Archive for April 22nd, 2009

22
Apr
09

On Air today: Talking to South Africa’s next generation of voters.

_45689431_007207175-11South Africa is voting today and the ANC is facing the biggest challenge to its grip on power since the end of apartheid 15 years ago. But there’s little doubt it will win.
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22
Apr
09

Madoff with America..

_45297352_madoff_ap226Barely a month’s passed since the disgraced US financier Bernie Madoff admitted defrauding thousands of investors. But there are already plans for a film about him. And its title — ‘Madoff: Made Off With America’ — raised a bit of a smile in our editorial meeting (on Weekend World Today) this morning 

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22
Apr
09

Down Mexico Way

_40987660_mexcity_apWe’re live from Mexico City on Monday, before the team moves on to Indiana at the end of the week.

My colleagues Alicia (from the World Today ) and Ben (from Newshour) are – as i write this- in the air and on their way to the Mexican capital to prepare for the show.
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