking to the new un envoy to sudan and getting his assessment of the progress that's been made but 1st here's a look back at the revolution that brought about the change. that it was a time of great hope after mont

you know it's a kind of zimbabwe itself.exporting chillis we're also promoting you know i value groups such as you know the black beard is also. the. currently small order form of that was just in you know small. groups around us into being exported to europe. so there is a huge pull to joe tommy to other groups that can grow organically it can be exported just bringing you back to tobacco it when it's being pushed by the government for example huge investment comes in from china one of zimbabwe's biggest tobacco bias what sort of support are you getting for your initiative to try to get farmers to transition away from tobacco midges to intrigue it from the government is through supporting the agree college police goal is actually we have to transform a little skips in food systems of zimbabwe saw the government is actually leading into the development of this culture of college police we see all you want to do assist in the transition from group b. in such is groups which the moral code like to borrow in to this if a bit of

you know is a kind of zimbabwe itself. exporting chillis we're also promoting you know i value groups such as you know the blueberry the black bit is also. the. currently small order from of their own just in you know small. groups around us into being exported to europe so. so there is a huge pull to joe tommy to other groups that can prove it can be exported just bringing it back to tobacco it when it's being pushed by the government for example huge investment comes in from china one of his biggest tobacco bias what sort of supports are you getting for for your initiative to to get farmers to transition away from tobacco midges upward which we get from the government is through supporting the average college police orange bowl is actually we have to transform their lives kids in food systems of zimbabwe saw the government is actually leading into the development of this. college police we see all due to assist in the transition from group b. in such is groups which are obliged to buckle in to this if a bit of protection

the project is split between two countries — zimbabwe and zambia.n born in captivity are taken in and cared for, and then released into vast fenced—off game reserves — either here or over the border in zambia — where they form a pride and learn to fend for themselves. once these lions breed, the plan is to transfer their cubs out into the wild. but getting those lions born in captivity used to the bush is the first step on a long journey. what one would experience at lion encounter in victoria falls is all part of what we call stage one. it's where lions — captive lions — are introduced into the natural environment. that's the whole reason for our work. so, we take them out three times, four times a day, regardless of whether there are paying visitors getting involved or anything out there, the whole aim is to get them out into their natural environment. and they experience — they learn stuff. although interaction with humans is kept to a minimum, the project does give you a chance to get close to the lions while they are still relatively young. the

also on the show we have more on vaccination challenges this time in zimbabwe and gone out to speak to our correspondent on the ground in harare . and the german machinery industry has been called upon to help speed up the feeling of stare out could become teen vaccine files. this is the w. business i'm. in berlin happy you can join us. the european medicines watchdog has advisor's a possible link between astra zeneca 19 vaccine and blood clots but that the shot is safe and can continue to be used. the blood clot should be listed as a rare astra zeneca side effect but the body said the benefits far outweigh the risks the director of the inmates said no link could be established between age or gender and increased risk of side effects european union health ministers will now meet to discuss how they will adjust their vaccine rollout. again it's worth noting that astra zeneca is the most widely distributed cove in $1000.00 vaccine in the world in part because of the kovacs scheme that helps developing countries gain access to the shots most countries in africa are part of the program but

also coming up on the show they're bringing into the bail zimbabwe's fund this has great expectations for this year's auction season. to be told but to put in close locals with the fight have people on the tip of the cup this year the hoping to get it translates into much places. but all cash crops the problem and not the solution is how man who's helping farmers transition away from tibet. hello i'm christine wonder it's good to have your company it's been 2 years since omar al bashir has done and the political. situation in the country remains tenuous a sovereign transition council headed by prime minister abdullah is in charge and still 2020 full when the election should be held now the console is comprised of civilians and members of the military keeping a balance between the 2 sides when it comes to government decisions has proven to be a struggle in a moment i will be talking to the new un envoy to sudan and getting his assessment of the progress that's been made but 1st here's a look back at the revolution that brought about the change. but. it was a time of great hope after mo

