Tag: carte blanche

It’s been a challenging year. The loss of our dear colleague, Derek, dealt our team a hammer blow for which we were emotionally unprepared and from which we’ve yet to properly recover. But it’s also been a year in which South Africans have continued to surprise and inspire us with their courage and creativity. So,… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 31 December 2023

Frank Sinatra could not have imagined the world in 2023 when he suggested that “from now on, our troubles will be miles away”. Nor could he possibly have grasped the challenges – most of them self-inflicted – South Africa would be wrestling with. But with a less literal interpretation of arguably the greatest ever Christmas… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 24 December 2023

“I’m old enough to remember when Marthinus van Schalkwyk was our environment minister.  He once held a press conference on top of Table Mountain (for reasons never entirely understood) in which he declared a clampdown on breeding lions in captivity.  Years later, the industry is as controversial and shambolic as it’s ever been, and our… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 17 December 2023

“We’re living in dangerous times. Just a week after we reported on an alleged torture and death squad operating within the SANDF, we investigate allegations of political meddling, profiteering and gross mismanagement at PetroSA. With the emergence of a Russian connection in another potentially questionable deal, one wonders what revelations and controversies lie in store.”… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 10 December 2023

“A little inside info: I’ve just watched our rhino orphans piece, featuring Flenters the sheep in a starring role, and I’m well and truly inspired. Amidst the ongoing horror of rhino poaching, it’s another example of selfless South Africans holding the line against criminality, determined to defend those unable to fight for themselves.” ~ John… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 3 December 2023

“You’ve seen the shaky amateur videos posted online: gangs of men, apparently military trained and armed to the teeth, surrounding a smouldering cash van immobilised by explosives. They’re the stuff of a Hollywood blockbuster so common on our roads and at our shopping malls that they barely warrant a mention in the daily news. This… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 26 November 2023