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00:00:00African and international news stories stories focus on Africa.
00:00:12Coming to you live from
00:00:14Nairobi. This is focus on Africa Africa on BBC News.
00:00:22On BBC News. The headlines. Well, a ninth body is discovered discovered in South Africa as the
00:00:25the government leads a memorial service service remembering the women who
00:00:27who brutally lost their lives. Are Are we going to sleep on the fact
00:00:31fact that now there's going to be be ladies that are going to walk
00:00:35walk alone tonight from Shoprite, Shoprite, from wherever ladies are
00:00:38are scared. Our sisters are scared. scared. Meanwhile, two Africans are
00:00:42are vying to lead the United Nations Nations for the next five years.
00:00:46years. Today we ask one of them about
00:00:48about his plans for change. When
00:00:51When we see the impact of any war
00:00:54war on innocent. People, especially especially children and women. The
00:00:58The horrors it visits on them. We
00:01:02We must address that aspect of the
00:01:05the issue of security. And also coming
00:01:08coming up in the programme. Search Search and rescue efforts are under
00:01:11under way in Sudan. Days after dozens
00:01:13dozens died when a gold mine collapsed
00:01:16collapsed in West Kordofan state.
00:01:18state. And Africa is a country and
00:01:21and other stereotypes. Well, we speak speak to a content creator in Nigeria
00:01:24Nigeria using sarcasm to fight misconceptions
00:01:28misconceptions about the continent.
00:01:41As always, welcome to the programme. Thanks so much for your
00:01:44your time. This is focus on Africa
00:01:47Africa and I'm Waihiga Mwaura now. now. Since this week began we've
00:01:50we've been highlighting a string string of unexplained deaths of women
00:01:53women in the east of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa's capital.
00:01:56capital. Today another body was discovered discovered the ninth in just two
00:02:00two months. Police say the latest latest victim was found half naked
00:02:04naked and wrapped in a sheet on the the side of the road. Well as investigations
00:02:08investigations are under way to arrest arrest those responsible, the government
00:02:11government joined families and community community members in remembering
00:02:15remembering those who lost their their lives. Let's listen in to what
00:02:19what they had to say. If you are
00:02:21are a Minister of women and nine
00:02:25nine women are killed, it kills you.
00:02:27you. It kills you. You. You help.
00:02:30help. You can't sleep at night because
00:02:34because you have a responsibility responsibility to ensure that women
00:02:36women of South Africa are safe and
00:02:38and happy. And when that happened
00:02:40happened doesn't happen. It kills kills everything in you. As a minister,
00:02:44minister, but as a woman as well,
00:02:47well, men must stop killing women. women. They must stop raping women.
00:02:50women. Men must stop abusing women.
00:02:52women. So I just want to say that.
00:02:56that. Please, can we have men respecting
00:03:00respecting women first, start with
00:03:01with your own children, your own
00:03:04own wife, your own mother, your own
00:03:07own neighbour, your own community. community. All of us are going to
00:03:10to benefit out of that. I just want
00:03:13want to say that and I want to thank thank you for organising this, this,
00:03:17this, this, this, this memorial service. service. Believe you me, whatever
00:03:21whatever that happened at the beginning.
00:03:23beginning. Meena, as you understand
00:03:26understand I understand your anger.
00:03:28anger. I understand your frustration.
00:03:30frustration. I understand your pain
00:03:32pain and therefore I understand everything
00:03:35everything that happened. We are
00:03:36are here with you. We are here to
00:03:42to support you. We are here to stand
00:03:45stand with you. The loss you bear
00:03:48bear is our loss. It's an unbearable
00:03:51unbearable loss. And that's why we
00:03:53we are here to give you the commitment
00:03:56commitment that we will do everything everything in our power to bring
00:03:59bring the perpetrators to book. We
00:04:02We will work under your leadership
00:04:06leadership to take this fight. Against
00:04:13Against violence, against our women, women, our mothers, our sisters and
00:04:16and our daughters. Forward and give
00:04:20give you that assurance. Well, the the first body was discovered in
00:04:23in Kempton Park suburb on the 15th 15th of July. The other bodies, which
00:04:27which were found between August and
00:04:30and yesterday, were about 25 to 34km
00:04:3334km from this park. The discovery discovery has sparked fear in the
00:04:36the area, particularly amongst women. women. Authorities have offered a
00:04:39a reward of about 24,000 USD for
00:04:42for information that could lead to to arrest. They've also appealed appealed to families with missing
00:04:46missing relatives to help in identifying identifying the remaining victims.