zimbabwe for example has bought the chinese sino farm vaccine even though it has not yet been approved by the w h o and there are doubts that it protects against the mutated virus in neighboring south africa it's a bit of vaccine diplomacy china and russia may be using the vaccine to polish their image in the region a number of countries within reach of countries that is that she said and are increasingly concerned that russia and china are. vaccines to bolster their global influence by trying to step in and fill in the role that koufax should normally have because they will have essentially presented themselves as the savior of her population zimbabwe was hit hard by the 2nd wave and people are afraid that things could get that bad again at his clinic dr yohannes mari said has lost many patients and even friends and family members to the virus he says kovacs alone isn't enough as long as the vaccines are safe he's happy to get help from china and russia but not in britain present of the poor mrs do nothing we want to infuse into position over the population over to get so if you voted

that soldiers from zimbabwe help to feature normal insurgence in central. the u.n. world food program says more than 900000 people in mozambique now require food aid because of the crisis in. al-jazeera. adrian for the good with you here in doha the headlines of al-jazeera a course in hong kong has convicted 9 prominent pro-democracy activists for taking part in an unauthorized protest in 2019 thing clue the media tycoon former politicians and a barrister who's considered to be hong kong's father of democracy sarah clarke is at the courthouse in hong kong. this is some of the most high profile democracy tempo's here in hong kong some of the bit this is what activists are here in hong kong and several of those so far have been found guilty you know we spoke to martin lee the father of democracy movement on his why is he.

that soldiers from zimbabwe help defeat a number insurgence in central. the un world food program says more than 900000 people in mozambique now require food aid because of the crisis in public. al-jazeera. pakistan has lifted a nearly 2 year ban on sugar and cotton imports from india pakistan suspended ties with its neighbor in 2019 where new delhi scrapped the special status of indian administered kashmir relations though have warmed again more recently. finance minister says resumption of sugar imports will help reduce soaring prices president joe biden has announced a $2.00 trillion dollar infrastructure plan that includes upgrading roads and bridges and more funds for public transport. billions will also go towards new electric vehicle charging stations and expanding high speed broadband all this will be partially funded by raising corporate tax in opposition and congress is a certainty biden's urging against any delay the bill's affair connally gives everybody changes you can see it's going to create the strongest most resilient innovative economy i

that soldiers from zimbabwe help to feature normal insurgence in central missouri and the u.n. world food program says more than 900000 people in mozambique now require food aid because of the crisis in public. how to. officials in france are hoping the 3rd wave of covert 19 infections could take this few to 7 days with new lockdown measures meant is expected to approve plans to enter a 3rd national lockdown this weekend schools will be closed for 3 weeks and domestic travel is banned for at least a month daily infections are above $30000.00 and hospitals are at risk of being overwhelmed. ecuador's health system is severely strained from a rise 5 in cove in 1000 cases with some doctors saying it has collapsed hospitals are working beyond capacity across the country 12000 cases were recorded in the past week it's nearing the peak experience to a year ago and one hospital in crypto patients are being treated in tents corridors cafeteria and office spaces. brazil's crowd of our situation is also becoming more dire by the day almost 3900 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours a

that soldiers from zimbabwe help defeater nama insurgence in central. the u.n. world food program says more than 900000 people in mozambique now require food aid because of the crisis in public. how to al-jazeera. jailed russian opposition leader alexina value has to clear that he's going on hunger strike until he receives proper medical treatment the 44 year old says that he's suffering from acute back pain and can't use one of his legs prison authorities say that his health is satisfactory of all he is serving a 2 and a half year sentence for a parole violation. the british government has suggested that the u.k. should be seen as an international model for racial equality that's the main finding of a report that says that while racism still exists there's been significant progress and it's a surprise to many of the many people of color who describe the report as a white wash that denies their lived experiences or how reports now from the city of bristol. the picture of britain having largely moved on from racial and ethnic inequality isn't one recogni

that soldiers from zimbabwe help defeat a number insurgence in central. the u.n. world food program says more than 100000 people in mozambique now require food aid because of the crisis. in public. how do we tasa al-jazeera. president joe biden has announced a $2.00 trillion dollar infrastructure plan that includes upgrading roads and bridges and more funds for public transport billions will also go towards new electric vehicle charging stations and expanding high speed broadband he wants to pay for some of it by raising corporate taxes. the right time for a quick check of the headlines here in al-jazeera u.s. court has been shown some of the last moments of george floyd's life from the perspective of the police officers who arrested him floyd could be heard begging them not to shoot him in the officer's body comforted it was during day 3 of the trial of the former officer accused of murdering.

