The BBC has produced a new and very interesting podcast about Zimbabwe as part of their BBC documentaries podcast series Assignment.
Assignment - Zimbabwe's Child Migrants (25min) - download
Mukul Devichand goes on the road with young children travelling alone on a journey of desperation, danger and hope - south from Zimbabwe and across the border to South Africa. (via bbc.co.uk)
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16 August 2011
BBC documentaries podcast - Assignment: Zimbabwe's Diamond Fields
The BBC has produced a new and very interesting podcast about Zimbabwe as part of their BBC documentaries podcast series Assignment.
Assignment - Zimbabwe's Diamond Fields (25min) - download
Have you bought a diamond recently?
Would you really know where it came from?
Assignment goes into Zimbabwe's Marange diamond fields and uncovers evidence of torture camps and widescale killings.
As the international community argues over whether these diamonds should be sold on the open market, we ask if President Robert Mugabe will ever face prosecution for these crimes.
Hilary Andersson reports. (via bbc.co.uk)
Assignment - Zimbabwe's Diamond Fields (25min) - download
Have you bought a diamond recently?
Would you really know where it came from?
Assignment goes into Zimbabwe's Marange diamond fields and uncovers evidence of torture camps and widescale killings.
As the international community argues over whether these diamonds should be sold on the open market, we ask if President Robert Mugabe will ever face prosecution for these crimes.
Hilary Andersson reports. (via bbc.co.uk)
25 May 2010
29 March 2010
BBC podcast African Perspective about Fela Kuti
African Perspective is a weekly documentary podcast by the BBC, which takes an in-depth look at life on the African continent. This week's edition (27 March 2010) is about one of Africa's most influential and controversial musicians, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the King of Afrobeat.
African Perspective >>
Sat, 27 Mar 10 | Duration: 27 mins
African music gurus Max Reinhardt and Rita Ray Travel to Lagos to get a sense of one of Africa's most influential and controversial musicians, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the King of Afrobeat.
African Perspective >>
Sat, 27 Mar 10 | Duration: 27 mins
African music gurus Max Reinhardt and Rita Ray Travel to Lagos to get a sense of one of Africa's most influential and controversial musicians, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the King of Afrobeat.
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12 March 2010
Interesting podcast about the 2010 World Cup in South Africa
The World, a cooperation between PRI, BBC and WGBH, has recently teamed up with Lonely Planet to present "Talking Travel", a two-weekly travel news podcast. The World’s Clark Boyd brings the news to the show, while Lonely Planet’s Robert Reid and Tom Hall bring the travel.
The World's Talking Travel podcast: Soccer World Cup in South Africa (09 Mar 2010) Click here to download the podcast episode!
Now that the Winter Olympics are over, sports fans the world over are turning their attention to South Africa, and this summer’s soccer blow-out, the 2010 World Cup. In this episode of Talking Travel, Lonely Planet’s Robert Reid and Tom Hall assess South Africa’s readiness to host soccer’s premiere event, and about the unique prism that sports provide for tourism in general. [src.]
The World's Talking Travel podcast: Soccer World Cup in South Africa (09 Mar 2010) Click here to download the podcast episode!
Now that the Winter Olympics are over, sports fans the world over are turning their attention to South Africa, and this summer’s soccer blow-out, the 2010 World Cup. In this episode of Talking Travel, Lonely Planet’s Robert Reid and Tom Hall assess South Africa’s readiness to host soccer’s premiere event, and about the unique prism that sports provide for tourism in general. [src.]
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