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REPORTER SUE SIMPSON REPORTS ON THE CHANGE IN THE AIR -- OR MORE CORRECTLY THE AIRWAVES-- IN SOUTH AFRICA. WITH BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS ALLOWED TO OPERATE COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS, THEY'VE DISCOVERED A NEW TOOL FOR COMMUNICATING.

Robert talks with Charles Lewis, the executive director of the Center for Public Integrity, about his book, "The Buying of the President." Lewis' book traces campaign contributions for current presidential candidates as far back as 1979 and identifies the top 10 "career donors."

Alan Cheuse reviews English writer Iris Murdoch's latest novel. The book, "Jackson's Dilemma," is a love story. Cheuse finds it reminiscent of a Shakespearean comedy. (Viking)

Noah talks with NPR's Tom Gjelten in Sarajevo about a glitch in plans for a prisoners-of-war exchange, which was agreed to by all sides under the Dayton peace accords. The Muslim-led Bosnian government now refuses to free Serb prisoners, insisting the Serbs first account for thousands of Muslims which Bosnia charges are still being held prisoner.

Five years ago, Operation Dessert Storm began, turning the crisis in the Persian Gulf into a full-scale war. We recapture the events of that day with a monatage of sound.

SCOTT REPORTS ON A WALL IN CHICAGO WHICH MEMORIALIZES THE VICTIMS OF GANG VIOLENCE. THE NAMES OF THOSE VICTIMS ARE PLACED ON THE WALL BY SOME OF THE GRIEVING MOTHERS, AND IT'S GIVEN THEM A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

NPR's John Greenberg reports on the stalled budget talks between the White House and Republicans in Congress. The deadline passed for reaching an agreement last night, and today several government agencies shut down for the second time in a month.

SCOTT AND RON EVALUATE THIS WEEKEND NFL PLAYOFF GAMES, INVOLVING FOUR TEAMS THAT ARE AMONG THE MOST STORIED IN THE SPORT.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that astronomers have, for the first time, seen features on the surface of a nearby star, Betelgeuse (BAY-dull-juwz). Until now, all stars other than our sun have appeared simply as points of light, even through the best telescopes. Now the Hubble Space Telescope has shown that Betelgeuse, in the constellation of Orion, has a mysterious bright spot on its surface.