Tag: carte blanche

WORLD WIDE WEBB “Derek claims the interviews with the two young women caught up in an online drug peddling operation were among the toughest he’s ever done. Perhaps, the toughest. And I believe him. Our story on a meticulously planned drug runner takedown in Pretoria should worry every parent. As one myself, I’m horrified by… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 27 November 2022

WORLD WIDE WEBB “The Karoo is endlessly fascinating. From drought and locust infestations to art galleries and gin distilleries, it is both blighted and blessed. How wonderful, then, to bring our viewers another inspiring story from this most unusual and unexpected of places.” – John Webb, Executive Producer Dumped – Police Dogs Police dogs once… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 20 November 2022

WORLD WIDE WEBB “I played pool in Hillbrow through much of the early 90’s. I was a student at what was then the Rand Afrikaans University and, on a good night, could earn some extra cash at the tables run by hustlers at the now-closed Hotel Quirinale. It was edgy back then, a far cry… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 13 November 2022

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… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 6 November 2022

WORLD WIDE WEBB “Many years ago, I worked on a story about a plan to remove pine trees from parts of the Table Mountain National Park. I remember being surprised by the vitriol the debate generated, and the anger we encountered among the people we interviewed. I don’t recall an immediate mass felling of trees… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 30 October 2022

WORLD WIDE WEBB “These are challenging times, so who’d deny us the distraction of an occasional bout of nostalgia, a reflection on a moment in time in which the new South Africa was alive with possibility (with due acknowledgment to Brand SA) and awash with creativity? This Sunday we launch an “investigative” series in which… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 23 October 2022