International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//03//18//russia-will-have-to-make-a-stop-in-the-hague-on-their-way-to-hell-after-icc-arrest-warrant/">Russia 'will have to make a stop in The Hague on their way to hell' after ICC arrest warrant<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In April, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the ruling African National Congress or ANC party would be withdrawing from the ICC due to the \u201ccourt\u2019s partiality in relation to certain situations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, his office then walked back the statement and claimed it was \u201can error in comment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSouth Africa remains a signatory to the ICC in line with a resolution of the 55th National Conference of the ANC \u2013 held in December 2022 \u2013 to rescind an earlier decision to withdraw from the ICC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the past, Pretoria failed to act on its commitment to the ICC when Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir evaded arrest in the country during Jacob Zuma's presidency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ICC had a standing warrant of arrest against Al Bashir.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa's relationship with the US, a key trade partner, has been strained since Pretoria took what it calls a \"non-aligned stance\" during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The situation has been exacerbated by recent public statements by US Ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety, claiming South Africa sold arms to Russia.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685534289,"publishedAt":1685546116,"updatedAt":1685546119,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/31\/south-africa-grants-putin-immunity-despite-international-arrest-warrant","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/05\/54\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_3498f14f-1cc9-5b49-a365-4c5771d66119-7640554.jpg","altText":"South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russia's President Vladimir Putin arriving at a BRICS even in Brazil. 14 November 2019","caption":"South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russia's President Vladimir Putin arriving at a BRICS even in Brazil. 14 November 2019","captionCredit":"Eraldo Peres\/Copyright 2018 The AP. 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court","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Top Rwandan genocide fugitive appears in Cape Town court","titleListing2":"One of the most wanted men accused of taking part in 1994 genocide was arrested this week after 22 years on the run.","leadin":"One of the most wanted men accused of taking part in 1994 genocide was arrested this week after 22 years on the run.","summary":"One of the most wanted men accused of taking part in 1994 genocide was arrested this week after 22 years on the run.","url":"top-rwandan-genocide-fugitive-appears-in-cape-town-court","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"A man suspected of playing a key role in the Rwandan genocide appeared in court in Cape Town on Friday, two days after his arrest on a South African farm and more than two decades after he first went on the run. \n\nFulgence Kayishema, 62, is one of the last four fugitives wanted for their role in the 1994 genocide that led to the deaths of some 800,000 Rwandans.\u00a0 \n\nThe majority of victims belonged to the Tutsi minority, at the hands of extremists in the Hutu majority. \n\nHe appeared impassive in the dock, clad in a blue parka and\u00a0surrounded by armed officers wearing helmets and bullet-proof waistcoats, as he admitted he was the man wanted by the courts and international police. \n\nKayishema is accused of genocide, complicity in genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and crimes against humanity.\u00a0 \n\nHe was the target of an arrest warrant issued by the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), which was set up by the UN Security Council to complete the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). \n\nInvestigators say that in his effort to evade justice, he benefited from the help of both relatives and members of the former Rwandan Armed Forces and the Forces D\u00e9mocratiques de Lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda, as well as people who adhere to the genocidal ideology of Hutu Power. \n\nA master at impersonating others, he had most recently been using the name Donatien Nibashumba. After being spotted on a farm in Paarl, some 60km from Cape Town, he was arrested on Wednesday with the help of Interpol. \n\nThe UN chief's spokesman, St\u00e9phane Dujarric, said the arrest sent\u00a0\"a powerful message showing that those suspected of committing such crimes cannot escape justice.\" \n\nPlanning and execution \n\nKayishema was a judicial police inspector during the genocide in Rwanda.\u00a0 \n\nAccording to the IRMCT, he\u00a0is specifically accused of taking part in a notorious massacre of more than 2,000 Tutsi refugees sheltering in a Catholic church in Nyange. \n\n\"Kayishema directly participated in the planning and execution of this massacre, including by procuring and distributing petrol to burn down the church with the refugees inside,\"\u00a0the IRMCT's chief prosecutor said in a statement .\u00a0 \n\n\"When this failed, Kayishema and others used a bulldozer to collapse the church, burying and killing the refugees inside. \n\n\"Kayishema and others then supervised the transfer of corpses from the church grounds into mass graves over the next approximately two days.\" \n\nHis first court appearance did not feature any discussion\u00a0of potential extradition to Rwanda. Kayishema has been remanded in custody in Pollsmoor high-security prison near Cape Town, and his next hearing is scheduled for 2nd June. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>A man suspected of playing a key role in the Rwandan genocide appeared in court in Cape Town on Friday, two days after his arrest on a South African farm and more than two decades after he first went on the run.<\/p>\n<p>Fulgence Kayishema, 62, is one of the last four fugitives wanted for their role in the 1994 genocide that led to the deaths of some 800,000 Rwandans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The majority of victims belonged to the Tutsi minority, at the hands of extremists in the Hutu majority.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared impassive in the dock, clad in a blue parka and\u00a0surrounded by armed officers wearing helmets and bullet-proof waistcoats, as he admitted he was the man wanted by the courts and international police.<\/p>\n<p>Kayishema is accused of genocide, complicity in genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and crimes against humanity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was the target of an arrest warrant issued by the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), which was set up by the UN Security Council to complete the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).<\/p>\n<p>Investigators say that in his effort to evade justice, he benefited from the help of both relatives and members of the former Rwandan Armed Forces and the Forces D\u00e9mocratiques de Lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda, as well as people who adhere to the genocidal ideology of Hutu Power.<\/p>\n<p>A master at impersonating others, he had most recently been using the name Donatien Nibashumba. After being spotted on a farm in Paarl, some 60km from Cape Town, he was arrested on Wednesday with the help of Interpol.<\/p>\n<p>The UN chief's spokesman, St\u00e9phane Dujarric, said the arrest sent\u00a0\"a powerful message showing that those suspected of committing such crimes cannot escape justice.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Planning and execution<\/h2><p>Kayishema was a judicial police inspector during the genocide in Rwanda.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the IRMCT, he\u00a0is specifically accused of taking part in a notorious massacre of more than 2,000 Tutsi refugees sheltering in a Catholic church in Nyange.<\/p>\n<p>\"Kayishema directly participated in the planning and execution of this massacre, including by procuring and distributing petrol to burn down the church with the refugees inside,\"\u00a0the IRMCT's chief prosecutor <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.irmct.org//en//news//ictr-fugitive-fulgence-kayishema-arrested/">said in a statement<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"When this failed, Kayishema and others used a bulldozer to collapse the church, burying and killing the refugees inside.<\/p>\n<p>\"Kayishema and others then supervised the transfer of corpses from the church grounds into mass graves over the next approximately two days.\"<\/p>\n<p>His first court appearance did not feature any discussion\u00a0of potential extradition to Rwanda. Kayishema has been remanded in custody in Pollsmoor high-security prison near Cape Town, and his next hearing is scheduled for 2nd June.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685106191,"publishedAt":1685112018,"updatedAt":1685112021,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/26\/top-rwandan-genocide-fugitive-appears-in-cape-town-court","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/28\/12\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_d73810b4-19b0-5dbf-835b-07a7b96d8258-7632812.jpg","altText":"Fulgence Kayishema, center, enters the Magistrate's Court in Cape Town, South Africa","caption":"Fulgence Kayishema, center, enters the Magistrate's Court in Cape Town, South Africa","captionCredit":"AP 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gave military support to Russia, claims US ambassador","titleListing2":"Russian ship is known to have docked at Western Cape naval base last year","leadin":"Russian ship is known to have docked at Western Cape naval base last year","summary":"Russian ship is known to have docked at Western Cape naval base last year","url":"south-africa-gave-military-support-to-russia-claims-us-ambassador","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The United States ambassador to Pretoria has accused South Africa of providing military support to Russia despite its declared neutrality in the conflict with Ukraine. \n\nDuring a meeting with local media, Reuben Brigety said the US is convinced that \"arms and ammunition were loaded\" onto a Russian cargo ship that docked near Cape Town in early December last year \"before it left for Russia\". \n\n\"Arming the Russians is extremely serious and we do not believe that this issue has been resolved,\" he added. \"We would like South Africa to start practising its policy of 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Shortly after the invasion, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced he had spoke with Vladimir Putin by telephone to discuss the situation, but no transcript or readout was made available. \n\nThe two men held another phone call last summer, this time discussing the war's implications for global\u00a0food security ahead of a BRICS summit. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The United States ambassador to Pretoria has accused South Africa of providing military support to Russia despite its declared neutrality in the conflict with Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>During a meeting with local media, Reuben Brigety said the US is convinced that \"arms and ammunition were loaded\" onto a Russian cargo ship that docked near Cape Town in early December last year \"before it left for Russia\".<\/p>\n<p>\"Arming the Russians is extremely serious and we do not believe that this issue has been resolved,\" he added. \"We would like South Africa to start practising its policy of non-alignment.\"<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the reliability of US intelligence on the ship's cargo, Ambassador Brigety said it was solid.<\/p>\n<p>His words were confirmed to AFP by a source present at the meeting, but the American embassy declined to confirm or deny them.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7590340,7587006,7585182\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//06//kyiv-says-it-intercepted-russian-missile-with-patriot-defence-system/">Kyiv says it intercepted Russian missile with Patriot defence system<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//08//ukraine-war-drone-strikes-nuclear-plant-anxiety-wagner-stays-in-bakhmut/">Ukraine war: Drone strikes, nuclear plant anxiety, Wagner stays in Bakhmut<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2023//05//09//eu-must-match-expectations-of-ukraines-membership-ambitions-metsola/">EU must 'match expectations' of Ukraine's membership ambitions - Metsola<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The ship's berthing at Naval Base Simon's Town on the Cape Peninsula caused controversy in the South Africa when it came to light late last year.<\/p>\n<p>The main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, called on the ANC-led government to explain how a Russian cargo ship targeted by Western sanctions was allowed to dock.<\/p>\n<p>The shadow defence minister, Kobus Marais, questioned why the cargo ship had docked at a military port rather than a commercial one and \"why there is so much secrecy\" surrounding it.