BREAKING. Femi Oki is the new presenter of the social media current affairs TV show, The Stream, on Al Jazeera.

Femi Oke, the well known presenter from CNN International has joined Al Jazeera (DStv 406 / TopTV 401) as the new presenter of The Stream.

Femi Oke who've worked for 9 years for CNN and was the presenter of Inside Africa which she helped launch is now the presenter for the social media and online connectivity current affairs show from today.

"I've been watching The Stream since it first came on because it was so different from anything else on international television," says Femi Oke in a just-released statement.

"I loved how it responded to the explosion of social media, used Skype and Google Hangouts not just as back-ups like a lot of programmes do, but as a genuine way to connect with viewers."

"I must admit watching from my laptop in New York I was amazed and a little jealous. Here's a show that got social media, had a young engaged audience, covered the news, and a broad range of topics in a way that made current affairs fresh and refreshing," says Femi Oke.

"The Stream continues to be a great success for us, and is pulling in ever greater audiences online and on air. Femi's style is warm and inclusive so she's perfect for the interactivity of the show," says Paul Eedle, the director of programmes at Al Jazeera English.

Four part doc series Tutu's Children, following participants in Archbishop Desmond Tutu's leadership programme, starting on Al Jazeera.

The new documentary series Tutu's Children will start on Al Jazeera (TopTV 401 / DStv 406) tomorrow, Thursday 10 January at 22:00 (South African time) as reality cameras follow the participants in the leadership programme which Archbishop Desmond Tutu leads in Cape Town, trying to build a network of new African leaders.

In June last year I reported on Tutu's Children being filmed in Cape Town as camera crews followed the participants of the 2012 Tutu Fellowship programme.

The Fellowship programme and the documentary focuses on leadership in Africa and the 4 part Tutu's Children provides an unvarnished look behind-the-scenes where participants have emotional breakdowns, tell each other boldfaced truths about themselves, society, politics and cultural identities and forge new friendships as they share emotional opinions.

"Tutu's Children's offers a rare chance to witness a turning point in the lives of those who may one day change the course of Africa's history," says Paul Eedle, Al Jazeera's director of programmes. "The travails of our fantastic on-screen characters will entertain and will also give our viewers a strong glimpse into the big issues affecting Africa."

Tutu's Children follows five participants of the 2012 Tutu Fellowship programme as they debate the most controversial "African" issues - racial hierarchy, corruption, privilege and Western democracy. The participants are Marc van Olst (36) from Johannesburg, Zied Mhirsi (34) from Tunis in Tunisia, Swaady Martin-Leke (33) from the Ivory Coast, Lydie Hakizimana (30) from Kigali, Rwanda and Ndumiso Luthuli (36) from Johannesburg.

The cameras of Tutu's Children followed the five participants over the course of 7 months with filming in Tunis, Cape Town, Kigali, Johannesburg, Oxford and London (the Tutu Fellowship is run in conjunction with Oxford University) and makes for an eye-opening documentary.

Tutu's Children will go out from Thursday for 4 weeks at 22:00 and will repeat on Fridays at 23:00, Saturdays at 03:00, Sundays at 08:00, Mondays at 22:00, Tuesdays at 14:00, Wednesdays at 03:00 and Thursdays at 08:00 (all South African times).

Sir David Frost's talk show on Al Jazeera turning into hour long episodes for the new series of The Frost Interview.

Sir David Frost is returning to his in-depth style for his weekly talk show on Al Jazeera (DStv 406 / TopTV 401) but his Frost Over the World is changing duration and name to a new format and will now be entitled The Frost Interview for the next new series.

The new format, The Frost Interview, will see Sir David Frost sit down for hour long interviews with decision makers and world shapers and famous people from the world of arts, science, politics and business. The new series will include interviews with Sir Paul McCartney, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Carlos Acosta and others.

"The new format allows for a much deeper conversation with globally renowned figures that our past format of five to ten minute chats," says Paul Eedle, the director of programmes at Al Jazeera English. People open up to Sir David as to no other interviewer in the world, so we're delighted to be working with him on the new programme."

"I'm immensely enjoying making this series," says Sir David Frost. "We've got a fantastic mix of individuals lined up that will entertain and inform viewers. I've found the longer conversation not just allows us to go into more depth, but relaxes interviewees to talk more about their life and work," he says.