Tag: carte blanche

“We commissioned our concussion insert to tell Pat Lambie’s story and highlight the steps being taken to protect rugby players. There’s no shortage of effort to make the game as safe as possible. But, as I write this, the internet is buzzing at a decision by a disciplinary panel to rescind a red card handed… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 20 August 2023

“There’s an art to confronting alleged criminals when the cameras are rolling; one more difficult to master than you might realise. It involves a level of planning that would impress the D-Day generals, and no shortage of gumption. On Sunday’s show, our Govan Whittles provides a masterclass in the classic ‘confront’ as he unravels a… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 13 August 2023

“SLAPP suits, as attempts to use the courts to silence journalists are known, are described as a ‘species of abuse of process’ by our own legal team. It seems to us, an apt turn of phrase. It’s a strategy we, too, have encountered of late, one sadly given impetus by pliant members of our own… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 6 August 2023

“For five years, I lived in a cottage on the Morgenster Wine Estate overlooking vineyards and olive groves. It was a glorious existence, hedonistic even, punctuated only occasionally by work and life’s other onerous distractions. And just a few kilometres away, sandwiched between Somerset West and the False Bay coast, was Macassar; even then, poor,… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 30 July 2023

“Our government’s obvious alignment with Moscow despite its sworn non-alignment on the Ukraine conflict must get tongues wagging at embassy parties. You can almost hear the chuckles as diplomats share tweets from one of our more industrious departmental spokespeople. ‘Urging restrain from both sides!’, they’d exclaim, brushing spluttered champagne and cocktail sausages from their lapels… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 23 July 2023

“For a time, my parents lived near Richards Bay. They were heading into their twilight years, and it seemed as good a place as any to unwind after a life of work and child-related stress (though only from my brother and sister, you understand). Theirs was a calm existence, interrupted only by the occasional raid… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 16 July 2023