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa has not officially taken sides since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Shortly after the invasion, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced he had spoke with Vladimir Putin by telephone to discuss the situation, but no transcript or readout was made available.<\/p>\n<p>The two men held another phone call last summer, this time discussing the war's implications for global\u00a0food security ahead of a BRICS summit.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1683815512,"publishedAt":1683822339,"updatedAt":1683822342,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/11\/south-africa-gave-military-support-to-russia-claims-us-ambassador","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/75\/60\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_762a511c-a5a7-531f-b926-e825d2e36c05-7597560.jpg","altText":"Russian President Vladimir Putin and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at a summit in 2019","caption":"Russian President Vladimir Putin and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at a summit in 2019","captionCredit":"AP Photo","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":3600,"height":2025}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":7889,"slug":"south-africa","urlSafeValue":"south-africa","title":"South Africa","titleRaw":"South Africa"},{"id":239,"slug":"russia","urlSafeValue":"russia","title":"Russia","titleRaw":"Russia"},{"id":26692,"slug":"war-in-ukraine","urlSafeValue":"war-in-ukraine","title":"Ukraine war","titleRaw":"Ukraine war"},{"id":288,"slug":"ukraine","urlSafeValue":"ukraine","title":"Ukraine","titleRaw":"Ukraine"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2268436},{"id":2269326},{"id":2269966}],"technicalTags":[{"path":"euronews.byenglishwebteam"},{"path":"euronews"}],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"AFP","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":3,"urlSafeValue":"africa","title":"Africa"},"country":{"id":257,"urlSafeValue":"south-africa","title":"South Africa","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/africa\/south-africa"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gb_safe','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','gs_politics','shadow9hu7_pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_politics_issues_policy','gs_politics_misc','sm_politics','neg_ukraine_russia_war','shadow9hu7_pos_ukraine-russia','neg_mobkoi_creed_eng','neg_mobkoi_new','neg_intel_mobkoi','gt_mixed','gs_busfin','gs_war_conflict','gv_military','gs_science_geography','gs_busfin_indus'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/05\/11\/south-africa-gave-military-support-to-russia-claims-us-ambassador","lastModified":1683822342},{"id":2255474,"cid":7553254,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230422_NCSU_51345632","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_society','gs_society_religion','african_related_content_uk','gs_food','gs_event_eid','gs_seasevnt_eid','gs_seasevnt','gt_mixed','neg_nespresso','gs_food_misc','castrol_negative_uk','neg_mobkoi_castrol','gt_negative_sadness','gs_politics_civicaffairs','gs_food_kitchen'","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Watch: South African muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr with akhni, a popular Ramadan dish","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Eid al-Fitr: South African muslims cook Ramadan dish akhni on fires","titleListing2":"Watch: South African muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr with akhni, a popular Ramadan dish","leadin":"South African muslims cook the popular Ramadan meat and rice dish akhni on wood fires to mark Eid al-Fitr. The country suffered multiple power cuts during the holy month.","summary":"South African muslims cook the popular Ramadan meat and rice dish akhni on wood fires to mark Eid al-Fitr. The country suffered multiple power cuts during the holy month.","keySentence":null,"url":"watch-south-african-muslims-celebrate-eid-al-fitr-with-akhni-a-popular-ramadan-dish","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"In the Muslim community of Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, residents celebrate Eid Al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and reflect on the month of fasting made more difficult by blackouts. \n\nVolunteers use open fires to cook pots of akhni, a popular Ramadan dish of rice and meat. \n\nSouth Africa has been battered by record blackouts over the past year, triggered by mounting problems at the beleaguered power utility Eskom.","htmlText":"<p>In the Muslim community of Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, residents celebrate Eid Al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and reflect on the month of fasting made more difficult by blackouts.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers use open fires to cook pots of akhni, a popular Ramadan dish of rice and meat.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa has been battered by record blackouts over the past year, triggered by mounting problems at the beleaguered power utility Eskom.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1682180868,"publishedAt":1682192136,"updatedAt":1682192139,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/04\/22\/watch-south-african-muslims-celebrate-eid-al-fitr-with-akhni-a-popular-ramadan-dish","programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/55\/32\/66\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_8b5e8727-eae3-5471-b4c5-cba0593652b7-7553266.jpg","altText":"Cooking Ramadan dish akhni on wood fires in South Africa","caption":"Cooking Ramadan dish akhni on wood fires in South 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growing cruise market","leadin":"Durban esp\u00e8re que sa nouvelle infrastructure portuaire attirera davantage de touristes dans la ville sud-africaine.","summary":"Durban esp\u00e8re que sa nouvelle infrastructure portuaire attirera davantage de touristes dans la ville sud-africaine.","keySentence":null,"url":"this-south-african-city-is-pinning-tourism-hopes-on-growing-cruise-market","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The global cruise tourism market is expected to be worth an estimated $17.4 billion (\u20ac15.9 billion) by 2032,\u00a0 and Durban, a scenic seaside city on South Africa\u2019s eastern coast is keen to get in on the action. \n\nPart of the wider province of KwaZulu Natal, Durban Tourism estimates that 1.2 million tourists will visit the city this April, which is the start of high season in the region.\u00a0 \n\nTo help the city cope with these arrivals, in 2021, Durban unveiled its new $10 million (\u20ac9.1 million) international terminal, which is set to accommodate an influx of domestic and international tourist passenger ships. \n\n\u201cJust recently, we welcomed the Queen Mary ship which has not been to South Africa in a very long time and we welcomed over 2,000 tourists,\u201d explains Hlengiwe Magudulela, Durban Tourism Senior Manager for Tourism Information Services. \n\n\u201cWe are doing our best to leverage the cruise market and champion cruise liner tours.\u201d \n\nWhat is happening to Durban's port? \n\nIn order to amplify economic opportunities for the cruise economy, South Africa\u2019s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a $5 billion (\u20ac4.6 billion) expansion plan, which will see the Durban Port grow over the next decade, boosting commercial and tourist activity in the area. \n\nThe port expansion will sit alongside a planned development of the Durban Bay waterfront, which is expected to include luxury hotels , museums and an exhibition centre. \n\nThough the plan is still in its early stages, the city of Durban, alongside its partners Transnet and the KZN Economic Development Tourism and Environmental Affairs Department, hope that the new infrastructure will boost tourism and contribute positively to the local economy. \n\nWill the port expansion bring new tourists to Durban? \n\n\u201cAt the moment, our place in the cruise line market is not so big,\u201d says Magudulela. \n\n\u201cIn response to President Ramaphosa\u2019s declaration that there will be over 100 billion rand (\u20ac4.6 billion) infrastructure development alongside the terminal, we really want to leverage that into having t ourists stay over. \u201d \n\nThe wider region of KwaZulu Natal saw 500,000 domestic travellers and 51,000 international tourists in December 2022, which injected over $500 million (\u20ac4.6 million) into the province's economy. \n\nPinky Radebe, KwaZulu Natal\u2019s Senior Tourism Manager for PR and Communications believes that the influx of travellers is key to strengthening the local currency (rand) which has dipped due to global market influences. \n\n\u201cTourism brings in a lot of money. Our rand has not been doing so well, international currencies bring our economy to greater heights,\u201d she explains. \n\nThis year, KwaZulu Natal Tourism expects three cruises to arrive at the Durban port, with over 2,000 visitors in each passenger ship.","htmlText":"<p>The global cruise tourism market is expected to be worth an estimated $17.4 billion (\u20ac15.9 billion) by 2032,\u00a0 and Durban, a scenic seaside city on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//05//12//south-africa-s-newest-safari-suite-is-a-vintage-train-carriage-take-a-look-inside/">South Africa\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> eastern coast is keen to get in on the action.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the wider province of KwaZulu Natal, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2021//11//11//durban-this-south-african-city-enjoys-320-days-of-sunshine-a-year/">Durban Tourism<\/strong><\/a> estimates that 1.2 million tourists will visit the city this April, which is the start of high season in the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To help the city cope with these arrivals, in 2021, Durban unveiled its new $10 million (\u20ac9.1 million) international terminal, which is set to accommodate an influx of domestic and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//07//03//carbon-targets-and-new-tech-how-cruises-are-evolving-to-try-and-be-less-environmentally-ha/">international tourist passenger ships.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust recently, we welcomed the Queen Mary ship which has not been to South Africa in a very long time and we welcomed over 2,000 tourists,\u201d explains Hlengiwe Magudulela, Durban Tourism Senior Manager for Tourism Information Services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are doing our best to leverage the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//11//30//the-future-of-travel-carbon-zero-cruises-rebuilding-ukraine-and-sightseeing-in-the-metaver/">cruise market<\/strong><\/a> and champion cruise 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https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/50\/93\/64\/1200x675_cmsv2_d1cc08b3-886c-5b6d-b25f-a08a978661e4-7509364.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/50\/93\/64\/1920x1080_cmsv2_d1cc08b3-886c-5b6d-b25f-a08a978661e4-7509364.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Durban waterfront at night<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In order to amplify economic opportunities for the cruise economy, South Africa\u2019s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a $5 billion (\u20ac4.6 billion) expansion plan, which will see the Durban Port grow over the next decade, boosting commercial and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//28//this-uk-city-will-soon-charge-tourist-tax-where-else-in-europe-do-you-have-to-pay-to-visit/">tourist activity<\/strong><\/a> in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The port expansion will sit alongside a planned development of the Durban Bay waterfront, which is expected to include <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//01//02//these-are-the-most-luxurious-hotels-money-can-buy-and-you-ll-need-a-lot-of-it/">luxury hotels<\/strong><\/a>, museums and an exhibition centre.<\/p>\n<p>Though the plan is still in its early stages, the city of Durban, alongside its partners Transnet and the KZN Economic Development Tourism and Environmental Affairs Department, hope that the new infrastructure will boost <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//04//05//long-layover-these-european-airports-are-close-enough-to-city-centres-for-sightseeing-excu/">tourism and contribute positively to the local economy.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"6967102,6618162\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//08//23//south-africa-wildlife-sanctuary-welcomes-white-rhino-calf/">South Africa wildlife sanctuary welcomes white rhino calf<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//04//14//south-africa-is-introducing-a-digital-nomad-visa-will-it-revive-the-struggling-tourism-sec/">South Africa is introducing a digital nomad visa - will it revive the struggling tourism sector?