Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 28 January 2024

“There’s a lot to be outraged about right now. Much of what is happening in the world appears to be edging us closer to some sort of cataclysm. And all the while, the level-headed among us are numb-struck by world leaders prepared to sacrifice anything – including all of us – to assuage their narcissism.… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 28 January 2024

Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 14 January 2024

“The dancers in Sunday’s show are unlike any others yet featured on Carte Blanche. Their stage is a busy Rosebank intersection, their payment a means to feed themselves. But they’re dedicated and talented and courageous. If only I believed their dreams of dancing on a world stage would one day be realised. If only the world were that… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 14 January 2024

Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 7 January 2024

“Our understanding of how kidnappings play out have likely been shaped by the threats of retribution growled down a phone line by Liam Neesom; the knife-throwing, gun-toting climax ending in inevitable death for the bad guys. In what is fast becoming a global kidnapping hotspot, they tend to come to a far less dramatic conclusion.… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 7 January 2024

Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 31 December 2023

It’s been a challenging year. The loss of our dear colleague, Derek, dealt our team a hammer blow for which we were emotionally unprepared and from which we’ve yet to properly recover. But it’s also been a year in which South Africans have continued to surprise and inspire us with their courage and creativity. So,… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 31 December 2023

Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 24 December 2023

Frank Sinatra could not have imagined the world in 2023 when he suggested that “from now on, our troubles will be miles away”. Nor could he possibly have grasped the challenges – most of them self-inflicted – South Africa would be wrestling with. But with a less literal interpretation of arguably the greatest ever Christmas… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 24 December 2023