Al Jazeera English on DStv
Given how many South Africans work at AlJazeera, I thought you'd bw interested to know that AlJazeera English will go live on MultiChoice's DStv platform on Channel 62 today (Friday, 31 May 2007)
The folks who switch on back home will be greeted with familiar faces as AlJazeera English sports at least four South African anchors/reporters.
From left to right:
- Imran Garda, formerly of SuperSport is now a News Anchor in Doha, Qatar
- Jane Dutton, formerly of SABC, CNN, BBC and CNBC is a Presenter
- Anand Naidoo, formerly of CNN International, SABC and 702 (and a Rhodes Grad) is anchoring from the Washinton DC office and sometimes stands in for Riz Khan on the Riz Khan Show
- Kalay Maistry, formerly of eTV and SABC is now reporting from South Africa
- Mike Hannah, AlJazeera roaming correspondent
- Jonah Hull, AlJazeera Moscow Correspondent
Oh, and did I mention that the current Director-General of AlJazeera, Wadah Khanfar actually started out as the Southern African Bureau Chief in the 90s and was based in Johannesburg?
It just goes to prove that local is not only lekker, but international too ;)
So now, at least when someone back home asks "You live where? Where is Qatar?!" you can just reply "it's where AlJazeera comes from" ;)
