On the box

Steps for the Future: Sincerely Yours — Acclaimed South African filmmaker Dumisani Phakathi returns to his old neighbourhood of Phiri and its social problems, in the black township of Soweto. SBS, Tuesday, June 8, 12.40am.

Cutting Edge: Transplant Tourism — Transplant Tourism looks at the multimillion dollar international trade in human kidneys. The sale of human body parts seems to take place wherever "third world poverty meets first world prosperity". SBS, Tuesday, June 8, 8.30pm.

Fine Line — Looks behind the scenes at some of Australia's best-known journalists and reveals judgements they make, ethics, the power they wield and the fine line they walk between privacy, decency and the public's right to know. SBS, Wednesday, June 9, 7.30pm.

The Bushmen's Last Stand — The Bushmen have hunted and gathered in the Kalahari desert for more than 20,000 years. Now the Botswanan government insists that they must leave their homeland and forsake their way of life. SBS, Thursday, June 10, 2pm.

Storyline Australia: Dying to Leave: Human Cargo — Every year, an estimated 3 to 4 million people are shipped in containers, shepherded through sewerage pipes, secreted in car chassis, and ferried across frigid waters. An alarming number of these migrants end up in bondage, forced to work as prostitutes, thieves, or as labourers in sweatshops. SBS, Thursday, June 10, 8.30pm.

From Green Left Weekly, June 2, 2004.

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From GLW issue 584