and tobacco farmers in zimbabwe are expecting high prices because of good rains this year.e bob way is africa's top tobacco producer. the leaves are the second-biggest export, after gold. >> a busy time. it is timeo sort bales of tobao for the auction flo. about 200 workers are employed at this farm, which produces an average 200 tons of tobacco annually. the farmer is upbeat about the years returns. >> i am very positive about this ar's quality and the yield has been good. we all thought it wouldn't go as well, but w are quite happy about the quality of the crop this year and are hoping that will translate into much higher prices. >> option flows are now officially open for the 2021 marketing season. tobacco is zimbabwe's pride, accounting for 50% of the country's agricultural exports and 25% of the gross to muster prodt -- gross domestic product. it has become a source of livelihood for many families, who make up 60% of tobacco growers. >> this is the moment where farmers could be disappointed or smile from what they will get from this market. the highest price so far was

tobacco farmers in zimbabwe are expecting high prices because of good rains this year as in barbara's africa's top tobacco producer believes are their 2nd biggest export after gold morning from d.w. correspondent privilege was found here. it busy time farm it is time to sort barrels of tobacco for the ocean floors about $200.00 wicker's i employed at the sea sandra head to farm which produces in average $200.00 tons of tobacco annually the farmer 38 year old it to the wonder energy to go see cool he's upbeat about the years every tens ringback of very positive this is. quality. the yields it's community you could be we all thought that it would enclose well with the quite happy about the quality of the crop this year hoping that that will translate into much higher prices for auction floors are now officially opened for the 2021 marketing season. tobacco is in baba's pride accounting for 50 percent of the country's agriculture exports and 25 percent of the gross domestic product it has become a source of livelihood for many small holder farmers who make up more than 60 percent of toba

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to buckle farmer to develop the energy to go sequel even north east of zimbabwe's capital harare looks at a good harvest season has come through the koran a crisis will like him most of the zimbabwean farmers expect to sell more than last year we are expecting this year to cement their $240.00 tons of effort to the markets so we're hoping that the prices will hold the average of at least $4.00 a k.g. and i think for us that would be would be a good a very good scenes. option floors are opening in the capital harare zimbabwe is still buckle is on demand making the country the top produce a in africa and 6th in the world government plans to increase production to 300000000 kilograms to target a fight 1000000000 us dollar industry by 2025 the problem here is under $35000000.00 killers the estimates are still being calculated but we think it will be prettier than that. and because of the improved quality i think the prices may be a little higher economic analysts warn that dog growth may be driven by a good agriculture season in 1000 could slow down their progress into the. recovery but on

raised in zimbabwe, she came to the u.s. in 2006, where she studied to become an accountant.now has her own practice that creates new opportunities for her fellow zimbabweans back home. >> one. things i have always understood coming to the united states was that africans have generally been portrayed as basket weaver, coffee bean farmers. but we're more than that. when you look at the grand spectrum of what africans have been able to do within the united states, they're everything. they're doctors, they're engineers. they're venture capitalist, they're mathematicians and i really wanted to do my part to change that narrative. i was born and raised in a small mining town in zimbabwe. i am the only girl in a family of five. the expectation my parents had for me were very different than for my brother. their expectations of me were that i would become a good african housewife. i would cook andlean for my family. and i remember the yearning for the books that my brother would get from the library, that he never read. in my heart i knew i wanted to be an accountant. and when i got

that soldiers from zimbabwe help defeater nama insurgence in central missouri and the u.n. world food program says more than 900000 people in mozambique now require food aid because of the crisis in public. algiers or. for gold has become one of iraq's top exports despite there being no gold deposits last year it exported nearly $8000000000.00 worth of gold to turkey alone so what's the secret asama been reports from baghdad. in an old baghdad bookshop the same melting pot has been used for decades. now job i mean converts old gold into 21 carrot bars in the chemical process each element is carefully measured and according to their weight he's been doing it for years but business is not what it was before the 2003 u.s. invasion. now with rising demand for newer and final designs most of his orders go to turkey or gulf states or local goldsmiths it's difficult to compete with modern machinery cheap electricity and labor and it meant i don't have the naomi we hope the government supports us with new machines we want support for the workshops and we demand to stop exporting cu

