Exclusive: Beitbridge Border Bribes: Watch Carte Blanche, this Sunday 14 November 2021 at 19:00, only on M-Net
I N V E S T I G A T I O N S
Beitbridge Border Bribes
On the face of it, it costs just a few hundred rands to illegally move goods across the border of South Africa and Zimbabwe. But with hundreds of smugglers operating on either side of the Beitbridge border, it’s a lucrative source of income. South African National Defence Force soldiers patrol the multi-million rand fence between these two countries. So, how is it possible that the smugglers (also called “carriers”) continue to operate so brazenly? In this exclusive investigation, Carte Blanche takes its cameras inside this criminal network to reveal who’s really running this illicit operation.
Producer: Nicky Troll | Presenter: Claire Mawisa
R E P O R T A G E
Bongani Bingwa: “It was a match made in heaven. Post democracy, the ANC had voters eating out of its hands. What has gone wrong to put the dream-marriage now on the rocks?”
An End to the Liberation Fairy Tale?
It was the perfect match: a party that delivered the nation’s liberation, and an electorate hungry for the fruits of freedom. From ’94, election after election gave the ANC comfortable majorities as it continued to enjoy unwavering support, even as the cracks of factionalism began to show. With the vast majority of voters not even bothering to turn up on the day, what does it mean for South Africa’s future?
Producer: Kate Barry | Presenter: Bongani Bingwa
C U L T U R E
A Celebration of Afrikaaps
A strange dialect for some, but a rich and beautiful language for others: from the playful greeting of ‘haalihaa” to the friendly acknowledgement of “awê”, Afrikaaps is now taking its rightful place as an historical but often denigrated language. And it’s all thanks to the efforts and energy of a new, younger generation of people determined to take it from its Creole roots into the mainstream.
Producer: Carol Albertyn Christie | Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli
A D V E N T U R E
Conquering the Mighty Pacific
Capetonian Chris Bertish is the ultimate waterman. From surfing death-defying waves to paddling solo and unsupported 4500 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, he has set a number of world first paddle records. His next groundbreaking goal is to wing foil from California to Hawaii in the United States harnessing the wind to power his adventure across the Pacific – all in aid of conservation awareness and to raise money for Operation Smile.
Producer: Annalise Lubbe | Presenter: Derek Watts
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