00:04:49victims. Let's listen now to concerns concerns raised by one family whose
00:04:52whose loved one's life was cut short.
00:04:56short. In short, she was a resemblance
00:04:59resemblance of respect, loyalty, loyalty, love and happiness. As brothers.
00:05:03brothers. Are we going to sleep tonight tonight not knowing tomorrow? There's
00:05:06There's another discovery that is is going to be made. Are we going
00:05:10going to sleep on the fact that now now there's going to be a ladies
00:05:13ladies that are going to walk alone alone tonight from Shoprite, from
00:05:17from wherever ladies are scared.
00:05:18scared. Our sisters are scared. If
00:05:22If Ramaphosa could deploy his soldiers soldiers as he did during Covid to
00:05:25to come and patrol the area, why
00:05:27why can he not do the same in this this situation? Because it's not
00:05:31not like he doesn't know what is is happening here. We are pleading
00:05:33pleading with him to deploy the soldiers soldiers and also the police here
00:05:37here at Dawn Park must tighten their
00:05:39their grip on crime. I'm feeling feeling a lot of fear and paranoia,
00:05:43paranoia, especially for us with with daughters. My daughter caught
00:05:46caught an Uber yesterday and I did did not sleep and when I heard about
00:05:50about this incident on the radio radio this morning, I got even more
00:05:54more scared thinking this situation
00:05:56situation is getting closer to us.
00:05:58us. The BBC s Nomsa Maseko joins joins us live from South Africa now.
00:06:02now. Nomsa, thanks for your time
00:06:04time on this. How far have the police police gotten with investigations?
00:06:07investigations? Nomsa and is there there any indication that these murders
00:06:11murders could be connected? The police
00:06:14police have stopped very short of of saying that the murders could
00:06:18could be linked, but have said that
00:06:19that they are following a positive
00:06:22positive leads that could possibly possibly lead to the arrest of the
00:06:25the person or the people that are are behind the spate of killings
00:06:28killings of women that have taken taken place in this region here in
00:06:32in Ekurhuleni, in the east of Johannesburg. Johannesburg. What do we know about
00:06:36about some of the women that have have been identified, particularly, particularly, and the circumstances
00:06:40circumstances in which their bodies
00:06:42bodies were found? Well, the one
00:06:45one that was found today is believed believed to be in her early 30s.
00:06:4930s. She was found completely naked
00:06:52naked with her body covered in a a sheet. And what was more concerning
00:06:56concerning for the police was that that she was found with multiple
00:06:58multiple stab wounds and that her her throat had been cut. And the
00:07:02the body that was found on Monday.
00:07:05Monday. Earlier this week is that that of a 38-year-old woman who has
00:07:08has now been identified. Police saying
00:07:11saying that they believe that her
00:07:12her remains may have been submerged
00:07:15submerged in water. When they spoke
00:07:18spoke about how badly decomposed decomposed her body, you know, was
00:07:21was looking like and that there was was what looked like burn wounds
00:07:25wounds or somebody being tortured. tortured. So the police are saying
00:07:28saying that they cannot rule out out the possibility of a serial killer
00:07:32killer on the loose, but have said said that they cannot confirm that
00:07:35that at this stage because it could could well be copycat crimes and
00:07:39and that maybe it's more than one
00:07:42one person who is behind these killings. killings. Also, the fact that all
00:07:45all these bodies have been found found on, you know, a pedestrian
00:07:49pedestrian road where pedestrians pedestrians normally walk. You know,
00:07:52know, and it was deliberately the the police are saying the discovery
00:07:55discovery or the dumping of the bodies bodies was deliberate because it
00:07:59it was made in areas in, you know,
00:08:02know, close to residential areas areas where people live. Well, for
00:08:05for the women who've been identified, identified, I know you've probably probably gotten the chance to speak
00:08:08speak to some of the families. What
00:08:10What are they demanding of the authorities?