reports from harare in neighboring zimbabwe. pama is deserted international aid agencies say thousands of people have already fled. fighting between soldiers and an armed group that calls itself al-shabaab has been going on for days the town in mozambique's northern province has been the site of major gas discoveries in recent years. the exact number of people killed injured and unaccounted for is still unknown some of those displaced by the recent violence have started arriving in pinback the provincial capital what has happened in. empowerment is an absolute horror of being in treatise on civilians by an non-state army. that is what i can say they have done horrific things they're still doing so we have reports this morning of continued clashes that is why we are talking about our expectations of thousands of more people moving out from my district and towards other areas of the country and towards the border was turned sagna far to the southwest in the bubbas capital harare southern african leaders say the is collating violen

she built this stunning daycare center in zimbabwe in 2014 and a half inches sustainable building concept is in demand worldwide and she's happy to pass on her knowledge she currently teaches at harvard and in munich madrid in zurich and is one of the few women to run her own architectural firm if there is still a huge imbalance between men and women in architecture and we really need to focus more on empowering women and entrusting them with the same construction tasks as men because we can build. again and again she feels drawn back to bangladesh. she values participation highly. and equal rights as well in time the whole village both men and women joined in to build this 2 story therapy center for the disabled . on a having goes 1st building to be made of clay in europe went up in 2016 birthing room and austria's for outback state. she practices the architecture she preaches in her own home as well a remodeled by 100 year old farmhouse with offices downstairs and family space up stairs she and her daughter miriam came up with the idea for this reading cave with some of the neighborhood

she built this stunning daycare center in zimbabwe and 2014 and a half sustainable building concept is in demand worldwide and she's happy to pass on her knowledge she currently teaches at harvard and in munich madrid and zurich and is one of the few women to run her own architectural firm if there is still a huge imbalance between men and women in architecture and we really need to focus more on empowering women and entrusting them with the same construction tasks as man because we can build. again and again she feels drawn back to bangladesh. she values participation highly and equal rights as well. diving the whole village both men and women joined in to build this 2 story therapy center for the disabled . on a having goes 1st building to be made of clay in europe went up in 2016 birthing room and austria's for outback state. she practices the architecture she preaches in her own home as well a remodeled 500 year old farmhouse with offices downstairs and family space up stairs she and her daughter miriam came up with the idea for this reading cave with some of the neighborhood child

she built this stunning daycare center in zimbabwe in 2014 on a having goes 1st building to be made of clay in europe went up in 2016 birthing room and austria's for outback state. she practices the architecture she preaches in her own home as well as a remodeled by 100 year old farmhouse with offices downstairs and family space up stairs she and her daughter miriam came up with the idea for this reading cave with some of the neighborhood children. is what. building it was such a great experience each day we dig into some wet clay and add a bit more to the construction that's the kind of thing you learn when you work in places like bangladesh or ghana or zimbabwe where you can get everyone to begin small to pull together. once this project and the various completed she'll move on to the next construction site in ghana. native often is the thing i think i want to use architecture to improve living conditions bolster social justice and cultural diversity and preserve this planet for future generations it's a bit unfair to call me. and with each new design on a comes a step closer to achi

bush he is not far behind neither are nigeria and zimbabwe doing better gonna and south africa they come ahead off the u.k. it's ranked in africa is. now one country that has and has specially poor record when it comes to press freedom is mozambique journalists they are all subject to intimidation basing abductions and extrajudicial killings now we have the story of one journalist who has been missing now for more than a year. barrueco hasn't heard from his brother for over a year. who is a radio journalist who was kidnapped by a unknown abductors on his way home from work he sent a colleague a message just before hand saying he was surrounded by soldiers. from the most east . to. see the people for their. mother who we as his family are very sad swe have no idea what might happen his brother has 2 children and there's also his wife right now the kids go through a bad time we as his family demand information why was he kidnapped where is he a big if we were going to police it was that aagot. well look what i did. was a menzies. who has been to the authorities repeatedly but got no on say

it's a game of cat and mouse with police and street vendors in zimbabwe and the undergrowth of virus restrictions but desperate to feed their families take a look at how they're getting by. expect asians with its latest quarterly report. pulls from its soaring highs. and capitalism with a conscience or just a marketing trend companies take a stand against racism and other moral failings. and then physical and let's do business as inoculation campaigns move up a gear in many wealthier countries which look to become a poor nations have been left waiting in pure survival mode they're already fragile economies are now in a critical condition livelihoods are on the line. spew a timbo makes her living selling buns on the streets of harare zimbabwe it's a job that has gotten harder and much riskier due to the pen demick. little tonight at night yeah life is tough now. i can hardly feed my family but before we used to eat 3 meals a day. but now we eat a little for lunch and a vet more for supper that can cope with less bad stuff just to buy a new good one thing. street vending was banned her

