Charcoal trade is threatening the continents for us. Well find out whats been down to make charcoal more sustainable. And a whipping up interest in african womens football. Well look at how an increased cost prize maybe into into the womens africa, couple of nations. A i am eddie micah junior and you are welcome to the program. So africa is grappling with the surge in gun violence. The problem was put in the spotlights up to 3 separate shootings in one weekend. Left 22 people were dead. In all 3 incidents suspects, open fire on people in boss before speeding off in vehicles. But even before these shootings, gun crimes in south africa way increase and not that alarm in rate, an average of 23 people are shot and killed in south africa every day. Thats according to the countries animal. Crime statistics. Ill be talking to an expert about how to address the problem after this report packed in these bags on nearly 25000 firearms, confiscated or handed in to police in south africa. On this day, these guns are all going to be destroyed. South africa has one of the highest Violent Crime rates in the World Authority say illegal weapons in the hands of criminals are contributing to the problem in less privileged communities. Like this one we, one of the recent tavin shootings took place. People are terrorized unless is is this is we dont feel safe because we dont know whether the people responsible for the shooting are still in our township or not. Were not safe, even if we cant walk in the street or even go to the shops without feeling nervous. We are afraid because these people could still be here with us and they would have a bible up. He turned abominable middle. I would like our government to go door to door and collect all the legal firearms of an arrest those found with the legal firearms that should work day and night, visit all the shacks and houses here. And so, but because we often get mugged mccook wasnt osullivan visiting the communities affected by the recent shooting attacks, the countrys Police Minister promised more Police Presence to those ob, would you saw it if it were going to try and increase Police Visibility in the streets of this place if on the way towards a was just want to take them back. We want to saturate the streets here. Hopefully shell be us Police Ruling the streets here and not the criminals out the band able see thought but act of his say gun crime in south africa is part of much wider problems in the country, including corruption in the Police Service ali i spoke to the yonder steelman, a policeman on security analyst based in cape town. I asked her what was driving south africa as growing gun violence. So one of the major drivers of this epic epic demick is the fact that there are gangs that have grown in size over the past 2 years and all africa. So during the co would 19 pandemic, many gangs whose operations were disrupted by our locked downs. And now curfews really change their tactic into operating in extortion rings and an organized crime within very many communities. Those same gangs are now fighting over turf in those extortion rings. And extorting particular in the Small Business owners, the other factor is that theres been for, for quite a while, circulation of illegal guns in the country, its very difficult to fall africa to get your gun. And so youre starting to see more and more guys move into the territory of buying and selling illegal weapons. So for instance, in the recent attack, i had a recent gun balance attack. An ag 47 was used, right . How the someone in south africa gets hold of such a weapon. So we have very, very strict gun laws and that definitely means that the average person goes nowhere near a rifle or high caliber fire. I would think that in this case, particularly given a lot of st of illegal guns flowing into the bose from outside of our board. It also within the board is these were very likely to be stolen weapons they may have been stolen from the military may have been stolen from the police are quite likely as well stolen from evidence rooms across the country, solution oriented. Now what can be done to help stop the flow of these illegal weapons . I think that theres really something to be said around the issue of corruption within the Police Service or within the military. And that, that really drives in some parts. The availability of illegal guns, we really need to see the police themselves clamped down on how strict they are about giving out guns or assigning Service Pistols to Police Officers because those can be stolen. And once they are very, very difficult to find them to confiscate them or to destroy them. That said, thats also a solution that once a gun has been placed in to police, cause to be particularly for evidence. Once that cases over that firearm should be destroyed. Otherwise, its kept somewhere and then you know, temptingly, again, might decide that they bust into an evidence locker room or into a particular police Storage Place and steal those guns. I think a lot of, or many of these illegal guns that are going through the system and circulating in the country particularly around that. But, but i really