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South Africa Airways faces major strike

The walk out is in response to job cuts announced by the national carrier

The South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) announced a strike action after the airline said 944 employees worldwide could be made redundant. We hear about the workers' grievances from union representative Zazi Sibanyoni-Mugambi.

Cameroon's President Paul Biya told that the country's English-speaking region should be given special status to avoid further violence. But is this really a concession?

Nigeria's Senate discusses a controversial bill calling for stricter laws, including life sentence and the death penalty, for people found guilty of hate speech. But how is hate speech defined? Our correspondent Chris Ewokor joins us from Abuja, Nigeria.

53 minutes

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Wed 13 Nov 201917:06GMT

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  • Wed 13 Nov 201917:06GMT

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