Tag: carte blanche

“You can imagine our team’s surprise when served with court papers claiming we’d called someone a ‘convicted fraudster’ when, in fact, she wasn’t. Nonetheless, we spent a frenzied 48 hours helping our lawyers compile a defence of our claim and preparing for a court appearance in Cape Town. But, just days before the High Court… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 21 April 2024

“Our story on private birthing centres resonates with me. My eldest daughter was born in an Irish hospital in the care of the most hapless and hopeless of obstetricians. Clearly stressed and overworked, he tried to induce labour 11 days after my wife’s due date. None of what he tried worked, and my daughter eventually… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 14 April 2024

“Gibson Nzimande and I have something in common: we’re both graduates of the University of Johannesburg. That, though, is where the similarity ends. I left with a degree in politics and philosophy. In other words, the ability to think deep thoughts about being unemployed, as someone famous once said. I had a bit of money,… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 7 April 2024

“Our dose of Sunday inspiration comes courtesy of a remarkable medical team working miracles in the Southern Cape. We meet a little girl horribly disfigured in an attack by the family dog, and how she’s being helped to regain her confidence through ongoing – and free – surgery. It’s sure to restore your faith in… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 31 March 2024

“Sunday’s show, perhaps more than most, reveals the anguish of what it is like to live in South Africa… to be South African. An investigation into human trafficking happening in plain sight induces outrage and hopelessness in equal measure. How could it not when we recognise our own children in the face of the young… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 24 March 2024

“Ah, election year; when parties of various persuasions invoke the spirits of luminaries past to bolster their prospects at the polls. Yes, ballot season means regular reminders of the prophetic wisdom of Madiba, Sisulu, Tambo, and Suzman (dare I say Sankara?) and the parties with which they’d most closely associate today. No doubt some will… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 17 March 2024