want to emphasize that the issue here isnt legal, fire ownership. It really is the fact that we have quite a few leakages, particularly for me on Security Service in terms of these gotten circulating, what more can be done to stem gun violence . So much as of like i said earlier, much allow issue around and violence is also tied to gang violence. And what we know about gags is that they operate in highly dysfunctional communities. So if we had communities that were healthier, where there were more Economic Opportunities available, and really where people, and particularly young people went tempted to join and gangs. I think we could, over a long period of time, be able to lower the temptation into joining gangs or the, or for that to be an attractive option for young people to turn to. That is a really hard task. And like i said, would take many years, but we have to start somewhere and i think thats a big, big component of how we start to stem the tide of gun violence. As the saying goes, a little drops of water make a mighty oceans the answer to your demand for loose and insecurity on allison cape town. South africa, thank you for that democratic republic of congo, this home to the worlds 2nd largest green forest by this rain forest is in danger. Every year loses half a 1000000 hectares of its forest. Thats partly because people are cutting down trees to produce charcoal, but it could be a solution to the mass of the for a station. Martin gay, a crowded neighborhood in kinshasa, the capital of d r. C. She ship up were friends, one of the cities, many street restaurants. She depends on charcoal made from wood to prepare food and water. She says she doesnt have a choice. But one of my comical is, and all you see, charcoal is really good because electricity isnt stable with it. And if there isnt any electricity at all, how can you cook . Nearly 9 out of 10 people in d, r. C. Rely on which are called or firewood. As a main fuel supply, kinshasa is one of africas biggest cities. People here burned through more than 2000000. 00 tons of charcoal each year. The ecological price of using so much cycle is enormous. This forest just outside of kinshasa is part of the congo bass in rain forest, who is the 2nd largest rain forest in the world. But trees here are been felled indiscriminately to feed the lucrative charco market. This is one potential alternative to the mostly illegal felling. Several former communities here are planting fast, growing acacia trees on the plateau, but i k, a vast savannah that stars just east of contresa. Benjamin mckenzie is a deputy coordinator events. The product which is funded by the European Union. The idea behind the project is to create a sustainable supply of wood to turn into charcoal icky, develop ludwig, people practicing. I grow forestry are doing it in a sustainable way. Key law, they themselves plant the trees, operate their farms, and then cut the trees to create charcoal with their own trees. Well, if you see it does a full cycle, you love a plant, they exploit, they replanting. Cleanser is one of the 260. 00 farmers now operating and acacia plantation as part of the project. Once that cater trees become mature after around 8 years, they are cut down the felt cases are covered over and then slowly banned to produce charcoal. Then in place of the acacia corn and cassava, planted and harvested when the soil is inferred on enough for the food crops, acacia is planted again. The non native trees help replenish the soil with nitrogen and the cycle of Crop Rotation begins again. The acacia plantations are a way of providing farmers with a source of income and preserving the to forest says kanza zealously short was ruby wallace. As the solution is, is you leave the forest ecosystem in peace. Yet it del portia. We shall create these kinds of projects across the whole country here, and we will have solve the problem of deforestation. If been a problem, the deforestation could using green a charcoal has it challenges then see or project needed millions of years in start of funding and loads of scientific knowledge plus in a neighboring project. Not all of the farmers wait 8 years for the trees to mature and sometimes cut the trees down earlier. Back in can chatter. The market for charcoal is expected to keep booming as a city rapidly expands. But charcoal from prime forest isnt as bad of me rhyme. It is also bad for people to go. Smoke from charco fires can cause serious illnesses like lung cancer and heart disease. That means in the longer term to protected citizens. And as far as the r congo needs to invest in alternatives like hydro electricity, or gas. Joining me now is marriage anger. Shes a scientist, are the center for International Forestry research and weld. I go for a street in nairobi. Hello mary. Now, across africa, trees that grow quickly are being planted more to be used us charcoal . Is that a good way to tackle deforestation and make charcoal greener . Yes. Growing trees for chuck all is the way to go. Growing trees enhances to cover and growing trees for chuck ho reduces deforestation, and lead degradation and the trees as they grow for