Injustice Served
Nicoleen Swart endured repeated assaults at her husband’s workplace – some of her horrific attacks caught on CCTV camera. She waited years for her day in court, to bring Jaco Swart to book on charges of domestic abuse. But upon her first day in court, Jaco pleaded guilty and was released with a mere suspended sentence and R20 000 fine. So, why were the videos never put before court? Carte Blanche tracks the descent of a relationship documented in living colour, uncovering the roots of a man who’s become the face of law enforcement’s failures on gender-based violence.
Producer: Anina Peens | Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli
Ailing and Abetting
Managers who forget to pay suppliers on time, medicine stockouts, a million-rand container clinic in dire condition, and a hospital providing patchy service to patients living in an area with no other healthcare options. In our ongoing series exposing the true state of state health, Carte Blanche sets its sights on Taung District Hospital in the North West. After four years under the administration of the National Department of Health, are the people of Taung finally getting the state healthcare they deserve?
Producer: Busisiwe Gumede-Chizhanje | Presenter: Masa Kekana
Be a Good Sport
It’s the great South African love story: the nation and their sport. At school, making the first team in any sport is a rite of passage and parents and teachers sacrifice everything for a win and prestige. But now, a new movement is taking root: From the boys of the Eastern Cape’s high-performance Selborne and Graeme Colleges, to the elite Hilton College and girls of St Anne’s in KwaZulu-Natal – pupils are going from athletes to activists. Harnessing the passion and commitment of sport for causes higher than their own advancement, Carte Blanche meets the exceptional young players who found a way to make the personal glory mean more and, ultimately, create a positive change in the world.
Producer: Tarryn Crossman | Presenter: Masa Kekana
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