And took such action. Using the channels available to inspire people to take action and most of turning to doing something human for the next generation globally as the environment series of global 3000. Breathing space for south africa to carry on trade unions are agreed on a deal on friday to end an 8 day strike as a. 5 point one percent retroactive. To be paid from next february but only if sufficient funds are available. For northern mali is beating the odds against a backdrop of political and economic instability in the country. As well to show good use for all the. Those empty plastic bottles on the ivory coast turn 2700000 of them into a mini island result. Finally the latest 10 pages of the water as well as boat show will see what is making what. Is this is africa. Welcome so have are going to always reached a deal on wages with 2 trade unions today it ends at 8 day strike that has paralyzed the cash strapped state allied carriers way down but nearly 2000000000. 00 of debt for the government has so far refused another bailout for the 4 former state of. The south African Airways strike is a reflection of the broader woes of picking the South African economy thousands of essay stops went on strike more than a week ago after the flag carrier failed to meet a number of key demands including for higher wages and job insourcing. To 3000000 euros a day. Essays in terrible financial shape its with heavy debt and hasnt turned a profit since 2011 it survived with government bailouts. Both sides in the dispute agree to a 5. 9 percent Salary Increase to be paid out in march however this depends on funds actually being available unions had sought an 8 percent increase. S. A. A. Says unions have agreed to instruct their members to return to work by saturday it expects schedules to return to normal by sunday. And essays not the only economic bushfire the South African government has to deal with this week global steel john and also mittal announced it will begin shutting down its saldana steel plants that would put thousands of work at the plant and in the local supply chain and in the country well employment is that 29 percent with youth unemployment at a staggering 55 percent. The clamor of Steel Production will soon die away at the salt on a steel plant 170 kilometers northwest of cape town its owned by. The Worlds Largest steel producer and the largest on the african continent. Says business is languishing in south africa and is out to cut costs threatening thousands of jobs sadhana plants workers fear for their livelihoods. And many others also stand to lose out. Its all that is still present this will make it to our business we were retrench 100. 00 people and this will have a big effect on the Small Businesses the schools all the operations in the east Coast Community we cant. Be close we dont accept that we can really. Close to. This and we are saying come to the table a 3rd of south africas population is aged between 18 and 34 and they need jobs need to build their futures when plants like sadhana shut down it can blight not just the region but an entire generation. Economy in mali has been sponsoring since it was political crisis in 20 twelfths country are still not completely under the governments control Economic Growth cons keep up with a growing population so hope comes only from young entrepreneurs. Undeterred by the crisis. Blossoms are one of the many you greedy instantly juices from sample all of them are organic. I sat to decapitate founded the company in malis capital bamako in 2016 she was only 25 at the time but she had the idea long before that. Because it was that all fawcett go to them so when i was a student in france i saw that there were no african products on the shelves. For all faiths and thats why i decided to develop recipes that she says and other plant based products. Brought it with you. Today she has 35 full time employees and 30 Seasonal Workers all the work is done by hand the ingredients are heated in large vats and then blended according to a secret recipe we werent allowed to film today the company is well known. Not a simple task in mali productive it is the biggest challenge is for the fact that time the women and the time young there are plenty of matches in the industry there are lots of hurdles women a force to work 3 times heart of the men if they want to build a business and basic sessile but that was good for me. To sit on the bottom of it zone produces 5000 bottles a day. The juices are on their way to other west african countries and even europe since business is booming i saturday a kitty wants to expand in the spring she plans on building a new factory provided she receives financing but thats difficult in a country plagued by crisis she has more and more customers in mali to the most important domestic market is the capital bamako with its more than 3000000 inhabitants. It for those that has upset the markets are important for us because the middle and upper class people go shopping that thats the perfect market for selling our products for sure which is a pretty bureau song organic products are very popular people come here asking for them so it has a lot of potential for the future and we can make a good profit with it so people in mali are going to buy more and more of them or not the case. But the companys earnings of timidly rely on the wealth of the country people here have to be able to afford the products for that to happen things will have to change in mali but until then the juices are also popular export products from alis neighbors. Now to some of the other business stories making headlines today. Comic books from 939. 00 s. Sold at auction for record 1260000. 00 Marvel Comics number one the originally sold for 0. 10 it features the 1st appearances of characters human torch and the submariner. A Chinese National who worked for monsanto before it was taken over by bio has been arrested in the u. S. Hes accused of stealing trade secrets from the American Company but the chinese government. The eurozone needs to create more Economic Growth at home thats the message the new European CentralBank President is in law god today at the European Banking Congress in frankfurt she called on euro zone governments to strengthen domestic demand and to end quote a decade of export driven growth largely led by germany god said European Countries should innovate and invest more to support growth at a time of global uncertainty the 1st major policy speech as president of the e. C. B. Use less plastic thats a demand by many environmentalist plastic in our oceans is a major threat to marine life now one results for the colleges to come up with a creative and harmless way to combine plastic rubbish and the sea. A Treasure Island but not as you know it this floating paradise parks not with gold plastic. 700000 pieces of these bottles are bringing buoyancy with it the creation of this french entrepreneur who wanted a way to turn waste into one. I was studying here and people from the marina were all on the edge and so thats how i discovered the lagoon and its advantages and its disadvantages such as the pollution. And so little by little my idea of building a travel boat turned into how to build a system a Village Corner by using the pollution in the lagoon namely the drums. The resulting entertainment resorts has become a draw for curious locals until just. For 25. 00 guests can spend a day on the island dancing eating drinking swimming and even sleeping. That for many. Of them its really innovative ecologically it was something that was really worth thinking about and its the place to be sometimes because it proves that nothing is wasted nothing gained everything can be preserved so they did something really innovative and i had to come and see for myself that this is. Its a world away from the sea of plastic that surrounds it becker and his team do what they can to clean up the shores here and hopes his idea will encourage others to recycle. He admits his efforts alone are just a drop in the lagoon. The Water Technology and aquatic design and focus of the boat and fun. In around 40000 visitors are expected to be on until sunday or the latest trends in new york. Its like having a race car on the water and yes the boat is inspired by porsche but its not only the design the handcrafted hemi speedster thats a top speed of 70 kilometers an hour and its all yours for a whopping 120000 euros we are particularly looking for clients which where he wants also a unique boat which is sulphur you dont see every top and not only small and sporty is represented here theres also the being in luxury s. This yacht is almost 14 metres long it will set you back more than half a 1000000 euros if he did not take this. Many actually use it because they have sold their house then bought a small apartment as a retreat and spend the rest of the year on the boat as the seattles often bored traveling if diesel and gasoline powered boats are too loud and dirty youre in the right place under normal weather conditions and cruising speed the electric you 30 can travel 150 kilometers without recharging with electric boats today though you have to choose between range and speed. Fades. I think people would like to have a more quiet drive but the boat Battery Technology is always behind the automotive Battery Technology the boat market for electric motors is so small that only a few Battery Manufacturers will develop their own resources. We kill. And we have the most environmentally friendly vessels are the sailboats anyway they are picking up tailwind in berlin these days. And thats it from the other Business Team news africa was christine is up next right after a quick update on global markets. 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