http://www.politics.za.net/articles/2007/06/06/mbeki-documentary-to-air en-us 40 Third world country. First world politics. <p>Remember that documentary about Thabo Mbeki that was <a href="http://politics.za.net/articles/2006/06/15/sabc-chiefs-idiotic-quotes-over-mbeki-documentary">pre-emptively yanked off the airwaves</a> in June last year? Well it seems the thought police at the <span class="caps">SABC</span> have decided that we are now <a href="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&#38;click_id=13&#38;art_id=nw20070606155319887C876361">sufficiently worthy of watching it</a>.</p> <p>However there will be a few &#8220;minor edits&#8221;. Purely for clarity of course. Although I think it took this long because they struggled to find someone who could overdub Tony Leon&#8217;s voice.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Tony Leon:</strong> We find Mbeki to be quite * crackle * delightful.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Update:</strong> Looks like they&#8217;ve <a href="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&#38;click_id=13&#38;art_id=nw20070607172550913C897735">changed their minds</a>.</p> Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:42:00 -0500 urn:uuid:d227e68c-3bf8-4070-beb0-71ba756eed07 Farrel http://www.politics.za.net/articles/2007/06/06/mbeki-documentary-to-air The Executive The Media