Review: Sam Msibi's perilous dance on the frontlines
Review: Sam Msibi’s perilous dance on the frontlines 17 Dec 2020 Veteran cameraperson Sam Msibi’s memoir, The Accidental Frontline Journalist, reveals what happens after the credits have rolled, including the trauma that arises from documenting brutality. (Photo: Siphiwe Linda) Sam Msibi loves to narrate how he got the moniker “Scud missile”. It was in 1991, during the Gulf War. He was working with the Britain-based Worldwide Television News (WTN) in Israel when Iraq launched a missile strike on Tel Aviv. Instead of heading for the bunkers with the rest of the hotel guests, Msibi’s ...
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