Crime fighters are back africas most successful radio drama series continues this season the stories focus on hate speech cholera prevention and sustainable truckle introduction. All of the sos are Available Online and of course you can share and discuss on africas Facebook Page and other social media platforms. Kind of fighters tune in no. Good player. Play. This week a bold story. Belgium facing up to its colonialist. South africa can herbal remedies help against the corona virus. First to iraq the country was hit hard early in the call. 1000 pandemic and is now in the throes of a 2nd wave of infections 10000 to radians who had the disease have died so far. He runs metro is not toria free crowded for safety at the pen demick face masks are mandatory here as well as physical distancing among travelers. In a city with lots of regulations already covered 19 has added even more to the mix. All over the capital every day life is returning to business as usual after 4 months iranians seem to have lost any fear of the virus. Things are almost as normal as if there were no problem at all ive seen many people who dont care anymore we have many sick and deaf people because people dont obey the rules they dont listen they dont keep distance they even kiss each other. And covert 19 is making a comeback over the past we go around has reported more than 2000 new infections every day experts like to see say the country is in the midst of a 2nd wave. Its bigger even bigger than the 1st but not as severe as the 1st one may be because. The situation. For now to irans hospitals are able to cope and while the sanctions imposed by the u. S. Make it difficult to import medical equipment they have also decreased the countrys dependency on imported goods so unlike many other countries iran never run out of protective equipment because its produced in iran still dr ali horizontal sea is concerned he fears this republics International Isolation could make it difficult to get a hold of a potential vaccine. So to avoid a further spread of the disease hes contribution to a channel on instagram that informs iranians about covert 19 but as far as we have not educated enough people maybe just you know taking some more strict decisions about and restrictions in some pick up some places but work. That is something most people in tehran spas are afraid of vendors are still trying to recover from the weeks of lockdown and spring which made their already bad Economic Situation even worse. In belgium thousands of anti racism activists say its time to really face up to the countrys colonialist past especially the cruel tyranny imposed on the congo by king leopold the 2nd. Finally and betsy feels a little less alone. For years the art historian has tried to challenge the way belgium deals with its colonial past now shes among thousands calling for the removal of all monuments of the countrys longest serving monarch the man who headed up a brutal colonial regime in what is now the democratic republic of Congo King Leopold the 2nd. We all know that those shows have a symbolic power and im totally for some people. They are they dont want us to demonstrate or they will dont want people to demonstrate and to see with these they chose not because they want to keep those to choose their they want to keep earth in our state years of inferior. Hundreds he was born in belgium but had to fight racism all her life she struggled to forge a career in the arts facing. Many rejections now she has opened her own gallery that spotlights the work of black artists. Because the recession here is very sceptical and this is what meets next its so dangerous and so harmful to there are so many examples like if youre looking for an apartment you have to say underslung yeah that you know dont waste my time im black are maybe not maybe your bread apartment has a reading has already been taken statues of leopold the 2nd like this one in the seaside resort of austin are everywhere but there is no mention that his lavish public spending was financed by congolese robber and no mention of the millions of congolese People Killed in the process instead the official website directs tourists to a walking tour highlighting how the kings achievements bolstered the towns prestige. Unvetted he is collecting her son she wants him to learn as much as possible about his familys history her own mother still remembers the brutal reality of colonial rule in the midst 20 century and the feet of our parents back in africa didnt want us to see how they were abused so one day they told me not to come near but i was curious so i hid and so have a slap to my father. Why are they doing this i asked. And he replied i was punished because i didnt have enough money to pay our taxes. And betty knows that many parents of congolese descent do not like to share on pleasant memories but for her son and the generations to come she feels transparency is the best way forward. To india to this a close family and so close spent. All those family secrets are passed on from generation to generation and raise on people when you say things clearly this allows future generations to cope with the past so they dont become victims of what remains in our collective consciousness him to suggest your own key west to donna corrective. Everywhere you go in belgium you come across colonial monuments confronting the reality of this past is a painful but crucial process whats he feels now a 1st step has been made. Next stop south africa the w. H. O. Says a substance derived from the artemisia plant may be used in combination to treat uncomplicated malaria but some people in south africa hope it might also help tackle the coronavirus thats a boon for farmers. In south africas eastern Cape Province farmer john abbott sally and his family are picking the herb african the warm woods. In. The family can pick as many as 10 becks at the. Back in the village they sell the plan for 4 year as a back prices have increased along with demand for the herb is a beautiful as you know we many believe form which can protect them from the koran or virus although theres no scientific proof. They are. Question of being a man child. Things. And events all come flowing pretty you feel weightless see. Who comes. The rain of you. The villagers also believe in warm words Medicinal Properties theyve been using it for generations even though the village has no electricity no one here has been to the doctor for years one which is prized as one of the most powerful medicinal herb people here say it clears up a stomach ache and half an hour at a fever in 3 days. Theres also a growing demand in big cities such as Port Elizabeth an hours drive from the village the corona virus is spreading rapidly in urban areas despite the lockdown normal use on blands he has been growing warm wood for the last year her grandmother has been taking it for flu and. Well business is brisk glans we have sold 20 bunches today for one euro each but she doesnt believe it can protect people against corona. Was better than 1010. I dont hear a lot of they. Cant hear theres good taste good to good thing about it this dude dont know about it. I dont know about god. But farmer john i was solid dusts feel safe from the virus is the daily cup of warm which tea has a bitter taste but he reckons its worth it why would he says helps his grandmother as a wife spanish from the. Last stop germany here the fridays for future movement has suspended many of its well known activities because of the pandemic so theyve been thinking up new ones. Elena marshall and jacob basil are fridays for future activist they took part in the protest that turned Environmental Movement into a household name the coronavirus pandemic put an end to such Mass Gatherings fridays for a future is now looking for new ways to raise awareness. Of course you have to maintain social distancing that means that we for instance paint crosses on to the streets and send cities and people keep their distance by standing on those marks or we form human change with People Holding tape to keep apart and some cases we wont bring people onto the streets at all but instead use items like protest signs. As part of online protest fridays for a future place 10000 placards in front of the German Parliament in april but the activists know such digital demonstrations wont be enough to push their message in the long term. I think we were right to hold back but now our voice needs to be heard again we have to remind people what is most important we have to be confident and clear that the Climate Crisis is the biggest crisis of the century we have to treat it that way. They are also keen to take up the fight again extension rebellion are back with what theyre calling rebellion weak civil disobedience is compatible with social distancing as this sit in at an industrial lobby headquarters in berlin shows. Where only a small group im glued to this spot and the rebels below me have chained themselves to it this is how we protest and i think its entirely appropriate. The risk of infection weighs heavily on the climate protests which have been forced to reinvent themselves. And there are strong hippie bivens at this 24 hour demo in a berlin park. We dont want to limit ourselves to big demonstrations where you go out on the streets for only an hour and all that counts is your slogan and the amount of people who show up we want to offer a space for people to exchange ideas. They think of more colorful and creative but with a pandemic preventing bake turn outs climate protest have yet to reach their earlier power to exert political pressure. You know globalized world. Where everything is connected. To set things in motion. Local hero show called their ideas can change the world. 3000. Next on d w. And of the. Founders sally bianco control most of its modern day. Our planet rethinking growth in indonesia a new take on a sustainable economy is on the rise by turning saving the environment into a Business Opportunity were still going to grow but its not going to jeopardize that by. 30 minutes on. The literature invites us to see people in particular that i like to see as the kids find strength growing up her. Right. 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