Tag: carte blanche

Electricity Hackers Times are tough, cash is tight and many of us are looking for ways of cutting back on living expenses.  Some, though, are even prepared to break the law if it means saving a buck, and electricity it seems is the preferred way to do it. With more tariff hikes on the way… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 26 June 2022

Free State Death Traps The Free State’s roads are disintegrating, becoming death traps rather than important arteries keeping our economy functioning. The situation is so bad that communities are now banding together to try and fix the provincial roads themselves just to avoid further carnage. But it’s not just motorists that have been affected: as… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 19 June 2022

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