Tag: carte blanche

“A colleague is currently filming a doccie off remotest Indonesia. Even there, schools of exotic fish share apparently endless reefs with chip packets and ziplock bags. So, while it’s perfectly understandable to get caught up in the thrill of Bokkie’s return to the ocean, we shouldn’t forget why her rehabilitation was necessary in the first… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 17 November 2024

“We’re calling it ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’ but ‘Homebound Chickens’ would be equally apt. How long was it likely to be before we felt the impact of the unrealistic wage deals struck with public sector unions? Granted, government departments routinely guilty of wasting the money allocated to them by Treasury can hardly point a… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 27 October 2024

“I’m appalled by suggestions from the Kremlin that Russia’s nuclear weapons are an option in deciding the outcome of its war in Ukraine. Apparently, Putin has at his disposal what are known as tactical nuclear warheads designed to obliterate life in smaller quantities than would be the case with his selection of much bigger intercontinental… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 20 October 2024

“I believe it was Ghandi who said you can judge a society by how it treats its animals. Of course, he may have said nothing of the sort but, if he did, he would surely have been just as forthright about how societies treat their dead. In the case of Buffalo City Municipality, though, it… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 13 October 2024

“Semigration is having a noticeable impact on the Cape Winelands. Paarl, Stellenbosch, and Wellington – once rural idylls – are now as famous for their housing developments as they are their Pinotage and Chenin Blanc. It’s the inevitable consequence of the desire for a more secure and peaceful life – real or imagined.” – John Webb,… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 6 October 2024

“In what seems a lifetime ago, I hosted a radio show on 702. Under instruction from a highly paid consultant to take calls from listeners, we relied on what were known as “talkers” – topics known to ignite conversation to fill any dead air. There’s nothing that unnerves a radio host quite as much as lifeless… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 29 September 2024