00:08:14authorities? South African women women and South African families
00:08:18families are tired because this is
00:08:20is not the first time that such incidents
00:08:22incidents are taking place. The last last time there was talk of the possibility
00:08:26possibility of a serial killer was
00:08:28was during the Covid-19 pandemic,
00:08:31pandemic, where about six women were
00:08:33were found dumped in, in sugarcane
00:08:37sugarcane fields in the KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal province. And just
00:08:40just last November there was an increase
00:08:42increase in the uptake of women going
00:08:44going for to the gun range to learn
00:08:47learn how to use firearms and also
00:08:49also acquiring firearm licences. licences. So that shows that this
00:08:53this has been a cycle that has been been happening here in South Africa.
00:08:56Africa. The government has promised
00:08:58promised to act and yet such cases
00:09:01cases are still happening. In fact, fact, Amnesty International earlier
00:09:04earlier today released a statement statement in which they urged the
00:09:07the South African government to criminalise
00:09:10criminalise femicide as a standalone standalone crime and not just murder,
00:09:14murder, saying that South Africa
00:09:15Africa needs to follow the example
00:09:18example of 33 other countries which
00:09:20which have criminalised femicide. Why do government efforts efforts not appear to be bearing
00:09:24bearing fruit? We listen to the minister
00:09:26minister in charge of women, youth youth etc at the memorial today at
00:09:30at pains to explain what they've they've done so far, but we still
00:09:33still have these many cases. Why
00:09:34Why might that be so? Well, you know,
00:09:40know, activists have said that they they believe that the government
00:09:42government is all talk and no show. show. They are very good at launching
00:09:46launching projects. They are very very good at launching dialogues
00:09:50dialogues about, you know, gender gender based violence and femicide femicide here in South Africa. But
00:09:54But and yet the conviction rate of,
00:09:56of, you know, people who are arrested arrested for such cases remains very
00:10:00very low. I just made mention of
00:10:02of this, you know, the serial killer
00:10:05killer possibility that was established established during the Covid-19 pandemic.
00:10:09pandemic. That person murdered. He
00:10:11He basically took his own life hours
00:10:14hours before he was to appear in
00:10:15in court, after he had apparently,
00:10:19apparently, you know, confessed to to the murders. So it's all up in
00:10:22in the air at this stage. South African African women have said that they
00:10:25they have lost faith in the government government of South Africa and that
00:10:28that they are hoping that the situation
00:10:31situation will change. Well, very very concerning indeed. Nomsa, thanks thanks so much for your report and
00:10:35and do stay safe even as you keep
00:10:37keep us updated elsewhere. Now should should the next Secretary General
00:10:41General of the United Nations be
00:10:42be African? Well, this top diplomatic diplomatic job in the world is up
00:10:46up for grabs at the end of the year year when Antonio Guterres steps
00:10:49steps down after ten years at that that post. Well, there are eight
00:10:53eight candidates currently in the the running. Two of them African.
00:10:56African. Now that Senegal's former former president Macky Sall and Olara
00:10:59Olara Otunnu, a former Ugandan diplomat diplomat who served as special representative
00:11:03representative for children and armed armed conflict. He told the BBC's
00:11:06BBC's James Copnall of the Newsday Newsday radio programme why he is
00:11:10is the best man for this job. I do
00:11:13do not want the United Nations of
00:11:16of New York, Geneva or Vienna to
00:11:20to be an ivory tower, a diplomatic
00:11:22diplomatic ivory tower. I want to
00:11:24to see the UN, not a power and privilege,
00:11:29privilege, but the UN of Service
00:11:31Service and impact. That is the UN.
