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PROMO FOR 10/26/2008          "Africa at the Crossroads"
*Of all the days in the life of Nelson Mandela - the days in jail, awaiting sentence and his
election in 94 - one day stood out as the most nerve-wracking.  The day of the Rugby Word Cup
in 1995 - South Africa versus New Zealand.  But it was much more than a sports match.  It was
the chance to help build a united South Africa.  In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge,
the fairy-tale story of the game that made a nation.

PROGRAM RUNDOWN:   "Africa at the Crossroads"


0:00 - 19:40   SEGMENT 1: (19:41)
          Melissa Faye Greene talks with Jim Fleming about her book, "There Is No Me
          Without You" - a profile of the AIDS orphans of Ethiopia and one remarkable
          woman who saved dozens by opening her home to them after the death of her
          adult daughter from AIDS.  Also, Mandeza Kandemwa is widely recognized in
          Southern Africa as a traditional healer.  He tells Anne Strainchamps that he
          considers himself a spirit medium and that his powers are a gift from the Creator.  
          
          Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio International."

19:41 - 20:10  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

20:11 - 37:09  SEGMENT 2: (16:59)
          Derick Burleson won the Felix Pollack Prize for his collection of poems about
          Rwanda, called "Ejo."  Burleson tells Jim Fleming he was evacuated from
          Rwanda just ahead of the genocide and couldn't believe the atrocities that
          occurred. His friends and colleagues were among the murderers and the murdered. 
          He reads several of his poems. Also, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian
          novelist whose book "Half of A Yellow Sun" is set during the period of civil
          violence surrounding the creation of Biafra.  She tells Jim Fleming that only now
          are Nigerians willing to face up to their recent history.
          
          Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio International."

37:10 - 37:39  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

37:40 - 53:00  SEGMENT 3: (15:20)
          Journalist John Carlin talks with Steve Paulson about 1995 rugby tournament that
          changed South Africa's history. His book on the subject is called "Playing the
          Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made A Nation."  Carlin explains
          how Mandela got South African Blacks to buy into a game that had always been
          perceived as a symbol of white oppression. 
          
          Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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