Tag: carte blanche

“One of my fondest sporting memories is watching Bafana Bafana play Algeria in the Africa Cup of Nations at the FNB Stadium in 1996. There’d been a morning shower, and the fans seated either side of my friends and I insisted on wiping down our seats with newspaper. Then, at halftime, a bucket of KFC… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 25 June 2023

“Why do a feature story on a yacht race long since finished? Well, because Kirsten Neuschäfer‘s achievement ranks among the greatest ever by a South African and – amidst the settled dust – holds lessons for all of us.” – John Webb, Executive Producer Nightmare Nightclub A young man is dragged from a club into… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 18 June 2023

“I have, by now, bored my work colleagues to tears with recollections of how Shaka Zulu was the only programme we were allowed to watch at boarding school. On a specific weekday night, they’d wheel a dusty 32-inch Telefunken into the dining room, and we’d gather around it to marvel at the courage and military… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 11 June 2023

“How far is too far? That’s the question we ask in our “fly-on-the-wall” look at one of the many community crime-fighting units patrolling Joburg’s lawless streets. Their shakedowns and house searches would likely encounter strong resistance in societies not racked by crime and violence. In places like Vosloorus, though – where policing is hardly stellar… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 4 June 2023

“Is there a more appropriate – or more sinister – metaphor for the state of the country right now than a deadly cholera outbreak just spitting distance from the Union Buildings? Unless something more complex (climate change-related, perhaps) is at play, it would appear the dead and sick are victims not only of waterborne bacteria… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 28 May 2023

“In the early 2000s, I travelled to Baghdad accompanying a charitable foundation as it delivered much-needed medical supplies to a country in the grip of international sanctions. The group was led by an energetic and affable doctor called Imtiaz Sooliman, a devout, bespectacled man who spoke so quickly his words overlapped. More than 20 years… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 21 May 2023