WHYS goes to Africa…

March 10th will be a special programme for me. World Have Your Say will be coming to you from Tanzania.

I have always had a strong connection with East Africa. My great grandfather chose to migrate to Tanzania from India over a hundred years ago. He came from a small town in the west of India where economic opportunities were bleak – the land in his village was completely barren. He moved to East Africa for a better life and I have had family there ever since.

On air: Could women have saved us from the financial crisis?

The vast majority of high ranking politicians and bankers are men, so is testosterone the real culprit here? These issues came up during Friday’s programme with Prof Mohammad Yunus. Over ninety per cent of the borrowers at his Grameen Bank are women. And they payback the money at a rate no main stream bank can match.

Talking Points for 4 March

Mourners lay wreaths at the site

The Sri Lankan cricketers have returned home and the hunt is on for the gunmen. A reward has been offered for more information. If urdu and cricket were what really united a country as diverse as Pakistan, what happens now?

 

William Dalrymple paints a grim picture of the year since the elections.

What would you do with $125?

The Japanese have a fresh approach to tackling the economic crisis, they’re simply going to hand out cash. Every resident will get at least $125 to spend as they wish. We want to know what you’d do with the money? It’s a novel idea, but how will people respond? What would you buy? Would you splash the cash or save it for a rainy day?