the crisis facing south africa's new president, zuma. the deposed president of honduras faces a symbolic retreat. swine flu is the fastest spreading pandemic ever. welcome to bbc world news, broadcast for america and around the gloves. corruption at the heart of an iraqi success story. the issue dominating kurdistan's elections. and even watching can make you feel dizzy. hello, and welcome. what is south africa's new president to do, faced with a violent riots and the township and strikes by thousands of public service workers due monday. zuma has always portrayed himself as a champion of the poor. he campaigned promising to help millions of black south africans living in shacks in shantytowns. now, the government says it will crack down. police already fired rebel bullets and tear gas -- rubber bullets and tear gas. >> the sound of south africa's recession. rubber bullets in the street. the police fighting to control every crowds. the poorest communities seem to run out of hope and patients. we have come to one of the worst hit township

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>> well, i think the zuma administration, cob zuma himse, is a vry sklful litician. ry, very charismatic andtill very well lod. so lot of trotests right now are actually inhat city government, ok. andhose that provide the services in the townships. so far, as r as ican tel he stl remainsvery, verypopular in south africa. >> and has the econocrogress south africa been impacted by the global enomic downrn? oh, yes. uth africaas an autobile industry, whichs suffing. mining, e prices are almost all commodities have gonedown, and that's had a bi impact on the economy. but of all of the countes in africa, i think sth africa has good chancef seeing itself thugh it. >> yaw nyarko, a pasure. >> thankou, too. >>> tonightwe want to bring you another examplef our new featur "how they see it." the miseatment of prisoners at abu ghraibas long since faded om the headlines here. but today, al jazeera enish featured whait called an exusive. an intervi with a man it identified as a formeretainee who sayse witnessed torture there. when you watch th report, think about its effect on ho

>> well, i think the zuma administration, jacob zuma himself, is a very skillful politician. very, very charismatic and still very well loved. so a lot of the protests right now are actually in that city government, okay. and those that provide the services in the townships. so far, as far as i can tell, he still remains very, very popular in south africa. >> and has the economic progress in south africa been impacted by the global economic downturn? >> oh, yes. south africa has an automobile industry, which is suffering. mining, the prices are almost all commodities have gone down, and that's had a big impact on the economy. but of all of the countries in africa, i think south africa has a good chance of seeing itself through it. >> yaw nyarko, a pleasure. >> thank you, too. >>> tonight, we want to bring you another example of our new feature, "how they see it." the mistreatment of prisoners at abu ghraib has long since faded from the headlines here. but today, al jazeera english featured what it called an exclusive. an interview with a man it identified as a former detainee

zuma has always portrayed himself as a champion of the poor. he campaigned promising to help millions of black south africans living in shacks and shantytowns. now that protest has spread, the government says it will crack down. police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas. >> the sound of the south african recession. rebel bullets, and police fighting to control angry crowds. the police community seems to be running out of hope and patients. we have come to one of the worst hit townships. he has been out protesting against the government he says has failed to deliver almost anything. >> no water. no running water here. >> how long have you been waiting for water and electricity? >> around nine days now. i have been living since about 2000. >> and the government keeps promising these? >> yes. >> but those promises have lost their power. in his shack, she seems to have lost faith in the future. >> i need to cook. the way life is, it is hard. >> across the country, an eruption of protests. containable for now, but were some as the recession caus

transport is being affected as they try to find a better way. >> pressure is growing on zuma. he became president, pledging to be a champion of the poor. there have been violent protests in several tranships fort lack of water and electricity. now, the president is trying to remain presidential and above the unrest. no doubt he is acutely aware that because for change is coming from his loyal supporters. bbc news, johannesburg. >> violence has been spreading in northern nigeria. eyewitnesses say that scores have been killed. there were clashes sunday. 33 have been arrested. robert gates to reiterate is really concerns about iran's nuclear program. he told mr. gates that israel believes all available means should be used. israelis have been feeling the heat lately over the continued building of israeli settlements. >> i told you to go. >> you go. israel, palestinians, and the u.s. commission. they have just taken over this house in occupied east jerusalem, and they want to renovate. palestinians are angry, they have no right. they say they should be the capital. there has been

