Tag: carte blanche

“Who would have thought providing services to informal settlements would deliver another opportunity for tenderpreneurs and compromised bureaucrats to illegally enrich themselves? I know, silly question. There doesn’t appear to be a single sphere of society immune from the clutches of those enthralled by money and prepared to do just about anything to accumulate more… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 29 March 2026

“Our story on the South Africans lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine points to a can of worms our government may wish was never opened. By law, the volunteers should be prosecuted for offering foreign military assistance, but doing so risks a political fallout for which the ANC surely has no appetite. Not when… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 22 March 2026

“In the next few weeks, we’ll be broadcasting investigations into the presence on the Ukraine frontlines of South African soldiers of fortune – and misfortune. In the fog of war much remains unclear, but we now know our countrymen and women have volunteered for both Kyiv and Moscow in this internecine conflict. It’s less obvious… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 15 March 2026

“I once spent a night or two on a sugar plantation in the Triangle region of Zimbabwe. It was in the run-up to an election that would further cement Mugabe’s grip on power, when widespread farm invasions had propelled the country precariously toward collapse. Not an ideal time to be in a business so heavily… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 8 March 2026

“Our efforts to establish the facts around the various government departments in Gauteng allegedly renting buildings, despite owning several of their own, have been met with the now-customary legal threats and intimidation. But our viewers can rest assured that in this instance, as in all others, we have left no stone unturned in trying to… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 1 March 2026

“Stories about the health impacts of pollution are complex. Establishing causality is challenging in the absence of proper research. However, it’s noticeable that the suited executives of companies hellbent on denying those links rarely build their homes in the shadow of a chimney stack.” – John Webb, Executive Producer Pride, Pollution & Prejudice It’s a… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 22 February 2026