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Will 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application ruled he would be able to apply again in August 2024, South Africa's Department of Corrections said in a statement. The board cited a new clarification on Pistorius' sentence that was issued by South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal three days ago, according to the statement. \n\nThe result was a surprise but there has been legal wrangling over when Pistorius should be eligible for parole because of the series of appeals in his case. He was initially convicted of culpable homicide, a charge comparable to manslaughter, in 2014 but the case went through a number of appeals before Pistorius was finally sentenced to 13 years and five months in prison for murder in 2017. \n\nSerious offenders must serve at least half their sentence to be eligible for parole in South Africa and Pistorius' lawyers had gone to court to argue that he was now eligible because he had served the required portion of time in jail from late 2014 following his culpable homicide conviction. \n\nKnown worldwide as the \"Blade Runner\" because of his carbon-fibre prosthetics, Pistorius has always claimed he shot his girlfriend in error after mistaking her for a dangerous intruder. \n\nSteenkamp's parents opposed parole \n\nSteenkamp's parents still believe he is lying about their daughter's killing and opposed the former Olympic runner's application for parole, their lawyer said Friday. \n\n\"Unless he comes clean, they don't feel that he is rehabilitated,\u201d lawyer Tania Koen told reporters outside the Atteridgeville Correctional Centre prison in Pretoria, where Pistorius has been incarcerated since 2016 and where his parole hearing took place Friday. \n\n\u201cHe\u2019s the killer of their daughter. For them, it\u2019s a life sentence,\u201d Koen said before the hearing. \n\nPistorius, a double-amputee runner and multiple Paralympic champion who made history by competing against able-bodied athletes at the 2012 Olympics, was convicted for the Valentine's Day 2013 shooting of Steenkamp at his home. \n\nHe said he didn't realise that she got out of bed and went to the bathroom. But her parents, Barry and June Steenkamp, have said they still believe he killed her intentionally in anger in a late-night argument. \n\nPistorius fired four shots through a toilet cubicle door in his upscale Pretoria villa at his 29-year-old partner, a model and reality TV star, in the pre-dawn hours of February 14, 2013. \n\nPistorius, who is now 36, made a series of appeals in his case.\u00a0 \n\nThe paralympic star has served more than seven years taking into account time served from late 2014 when his initial manslaughter conviction was overturned after an appeal by the prosecution resulted in a murder conviction. Pistorius is now eligible for parole. \n\nSteenkamp's mother, June Steenkamp, submitted written and oral statements at Friday's hearing opposing Pistorius' application to be released from prison, the parents' lawyer said. Koen said June Steenkamp addressed the parole board in a separate room from Pistorius.\u00a0","htmlText":"<p>Disgraced South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been denied early release from prison, ten years after he was convicted of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Pistorius, who is serving more than 13 years for her murder, applied for a parole hearing last year, arguing that he had served more than half his sentence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But on Friday the board,\u00a0which includes representatives from the prison service, police and civilians, ruled that he\u00a0will have to stay in prison for at least another year and four months after it was decided that he had not served the \u201cminimum detention period\u201d required to be released.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The parole board hearing Pistorius' application ruled he would be able to apply again in August 2024, South Africa's Department of Corrections said in a statement. The board cited a new clarification on Pistorius' sentence that was issued by South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal three days ago, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>The result was a surprise but there has been legal wrangling over when Pistorius should be eligible for parole because of the series of appeals in his case. He was initially convicted of culpable homicide, a charge comparable to manslaughter, in 2014 but the case went through a number of appeals before Pistorius was finally sentenced to 13 years and five months in prison for murder in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Serious offenders must serve at least half their sentence to be eligible for parole in South Africa and Pistorius' lawyers had gone to court to argue that he was now eligible because he had served the required portion of time in jail from late 2014 following his culpable homicide conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Known worldwide as the \"Blade Runner\" because of his carbon-fibre prosthetics, Pistorius has always claimed he shot his girlfriend in error after mistaking her for a dangerous intruder.<\/p>\n<h2>Steenkamp's parents opposed parole<\/h2><p>Steenkamp's parents still believe he is lying about their daughter's killing and opposed the former Olympic runner's application for parole, their lawyer said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\"Unless he comes clean, they don't feel that he is rehabilitated,\u201d lawyer Tania Koen told reporters outside the Atteridgeville Correctional Centre prison in Pretoria, where Pistorius has been incarcerated since 2016 and where his parole hearing took place Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s the killer of their daughter. For them, it\u2019s a life sentence,\u201d Koen said before the hearing.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"3014677\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2017//11//24//oscar-pistorius-sentence-increased-to-13-years-and-five-months-by-south-african/">South African judge increases Pistorius' sentence to 13 years<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Pistorius, a double-amputee runner and multiple Paralympic champion who made history by competing against able-bodied athletes at the 2012 Olympics, was convicted for the Valentine's Day 2013 shooting of Steenkamp at his home.<\/p>\n<p>He said he didn't realise that she got out of bed and went to the bathroom. 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Pistorius is now eligible for parole.<\/p>\n<p>Steenkamp's mother, June Steenkamp, submitted written and oral statements at Friday's hearing opposing Pistorius' application to be released from prison, the parents' lawyer said. 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He believes this solution\u00a0has the potential of solving the water shortage challenges in South Africa. \n\n\"So, we have developed the prototype which is behind me where we use a waste\u00a0material to treat acid mine drainage to the drinking stage (make it drinkable),\" explained Boitumelo, \"we will be solving two things,\u00a0which is the availability of water since you know that we have experienced in South Africa\u00a0water restrictions. So, this can serve about a million people.'' \n\nAcross the ten African countries most at risk nearly one-third of children do not have access to at least basic water at home,\u00a0and two-thirds do not have basic sanitation services. \n\nHand hygiene is also limited, with three-quarters of\u00a0children unable to wash their hands because of a lack of water and soap at home. \n\nAs a result, these countries\u00a0also carry the heaviest burden of child deaths from diseases caused by inadequate water access, such as diarrhoeal\u00a0diseases. \n\nPakistan is in a dire situation following last year's floods \n\nUNICEF is also drawing attention to Pakistan after last summer's devastating floods. \n\n\nTen million people in the country, including children, still live in flood-affected areas without access to safe drinking water. \n\nThe statement from UNICEF underscored the dire situation in impoverished Pakistan, a country with a population of 220 million that months later is still struggling with the consequences of the flooding , as well as a spiralling economic crisis. \n\nThe floods, which experts attribute in part to climate change, killed 1,739 people, including 647 children and 353 women. \n\nSafe drinking water is not a privilege, it is a basic human right,\u201d said Abdullah Fadil, the UNICEF representative in Pakistan . \u201cYet, every day, millions of girls and boys in Pakistan are fighting a losing battle against preventable waterborne diseases and the consequential malnutrition.\" \n\n\"We need the continued support of our donors to provide safe water, build toilets and deliver vital sanitation services to these children and families who need them the most,\u201d Fadil added.","htmlText":"<p>Today is World Water Day, an annual event that aims to highlight the problems millions of people around the world have in accessing clean, safe drinking water.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations children's agency UNICEF says that on the continent of Africa alone, 190 million children in ten countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three\u00a0water-related threats - inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene-related diseases.<\/p>\n<p>The triple threat was found to be most acute in Benin,\u00a0Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, C\u00f4te d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>Central Africa is one of the world's most water-insecure and climate-impacted regions, according to the UNICEF analysis.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7448830,7014034\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//08//clean-water-shortages-steal-womens-time-heres-what-happens-when-they-get-it-back/">Clean water shortages steal women\u2019s time. Here\u2019s what happens when they get it back<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//09//13//forgotten-droughts-these-five-regions-of-the-world-could-soon-face-conflict-over-water/">Forgotten droughts: These five regions of the world could soon face conflict over water<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Boitumelo Nkatlo, the founder of BN-Aqua Solutions, has developed a treatment\u00a0that purifies <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//15//the-trees-were-all-gone-indonesias-nickel-mines-reveal-the-dark-side-of-our-electric-futur/">acid mine<\/strong><\/a> drainage into drinkable water. He believes this solution\u00a0has the potential of solving the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//05//04//jordan-s-water-shortages-are-life-threatening-is-tree-planting-the-answer/">water shortage<\/strong><\/a> challenges in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\"So, we have developed the prototype which is behind me where we use a waste\u00a0material to treat acid mine drainage to the drinking stage (make it drinkable),\" explained Boitumelo, \"we will be solving two things,\u00a0which is the availability of water since you know that we have experienced in South Africa\u00a0water restrictions. So, this can serve about a million people.''<\/p>\n<p>Across the ten African countries most at risk nearly one-third of children do not have access to at least basic water at home,\u00a0and two-thirds do not have basic sanitation services.<\/p>\n<p>Hand hygiene is also limited, with three-quarters of\u00a0children unable to wash their hands because of a lack of water and soap at home.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, these countries\u00a0also carry the heaviest burden of child deaths from diseases caused by inadequate water access, such as diarrhoeal\u00a0diseases.<\/p>\n<h2>Pakistan is in a dire situation following last year's floods<\/h2><p>UNICEF is also drawing attention to Pakistan after last summer's devastating floods.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Safe drinking water is not a privilege, it is a basic human right<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Abdullah Fadil\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n UNICEF Pakistan\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<br>Ten million people in the country, including children, still live in flood-affected areas without access to safe drinking water.<\/p>\n<p>The statement from UNICEF underscored the dire situation in impoverished Pakistan, a country with a population of 220 million that months later is <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//10//we-are-still-suffering-families-struggle-to-find-food-6-months-from-devastating-pakistan-f/">still struggling with the consequences of the flooding<\/strong><\/a>, as well as a spiralling economic crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The floods, which experts attribute in part to climate change, killed 1,739 people, including 647 children and 353 women.<\/p>\n<p>Safe drinking water is not a privilege, it is a basic human right,\u201d said Abdullah Fadil, the UNICEF representative in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//09//07//pakistan-floods-parts-of-the-country-now-like-a-sea-says-prime-minister/">Pakistan. \u201cYet, every day, millions of girls and boys in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//11//09//cop27-the-world-is-burning-up-faster-than-it-can-recover-says-pakistan-pm/">Pakistan are fighting a losing battle against preventable waterborne diseases and the consequential malnutrition.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"We need the continued support of our donors to provide safe water, build toilets and deliver vital sanitation services to these children and families who need them the most,\u201d Fadil added.