“Stories about the health impacts of pollution are complex. Establishing causality is challenging in the absence of proper research. However, it’s noticeable that the suited executives of companies hellbent on denying those links rarely build their homes in the shadow of a chimney stack.” – John Webb, Executive Producer
Pride, Pollution & Prejudice
It’s a small community with a proud history in the southern United States. But this town, home to descendants of freed slaves, is fighting for survival. And the threat to its future? A South African petrochemical giant that champions transformation and empowerment at home. As residents battle the health impacts of chemical pollution and demand fair prices for their properties, their town is eaten up, street by street. Carte Blanche travels across the Atlantic Ocean to tell a story of poisoned land, lost heritage, and corporate legacy.
Producer & Presenter: Nickolaus Bauer
A Trusted Source
Allegations of faulty ventilation, rusting equipment, poor cleaning standards – and warnings ignored. What’s going on inside this leading pharmaceutical company? It’s an old and well-respected local company, trusted to produce household pharmaceutical brands. But a whistleblower claims that, behind closed doors, manufacturing standards are slipping. From damaged conveyor belts to ventilation so poor, dust obscures visibility on the production line, the allegations are explosive. Carte Blanche investigates.
Producer: Harri Vithi | Presenter: Claire Mawisa
COMING SOON
The Science of Laughter
In our most overstretched hospitals, children and their families face illness and grief. But support comes from an unlikely source. We meet the heroes prescribing a quiet, unlikely brand of healing.
James Ketchell: Around the World
An adventurer stops over in Cape Town mid-journey around the world. James Ketchell is chasing a record and, in the process, helping science too. That’s coming your way this March only on Carte Blanche.
STREAMING NOW
Crypto Con: Tracking the Cajees
From South Africa to the Maldives to Dubai… We follow the money as two brothers, already infamous for allegedly swindling investors in South Africa, turn their sights on the Middle East. Watch the full story now on DStv Stream.
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