Tag: carte blanche

“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

“I’ve watched quite a lot of elite netball and, I confess, I find it a little daft. Whoever concocted a sport that confines players to specific parts of the court, unable to move once they’ve caught the ball, was either drunk or a sadist. And, you know what? Hats off to them, because it’s utterly… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 9 July 2023

“The heaviest rainfall in living memory. That’s how Citrusdal locals are describing this week’s deluge. A few hundred kilometres away, a tornado wreaks havoc in Durban. On Sunday, we’ll reference the impacts of climate change at the two extremes of global weather and suffer the inevitable vitriol of the denialist lobby. In response, we’ll say… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 2 July 2023

“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