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...contestant; the majority of viewers in each country is taken as the vote for that country. Viewers in countries without a contestant combine to become a 13th vote. The multinational approach has created headaches for the show's producers. Last week viewers in more conservative countries such as Malawi complained about a shot of contestants' bare bottoms. At the same time, says Marie Rosholt, the program's executive producer in South Africa, "it's serving to break down misconceptions. There's a perception in the rest of Africa that Nigerians are less than honest, that South Africans are arrogant...
...RECORD Blantyre Students torched the ruling party's offices over Malawi President Bakili Muluzi's proposed constitutional change, which would allow him to run for a third term. Kigali The Rwandan government launched a prisoner-release program that will seek to rehabilitate participants in the 1994 genocide before they return home. Moscow Russia deported American computer programmer Megan McRee, 35, accusing her of establishing contacts with Islamic terrorists. Phnom Penh Anti-Thai riots rocked Cambodia's capital after false reports that a Thai actress claimed the Angkor Wat temples actually belong to Thailand. Hyderabad An Indian research institute asked Iran...
MEANWHILE Man Bites Croc In Malawi, businessman Mac Bosco Chawinga, 43, was swimming in Lake Malawi after a long day's work when he was attacked by a crocodile. The beast grabbed both his arms in its jaws and was dragging him into deep water when Chawinga decided to put up a fight. Make that a bite. He sank his teeth into the croc's nose, forcing the creature to spit him out in pain. Incredibly, Chawinga managed to swim to shore and safety...
Mughogho said he was able to “personalize” the issue of government abuses in Malawi for the rest of the world...
...people in Malawi have been sensitized to the pressures they can bring to bear,” he said...