The Architecture of Anarchy: Watch Carte Blanche, this Sunday 18 July 2021 at 19:00, only on M-Net
R E P O R T A G E
Masa Kekana: “With all the unrest amid a third wave, I dread to think of the COVID-19 cases that will be inundating an already-overwhelmed healthcare system. The effects of all this disregard for COVID-19 regulations will come back to haunt all of us.”
The Architecture of Anarchy
Hunger, landlessness, service delivery woes or political support? Or pure lawlessness disguised as protest action? We investigate the looting and violence that gripped KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng this week as protesters turned into looters and, in some cases, instigators of death – all seemingly in the name of former president Jacob Zuma who had started serving a 15-month prison sentence imposed by the Constitutional Court. As parts of the country burned, and the SANDF tried to restore order and supply chains, citizens queued for basic supplies while the country reeled in shock.
Producer: Nicky Troll | Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli
COVID-19: The Delta Blow
Why did the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit with such ferocity, chasing up infection numbers and flooding hospitals? Carte Blanche analyses the observations of clinicians and scientists on the frontlines dealing with the effects of the highly contagious Delta variant. With hospitals full to capacity as the third wave peaks, will the health system buckle under the strain?
Producer: Julian Sun | Presenter: Masa Kekana
A N A L Y S I S
Vilifying Vervets
Hit by cars on the highway and running the gauntlet of dogs and humans in the suburbs, thousands of vervet monkeys on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast often don’t live very long. Rescue centres operating in the area argue that, as sentient beings, vervet monkeys deserve a compassionate response – but not everyone agrees. The removal of a large group of primates housed in the care of one sanctuary caused an uproar in the community. Carte Blanche unpacks the drama of primates in suburbia and speaks to the people who want them gone.
Producer: Carol Albertyn Christie | Presenter: Masa Kekana
W O N D E R
Saving Baby Ignus
For a baby born with the life-threatening condition of having his organs compressing his lungs, the outcome would have been death had a dedicated team of highly skilled specialists not pushed through with a treatment that carried high risks. In a first for the country, the team (with the support of Baby Ignus’ devoted family) claimed victory despite enormous odds. A story of medical breakthrough and hope restored, for a condition that sees as few as one percent of babies in the developing world survive. Carte Blanche celebrates the team that persevered and the family whose prayers were answered.
Producer: Annalise Lubbe | Presenter: Claire Mawisa
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