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1679409597,"publishedAt":1679433936,"updatedAt":1679486159,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2023\/03\/21\/hundreds-of-millions-of-children-at-risk-from-inadequate-or-unsafe-drinking-water","programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/47\/72\/50\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2254ed38-234f-5faf-8cf1-27bc6640f18b-7477250.jpg","altText":"People collecting drinking water in a slum area of Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. 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They had no protection from the elements, including temperatures of 40\u00b0C or more during the summer. \n\nThey had survived the ordeal thanks to kind locals in San Luis, Argentina , who fed them. \n\nWhen a local authority went to inspect the animals\u2019 living conditions, they realised immediately that they needed a new home. \n\nThough it is situated on an entirely different continent, LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa seemed like the perfect solution. With an expert team of vets and carers, they could provide a permanent and much more suitable home for the tigers. \n\nThe family of four were transported to the sanctuary by FOUR PAWS International last year but how are they looking one year on? \n\nThe journey to a new home \n\nThe first part of the journey was by road, travelling 700 km from the Argentinian countryside to Buenos Aires. \n\nAfter 15 hours on the road, the tigers were loaded onto a plane in crates with soft floors, air holes and water. \n\nWelfare officer, Velizar Angelov, had spent weeks with the cats before their journey building a relationship with them so he could better understand them and look after them during the long journey. \n\nOn 12 March 2022, after more than 70 hours of travel the tigers arrived at their new home. \n\nIt took some coaxing with tasty treats to lure female tiger, Mafalda from her crate, whereas 18-year-old Sandro bravely walked straight out. \n\nThe road to recovery \n\nA specialist team of vets and carers closely monitored the big cats upon arrival. Such a long time in confined captivity had affected them mentally and physically. \n\nSandro, the oldest member of the family, was in a poor state of health. He had a broken canine tooth, kidney problems and was almost completely blind. Many of his health conditions are now controlled through a specialised diet and close surveillance. \n\nAt first the family were released into two smaller enclosures to help them acclimatise before moving them to a hectare of land. \n\n\u201cThis adaptation phase is very important so they get used to everything around them and the new environment,\u201d explains head caretaker, Hildegard Pilker. \n\nOne year on \n\nLuciana D\u2019Abramo, Chief Development officer at FOUR PAWS International, remembers Gustavo being extremely aggressive when she first visited him in Argentina. Now she says, \u201cSeeing him lying down, it\u2019s already a huge thing for me.\u201d \n\n\u201cHe wouldn\u2019t stop moving. Coming and going and pacing and completely out of control. And now they\u2019re both just relaxing,\u201d she adds. \n\nAll four of the cats have adapted well to their new life and are enjoying roaming (and lazing) in their new home. \n\n\u201cBig cats are so resilient. It\u2019s really wonderful to see how they are rehabilitated and they have started blooming and getting into their own personality,\u201d says Hildegard Pilker. \n\nThough the cats now live in an enclosure \u2018100 times\u2019 the size of their train carriage , an even bigger space with a house for them is under construction and will eventually be their forever home. \n\nWatch the video above to see the train tigers in their new home.\u00a0","htmlText":"<p>A year ago four bengal tigers were rescued from a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//05//12//south-africa-s-newest-safari-suite-is-a-vintage-train-carriage-take-a-look-inside/">train carriage<\/strong><\/a> on a farm in Argentina.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The two eldest animals had been left behind by a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//04//28//abusement-parks-in-vietnam-the-dark-side-of-entertaining-tourists-in-monkey-island/">circus who no longer deemed them worthy of performing.<\/p>\n<p>For 15 years, they had been trapped in the 75m\u00b2 space, where their two male cubs, Gustavo and Messi, were born. They had no protection from the elements, including temperatures of 40\u00b0C or more during the summer.<\/p>\n<p>They had survived the ordeal thanks to kind locals in San Luis, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//10//28//south-americas-lithium-triangle-communities-are-being-sacrificed-to-save-the-planet/">Argentina, who fed them.<\/p>\n<p>When a local authority went to inspect the animals\u2019 living conditions, they realised immediately that they needed a new home.<\/p>\n<p>Though it is situated on an entirely different continent, LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//02//13//south-africa-announces-a-national-state-of-disaster-easing-solar-rollout-in-hospitals-and-/">South Africa<\/strong><\/a> seemed like the perfect solution. With an expert team of vets and carers, they could provide a permanent and much more suitable home for the tigers.<\/p>\n<p>The family of four were transported to the sanctuary by FOUR PAWS International last year but how are they looking one year on?<\/p>\n<h2>The journey to a new home<\/h2><p>The first part of the journey was by road, travelling 700 km from the Argentinian countryside to Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n<p>After 15 hours on the road, the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//10//24//defying-extinction-asian-tigers-leopards-and-elephants-can-thrive-near-humans-research-sho/">tigers were loaded onto a plane in crates with soft floors, air holes and water.<\/p>\n<p>Welfare officer, Velizar Angelov, had spent weeks with the cats before their journey building a relationship with them so he could better understand them and look after them during the long journey.<\/p>\n<p>On 12 March 2022, after more than 70 hours of travel the tigers arrived at their new home.<\/p>\n<p>It took some coaxing with tasty treats to lure female tiger, Mafalda from her crate, whereas 18-year-old Sandro bravely walked straight out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//45//68//46//808x539_cmsv2_66f97dfd-a24a-5ed4-8a96-c915abbca222-7456846.jpg/" alt=\"FOUR PAWS / Hristo Vladev\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/45\/68\/46\/384x256_cmsv2_66f97dfd-a24a-5ed4-8a96-c915abbca222-7456846.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/45\/68\/46\/640x427_cmsv2_66f97dfd-a24a-5ed4-8a96-c915abbca222-7456846.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/45\/68\/46\/750x500_cmsv2_66f97dfd-a24a-5ed4-8a96-c915abbca222-7456846.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/45\/68\/46\/828x552_cmsv2_66f97dfd-a24a-5ed4-8a96-c915abbca222-7456846.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/45\/68\/46\/1080x720_cmsv2_66f97dfd-a24a-5ed4-8a96-c915abbca222-7456846.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/45\/68\/46\/1200x800_cmsv2_66f97dfd-a24a-5ed4-8a96-c915abbca222-7456846.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/45\/68\/46\/1920x1280_cmsv2_66f97dfd-a24a-5ed4-8a96-c915abbca222-7456846.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The four tigers spent 15 years living in an abandoned train carriage.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">FOUR PAWS / Hristo Vladev<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7260542,7439938\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//06//07//we-must-end-this-war-on-nature-europes-most-endangered-species-to-protect-on-world-wildlif/">/u2018We must end this war on nature\u2019: Europe\u2019s most endangered species in need of protection<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//12//21//an-exploded-aquarium-and-chimpanzees-shot-dead-is-it-time-to-stop-keeping-animals-in-capti/">An exploded aquarium and chimpanzees shot dead: Is it time to stop keeping animals in captivity?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>The road to recovery<\/h2><p>A specialist team of vets and carers closely monitored the big cats upon arrival. Such a long time in confined captivity had affected them mentally and physically.<\/p>\n<p>Sandro, the oldest member of the family, was in a poor state of health. He had a broken canine tooth, kidney problems and was almost completely blind. Many of his health conditions are now controlled through a specialised diet and close surveillance.<\/p>\n<p>At first the family were released into two smaller enclosures to help them acclimatise before moving them to a hectare of land.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis adaptation phase is very important so they get used to everything around them and the new environment,\u201d explains head caretaker, Hildegard Pilker.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7433526,7455716\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//10//escaped-wild-cat-with-cocaine-in-its-system-rescued-from-owner-in-ohio/">Escaped wild cat with cocaine in its system rescued from owner in Ohio<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//02//28//how-facebook-posts-microchips-and-voicenotes-are-reuniting-pets-with-their-owners-in-turke/">How Facebook posts, microchips and voicenotes are reuniting pets with their owners in Turkey<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>One year on<\/h2><p>Luciana D\u2019Abramo, Chief Development officer at FOUR PAWS International, remembers Gustavo being extremely aggressive when she first visited him in Argentina. Now she says, \u201cSeeing him lying down, it\u2019s already a huge thing for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wouldn\u2019t stop moving. Coming and going and pacing and completely out of control. And now they\u2019re both just relaxing,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n<p>All four of the cats have adapted well to their new life and are enjoying roaming (and lazing) in their new home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig cats are so resilient. It\u2019s really wonderful to see how they are rehabilitated and they have started blooming and getting into their own personality,\u201d says Hildegard Pilker.<\/p>\n<p>Though the cats now <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//03//18//this-tiger-family-is-starting-a-new-life-after-15-years-living-in-a-train-carriage/">live in an enclosure \u2018100 times\u2019 the size of their train carriage<\/strong><\/a>, an even bigger space with a house for them is under construction and will eventually be their forever home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the video above to see the train tigers in their new 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Warriors","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":null,"titleListing2":"Meet the South African team empowering underprivileged children to become Ocean Warriors","leadin":"Parley Oceans School is a 16-week afterschool programme teaches underprivileged youths theoretical knowledge about the ocean and conducts a unique swimming course that incorporates mindfulness.","summary":"Parley Oceans School is a 16-week afterschool programme teaches underprivileged youths theoretical knowledge about the ocean and conducts a unique swimming course that incorporates mindfulness.","keySentence":null,"url":"meet-the-south-african-team-empowering-underprivileged-children-to-become-ocean-warriors","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"SCENES shines a spotlight on youth around the world that are breaking down barriers and creating change. The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell their remarkable stories. \n\nFor Marguerite Hofmeyr, a connection with the ocean is practically a birthright. Encouraged by her surfer father, she started diving at age 12, and by 18, she was a PADI-certified Scuba diving instructor, travelling the world and teaching people to dive. \n\n\"I really feel passionate about passing on to other people that feeling of safety, passion and rapture that the ocean has given me,\" Marguerite tells SCENES. \n\nBut she was aware that back home in South Africa, the ocean was inaccessible to some people. \n\nHout Bay, a coastal town, hugs the Atlantic Ocean in the south. Historically, it was a township for non-white communities during the Apartheid era. At that time, they were not allowed at the town's beach . \n\nThirty years on, the lines that segregate are now invisible, but traces of their effects linger. Despite being a coastal community, many children from disadvantaged townships do not know how to swim. As a result, drownings are not uncommon. \n\n\"I decided that I wanted to start an ocean school for communities that are underprivileged and that don't have the access that I've been lucky enough to have throughout my life to the ocean,\" Marguerite said. \n\nSoon, Marguerite met Frank Soloman, who founded Sentinel Oceans Alliance . Together, they set up Parley Oceans School in Hout Bay in 2020. The 16-week afterschool programme teaches underprivileged youths theoretical knowledge about the ocean and conducts a unique swimming course that incorporates mindfulness. \n\nOvercoming fears with mindfulness \n\nMarguerite, the organisation's operations director, believes the children's fears stem from feeling unfamiliar with the water. Sentinel Oceans Alliance teaches meditation and breathing techniques to help students calm themselves before they get into the water. \n\n\"Once we start, they teach us that we should close our eyes. They say, 'take a deep breath. Breathe in and out\". We talk about the problems we have throughout the day,\" says Charles Mphande, a student at the Parley Oceans School. \n\n\"This is a practice they can take home and do in any life situation,\" Marguerite adds. \n\nComing from disenfranchised communities, the students are no strangers to stress and troubles at home. Some of them have witnessed or experienced violence in their everyday lives. \n\n\"One of the reasons I started this programme was because there was a riot. A kid got shot in the face multiple times with rubber bullets. He was just walking down the beach,\" Frank recalls. \n\nThe Parley Oceans School strives to be a safe space for the children to have fun while learning about the importance of safeguarding the ocean. The students learn strategies to protect the ocean, using the acronym 'AIR'. \n\nThe AIR strategy \n\n\"'A' stands for avoiding plastic, wherever possible. 