Tag: carte blanche

Guptagate: Full Circle The infamous Guptas – a family on the run from the long arm of the law. Now, they could be just months away from extradition to South Africa. It was the scandal that broke a presidency, and rocked a nation to its core, starting with the landing of a private plane at… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 12 June 2022

Wheeling & Dealing The perennial scourge of driver’s licence fraud seems to be intensifying with touters running scams from the parking lots of licensing centres. Administrative delays create a fertile breeding ground for new and varied twists on the theme. The new online booking system, meant to streamline the process and eliminate corruption, has seen… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 29 May 2022

The War on Buses Long-distance bus travel is a lucrative business in South Africa, with thousands of passengers transported across the country each day. But, in the Eastern Cape, regional roads are highly prized and, for some minibus taxi drivers, not for sharing. When buses “stray” onto their turf, the consequences are often violent, sometimes… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 22 May 2022

The Celeb and the Crypto Scheme A story about the lure of celebrity and the deceptive façade of success… Loyal listeners to a national radio station responded to an advert promising huge returns in a cryptocurrency scheme. The man at the helm, a beloved drive-time radio host, and his millionaire business partner won the trust… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 15 May 2022

The Radical Birth Keeper For some expectant parents, the opportunity to enjoy a more intimate, natural birth experience at home – supported by a trusted midwife – is sought after. And that was true of a Cape Town couple who secured the services of a “midwife” recommended to them by a local businesswoman.  But within… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 8 May 2022

WORLD WIDE WEBB“’We’ve been invited on a police raid’, we were told. ‘Should be an action-packed story.’ That, or something like it, is what we were pitched by one of our ace producers. Well, that ‘police raid’ turned out to be a carefully planned, multi-agency sting operation to shut down an illegal chrome mining enterprise.… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 24 April 2022