it's a game of cat and mouse with police and street vendors in zimbabwe and the undergrowth of virus restrictions the desperate swung money to feed their families take a look at how they're getting by. with its latest quarterly report but it's still pulls from its soaring highs will let you know why. and capitalism with a conscience the marketing trend companies take a stand against racism and other moral failing. let's do business as inoculation campaigns move up a gear in many wealthier countries which look to become the poorer nations have been left waiting in pure survival mode their already fragile economies are now in a critical condition livelihoods are on the line. spew a timbale makes her living selling buns on the streets of harare zimbabwe it's a job that has gotten harder and much riskier due to the pen demick. movement of the it's not a nice to have life is tough now. i can hardly feed my family but before we used to eat 3 meals a day. but now we eat a little for lunch and of that more for supper. but with less bad stuff but with one thing. street vending was banned here

to buckle from or to even the energy to go sequel in the north east of zimbabwe's capital harare looks at a good harvest season he has come through the corner crisis will like him most of the zimbabwean farmers expect to sell more than last year expecting this year to cement their trauma until he turns up to exit to the markets hoping that the prices will do richard at least $4.00 a k.g. and i think for us that would be would be a good if they could seize. the bubble auction floors are opening in the capital harare zimbabwe is still buckle is on demand making that country the top produce a in africa in 6th in the world government plans to increase production to 300000000 kilograms to target a $5000000000.00 u.s. dollar industry by 2025 the crop last year was only $35000000.00 kilos the estimates are still being calculated but we think it will be prettier than that . and because of the improved quality i think the prices may be a little higher economic analysts warn that dog growth may be driven by a good agriculture season corbett 19 could slow down their progress into the. recovery bu

vaccination rollout in place has still seen an 8 percent caseload rise as more states ease restrictions zimbabwe meanwhile has released more than $300.00 prisoners from its jails to ease congestion in the country's new tory is the overcrowded prisons amid a 2nd wave of infections. the czech republic has expelled 18 russian diplomats who it says are military spies the russian embassy staffers or staffers pardon me are being kicked out after a check official said they found clear evidence that moscow operatives were involved in deadly explosions at an ammunition depot in 2014. the blast that claimed 2 lives a military ammunitions warehouse in the east of the czech republic explodes in october 24th team causing widespread damage. 2 months later another similar explosion. 7 years on the czech government says it found a link between the explosions and russian secret services. based on clear evidence of teen during the investigation conducted by our security services i can say there is well grounded suspicion about the involvement of officers of the russian intelligence service g r u. the people who w

she built this stunning daycare center in zimbabwe in 2014 and a half inches sustainable building concept is in demand worldwide and she's happy to. asked on her knowledge she currently teaches at harvard and in munich madrid in zurich and is one of the few men to run her own architectural firm if there's still a huge imbalance between men and women in architecture and we really need to focus more on empowering women and entrusting them with the same construction tasks as men because we can build. again and again she feels drawn back to bangladesh. she values participation highly and equal rights as well at the time the whole village both men and women joined in to build this 2 story therapy center for the disabled . on a having goes 1st building to be made of clay in europe went up in 2016 birthing room and austria's for outback state. she practices the architecture she preaches in her own home as well a remodeled by 100 year old farmhouse with offices downstairs and family space up stairs she and her daughter miriam came up with the idea for this reading cave with some of the neighborho

she built this stunning daycare center in zimbabwe in 2014 and a half inches sustainable building concept is in demand worldwide and she's happy to pass. her knowledge she currently teaches at harvard and in munich madrid in zurich and is one of the few women to run her own architectural firm if there is still huge imbalance between men and women in architecture and we really need to focus more on empowering women and entrusting them with the same construction tasks as men because we can build. again and again she feels drawn back to bangladesh. she values participation highly and equal rights as well. diving the whole village both men and women joined in to build this 2 story there of the center for the disabled. on a having goes 1st building to be made of clay in europe went up in 2016 birthing room and austria's for outback state. she practices the architecture she preaches in her own home as well a remodeled 500 year old farmhouse with offices downstairs and family space up stairs she and her daughter miriam came up with the idea for this reading cave with some of the neighborhood chi