'I' stands for intercepting plastic waste. We do a mini beach cleanup. The kids get a bag, they get gloves, and then they'll pick up plastic. 'R' stands for redesigning plastic waste. We're not teaching the kids only to redesign plastic, but to redesign their mindset,\" says Kholofelo Sethebe, a marine biologist and educator. \n\nThe strategy proves effective as Kholofelo noted behavioural changes in the students. \"I tell my friend that you must not throw away plastic because it will get into the ocean,\" says student Sylvester Omabi. \n\nAside from championing the ocean, the students also gain confidence swimming in the water. \n\n\"I was really afraid the first time I had to dive under the wave. But I'm not afraid anymore,\" said David Nzdanzofou. \n\n\"In the beginning, they don't want to go deeper than ankle depth, and at the end, they're diving below waves, kicking up the sand, and swimming back to shore,\" Marguerite says, calling it a wonderful programme. \n\n\"Even if one kid's life is changed in a slight way, it's a huge success,\" Frank adds. \n\nCurrently, the team at Sentinel Oceans Alliance are expanding their programmes. Graduates of the Parley Oceans School who show exceptional promise and passion are eligible to extend their enrolment. During this time, they will work through a curriculum in ocean exploration, activism and public speaking.","htmlText":"<p><strong>SCENES shines a spotlight on youth around the world that are breaking down barriers and creating change. The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell their remarkable stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For Marguerite Hofmeyr, a connection with the ocean is practically a birthright. Encouraged by her surfer father, she started diving at age 12, and by 18, she was a PADI-certified Scuba diving instructor, travelling the world and teaching people to dive.<\/p>\n<p>\"I really feel passionate about passing on to other people that feeling of safety, passion and rapture that the ocean has given me,\" Marguerite tells SCENES.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//43//01//22//808x454_cmsv2_ecf3f7e3-dbbd-5b85-a4af-bd41a6c077f0-7430122.jpg/" alt=\"KAMVA Collective\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/384x216_cmsv2_ecf3f7e3-dbbd-5b85-a4af-bd41a6c077f0-7430122.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/640x360_cmsv2_ecf3f7e3-dbbd-5b85-a4af-bd41a6c077f0-7430122.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/750x422_cmsv2_ecf3f7e3-dbbd-5b85-a4af-bd41a6c077f0-7430122.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/828x466_cmsv2_ecf3f7e3-dbbd-5b85-a4af-bd41a6c077f0-7430122.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/1080x608_cmsv2_ecf3f7e3-dbbd-5b85-a4af-bd41a6c077f0-7430122.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/1200x675_cmsv2_ecf3f7e3-dbbd-5b85-a4af-bd41a6c077f0-7430122.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/1920x1080_cmsv2_ecf3f7e3-dbbd-5b85-a4af-bd41a6c077f0-7430122.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Children from disadvantaged townships get a chance to learn how to swim at Parley Oceans School<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">KAMVA Collective<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>But she was aware that back home in South Africa, the ocean was inaccessible to some people.<\/p>\n<p>Hout Bay, a coastal town, hugs the Atlantic Ocean in the south. Historically, it was a township for non-white communities during the Apartheid era. At that time, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////digitalcollections.lib.uct.ac.za//collection//islandora-16668/">they were not allowed at the town's beach<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty years on, the lines that segregate are now invisible, but traces of their effects linger. Despite being a coastal community, many children from disadvantaged townships do not know how to swim. As a result, drownings are not uncommon.<\/p>\n<p>\"I decided that I wanted to start an ocean school for communities that are underprivileged and that don't have the access that I've been lucky enough to have throughout my life to the ocean,\" Marguerite said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//43//01//22//808x454_cmsv2_6830b019-14ca-5958-9e10-288d45f08d23-7430122.jpg/" alt=\"KAMVA Collective\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/384x216_cmsv2_6830b019-14ca-5958-9e10-288d45f08d23-7430122.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/640x360_cmsv2_6830b019-14ca-5958-9e10-288d45f08d23-7430122.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/750x422_cmsv2_6830b019-14ca-5958-9e10-288d45f08d23-7430122.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/828x466_cmsv2_6830b019-14ca-5958-9e10-288d45f08d23-7430122.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/1080x608_cmsv2_6830b019-14ca-5958-9e10-288d45f08d23-7430122.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/1200x675_cmsv2_6830b019-14ca-5958-9e10-288d45f08d23-7430122.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/1920x1080_cmsv2_6830b019-14ca-5958-9e10-288d45f08d23-7430122.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Big wave surfer Frank Soloman set up Sentinel Oceans Alliance to provide ocean education to underprivileged youth in South Africa<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">KAMVA Collective<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Soon, Marguerite met Frank Soloman, who founded <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////sentineloceanalliance.org///">Sentinel Oceans Alliance<\/a>. Together, they set up Parley Oceans School in Hout Bay in 2020. The 16-week afterschool programme teaches underprivileged youths theoretical knowledge about the ocean and conducts a unique swimming course that incorporates mindfulness.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7394068,7175964,7040970\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//11//07//meet-the-team-using-bubbles-to-clear-plastic-pollution-from-rivers-and-oceans/">Meet the team using bubbles to keep Amsterdam's rivers clean<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//09//26//meet-the-women-saving-sharks-off-the-coast-of-mexico/">Meet the women saving sharks off the coast of Mexico<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//02//13//meet-the-football-team-floating-to-success-in-thailand/">Meet the football team floating to success in Thailand<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Overcoming fears with mindfulness<\/h2><p>Marguerite, the organisation's operations director, believes the children's fears stem from feeling unfamiliar with the water. Sentinel Oceans Alliance teaches meditation and breathing techniques to help students calm themselves before they get into the water.<\/p>\n<p>\"Once we start, they teach us that we should close our eyes. They say, 'take a deep breath. Breathe in and out\". We talk about the problems we have throughout the day,\" says Charles Mphande, a student at the Parley Oceans School.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//43//01//22//808x454_cmsv2_6918355d-36eb-53d0-87a5-a4f8cb034ec1-7430122.jpg/" alt=\"KAMVA Collective\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/384x216_cmsv2_6918355d-36eb-53d0-87a5-a4f8cb034ec1-7430122.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/640x360_cmsv2_6918355d-36eb-53d0-87a5-a4f8cb034ec1-7430122.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/750x422_cmsv2_6918355d-36eb-53d0-87a5-a4f8cb034ec1-7430122.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/828x466_cmsv2_6918355d-36eb-53d0-87a5-a4f8cb034ec1-7430122.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/1080x608_cmsv2_6918355d-36eb-53d0-87a5-a4f8cb034ec1-7430122.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/1200x675_cmsv2_6918355d-36eb-53d0-87a5-a4f8cb034ec1-7430122.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/1920x1080_cmsv2_6918355d-36eb-53d0-87a5-a4f8cb034ec1-7430122.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Sentinel Oceans Alliance teaches meditation and breathing techniques to help students calm themselves before they get into the water<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">KAMVA Collective<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"This is a practice they can take home and do in any life situation,\" Marguerite adds.<\/p>\n<p>Coming from disenfranchised communities, the students are no strangers to stress and troubles at home. Some of them have witnessed or experienced violence in their everyday lives.<\/p>\n<p>\"One of the reasons I started this programme was because there was a riot. A kid got shot in the face multiple times with rubber bullets. He was just walking down the beach,\" Frank recalls.<\/p>\n<p>The Parley Oceans School strives to be a safe space for the children to have fun while learning about the importance of safeguarding the ocean. The students learn strategies to protect the ocean, using the acronym 'AIR'.<\/p>\n<h2>The AIR strategy<\/h2><p>\"'A' stands for avoiding plastic, wherever possible. 'I' stands for intercepting plastic waste. We do a mini beach cleanup. The kids get a bag, they get gloves, and then they'll pick up plastic. 'R' stands for redesigning plastic waste. We're not teaching the kids only to redesign plastic, but to redesign their mindset,\" says Kholofelo Sethebe, a marine biologist and educator.<\/p>\n<p>The strategy proves effective as Kholofelo noted behavioural changes in the students. \"I tell my friend that you must not throw away plastic because it will get into the ocean,\" says student Sylvester Omabi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//43//01//22//808x454_cmsv2_ef9d57a0-e6b4-53a8-8222-983d6097395b-7430122.jpg/" alt=\"KAMVA Collective\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/384x216_cmsv2_ef9d57a0-e6b4-53a8-8222-983d6097395b-7430122.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/640x360_cmsv2_ef9d57a0-e6b4-53a8-8222-983d6097395b-7430122.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/750x422_cmsv2_ef9d57a0-e6b4-53a8-8222-983d6097395b-7430122.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/828x466_cmsv2_ef9d57a0-e6b4-53a8-8222-983d6097395b-7430122.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/1080x608_cmsv2_ef9d57a0-e6b4-53a8-8222-983d6097395b-7430122.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/1200x675_cmsv2_ef9d57a0-e6b4-53a8-8222-983d6097395b-7430122.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/43\/01\/22\/1920x1080_cmsv2_ef9d57a0-e6b4-53a8-8222-983d6097395b-7430122.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The students learn strategies to protect the ocean, using the acronym 'AIR'<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">KAMVA Collective<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Aside from championing the ocean, the students also gain confidence swimming in the water.<\/p>\n<p>\"I was really afraid the first time I had to dive under the wave. But I'm not afraid anymore,\" said David Nzdanzofou.<\/p>\n<p>\"In the beginning, they don't want to go deeper than ankle depth, and at the end, they're diving below waves, kicking up the sand, and swimming back to shore,\" Marguerite says, calling it a wonderful programme.<\/p>\n<p>\"Even if one kid's life is changed in a slight way, it's a huge success,\" Frank adds.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the team at Sentinel Oceans Alliance are expanding their programmes. Graduates of the Parley Oceans School who show exceptional promise and passion are eligible to extend their enrolment. 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rollout?","titleListing2":"South Africa announces a national state of disaster, easing solar rollout in hospitals and schools","leadin":"President Ramaphosa says the emergency measure will lead to \"a massive increase in power to the grid over the next 12 to 18 months.\"","summary":"President Ramaphosa says the emergency measure will lead to \"a massive increase in power to the grid over the next 12 to 18 months.