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Eye on Africa: Full TV schedule

CNN Connects: The New South Africa

July 16, 0700 BST / 0800 CET and 2000 BST / 2100 CET

In July CNN travels to South Africa for a CNN Connects round table discussion about the modern South Africa, the economic and political powerhouse of the African continent. We examine the state of the nation one decade after emerging from the isolation of apartheid and assesses its potential as a true leader on the international stage.

In Soweto's Regina Mundi Church a building of great significance in the anti-apartheid struggle, CNN's Jim Clancy leads a provocative hour of discussion with a panel of guests from the nation's top business leaders, politicians, and cultural icons as they applaud South Africa's progress and chart the challenges this nation still faces. Guests include David Noko of De Beers and musicians Hugh Masakela and Zola.

Eye on Africa : A Continent of Possibilities:

Monday July 17 - Friday July 21 at 1400 BST / 1500 CET

CNN will be live in Johannesburg for a week of special programming focusing on the business and human potential of the vast continent of Africa through a series of CNN correspondents' reports and packages. Eye On Africa focuses on the huge struggle faced to harness the continent's abundant natural resources and entrepreneurial workforce in order to develop the technology and infrastructure that will enable them to overcome the hurdles of armed conflict, poverty, AIDS, and corruption.

The week examines the strategies that are working and the leaders who are empowering their people to make it happen. Hosted by Jim Clancy, the special reports and high profile guest interviews in Eye on Africa act as a week-long showcase for some of the continent's brightest success stories and biggest challenges. Eye on Africa packages and reports also air throughout CNN's daily news programming.

Where Have All the Parents Gone?:

Wednesday July 19 1400 BST / 1500 CET and 2200 BST / 2300 CET

CNN's chief international correspondent, Christiane Amanpour reports from the slums and villages of Kenya, where more than one million AIDS orphans are trying to survive. 'Where Have All the Parents Gone?' is an hour-long documentary that discovers the lost generation of AIDS: those who are infected at birth or very early on in life and those left to fight the AIDS pandemic on their own.

Amanpour goes right to the heart of the human tragedy as she meets the orphans who have lost their childhood as a result of the pandemic and now survive on their own. She also meets those who are working to help these children build a better life and receive the treatment they so desperately need.

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