Al Venter: The world's oldest war correspondent

09/03/2022 6 min
Al Venter: The world's oldest war correspondent

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Episode Synopsis

Rian van Heerden spoke to Al Venter - the oldest active war correspondent in the world. Currently living in the UK, Al J. Venter (83) is a South African war journalist, documentary filmmaker, and author of over forty books as well as a former Africa and Middle East correspondent. Venter served as an Acting Leading Seaman in the South African Navy from 1956 to 1960. here