\"","keySentence":null,"url":"south-africa-announces-a-national-state-of-disaster-easing-solar-rollout-in-hospitals-and-","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"After months of rolling power cuts, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of national disaster. \n\nSouth Africa\u2019s state-owned power company Eskom, which produces 90 per cent of the country\u2019s electricity, is beleaguered with old and poorly maintained coal-fired power plants prone to breakdowns. It\u2019s also around \u20ac23.7 billion in debt. \n\nAs demand outpaces supply, there have been scheduled blackouts - known as \u2018 load shedding \u2019 - for up to 12 hours a day, impacting the lives and livelihoods of 60 million South Africans. \n\nThe nation is still largely dependent on fossil fuels, with only 7 per cent of its energy coming from renewables in 2020, according to the International Energy Agency. \n\nSo what does Ramaphosa\u2019s announcement last week mean exactly, and could it hasten South Africa\u2019s clean energy transition as well as resolve the immediate crisis? \n\nWhat is a National State of Disaster? \n\nThe president has the power under the 2002 National Disaster Management Act to declare a crisis on this level if existing legislation cannot deal with the problem. \n\nThis gives the government powers to release resources to tackle the disaster, appoint people to provide emergency services and to bypass existing laws in the procurement and delivery of goods and services. \n\nA cabinet member then oversees the process, heading up an intergovernmental committee to mitigate the disaster through co-ordination between national, provincial and municipal bodies and the National Disaster Management Centre. \n\nHow can it help resolve the power crisis? \n\nRamaphosa says it will enable a faster rollout of generators and solar panels to ensure uninterrupted power supply for businesses in food production, storage and retail supply chains. \n\nIt would also exempt critical infrastructure such as hospitals and water treatment plants from rolling blackouts. and limit regulatory requirements in procurement. \n\nThere is no clarity yet on where the power supply for these places will come from. \n\nEnergy experts said that while the disaster status might not resolve the power shortage, it would help the government do away with a lengthy procurement system and speed up coordination between different government agencies and stakeholders, including power utilities, energy regulators, and the private sector. \n\nIt could also lead to a rapid uptake of solar in public sector buildings such as hospitals, schools and municipal buildings through a nationalised central tendering process. \n\nThe government is looking at funding schemes for easier access to solar panels and also at cutting down the time taken to award projects. \n\nWhen was the last time a National State of Disaster was declared? \n\nThis is the third time in as many years that the government has invoked the national disaster state. It was implemented in March 2020 to deal with the coronavirus pandemic and again last April following devastating flooding in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal. \n\nWhile it is difficult to quantify the impact of the proclamation, in the past the announcement has enabled the government to offer aid in the form of grants, to release resources to make available food and shelter and to offer relief to small businesses. \n\nIts effectiveness in combating the power crisis could be more measurable as Ramaphosa has said it will help \"in a massive increase in power to the grid over the next 12 to 18 months.\" \n\nWhat are experts saying about the announcement? \n\nSouth Africa's main opposition, the Democratic Alliance, has said it will mount a legal challenge against the government for declaring the state of disaster, alleging it abused procurement processes during COVID-19. \n\nThe legislation was used to enable health authorities to respond more swiftly to the pandemic , but some analysts doubt it will help the government expand power supply much quicker. \n\nAnalysts have also warned the sweeping powers could lead to more corruption, with less scrutiny of the tendering. \n\nRamaphosa said as part of the state of disaster he would appoint a new minister in the president's office to deal with electricity, which critics said would lead to bureaucratic delays as two other cabinet portfolios exist to deal with both Eskom and the energy sector.","htmlText":"<p>After months of rolling power cuts, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of national disaster.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s state-owned power company Eskom, which produces 90 per cent of the country\u2019s electricity, is beleaguered with old and poorly maintained coal-fired power plants prone to breakdowns. It\u2019s also around \u20ac23.7 billion in debt.<\/p>\n<p>As demand outpaces supply, there have been scheduled blackouts - known as \u2018<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//01//30//i-knew-my-baby-was-safe-the-surprising-link-between-solar-power-and-vaccines/">load shedding<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 - for up to 12 hours a day, impacting the lives and livelihoods of 60 million South Africans.<\/p>\n<p>The nation is still largely dependent on fossil fuels, with only 7 per cent of its energy coming from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//01//31//major-milestone-for-eu-energy-wind-and-solar-produced-more-electricity-than-gas-in-2022/">renewables in 2020, according to the International Energy Agency.<\/p>\n<p>So what does Ramaphosa\u2019s announcement last week mean exactly, and could it hasten South Africa\u2019s clean energy transition as well as resolve the immediate crisis?<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7390820,7387498\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//02//10//we-will-fight-this-label-in-court-greenpeace-to-sue-ec-over-green-category-for-gas-and-nuc/">/u2018We will fight this label in court\u2019: Greenpeace to sue EC over 'green' category for gas and nuclear<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//02//09//shells-board-of-directors-sued-over-flawed-climate-strategy-in-first-of-its-kind-lawsuit/">Shell/u2019s board of directors sued over \u2018flawed\u2019 climate strategy in first-of-its-kind lawsuit<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>What is a National State of Disaster?<\/h2><p>The president has the power under the 2002 National Disaster Management Act to declare a crisis on this level if existing legislation cannot deal with the problem.<\/p>\n<p>This gives the government powers to release resources to tackle the disaster, appoint people to provide emergency services and to bypass existing laws in the procurement and delivery of goods and services.<\/p>\n<p>A cabinet member then oversees the process, heading up an intergovernmental committee to mitigate the disaster through co-ordination between national, provincial and municipal bodies and the National Disaster Management Centre.<\/p>\n<h2>How can it help resolve the power crisis?<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6313333333333333\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//39//70//10//808x511_cmsv2_14b8e089-2791-5c15-a661-39b7c86e88d6-7397010.jpg/" alt=\"SIPHIWE SIBEKO/REUTERS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/39\/70\/10\/384x242_cmsv2_14b8e089-2791-5c15-a661-39b7c86e88d6-7397010.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/39\/70\/10\/640x404_cmsv2_14b8e089-2791-5c15-a661-39b7c86e88d6-7397010.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/39\/70\/10\/750x474_cmsv2_14b8e089-2791-5c15-a661-39b7c86e88d6-7397010.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/39\/70\/10\/828x523_cmsv2_14b8e089-2791-5c15-a661-39b7c86e88d6-7397010.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/39\/70\/10\/1080x682_cmsv2_14b8e089-2791-5c15-a661-39b7c86e88d6-7397010.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/39\/70\/10\/1200x758_cmsv2_14b8e089-2791-5c15-a661-39b7c86e88d6-7397010.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/39\/70\/10\/1920x1212_cmsv2_14b8e089-2791-5c15-a661-39b7c86e88d6-7397010.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Electricity pylons at the Kusile coal-fired station of South African utility Eskom.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">SIPHIWE SIBEKO/REUTERS<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ramaphosa says it will enable a faster rollout of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//02//02//ukraine-war-kyiv-zookeepers-are-lighting-fires-to-keep-their-animals-warm/">generators and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//02//05//its-not-fix-and-forget-why-understanding-how-people-live-with-solar-panels-is-vital/">solar panels<\/strong><\/a> to ensure uninterrupted power supply for businesses in food production, storage and retail supply chains.<\/p>\n<p>It would also exempt critical infrastructure such as hospitals and water treatment plants from rolling blackouts. and limit regulatory requirements in procurement.<\/p>\n<p>There is no clarity yet on where the power supply for these places will come from.<\/p>\n<p>Energy experts said that while the disaster status might not resolve the power shortage, it would help the government do away with a lengthy procurement system and speed up coordination between different government agencies and stakeholders, including power utilities, energy regulators, and the private sector.<\/p>\n<p>It could also lead to a rapid uptake of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//02//03//this-french-village-enjoys-no-bills-after-building-wind-turbines-and-solar-panels/">solar in public sector buildings such as hospitals, schools and municipal buildings through a nationalised central tendering process.<\/p>\n<p>The government is looking at funding schemes for easier access to solar panels and also at cutting down the time taken to award projects.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7391760\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//02//10//why-have-irish-energy-companies-been-told-to-drop-misleading-100-renewable-claims/">Why have Irish energy companies been told to drop 'misleading' 100% renewable claims?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>When was the last time a National State of Disaster was declared?<\/h2><p>This is the third time in as many years that the government has invoked the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//10//29//we-know-it-will-happen-inside-frances-red-alert-plan-for-the-15-minutes-after-a-tsunami/">national disaster<\/strong><\/a> state. It was implemented in March 2020 to deal with the coronavirus pandemic and again last April following devastating <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//03//23//early-warning-systems-will-protect-everyone-on-earth-in-5-years-un-announces/">flooding in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n<p>While it is difficult to quantify the impact of the proclamation, in the past the announcement has enabled the government to offer aid in the form of grants, to release resources to make available food and shelter and to offer relief to small businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Its effectiveness in combating the power crisis could be more measurable as Ramaphosa has said it will help \"in a massive increase in power to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//07//21//the-race-for-renewable-batteries-whats-the-future-of-solar-and-wind-storage/">the grid<\/strong><\/a> over the next 12 to 18 months.\"<\/p>\n<div\n 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used to enable health authorities to respond more swiftly to the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//10//20//most-diseases-worsened-by-climate-change-new-research-reveals-heres-what-we-can-do-about-i/">pandemic, but some analysts doubt it will help the government expand power supply much quicker.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts have also warned the sweeping powers could lead to more corruption, with less scrutiny of the tendering.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaphosa said as part of the state of disaster he would appoint a new minister in the president's office to deal with electricity, which critics said would lead to bureaucratic delays as two other cabinet portfolios exist to deal with both Eskom and the energy 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ghost writer on their conversations' lost tapes","titleListing2":"\"I heard some loneliness in his voice.\" Nelson Mandela's ghostwriter Richard Stengel discusses the lost tapes of their time writing 'Long Walk to Freedom'","leadin":"\"I heard some loneliness in his voice.\" Nelson Mandela's ghostwriter Richard Stengel discusses the lost tapes of their time writing 'Long Walk to Freedom'","summary":"\"I heard some loneliness in his voice.