“Spoiler alert: the crew producing one of this week’s stories almost got arrested for their troubles.” – John Webb, Executive Producer Vulture Rescue Last month, crisis struck the Kruger National Park. Poachers laced an elephant carcass with toxic chemicals, poisoning hundreds of vultures. But in the wake of one of Southern Africa’s worst wildlife poisoning… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 8 June 2025
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What to Watch on DStv – June 2025
From Shaka iLembe to LandmanOcean With David Attenborough, Gladiator II, & Nigerian Idol NIGERIAN IDOL S10 LIVE SHOWS Africa Magic (DStv Channel 151) | 20:00 on Sundays ‘There’s never been a greater time to be a Nigerian artist,” The Guardian (UK) headlined an article last year, as Afrobeats and Nigerian artists continued to take over… Continue reading What to Watch on DStv – June 2025
M-Net Series Highlights – June 2025
Sunday Night Movies Sunday, 1 June High Rollers | 20:05 | Action/Thriller Master thief Mason (John Travolta) is living the criminal’s dream: island-hopping with his crew and the love of his life, Decker (Gina Gershon), while floating on a sea of stolen cash. But his dream is shattered when his nemesis, the ruthless Salazar, kidnaps… Continue reading M-Net Series Highlights – June 2025
Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 1 June 2025
“It’s counterintuitive, at least for the less narcissistically inclined, for filmmakers to turn the camera on themselves. Ours is to tell other people’s stories, not our own. And yet, occasionally, we become the story – even fleetingly – and we’re compelled to reflect on how our own experiences coalesce with those of our case studies.… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 1 June 2025
Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 25 May 2025
“It was a weekday morning in April and, having left the Oranjeville area in driving rain, I’d joined the N1 heading to Beaufort West and beyond. Almost as soon as I left the onramp, my car began to behave oddly, sliding like a pair of rubber-soled shoes on a freshly mopped floor. I slowed to… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 25 May 2025
Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 18 May 2025
“So, industrial scale mining is being presented as the answer to Oyster Bay’s “sand migration” problem. I’m a layman on these matters, so how was the issue dealt with over the past I don’t know two, three hundred years? Has the sand recently developed a will of its own, marching single-mindedly on the town and… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 18 May 2025