WORLD WIDE WEBB
“I had a recent conversation with a man with an unwavering belief in resurrection. It was a strange chat because nothing about him suggested a questionable relationship with reality. And yet, there he was, talking about people rising from the dead as casually as he would the weather or a game of rugby. The online videos suggest Randburg’s very own “resurrection pastor” spoke about it just as casually and, for all I know, believed in it just as fervently. I wonder, though, if the people he persuaded while he was alive are as convinced of the concept more than 400 days after his death. And, if they are, what it might take to shake their conviction.” – John Webb, Executive Producer
Taking Taxis to Task
A faceless war is raging against competition and regulation in the taxi industry as associations and rogue operators seem intent on running trains, buses, e-hailing, staff and school transport off the road. Threats, intimidation, and violence have escalated. Now, the City of Cape Town is ratcheting up the tension by introducing a new and unique bylaw which will hit the operators where it hurts – in their pockets. But can the city take back the routes and enforce the law as it impounds taxis on an industrial scale?
Producer: Marion Edmunds | Presenter: Derek Watts
Miracle Man
In life, he gained a reputation as a man of miracles – the heart and soul of his congregation, and a firm believer in resurrection. But more than 435 days since his passing, the well-known pastor is yet to be buried or, in fact, resurrected. While his body remains at a funeral home, it’s business as usual at his church – complete with counselling sessions with the deceased pastor, for a fee. Carte Blanche investigates.
Producer: Latashia Naidoo | Presenter: Claire Mawisa
Co-parenting with Strangers
It’s the very latest in digital matchmaking and child-rearing. Those who are single or not cut out for the old-fashioned father, mother and two and a half children template, might still want to have a baby and experience the rich joys of parenting. Could digital matching apps offer the solution? These are unconventional parenting setups – without romance or the complication of living together. Carte Blanche meets parents who swiped right on a stranger who they believe can help them create the ideal environment for raising a child.
Producer: Tarryn Crossman | Presenter: Derek Watts
Where Are They Now? The Twins
A story that united a country on the edge: Conjoined at the head and sharing a critical vein, twins Mpho and Mphonyana Mathibela were born in Johannesburg in the late 1980s. Specialists gave them a fifty-fifty chance of surviving the complicated surgery needed to separate them. But the 40-person medical team at the then-Baragwanath Hospital made history. The operation was long, intricate, and ground-breaking and had never been attempted in South Africa before. Decades later, we catch up with the Mathibela family and the medical team that gave a family and South Africa hope.
Producer: Sinethemba Nogude | Presenter: Claire Mawisa
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Tammy Taylor Franchise Fracas
Brazen intimidation, alleged intellectual property theft, and questionable multi-million-rand ownership agreements, leaving some franchisees desperate and out of pocket. We investigate notorious beauty franchise Tammy Taylor Nails SA and how it’s allegedly peddling counterfeit products.
Ziyanda Stuurman on Policing
Corruption, brutality and a staggering failure to investigate crime. Just some of the challenges bedevilling our police service. To discuss this issue in more detail, we’re joined by author and policing and security analyst, Ziyanda Stuurman.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Optimum’s Helping Hand
Carte Blanche follows up on its explosive investigation into how state-owned power utility Eskom awarded a controversial coal supply contract to a Gupta-linked company.
Illegal Street Racing
Illegal street racing has received some public criticism for what is seen as reckless and dangerous behaviour. But for many it’s a unique subculture of men and women addicted to the adrenaline rush, who have obsessive relationships with their powerfully modified super cars. Without trophies or monetary reward, they use public roads for secretly convened night-time races and the sole prize of bragging rights. Carte Blanche examines this underground world of high speed thrill seekers.
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