reporter: for an animal lover, her backyard is paradise. 30 years ago, she came to this wild corner of zimbabwewith her husband, but she quickly found her mission, saving the local hippos. >> there was a drought and without my intervention, none of the hippos would ha survived. >> reporter: et tof feeding them through several droughts with the local village. they can be dangerous are, but she said staying safe just takes common sense. >> it's a question of us respect are their space. >> reporter: because of her, the hippos have thrives over three decades 65calves have been born here. drought is not the only threat will, poachers try to kill them for their meat. >> for seven years we were subjected to violence because we were trying stop them from killing the hippos, we did not lose one hippo. >> reporter: you risked your life but it was worth it? >> yes, 100%. i'm totally passionate of what i'm doing nowin saving the hippos. >> reporter: so passionate she wrote a book, a hippo love story, not yet published in the u.s. last year, herlove story went in a direction that surprised even her. >> repo

area which covers most of namibia and botswana but also parts of angola south africa zambia and zimbabwe the region contains some of the world's most unspoiled landscapes and vast biodiversity some risk of extinction the local economy depends on tourism conservationists fear the environmental damage which would result from oil extraction here. the wildlife will be diminished and the beauty and pure nature that's here will be harmed in some way he worries that the drilling sites will impede the migration path for the largest population of elephants remaining in the wild if recon africa prove up the oil reserves they suspect are here they'll expand the number of drilling sites in the area and build vast infrastructure to support their plans to tap the oil villages living here are afraid their lands will be confiscated taking away their livelihoods as small farmers communities fear that contaminants from drilling would seep into groundwater used for drinking in the irrigation. going you know i can't afford a lawyer who would help me to stand up against an oil company if i don't go down or w

vaccination rollout in place has still seen an 8 percent caseload rise as more states eased restrictions zimbabwe has released more than $300.00 prisoners from its jails to ease congestion in the country's notoriously overcrowded prisons amid a 2nd wave of infections. the czech republic has expelled 18 russian diplomats who it says are military spies the russian embassy staffers are being kicked out after a check official said they found clear evidence that moscow operatives were involved in deadly explosions at an ammunition depot in 2014. the blast that claimed 2 lives a military ammunitions warehouse in the east of the czech republic explodes in october 24th team causing widespread damage. 2 months later another similar explosion. 7 years on the czech government says it found a link between the explosions and russian secret services. based on clear evidence of pain during the investigation conducted by our security services i can say there is well grounded suspicion about the involvement of officers of the russian intelligence service g r u. the people who want to see. such. and these are the

so i grew up in a small african village in zimbabwe where i was raised by my grandmother. i had a beautiful childhood. and in africa we grew up as part of the community. and we took care of each other. we shared our food together. we wanted for nothing in my village. but then when i was eight years old, a severe drought hit our village and literally devastated us. our rivers dried up. our crops wilted. our livestock perished-- parished and we were left with nothing to eat and nothing to drink. and one day i was just so weak from hunger, trevor, i collapsed on the ground. and in my young mind i thought i was going to die. i had not eaten for three days. but then a miracle happened. this aide worker with the united nations found me, the girl in the plu uniform, that she was wearing and gave me a bottle of por ij and literally saved my life. i remember after i was able to sit, i asked her why she was there because she was african mike like mean but hi never seen her before, she was not from my village. but she said i am here because as africans we must yup lift each other. ag

she built this stunning daycare center in zimbabwe in 2014 and a half inches sustainable building concept is in demand worldwide and she's happy to pass on her knowledge she currently teaches at harvard and in munich madrid incirlik and is one of the few women to run her own architectural firm if there is still huge imbalance between men and women in architecture and we really need to focus more on empowering women and then trusting them with the same construction tasks as man because we can build. again and again she feels drawn back to bangladesh. she values participation highly. and equal rights as well. diving the whole village both men and women joined in to build this 2 story therapy center for the disabled . on a having goes 1st building to be made of clay in europe went up in 2016 birthing room and austria's for outback state. she practices the architecture she preaches in her own home as well as a remodeled 500 year old farmhouse with offices downstairs and family space up stairs she and her daughter miriam came up with the idea for this reading cape with some of the neighborhood

