“The Con Court judgement on the Tafelberg School site in Sea Point is, at its surface, a seminal ruling. Its unequivocal statement that all spheres of government across the country are obliged to provide affordable homes for people close to their places of work leaves no room for debate. Now, hands up those of you who think this will lead to a dramatic surge in centrally located, well-managed accommodation in numbers large enough to make a dent in the housing and spatial crisis the judgement aims to address?” – John Webb, Executive Producer
Right to the City
Every morning, Nadia leaves home before dawn to make the long commute from her home in Hanover Park to Sea Point in Cape Town’s tourist hub. It’s a daily journey taken by millions of working-class South Africans between our cities’ lower-cost outskirts and their centres, where money and opportunity are distilled. But now, a prime government-owned site in Sea Point has become the symbol of a struggle for urban spatial justice. Will a landmark Constitutional Court judgement spark a reckoning with the geographical legacy of our divided cities?
Producer: Leigh-Anne Jansen | Presenter: Govan Whittles
Masked Men
Beaten, tied up and held hostage before losing treasured family heirlooms; hospitalised with lasting injuries, too traumatised to return to their houses… Residents of the Cape Winelands are under siege. A wave of violent home invasions has swept the region’s rolling hills, turning a peaceful haven into a place of fear. Swift, organised and ruthless, are these masked gangs part of a syndicate finding new hunting ground in the Winelands? Carte Blanche investigates the devastating loss of the place every family should feel safe: home.
Producer & Presenter: Catherine Rice
The Queen Bee Effect
An autoimmune disease brought her career to a standstill, bees gave her a second chance… When Lulu Letlape became a beekeeper, she found something she never expected: a mentor, a path back to health, and a new purpose. Now, she’s creating opportunities for other women to do the same. Some come from abusive backgrounds. Some were once terrified of bees. But somewhere along the way, fear turned into confidence, independence and self-belief. Carte Blanche meets Lulu and her Queen Bees.
Producer: Beth Neale | Presenter: Claire Mawisa
COMING SOON
Ancient Vines
His roots are in the Western Cape. But for a decade, he’s called this historic Spanish region home. Now, modern philosophies meet a centuries-old tradition.
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