Michael Holmes gone from BackStory on CNN International; Isha Sesay taking over as the new presenter of BackStory.

The veteran presenter Michael Holmes has suddenly left Backstory on CNN International (DStv 401) and will be replaced by Isha Sesay from Monday 26 September, who takes over as the new presenter of Backstory on weekdays at 23:00 (South African time).

Michael Holmes isn't giving the backstory on the Backstory departure, although he will be moving to general news anchor duties and will present one of the daily International Desk editions on the 24 hour news channel.

Michael Holmes was the presenter of BackStory since it started on CNN International in 2008.

BREAKING. CNN International will have eight correspondents in South Africa to cover the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

CNN International (DStv 401) will have a team of eight correspondents based in South Africa for the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup.

CNN International tells me that Pedro Pinto, Alex Thomas, Michael Holmes, Isha Sesay, Diego Bustos and the South African CNN reporters Robyn Curnow, Nkepile Mabuse as well as David McKenzie (who's actually CNN International's de facto correspondent in Nairobi, Kenia) will all be here for comprehensive coverage of match results as well as to do a wide variety of 2010 World Cup stories.

David McKenzie will spend the entire month traveling around South Africa in a Winnebago and taking the pulse of South Africa from Cape Town to Graaff Reinet and from Qunu to Soweto. David McKenzie will travel more than 3 000km and viewers will be able to track his journey with the help of an interactive map on CNN.com as well. Meanwhile Aaron Mokoena, Bafana Bafana captain will be filing video diaries for CNN and also contribute as a World Cup analyst.