On M-Net & M-Net HD [101], Sunday 22 October 2017 at 19:00 & again on M-Net Plus 1 [901] at 20:00
Reshuffling the Cards
On Tuesday morning, embattled President Jacob Zuma once again reshuffled his cabinet, firing the SACP’s Blade Nzimade. While some analysts say the axing of Nzimande was a foregone conclusion after the SACP openly called for Zuma to resign from office; the appointment of former State Security Minister David Mahlobo to the Energy portfolio has set tongues wagging. A declaration of war against the SACP or a President backed into a corner? Carte Blanche analyses the political fallout.
Producer: Graham Coetzer
Presenter: Devi Sankaree Govender
Researcher: Sinethemba Nogude
Elandsfontein Phosphate Mine
The world famous Namaqualand daisies draw thousands of tourists every year, but they are under threat from phosphate mines in the area. In 2016 Carte Blanche showed how the controversial Elandsfontein Phosphate Mine was granted a mining license, even though the Department of Mineral Resources had rejected the application on environmental grounds. Lying in the sensitive West Coast biosphere, and adjacent to the West Coast National Park, the R1-billion mine was built without a Water Use License or an Air Emissions License. Carte Blanche returns to Elandsfontein to investigate the impact of phosphate mining.
Producer: Kate Barry
Presenter: John Webb
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Stephen McGown
It was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime – the ultimate motorcycle ride across Africa. Instead, it turned into almost 6 years of hell at the hands of al-Qaeda. Kidnapped, chained and constantly fearing for his life, McGown clung to the hope of being reunited with his family and was finally released in August. In his first in-depth television interview, he opens up to Carte Blanche about his terrifying ordeal.
Producer: Mart-Marie Faure
Presenter: Devi Sankaree Govender
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Homeless in Johannesburg
Madoda ran away from his home in Giyani when he was 20; Anthony has been nursing a drug problem since he was teenager and Tsaba moved to the city to find work. They all have one thing in common – they’ve been homeless on the streets of Johannesburg for years and now their stories have inspired a movie that’s changed their lives. Carte Blanche meets these extraordinary storytellers.
Producer: Nicola de Chaud
Presenter: Nhlanhla Sehume
Report Card: Airport Robberies
In June 2017, Carte Blanche exposed an alarming rise in the number of so-called airport followings, in which foreign and local arrivals at OR Tambo were followed home and robbed en route. In July, Police Minister Fikile Mbalula deployed a task team and promised that the police would come down hard on the criminals. Then last month a bus full of Dutch tourists were robbed on the way from the airport and recently, members of an Iraqi delegation were also targeted. Has the minister made any progress in bringing down these syndicates?
Producer: Laura Byrne
Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli
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