jacob zuma tapped into the mood and took over as president. just a few months in and despite his election promises, he is facing a challenge from constituents. thousands of workers went on strike today, crippling public services. police clashed with some workers who brought city centers to a halt. the protesters are enduring the biggest economic downturn there since apartheid and say they have run out of patience. we have this report from johannesburg. they walked across nelson mandela bridge, bringing the city center to a standstill. bus drivers, municipal employees, and others have stopped work. they want a wage increase. >> i cannot pay my rent. my taxes. , electricity has been cut off. -- my electricity has been cut off. >> it is wage-negotiation season. many industries are considering action. >it is turning out to be a cold and difficult winter here in south africa. pressure is growing on the new president, and jjacob zuma. most of today's demonstrations were peaceful, but not in one town. there were echoes of south africa's troubled past

pressure is gwing on t new present, andjjacob zuma. most of today's demonstratis we peaceful, but not in one town. there were echoes of south afri's troubled past. there were rubble barrel its -- rubb bullets. only some of the shots were med into the air. as the nicking crowds fled, people wererrested, a it beme clear that three people had been injured. south africa is noon fire. all of its townships are not burning, but there is a deep frusation that majori rule has treated se peopleery well, while changing little abt the lives of so many others. jonah fisher, johannesrg. >> morehan 100 peoe and killed over the past two day when militants wo call themsees the taliban ban violence. leaders of another militant group were arrested on fday. thprime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu, is usg a meetg with vising defense minister rober gates to talk about the inian nuclear progm. he said h believed that all available means should be used prevent iran from using a nuear wpon. they're talkinglso abo the israeli settlements. he is our middl

he supported jacob zuma.nd i would say as much because of his loyalty, he always said, i am a servant of the party. and that probably accounted for a lot of the anc's success in winning 66% of the vote. but there's another legacy. 17.6 million people voted in free, fair and totally peaceful elections. that says a huge standard. >> he inspired an incredible momt not just in south africa but worldwide. how many people do you know whose birthdays are celebrated on this scale as his is. on the 91st birthday for nelson mandela, cedric suzman, thanks soap for joining us. >> thank you very much. >> of course new york city celebrating at radio city music hall for a concert this evening as well. all right. thanks so much mr. suzman. appreciate it, nice to meet you. >> thank you. >>> michael jackson's ex is suing a friend -- quote/unquote" friend over e-mails. >>> michael vick's home con fint is about to end. you can bet our legal guys have plenty to say. >>> all right. somebody finally for yard. my favorite legal mind

difficult as for president zuma. the unions representing the workers have demanded a 15% rise. the local council voted 11.5%. south africa is suffering its first economic recession since the end of apartheid. the french president, nicholas sarkozy, has left the hospital after he collapsed sunday. he fell ill while jogging near his home. according to his office, the collapse was due to the heat and overworking. no link to any heart problems. we will have full market and financial analysis in 25 minutes. first of all of china, u.s., a big delegation. >> it is, absolutely, being described as most likely the most in-depth talks since president obama became president. now president obama will inaugurate this two-day meeting, if you will, but actually leading will be the secretary of state, hillary clinton, and the u.s. treasury secretary, timothy geithner. all this was about taking the cooperation of the two sides even further. the economy will be number one. interesting to note, though, that since the bush administration saying that china now has one of over the united states, bein

it allows people to see street views as if they are driving down, with zuma. >> in downtown seattle,hered we are shooting this video, but google's street view has been coming under attack for allowing people to look in. these images are still alive and well on the internal servers at google. >> it has a greater ability to control our activity, to try to direct us to things that google wants us to do. >> this is basically all done by computers. there are no human to read this. and this is the same technology that is also used to prevent spam. >> the policies of global are spelled outç on the sides, but many say that they are not adequate and that regulation may be coming. dan springer, fox news. trace: iphone apparently has a patch for a major security flaw. we told you about this yesterday on "studio b." it allows hackers to get inside çthe device and crash it using text messages. we are told the patch will be available as early as tomorrow. people using the android system are also vulnerable. google has already sent out a patch. he has already taken home more goals than king midas