Dec 01 Watch 5:13 Despite advances, lingering challenges in the global fight against AIDS By PBS News Hour On World AIDS Day, we take a look at efforts being made to improve prevention and treatment of the virus. While encouraging advancements have been achieved, AIDS is still the number one killer of women ages 18 to 55. William… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch 7:17 Cape Town's urban vineyard could revitalize the city's poor By PBS News Hour South Africa is known for its breathtaking vineyards -- but the poor urban settlements of Cape Town are not. Yet here, too, farmers are relying on growing grapes to support themselves, in a community where the average annual income is… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 7:24 'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah turns an outside perspective into funny observation By PBS News Hour As “The Daily Show” host, South-African born comic Trevor Noah offers a different, outsider’s perspective from Jon Stewart, the man he succeeded. Noah speaks with Jeffrey Brown about how the show is handling the election of Donald Trump and how… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 2:37 News Wrap: Suspect in custody, Des Moines authorities seek motive in police killings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, investigators around Des Moines, Iowa, are seeking a motive in the ambush killings of two policemen. Also, South African President Jacob Zuma faced increasing public pressure to step down, after a state watchdog report found… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 4:25 South Africa to leave the International Criminal Court By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 3:04 News Wrap: Officer who shot unarmed Tulsa man to face charges By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Tulsa prosecutors charged the policewoman who shot Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man, with first-degree manslaughter. Also, Yahoo says hackers stole data from 500 million user accounts -- one of the largest online security breaches… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 1:38 Black-and-white portraits from apartheid-era South Africa By PBS News Hour South Africa’s apartheid era -- when segregation was legal and the white minority ruled -- is remembered as a time of rampant violence and divisiveness. But a photo exhibit this summer showcases the private lives that some South Africans carved… Continue watching
Aug 21 A photographer's diverse, complex portrait of apartheid-era South Africa By Kamala Kelkar Photographs by S.J. “Kitty” Moodley showcase the private lives that people carved out in apartheid-era South Africa. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 2:32 News Wrap: Chicago police release video from fatal shooting of unarmed black teen By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, authorities in Chicago released video footage of a car chase and altercation between police and black teenager Paul O’Neal, who was fatally shot. Reports indicate O’Neal was unarmed. Also, in South Africa, the African National… Continue watching
Aug 03 Column: The economic issues roiling South Africa on election day By Vikram Mansharamani Political scandals and economic weakness have driven the party of Nelson Mandela to a moment of reckoning. Continue reading