00:11:34UN. I want to see. And so I am comfortable
00:11:37comfortable in New York. The diplomatic
00:11:40diplomatic parliamentary UN. The The discussions and debates and decision
00:11:43decision making. I'm equally comfortable
00:11:47comfortable working on foot riding
00:11:49riding a bicycle, hopping on a motorcycle
00:11:52motorcycle deep in the recesses of of South East Asia or Latin America
00:11:56America or Africa or wherever. And
00:11:58And that's what I did when I was
00:12:01was undersecretary general in charge
00:12:03charge of the impact of war on children.
00:12:06children. And what I've been doing
00:12:08doing in northern Uganda this last last several years. And that is part
00:12:12part of the challenge. The UN must
00:12:13must be able to face. How do we translate
00:12:19translate what is decided? Very important important aspiration, very important
00:12:22important policies. But how do we
00:12:24we translate that and follow it through through to the ground level and make
00:12:28make sure our understanding is the the same? The impact is there. And
00:12:31And one of the pillars of your candidacy
00:12:35candidacy is on that background that that you have of advocating for the
00:12:39the protection of children in conflict conflict zones around the world. world. You talk about the need to
00:12:42to protect women and children in
00:12:46in conflict areas. How would you
00:12:47you do that? For a long time, the
00:12:50the notion of. Peace and security
00:12:52security on the agenda of the Security
00:12:55Security Council was really about
00:12:57about fundamentally the security security of states. Yeah, that is
00:13:01is the legacy of World War I and
00:13:03and World War II. The invasion and
00:13:07and the aggressions. That is what what produced the notion we must
00:13:11must secure states. And that is entirely
00:13:14entirely in order. That's where we
00:13:16we begin. But when we see the impact
00:13:21impact of any war on innocent people,
00:13:23people, especially children and women,
00:13:25women, the horrors it visits on them,
00:13:29them, we must address that aspect
00:13:31aspect of the issue of security. security. And this was my role at
00:13:35at the UN as Under-Secretary general.
00:13:37general. I admired the work which
00:13:40which said to the Security Council
00:13:41Council we begin with states, but
00:13:46but we must make an integral part
00:13:48part of the peace and security agenda.
00:13:51agenda. The impact of war on children
00:13:53children and women, on innocent people.
00:13:56people. And so after 2 or 3 three
00:13:59three years, I was able to build build consensus within the Security
00:14:03Security Council and the Security
00:14:04Security Council accepted that the
00:14:08the protection, the well-being, the
00:14:11the safety of innocent people, especially especially women and children was
00:14:15was paramount and should be in its
00:14:17its own right. An aspect of the peace
00:14:20peace and security agenda of the the Security Council, not a footnote
00:14:24footnote as. A global citizen, as
00:14:27as someone who has worked in various
00:14:30various ways for justice, wouldn't
00:14:31wouldn't it be just for the UN to to finally have a female Secretary
00:14:35Secretary General? There hasn't been been one yet. So the sentiment that
00:14:38that there should be a woman Secretary
00:14:41Secretary General is completely understandable.
00:14:43understandable. It is in order. It
00:14:46It is appreciated. And I'm all in
00:14:49in favour of it. But it's very important
00:14:52important that the United Nations
00:14:55Nations should be a completely inclusive
00:15:00inclusive institution inclusive in
00:15:01in all respects. By the way inclusive
00:15:04inclusive in respect of gender, in
00:15:07in respect of geography, in respect
00:15:09respect of faith, in respect of culture,
00:15:12culture, that when you see the UN, UN, you see the world. Well, thanks
00:15:16thanks for staying with us. Still Still to come on the programme, Africa
00:15:20Africa is a country and other stereotypes. stereotypes. Well, we speak to our
00:15:23our content creator in Nigeria who
00:15:25who is using sarcasm to fight misconceptions
00:15:29misconceptions about the continent.