. >> reporter: for animal lover, her backyard is paradise. 30 years ago came to wild corner of zimbabweught and without my intervention, none would have survived. >> reporter: took on the task to money through hpo trust. safe t >> it's a question of us respecting their space. >> reporter: because of her, the hippos have thrived. over three decades, 65 calves have been born here. but drought isn't the only threat they faced. poachers tried to kill them for their meat. >> for seven years we were subjected to violence trying to stop them killing the hippos. did not lose one hippo. >> reporter: risked your life but it was worth it? >> yes, 100%, totally passionate about saving the hippos. >> reporter: so fashionboet psh . >> we have a hippo in garden. >> reporter: hippo kicked out of his herd as happens with young males. he found backyard and made himself at home with his family. >> to have a wild hippo visit your house like this, dream come true for me. hey gorgeous. >> reporter: when she talks to him, he purrs and briefly made contact but will never do it again. >> he's wild animal and mu

bush he is not far behind nigeria and zimbabwe doing better all gonna and south africa they come ahead off the u.k. base ranked in africa is. now one country that has and has specially poor record when it comes to press freedom is mozambique joined in this they are all subjected to intimidation. abductions and extrajudicial killings now we have the story of one journalist who has been missing now for more than a year. hasn't heard from his brother for over a year. who is a radio journalist who was kidnapped they are known as doctors on his way home from work he sent a colleague a message just before hand saying he was surrounded by soldiers. stories to. the. sea the people of france. who we as his family are very sad it's we have no idea what might happen his brother has 2 children and there's also his wife right now the kids go through a bad time we as his family demand information why was he kidnapped where is he before we begin to police it was that. somebody. who has been to the authorities repeatedly but got no on says his brother works for a local radio station in palma near the

subject of inflation comes up people like to talk politics, one side will say were gonna be the next zimbabweten years ago, with your party and on and on, you have to put that aside and look at the facts, think to yourself what are the factors that might be, you see spikes in lumber, steel, just as much related to supply, constraint as the man, were likely to see inflation over the next couple of months, what matters whether it last beyond that, i look for signs of panic in the bond market. jack: until we get higher wages you won't get a whole lot of inflation speaking of wages and taxes, we had a big proposal from the biden administration it feels like an open negotiation to me, what do you think. >> absolutely we are going to get more details next week but basically it's looking like the capital gains tax for the wealthiest americans could double under what's been reported, to put that into perspective to be in the top 1% of earners you're making about 500,000 a year, what is being proposed earners of more than a million it is going to directly affect a sliver of the 1%. but the effect for

in eight-week, the president of zimbabwe said the summit agreed that the sadc force should be resuscitated capacity to immediately so they can intervene. the violent escalation of an insurgency in the north of the country has sparked fresh concerns about security in southern africa, a region that has enjoyed relative stability in recent decades, but with these recurring attacks, hope is scattered. leah harding, al jazeera. hashem: let's take a closer look at a possible resurgence of iso. the large group was defeated in iraq and syria, but 10,000 fighters remained active in the region. iso has found a new lifeline in parts of africa by forging alliances with local armed groups. according to the u.s. defense department, violence associated with those groups rose by 43% last year, and the number of attacks led by axel across africa has grown by more than one third. ♪ for more on this, i am joined by our guest in london, joseph is a visiting fellow at the london school of economics and author of several books on mozambique, including a decade of mozambique latex, economy and society, 2004-2013

in zimbabwe, prisoners released early, desperate efforts to ease the burden on health care systems straining untouched. canada continues to face an incredibly serious situation with this third wave. cases are rising rapidly. in many cases, in many places, numbers are higher than they have ever been before and far too many hospitals are stretched way too thin. the news of 3 million registered deaths comes a day after the head of the world health organization warns the globe was approaching the highest rate of infection. more than 200 and 240 million infections identified so far. cases continuing to increase at worrying rates. globally, the number of new cases per week has nearly doubled over the past two months. this is approaching the highest rate of infection that we have seen so far during the pandemic. is cases climb in india, brazil, canada and other countries such as papa new guinea, there is no doubt that the pandemic is far from over and with 860 million doses of vaccines administers, and a global population of almost 8 billion, there is still a long way to go. let's get some of the d