PHIL
Hello and a very warm welcome to our weekly news review show on Colourful Radio, Five in the Eye. I’m Phil Woodford in London and you’re listening to episode 0314.
MICHAEL
And this is me - Michael Ohajuru - joining Phil via Zoom this week and revealing that we’re welcoming a very special guest. Someone who has been on the show a few times now, so we feel as if we should officially appoint him as our South African Bureau Chief. It’s Themba Robin Behrens. Hi there Themba!
THEMBA
Hi Michael, hello Phil. Good to be back on Five in the Eye and greetings from Johannesburg! I can reveal that our top story is going to be an update on two big stories in South Africa right now: the upheaval and disturbances following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma. And the ongoing crisis caused by coronavirus.
PHIL
For story number two, it’s the aftermath of Euro 2020. After the heartbreak last weekend, when England lost to Italy, some leading players were subject to racist abuse. It led to a pointed confrontation between Tyrone Mings and the Home Secretary Priti Patel.
MICHAEL
What’s story number three? Well, we’re used to everything being cleaned down constantly and kept sanitary during the Covid pandemic. But does it really serve any purpose in controlling the bug? Scientists think coronavirus is unlikely to spread via surfaces, so are we witnessing what some call ‘hygiene theatre’?
THEMBA
And for our fourth story, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were awarded £500 as a prize for agreeing just to have two children. Is their decision really worthy of recognition?
PHIL
And finally, to wrap up the five, it’s the guy in America who discovered a bowling ball hidden underneath his house.And then went on to discover 159 more!
MICHAEL
That’s what I’d call a strike! And that’s this week’s Five in the Eye!