00:17:08MUSIC
00:17:17Welcome back and thanks for staying with us. This is Focus on
00:17:20on Africa. All right. To Sudan now now where the country's doctors network
00:17:24network says that dozens have been been killed after a gold mine collapsed
00:17:28collapsed in West Kordofan state. state. While this mine is in an area
00:17:31area controlled by the paramilitary paramilitary group, the Rapid Support
00:17:34Support Forces, some miners may still still be trapped underground. The
00:17:37The incident happened at the Al-zahra Al-zahra mine. This is near the city
00:17:41city of Al Nahud. This is one of of Sudan's key gold producing areas.
00:17:45areas. Gold mining is a major source source of income in the country,
00:17:48country, but much of the industry industry is informal with limited limited safety measures. The sector
00:17:52sector has also become increasingly increasingly important to Sudan's
00:17:55Sudan's war economy, providing revenue revenue for networks linked to either
00:17:59either of the warring sides. The The disaster comes as the European
00:18:02European Union and the UK tighten tighten restrictions on the country's
00:18:05country's gold trade, targeting revenues revenues and networks accused of
00:18:08of helping fuel the conflict. Our Our correspondent Caleb Morgan has
00:18:12has been following the story and and he told me more. The latest death
00:18:16death toll that we have is at least
00:18:18least 82 people being killed in that
00:18:20that incident. Initially, the figures figures suggested that 67 people
00:18:23people were killed in the mine collapse
00:18:26collapse in West Kordofan. But the the latest that we have is 82. And
00:18:30And yes, so many miners are believed
00:18:33believed to be still trapped underground underground because of this. This
00:18:37This unfortunate incident. Do you you have any details about the rescue
00:18:39rescue operation? Do we know that that there's a challenge with resources
00:18:43resources or there is enough to be be able to sort of go through this?
00:18:46this? Yes. So reports indicate that
00:18:50that only one forklift is available,
00:18:52available, you know, for rescuers
00:18:54rescuers in the that area. Most of
00:18:57of the rescuers are using traditional traditional methods. You know, to
00:19:00to dig people from underground. The
00:19:03The biggest challenge for them is
00:19:05is unstable ground. So the immediate
00:19:08immediate problem is not only, you you know, rescuing people but also
00:19:12also doing it safely. Talk to me me about the attraction of informal informal mining in this area. So
00:19:16So many people engage in it despite
00:19:19despite the risks. I mean, the simple
00:19:22simple answer could be lack of alternative
00:19:25alternative economy for Sudanese Sudanese people, particularly in
00:19:28in West Kordofan because of the civil
00:19:30civil war in Sudan, most people are are not, you know, employed. They
00:19:34They are unemployed. They are using using these informal sectors as a
00:19:37a way of income. So it's very important important for people in West Kordofan
00:19:41Kordofan and in Darfur and different different parts of Sudan, where gold
00:19:45gold production is a means of income
00:19:47income to, you know, get involved
00:19:50involved in this unsafe but also also attractive industry. So yeah,
00:19:54yeah, it's very important for them. The paramilitary group ISF
00:19:57ISF has been widely accused of profiting
00:19:59profiting from gold mining in the the region. And there have been reports
00:20:03reports in regards to that. How significant significant is gold or gold mining
00:20:06mining in areas controlled by the the ISF to the wider sort of war
00:20:10war economy and the link around that.