tackle. They have either multiple benefits. I mean, a lot of your research is based on that sustainable chaco tell us more about how to achieve that making tackle sustainable requires adopting our system approach and the system approach has to ensure that would for a jack called is produced sustainability. And then there would be efficiently processed into tackle reducing wood with dead and emissions that really you transition of jackal through. All fans or cook stocks needs to be made very efficient to reduce wood waste, tate and also reduce indoor air pollution. How do you make an efficient door bath, for example, in terms of efficient systems. Were watching a lot, weve either take or doesnt farmers too, and you have that there we the time to pull in the way the time would into jack all the dry wood very efficiently. And then the private sector is also coming in to see how can they buy the bio mass that hamas are growing and put it in that rad scale gas vacation system, where we produce jackal and gosh, as an idea is tapped into bio mass electricity. Ok. Ok, now heres the thing, some say burn in charcoal, well sustainable or not contributes to climate change. Whats your response to that . Bonnie chuck ho ah, in very efficient to ways we era reduce Climate Impact its its can happen. Be sweet. Why . If we have a lot of growing trees for, for tackle, we have, we already in carbon sinks and we n hansing that we cover. And then if we adopt very efficient systems where we are using emissions during composition, then really do sitting need st covered into the air and dandy then the day off, and that i using chuckle, day cokes toss to be made very efficient to reduce emissions and reduce where consumption, ill get oil. C stem even made very efficient and sustainable. We at we, we do then have crime med smart chuckle, production n you transition pads, glinetta, marriage, anger, wherever center for International Forestry research and well, i go for st. Nairobi. Thank you. Now, to towns a near where the extensive deforestation of one island has been turned around. Located in townsend, he has zanzibar archipelago, the tiny island of calcutta measures only one square kilometer and is home to several 100 people. 2 decades ago. Its trees all about disappeared. But coke as forests have now come back from the brink, this is called quota island and the indian ocean off the coast of tanza near here for a long time. The inhabitants thought that forest had disappeared forever. After decades of intense logging, there was nothing left. But the forest has returned dense and lush. Ah, and its all thanks to one man. But oak morsa oma. Hes currently delivering gifts to children on the island. And, oh, i, and as always, it all starts with a song. Oh, okay. I can i can, im going to, i bet you, i mean everyone take trees from the boat and go out and plant them. Come on, you understand . I was, i mean take 3 or 4 doesnt bring that candy all into our vehicle. I dont bring them suites. Or cakes, our trees are much more important, especially for the new generation. For more than 15 years now, america has been bringing trees to the people of calcutta. They take a short walk to the middle of the island to a clearing where they will be planting today when i forth. But if you have to space them one meter apart from each other and im gonna put them in the earth and then press down really hard when i checked at the trees, trails about them. And then were done with the way you can clap. Ha, he know, started in 2005, when maroka came to the island for the 1st time, he discovered a paradise on the brink of complete destruction. Not a single tree was left and without their roots. Rainwater was not staying in the soil. The temperature had risen, the wildlife had disappeared, the island was dying. The cut that salon is so lonely there that the for the severe, for house, the concession for the blood to consumption for the business activity. For example, like a different via speeches of, of a tree the way i buy it was here, like directing out him invest already it because you cannot find that in barracks, decided to try and save co quota booklet of mine. You know, the former accountant started an n g o and applied for funding from the European Union and other organizations to reforest the island. But he didnt stop there. He organized solar panels and the construction of the islands 1st school. To day some 600 people live on co quota. Those who wanted to leave the island a few years ago have decided to stay. The quality of life here is now better than on other islands and villages in the region. Ah, now lets talk football. The ongoing womens africa cup of nations. All watkin is showing signs that womens football is on the rise. The organizes the confederation of african football, have boosted the prize money and increased the number of teams competing class. They must show that nearly a handful of african nations will be featured in the next womans. Welcome is what cath. Oh, to achieve or miss football. We want to see a woman with all and willing, developed in africa, giving up fortunately for a girl who wants her to, to, to have an