\" Nelson Mandela's ghostwriter Richard Stengel discusses the lost tapes of their time writing 'Long Walk to Freedom'","keySentence":null,"url":"i-heard-some-loneliness-in-his-voice-an-interview-with-mandelas-ghostwriter","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"There\u2019s probably one universal desire held by every journalist. That you get to interview and spend time with interesting people. For Richard Stengel, that desire couldn\u2019t have been more fulfilled. \n\nIn the early nineties, Stengel helped Nelson Mandela ghostwrite his autobiography \u2018Long Walk to Freedom\u2019. Published in 1994, just a few years after Mandela was released from a 27-year term in prison, the book followed his journey from the son of a Xhosa chieftain, through his incarceration and to leadership of the African National Congress (ANC). \n\nStengel recorded over 70 hours worth of conversations with Mandela. But it was only recently that he revisited the tapes. Nearly three decades later, he reflects on the time he spent with one of the most influential of men in a new podcast, \u2018 Mandela: The Lost Tapes \u2019. \n\n\u201cI met him about a year and a half after he came out of prison. He wasn't yet president of South Africa. I don't even think he was president of the ANC yet,\u201d Stengel told\u00a0 Euronews Culture . \n\nThroughout the process of writing the book, Mandela would go on to lead the party to its first ever victory in South Africa \u00a0in the post-apartheid 1994 general election, making him the first president of the country. \n\n\u201cWhile we were doing the book, he was negotiating the constitution, negotiating a path to democratic elections and more,\" Stengel recalls. \"The book was about the 150th most important thing he had to do every day.\u201d\u00a0 \n\nDespite the huge responsibilities, what is most striking about the tapes and Stengel\u2019s experience, was Mandela's generosity. \n\nInside Nelson Mandela \n\nThroughout the tapes, you hear Mandela\u2019s deep competency. \u201cHe wasn't a micromanager. He respected people who were good at what they did and if he saw that they were good at what they did, he would just give them a free hand.\u201d \n\nBut more than just his ability for work in a team, Stengel remembers Mandela\u2019s sense of humour. \n\nFor a man revered for his serious role in South African history and global democracy, a sense of humour isn\u2019t the first thing to come to mind. But listening to the tapes, they are filled with laughter and Mandela\u2019s brilliant impersonations. \n\nListening back, Stengel came across a moment he\u2019d completely forgotten about. When discussing Mandela\u2019s meticulous prison exercise routine. \n\n\u201cI said something like, you did 50 fingertip press-ups a day. And he went like, \u2018No man, I did 100 fingertip press-ups a day. And then he proceeds to unhook his microphone and get down on the floor. And he shows me that he can still do two fingertip press-ups which are not easy under any circumstance.\u201d \n\nAt other points, we can hear the human behind the history as the pair bicker about Stengel\u2019s refusal to have sugar in his tea. \n\n\u201cAll those little insights into his personality and character, which was just incredibly gracious and warm. As wonderful as it was to hear that again, it also made me miss it again,\u201d Stengel reflects. \n\nGetting under the surface \n\nStengel himself is an excellent storyteller throughout the tapes. It makes sense. Outside of working with Mandela, he\u2019s spent time at the top level of journalism, as Time\u2019s managing editor between 2006 and 2013, he\u2019s published several non-fiction books, and even served as President Obama\u2019s Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in his second term. \n\nYet despite Stengel\u2019s talent for interviewing, some topics with Mandela were harder to pry than expected. \n\nOne of the most obvious questions Stengel wanted the answer to was how Mandela had changed from the young man imprisoned on charges of overthrowing the state in 1962, to the older man released in 1990. \n\n\u201cHe hated that question and resisted it and, until finally, one day, he said, \u2018I came out mature\u2019,\u201d Stengel recalls. \n\n\u201cAnd that word, which may not seem like an enormous one to most people, was a gigantic one. To him, it meant self-control, self-discipline, all of these things that he learned in prison, that that young man who went into prison, as he described him, was a much more tempestuous emotional person than the older man who emerged 27 years later.\u201d \n\nIt\u2019s one of many revelations that come out of the tapes. Another effect of revisiting these recorded conversations is Stengel can now see Mandela in a different light. When they worked together, Mandela was in his 70s and Stengel was a young man. Now, he\u2019s in his late 60s and empathises in new ways. \n\n\u201cI heard some loneliness in his voice, this time. Some sadness that I didn't hear before. At the time, I was just trying to get the information and to get colour through no anecdotes and emotion, which was very hard to get out of him.\u201d \n\n\u201cI've also realised that his own upbringing in a royal household in the Transkeian Territories was just more basic to who he was as a person and how he saw the world than I realised before,\u201d Stengel adds. \n\nNow more than ever, he sees Mandela as a product of Victorian-era upbringing and the weight of being a descendent of Thembu royalty. \n\nBy Stengel\u2019s admission, Mandela\u2019s role in his life was far greater than vice versa. Releasing the tapes is Stengel's way of adding more to the historical record of the man. But it\u2019s also to add colour and depth to the great humanity of the leader. \n\nIt wasn\u2019t the last time they ever met, but Stengel remembers the final time they officially met for the book. After the mic was turned off they hugged. \n\n\u201cHe wasn\u2019t usually physical in that way. I embraced him and I felt very emotional and I thought about all the men and all the people over the years who had embraced him for strength who were facing terrible circumstances, maybe even death, who held on to him for strength. And I felt that strength from him. And I felt that he understood that that was his role, you know, sometimes a lonely role that he was giving strength to other people when he needed it himself. That was a powerful moment.\u201d","htmlText":"<p>There\u2019s probably one universal desire held by every journalist. That you get to interview and spend time with interesting people. For Richard Stengel, that desire couldn\u2019t have been more fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p>In the early nineties, Stengel helped <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2018//07//17//london-celebrates-the-centenary-of-nelson-mandela-s-birth/">Nelson Mandela<\/strong><\/a> ghostwrite his autobiography \u2018Long Walk to Freedom\u2019. Published in 1994, just a few years after Mandela was released from a 27-year term in prison, the book followed his journey from the son of a Xhosa chieftain, through his incarceration and to leadership of the African National Congress (ANC).<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-small widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-left\" data-ratio=\"1\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//28//58//90//266x266_cmsv2_478e1c4f-692d-5b12-9c86-8900121560a4-7285890.jpg/" alt=\"Audible\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/58\/90\/384x384_cmsv2_478e1c4f-692d-5b12-9c86-8900121560a4-7285890.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/58\/90\/640x640_cmsv2_478e1c4f-692d-5b12-9c86-8900121560a4-7285890.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/58\/90\/750x750_cmsv2_478e1c4f-692d-5b12-9c86-8900121560a4-7285890.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/58\/90\/828x828_cmsv2_478e1c4f-692d-5b12-9c86-8900121560a4-7285890.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/58\/90\/1080x1080_cmsv2_478e1c4f-692d-5b12-9c86-8900121560a4-7285890.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/58\/90\/1200x1200_cmsv2_478e1c4f-692d-5b12-9c86-8900121560a4-7285890.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/58\/90\/1920x1920_cmsv2_478e1c4f-692d-5b12-9c86-8900121560a4-7285890.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 20vw, 250px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">'Mandela: The Lost Tapes' front cover<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Audible<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Stengel recorded over 70 hours worth of conversations with Mandela. But it was only recently that he revisited the tapes. Nearly three decades later, he reflects on the time he spent with one of the most influential of men in a new podcast, \u2018<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.audible.co.uk//pd//Mandela-The-Lost-Tapes-Podcast//B0BKMQ8GX8/">Mandela: The Lost Tapes<\/strong><\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI met him about a year and a half after he came out of prison. He wasn't yet president of South Africa. I don't even think he was president of the ANC yet,\u201d Stengel told\u00a0<em>Euronews Culture<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the process of writing the book, Mandela would go on to lead the party to its first ever victory in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//10//27//meet-jamal-nxedlana-the-south-african-artist-using-creativity-to-bring-down-barriers/">South Africa<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in the post-apartheid 1994 general election, making him the first president of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we were doing the book, he was negotiating the constitution, negotiating a path to democratic elections and more,\" Stengel recalls. \"The book was about the 150th most important thing he had to do every day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite the huge responsibilities, what is most striking about the tapes and Stengel\u2019s experience, was Mandela's generosity.<\/p>\n<h2>Inside Nelson Mandela<\/h2><p>Throughout the tapes, you hear Mandela\u2019s deep competency. \u201cHe wasn't a micromanager. He respected people who were good at what they did and if he saw that they were good at what they did, he would just give them a free hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But more than just his ability for work in a team, Stengel remembers Mandela\u2019s sense of humour.<\/p>\n<p>For a man revered for his serious role in South African history and global democracy, a sense of humour isn\u2019t the first thing to come to mind. But listening to the tapes, they are filled with laughter and Mandela\u2019s brilliant impersonations.<\/p>\n<p>Listening back, Stengel came across a moment he\u2019d completely forgotten about. When discussing Mandela\u2019s meticulous prison exercise routine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said something like, you did 50 fingertip press-ups a day. And he went like, \u2018No man, I did 100 fingertip press-ups a day. And then he proceeds to unhook his microphone and get down on the floor. 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As wonderful as it was to hear that again, it also made me miss it again,\u201d Stengel reflects.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting under the surface<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-small widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-right\" data-ratio=\"1.499791926758219\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//28//58//90//266x397_cmsv2_3d827a02-f12d-5eeb-8460-507a833359c4-7285890.jpg/" alt=\"Charles Sykes/AP2011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/58\/90\/384x576_cmsv2_3d827a02-f12d-5eeb-8460-507a833359c4-7285890.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/58\/90\/640x960_cmsv2_3d827a02-f12d-5eeb-8460-507a833359c4-7285890.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/58\/90\/750x1125_cmsv2_3d827a02-f12d-5eeb-8460-507a833359c4-7285890.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/58\/90\/828x1242_cmsv2_3d827a02-f12d-5eeb-8460-507a833359c4-7285890.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/58\/90\/1080x1620_cmsv2_3d827a02-f12d-5eeb-8460-507a833359c4-7285890.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/58\/90\/1200x1800_cmsv2_3d827a02-f12d-5eeb-8460-507a833359c4-7285890.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/28\/58\/90\/1920x2880_cmsv2_3d827a02-f12d-5eeb-8460-507a833359c4-7285890.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 20vw, 250px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Richard Stengel attends the 46th Annual National Magazine Awards in New York, Monday, May 9, 2011.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Charles Sykes/AP2011<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Stengel himself is an excellent storyteller throughout the tapes. It makes sense. Outside of working with Mandela, he\u2019s spent time at the top level of journalism, as Time\u2019s managing editor between 2006 and 2013, he\u2019s published several non-fiction books, and even served as President Obama\u2019s Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in his second term.<\/p>\n<p>Yet despite Stengel\u2019s talent for interviewing, some topics with Mandela were harder to pry than expected.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most obvious questions Stengel wanted the answer to was how Mandela had changed from the young man imprisoned on charges of overthrowing the state in 1962, to the older man released in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe hated that question and resisted it and, until finally, one day, he said, \u2018I came out mature\u2019,\u201d Stengel recalls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that word, which may not seem like an enormous one to most people, was a gigantic one. To him, it meant self-control, self-discipline, all of these things that he learned in prison, that that young man who went into prison, as he described him, was a much more tempestuous emotional person than the older man who emerged 27 years later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s one of many revelations that come out of the tapes. Another effect of revisiting these recorded conversations is Stengel can now see Mandela in a different light. When they worked together, Mandela was in his 70s and Stengel was a young man. Now, he\u2019s in his late 60s and empathises in new ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard some loneliness in his voice, this time. Some sadness that I didn't hear before. 