00:20:13that. We cannot put a figure on it
00:20:15it and say, you know, the ISF or
00:20:18or the paramilitary Rapid Support Support Forces are gaining this amount
00:20:21amount of dollar from gold production
00:20:24production because they usually export export it informally and sell it
00:20:27it in neighbouring countries in as as far as the Middle East. So we
00:20:31we don't know the exact figure, but but we know that it's very important
00:20:34important not just for ISF, but the
00:20:36the Sudanese army as well. Gold is
00:20:38is Sudan is one of Africa's biggest, biggest, you know, gold producing
00:20:42producing countries. So one. Would Would imagine that the restrictions
00:20:46restrictions on gold sales by the the European Union and the United
00:20:49United Kingdom as well, amongst others, others, would slow down the trade,
00:20:52trade, maybe make some change. Has Has there been any difference or
00:20:55or any impact? There has been pressure
00:20:57pressure on the formal economy or
00:21:00or the formal gold trade in Sudan,
00:21:04Sudan, as you mentioned, the European European Union, the United Kingdom
00:21:08Kingdom has sanctioned individuals individuals and also state state
00:21:11state companies in Sudan from exporting
00:21:13exporting gold. But it does not suggest
00:21:17suggest that it is putting pressure pressure on the informal economy.
00:21:19economy. The problem is that Sudan's Sudan's gold production goes out
00:21:23out of Sudan informally through,
00:21:25through, you know, neighbouring countries countries and goes to the Middle
00:21:28Middle East, goes to Europe. So it
00:21:30it might have put some pressure on on the formal sector. But the informal
00:21:34informal one is still happening. happening. How difficult has it been. been. For you as a journalist to
00:21:38to get more information? What are are you hoping to hear in the coming
00:21:41coming hours? Incident happened on
00:21:44on Sunday, but it was reported on
00:21:46on Tuesday when a survivor came out out and, you know, reported or alerted
00:21:50alerted officials that there is a a gold mine collapse. One of the
00:21:53the reasons that is very difficult difficult for journalists to reach reach there and report is that it
00:21:57it is controlled by the paramilitary paramilitary ISF. So it's really
00:22:01really difficult to reach. And, you
00:22:02you know, get the latest figures.
00:22:06figures. We have 82 now, but we don't don't know what will happen in the
00:22:08the coming hours in the coming days.
00:22:11days. It's not easy. All right. So
00:22:14So do Africans speak English well well I'm doing that right now. And
00:22:17And turns out this is one of the the many stereotypes out there about
00:22:21about the languages spoken on this this continent that together with
00:22:25with other perceptions about disease disease outbreaks, war poverty is
00:22:29is how this continent has been portrayed portrayed beyond our borders. So
00:22:32So much has been done to challenge challenge these stereotypes. But
00:22:36But now Nigerian content creator, creator, Charity Keshi is clapping
00:22:40clapping back by using sarcasm as as a form of education and entertainment.
00:22:43entertainment. What started out as as a response to one comment online
00:22:46online has grown into a career, giving
00:22:48giving her a platform to challenge challenge perceptions of Africa to
00:22:52to the world. Take a look. Do you you have wifi? No, we don't have
00:22:55have WiFi in Africa. You get internet internet from the wall. We just.
00:22:59just. I have made so many jokes that that were misunderstood, especially
00:23:03especially by Africans. What is the
00:23:05the capital of Africa? Of course
00:23:08course it's Wakanda. Wakanda forever.
00:23:10forever. Africans. See my video as
00:23:13as comedy. But non-africans are like like hold on. I didn't really know
00:23:17know you guys had this. Africa is is inside South Africa, right? Yes,
00:23:21Yes, sweetie. You're correct. Africa Africa is a street in South Africa.
00:23:25Africa. My name is Charity and I'm I'm a content creator and journalist
00:23:29journalist from Nigeria. And I dispel dispel negative stereotypes about about Africa using sarcasm. No, we
00:23:32we don't have fast food in Africa. Africa. Please. What is the McDonald's?
00:23:36McDonald's? Africa has zero PR in in the West, a PR in the West is
00:23:40is horrible. People see us, they they all hear Africa. They hear detrimental
00:23:44detrimental stuff. I've been asked asked a lot of weird questions about
00:23:47about Africa. I think I can't even even say which one is the weirdest,
00:23:50weirdest, but the one that I know know that really shook me was used used to eat humans in Africa. It's
00:23:54It's the weirdest I have never ever, ever, ever recovered from that question.
