This is bbc news. we will have the headline straight after her talk. welcome to hardtalk with me zeinab badawi from south africa where my guest has been described as one of the world s greatest living artists. he is william kentridge and this is a major exhibition of his work in cape town. william kentridge is versatile, hard hitting and his talents span many different genres. but how has south africa s violent and racist past influenced his work as a white artist? william kentridge injohannesburg, welcome to hardtalk.
William kentridge injohannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. zeinab, thank you very much and welcome to the studio in johannesburg. you were born injohannesburg in 1955, the son of two prominent anti apartheid lawyers, wow did growing up under apartheid affect you? i think because my parents were both very much aware anti apartheid struggle, from a young age i was aware of how unnatural south africa was. there was always a slight disjunction between myself and say, other people in the class whose parents took it as a natural. remember all white school, all white children, assumed that apartheid was part of the natural order. so from a very young age, both in terms of things that were said at the dinner table, and in terms of the people
Now on bbc news, it s time for global questions. hello and welcome to global questions, with me zeinab badawi, in nairobi. kenya is in a tough neighbourhood. it s surrounded by countries that are mired in conflict. somalia has long battled extremist insurgents. south sudan has known little piece. and ethiopia is in the throes of what many describe as a civil war. plus, there have been several military takeovers in the past year, which have prompted fears that the army is making a comeback in african politics. applause.
Gusts of close to 200 kilometres an hour have been recorded. now on bbc news, it s time for global questions. hello and welcome to global questions, with me zeinab badawi, in nairobi. kenya is in a tough neighbourhood. it s surrounded by countries that are mired in conflict. somalia has long battled extremist insurgents. south sudan has known little peace. and ethiopia is in the throes of what many describe as a civil war. plus, there have been several military takeovers in the past year, which have prompted fears that the army is making a comeback in african politics.
Honestly. and this revealed the travesty of how the international community will look at something and declare it something else. they need not to do that. don t take sides. including the media, by the way. including the media. that has been very unfair to the situation. that is a good point to end, then. thank you very much indeed to my three guests and also the wind, which has been a bit of an unwelcome guest at times and playing havoc with our microphones, and thank you to my audience here in nairobi, and to you of course, wherever you are watching this programme. that is all from this edition of global questions with me, zeinab badawi. i hope we have brought you some interesting insights about conflict and army coups in africa. remember, we are the programme that brings you the trend lines behind the headlines. until the next time, from me, and all the global questions team, goodbye. applause.