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The government had granted the company exploration rights in 2014, renewing them in 2021. \n\nUnder the ruling, Shell could conduct underwater explosions to locate deep-sea oil and gas reserves. \n\nBut the plans met with fierce opposition on the ground, and activists took the matter to court. \n\nOn Thursday, the Eastern Cape high court revoked Shell\u2019s exploration rights , ruling that they were granted illegally . \n\nSustaining the Wild Coast - one of the organisations that took the case to court - described the victory as \u201cfor the good of everyone.\u201d \n\n\n\u201cAllowing Shell and the government to continue exploring for oil and gas and other fossil fuels would be detrimental to everybody\u2019s lives and to the life of the planet,\u201d said Sinegugu Zukulu, Wild Coast Programme Manager. \n\n\u201cWinning means a sustainable life on this planet.\u201d \n\nGreenpeace Africa hailed the win as a \u201cmassive victory for local communities\u201d. \n\nWhat does seismic blasting do to marine life? \n\nTo look for oil and gas, fossil fuel giants use a technique known as \u2018seismic blasting.\u2019 \n\nBy firing high-volume airguns at the seabed, companies can map the seafloor. \n\nShell planned to map more than 6,000 square kilometres of South African sea floor this way. \n\nBut the potential damage is extreme. \n\nThe underwater explosions generate loud shock wave emissions which penetrate through three km of water and 40 km into the Earth\u2019s crust below the seabed. \n\nThe deafening blasts can \u201cdisturb, injure, and kill\u201d marine life , US NGO The Centre for Biological Diversity warns. \n\n\u201cIn marine mammals, the blasts - which reach more than 250 decibels and be heard for miles - can cause hearing loss, disturb essential behaviours like feeding and breeding, and mask communications between individual whales and dolphins,\u201d they insist. \n\nThe Wild Coast is one of the world\u2019s best destinations for whale-watching. \n\nSouthern right and humpback whales migrate to southern Africa\u2019s warmer waters between June and December, to mate and rear calves. Pods of dolphins swim in the area year round. \n\nSeismic blasting is a prerequisite for any oil and gas drilling , which has even nastier environmental consequences. \n\nIn addition to increasing emissions , the practice also carries the risk of oil spills. \n\nBy extension, the court\u2019s decision rules out potential mining on the coast. \n\nWhy did Shell lose the ruling? \n\nThe applicants argued that Shell was granted exploration rights unlawfully. \n\nThey pointed out that there was no consultation with affected communities and that decision makers failed to consider potential harm to local fishing livelihood s and cultural and spiritual rights. \n\nThe decision also failed to consider the contribution of oil and gas exploitation to climate change, they argued. \n\nThe court found in favour of the applicants on all grounds.","htmlText":"<p>A South African court has banned Shell from searching for fossil fuels along the country\u2019s Wild Coast, a decision hailed by campaigners as a \u201cmassive victory\u201d for the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, petroleum giant <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//07//28//shell-reports-record-profits-of-113-billion-as-oil-and-gas-prices-soar/">Shell announced that it would start searching for oil and gas reserves off the nation\u2019s eastern coast. The government had granted the company exploration rights in 2014, renewing them in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Under the ruling, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//05//04//what-is-a-windfall-tax-and-why-are-campaigners-calling-for-one-after-record-fossil-fuel-pr/">Shell could conduct underwater explosions to locate deep-sea oil and gas reserves.<\/p>\n<p>But the plans met with fierce opposition on the ground, and activists took the matter to court.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Eastern Cape high court revoked <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//11//10//meet-the-dutch-climate-group-who-want-to-show-you-how-they-sued-shell/">Shell/u2019s exploration rights<\/strong><\/a>, ruling that they were granted <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//10//24//cop26-bans-oil-company-sponsorship-documents-reveal/">illegally./n
Ads by Shell and Land Rover banned over deceptive planet-saving claims<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//12//01//shell-plans-underwater-explosions-during-peak-whale-mating-season/">Shell plans underwater explosions during peak whale mating season<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Sustaining the Wild Coast - one of the organisations that took the case to court - described the victory as \u201cfor the good of everyone.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAllowing <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//10//15//watch-protestors-storm-stage-at-ted-event-to-confront-evil-shell-ceo/">Shell and the government to continue exploring for oil and gas and other fossil fuels would be detrimental to everybody\u2019s lives and to the life of the planet,\u201d said Sinegugu Zukulu, Wild Coast Programme Manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWinning means a sustainable life on this planet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greenpeace Africa hailed the win as a \u201cmassive victory for local communities\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//06//98//91//36//808x454_cmsv2_d5293fb8-b33d-5c7d-bcbd-9c6e0f54c41a-6989136.jpg/" alt=\"canva\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/98\/91\/36\/384x216_cmsv2_d5293fb8-b33d-5c7d-bcbd-9c6e0f54c41a-6989136.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/98\/91\/36\/640x360_cmsv2_d5293fb8-b33d-5c7d-bcbd-9c6e0f54c41a-6989136.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/98\/91\/36\/750x422_cmsv2_d5293fb8-b33d-5c7d-bcbd-9c6e0f54c41a-6989136.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/98\/91\/36\/828x466_cmsv2_d5293fb8-b33d-5c7d-bcbd-9c6e0f54c41a-6989136.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/98\/91\/36\/1080x608_cmsv2_d5293fb8-b33d-5c7d-bcbd-9c6e0f54c41a-6989136.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/98\/91\/36\/1200x675_cmsv2_d5293fb8-b33d-5c7d-bcbd-9c6e0f54c41a-6989136.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/98\/91\/36\/1920x1080_cmsv2_d5293fb8-b33d-5c7d-bcbd-9c6e0f54c41a-6989136.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A humpback whale surfaces in South Africa<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">canva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>What does seismic blasting do to marine life?<\/h2><p>To look for oil and gas, fossil fuel giants use a technique known as \u2018seismic blasting.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>By firing high-volume airguns at the seabed, companies can map the seafloor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//10//04//climate-ngos-launch-campaign-to-ban-fossil-fuel-adverts-in-the-eu/">Shell planned<\/strong><\/a> to map more than 6,000 square kilometres of South African sea floor this way.<\/p>\n<p>But the potential damage is extreme.<\/p>\n<p>The underwater explosions generate loud shock wave emissions which penetrate through three km of water and 40 km into the Earth\u2019s crust below the seabed.<\/p>\n<p>The deafening blasts can \u201cdisturb, injure, and kill\u201d <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//07//26//marine-ecosystems-at-risk-as-temperatures-soar-in-the-mediterranean-sea/">marine life<\/strong><\/a>, US NGO The Centre for Biological Diversity warns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn marine mammals, the blasts - which reach more than 250 decibels and be heard for miles - can cause hearing loss, disturb essential behaviours like feeding and breeding, and mask communications between individual whales and dolphins,\u201d they insist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1565242584427073536\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Wild Coast is one of the world\u2019s best destinations for whale-watching.<\/p>\n<p>Southern right and humpback whales migrate to southern Africa\u2019s warmer waters between June and December, to mate and rear calves. 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They\u00a0reportedly attending a party to celebrate the end of winter school exams. \n\nMost of the bodies were found with no apparent injuries, while some died within hours of arriving in hospital. \n\nSome survivors reported a \"choking smell\" in the nightclub and witnesses have suggested that the young people may have been poisoned. \n\nAuthorities have ruled out a fatal stampede, but investigations are yet to reveal the causes of death two weeks after the tragedy. \n\nThe owner of the bar is expected to appear before a judge on 19 August. His two employees have already been fined 2,000 rands (\u20ac120) and will only go to court if they cannot pay. \n\n\"As we have been saying all along, the investigation is ongoing and must be conducted with the utmost care and wisdom if we are to reach the desired conclusions,\" said the Eastern Cape police chief, Nomthetheleli Mene.","htmlText":"<p>Three people have been arrested after the mysterious deaths of 21 young people at a South African nightclub last month.<\/p>\n<p>The 52-year-old owner of the bar and two of his employees were detained for illegally serving alcohol to minors, police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The victims -- all aged between 14 and 20 years old -- were <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//06//26//at-least-20-found-dead-in-south-african-night-club-cause-yet-unknown/">found at the Enyobeni bar in East London on 26 June<\/strong><\/a>. 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On Sunday morning police were still at the scene, removing bodies. \n\nThe bar is located in the Orlando East area of Soweto, the largest township in Johannesburg, southwest of the city. \n\nThe number of cartridges found on the scene indicated it was a group of people who shot at those in the bar, said Gauteng province police commissioner Lt. Gen. Elias Mawela. \n\n\u201cThe primary investigation suggests that these people were enjoying themselves here, in a licensed tavern operating within the right hours,\" Mawela told The Associated Press. \n\n\u201cAll of a sudden they heard some gunshots, that is when people tried to run out of the tavern. We don\u2019t have the full details at the moment of what is the motive, and why they were targeting these people,\" he said. \n\n\u201cYou can see that a high calibre firearm was used and it was shooting randomly. You can see that every one of those people were struggling to get out of the tavern,\u201d Mawela told The Associated Press. \n\nRifles and a 9 mm pistol were used in the attack, said national police spokeswoman Col. Dimakatso Sello. \n\nIn a separate incident, four people were shot dead by unknown gunmen at a tavern in Sweetwaters township in the coastal city of Pietermaritzburg on Saturday night.\u00a0Police said eight other people are receiving treatment in hospital. \n\nThe bar shootings come two weeks after 21 teenagers were found dead in a tavern in the city of East London. 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On Sunday morning police were still at the scene, removing bodies.<\/p>\n<p>The bar is located in the Orlando East area of Soweto, the largest township in Johannesburg, southwest of the city.<\/p>\n<p>The number of cartridges found on the scene indicated it was a group of people who shot at those in the bar, said Gauteng province police commissioner Lt. Gen. Elias Mawela.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe primary investigation suggests that these people were enjoying themselves here, in a licensed tavern operating within the right hours,\" Mawela told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of a sudden they heard some gunshots, that is when people tried to run out of the tavern. We don\u2019t have the full details at the moment of what is the motive, and why they were targeting these people,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can see that a high calibre firearm was used and it was shooting randomly. You can see that every one of those people were struggling to get out of the tavern,\u201d Mawela told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Rifles and a 9 mm pistol were used in the attack, said national police spokeswoman Col. Dimakatso Sello.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate incident, four people were shot dead by unknown gunmen at a tavern in Sweetwaters township in the coastal city of Pietermaritzburg on Saturday night.\u00a0Police said eight other people are receiving treatment in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The bar shootings come two weeks after 21 teenagers were found dead in a tavern in the city of East London. 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