opportunity to play a woman who want to be involved in football. Have a chance to come and be part of womens Football Office was in general. Also moving forward. We want to see an african team at least to reach him for the womans final one had come final and maybe swimming it and why not. After all, anything is possible. Lets take a look at how womens football is getting a boost on the continent. Oh, its a work in progress. Back in 2020, the African Football Confederation set out to grow womens football to close the gap to their counterparts around the world. And the 2022 weapons africas biggest tournament for womens football feature. Some changes that are sure to build intensity on the pitch as well as garner more support from fans around the continent. Money matters, the winning teams this year will receive 500000. 00 us dollars. Thats more than double the amount that nigeria that if any champions one back in 2018 and some associations like south africa, have even promised players a hefty bonus if they win the title. Hopefully others will follow suit. This years tournament expanded the number of teams from 8 to 12 in as an added bonus. The tournaments final for ern automatic qualification, for the womens world cup in 2023. Other african teams will have an opportunity through inter continental playoffs. Theres hope that web cons changes will lead to more investment in the african womens football, but plans take time to be realised. Time will tell if the strategy pays off. Less talk more about the womens africa cup of nations with sports broadcast r, janine antony. She joins me from morocco, where shes at covering autonomy, hello jeanine. So the confederation of african football is trying to whip up interest in womens football. Is the strategy work in that . Whats the atmosphere like indefinitely is working because im so happy to report that in my life. So i want a while ago and the level of interest to a younger demographic wasnt like this. And not just only i you see more financial integration in that regard. But you know, social media, young people, young football lies and find your social media to go on talking to me and, and you know, they can pinpoint from p i c, d, f. Every player is i also do who we touch bases every other day after master and goodness. I just the, the willingness to support the conversation around this for the strategies working the investing money, capital improvements, Marketing Strategy happy times with the company. Happy times, like happy feeling a given at the very optimistic about it. So sort of optimism, the 14th of qualified to the semi final stage of the competition are hoping one of them will be hoping to live the trophy any surprises with afford a qualified. Yes. Yes, yes, my brother, because nobody thought i will be here for everyone thought it was come room. But then cameroon, had to play nigeria, and i just have one of these 9 times out of the left and b on teams as im getting them to be making teachers and gender testing tools as well as the fact i think the team segment plays for time for them get to be here, its such a huge feedback again to test them into how the game is improving on the content. I mean, as you said, my area is the most accurate team. When it comes to this particular competition, i mean, i didnt make into that 10 professionally. It will be tough and a tall order is going to look on teams as led by your fax. Im going to the coach, winning coach rather, play the best football at the time. You go south africa, absolute limits to niger. I got a dancing that is dripping. Theyve got nigeria that are a open in every time on the continent. So you can talk order, because that level has just reduced how my job is to plan how everyones catching up was i think its not point of you actually mind you out when i my job. And i want them to, when i make it tend to have a hash tag going for, can it be nice to actually say i like them. You know, i mean im gonna, and our team is not in there. So we will support nigeria the best we can. Lets wrap it up with what. What makes this competition different or looking at how its been so far . It while its your football, thats the thing a lot when it comes to mental, well most people say, well, they need to show us what they have. Well, if you dont, you have you get Time Investment because its been deliberate. Intentional strategy investment remains for the quality is obviously gonna days when you be getting 6 new it new drop is, well, thats what were seeing womens use now. But i me ask one of the most, you see the whole legal school and the quality has completely improved teenage as clean as senior womens championship and to show and that one that one is not just the Ripple Effect of how young girls want to play to ski, thats why his time is different and you know, it can only get paid time can only prove ok. Janine anthony, sports commentators and broadcast i thank you. And thats how we wrap it up. Well leave you with more pictures of the womens africa. A couple of nations. See you next time. I for now with shift your guide to life in that digital world. 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