00:23:57question. We've not yet been able able to make a human sacrifice because
00:24:00because we've been waiting for you
00:24:02you Africans. See my video as comedy,
00:24:05comedy, but my responsibility is is to make sure that those who follow
00:24:08follow me see a positive Africa through through me, through my eyes, through
00:24:11through my content. Do you have water
00:24:13water in Africa? No. We drink our
00:24:17our saliva. I am doing something
00:24:19something called subtle education education edutainment and people
00:24:22people are learning what kind of
00:24:24of aids your breathe in Africa. Actually
00:24:27Actually in Africa we inhale fat. fat. So how I tell if someone is
00:24:30is genuinely curious or just being being disrespectful? Honestly, I I think it's just the tone of the
00:24:34the comments. But then there are are some that are actually really
00:24:36really racist. Like I've gotten some some comments that even make remarks
00:24:40remarks about the colour of my skin. skin. I actually do a lot of research.
00:24:43research. I do read a lot online online too, especially if I'm trying trying to represent the cultural
00:24:46cultural clothing of each country. country. So yeah, I take my time
00:24:49time to make sure that I'm giving giving out factual, accurate information
00:24:53information because I'm a journalist. journalist. Every African is a zombie. zombie. We are all walking dead.
00:24:57dead. OK, the very first comment comment that made me think I need
00:25:00need to respond to negative stereotypes stereotypes about Africa honestly,
00:25:03honestly, was the one where somebody somebody asked me how would they they get water in Africa. I was like,
00:25:07like, I'm going to respond, but in in a very sarcastic way, just as
00:25:10as a Nigerian that I am. And that that was the very first comment I
00:25:14I responded to that now spiralled spiralled into more, much more comments
00:25:17comments and content. Well, it's it's time now for a reminder regarding
00:25:21regarding our top story, police in in South Africa earlier today found
00:25:24found another body in the east of of Johannesburg, bringing the total
00:25:28total number to nine. The. These These victims some of them were found
00:25:31found partially clothed and with with injuries. They are yet to establish establish whether the deaths are
00:25:35are connected or. If a serial killer killer is responsible. President
00:25:38President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed vowed that no stone will be left
00:25:41left unturned in finding those behind behind the killings. A multidisciplinary
00:25:45multidisciplinary team of experts experts has been set up to investigate
00:25:48investigate the deaths. Well, this this story will continue following following and give you updates as
00:25:51as and when we get them across our our platforms. Do get in touch with
00:25:54with your feedback. I'm at Gomorrah Gomorrah on X. Also, if you're in
00:25:57in Kenya or Nigeria you can stream stream our programme on the BBC News
00:26:01News channel. That's it for today. today. We'll see you tomorrow. Goodbye
00:26:05Goodbye for now.
00:29:19There is nothing like driving into a moving story and not knowing
00:29:23knowing what is going to happen. happen. You can hear the sound of
00:29:27of celebratory gunfire. I live for for those moments. Journalism is
00:29:30is about being there as events unfold unfold and telling people not only
00:29:34only what happened, but why it matters
00:29:36matters and what it means. History History happens in real time and
00:29:40and someone needs to be there to
00:29:42to witness it.
00:30:12It's 6pm in London. This is the
00:30:15world today with Maryam Moshiri. Moshiri. King Charles warns of the
00:30:18the existential dangers of AI systems systems falling into the wrong hands
00:30:22hands as he addresses tech leaders
00:30:24leaders at a summit in Scotland.
00:30:26Scotland. Those in our world who
00:30:28who value deeply our humanity and
00:30:31and its vital moral component are
00:30:33are anxiously seeking your reassurance
00:30:37reassurance that we will not lose
00:30:38lose control of our destiny or our
00:30:41our souls. More allegations from
00:30:43from Earl Spencer in the latest extract extract from his book on Princess
00:30:47Princess Diana. He claims the then
00:30:49then Prince Charles sounded giddily giddily elated on the night Princess
00:30:53Princess Diana died. South African
00:30:55African police say they found a ninth ninth woman killed near Johannesburg
00:30:58Johannesburg in a spate of