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“The ANC’s performance comes as a predictable, some might say deserved, comeuppance. But will the ANC’s loss prove to be ethno-nationalism’s gain?” -John Webb, Executive Producer Follow the Ballot Have you ever wondered what happens to your ballot once you’ve marked your X? As South Africans hold their breath ahead of the IEC’s announcement of… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 2 June 2024

“Those of you who pay attention to these things will note the shortness of this press release. While a report on the independent candidates contesting this month’s elections and an investigation into the UK’s fight against fake brands are compelling viewing, we’d be failing our viewers if that was the full extent of our Sunday-night… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 26 May 2024

“I recall conversations with students (some more rational than others) and Vice-Chancellors (some more defiant than others) that made clear the challenge of solving the Fees Must Fall crisis. Most observers agreed free education was out of the question. Jacob Zuma, his presidency increasingly tenuous, believed otherwise. Not too surprising then that a concept born of… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 19 May 2024

“About 10 days ago, after a period of ineffective self-medication, I encountered a South African doctor at a clinic in Dublin. A dull discomfort in a lower wisdom tooth had progressed into pain so unrelenting, it would have floored a bullock – or similar-sized mammal. As we spoke briefly about home, cursed the Irish weather and… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 12 May 2024

“I’ve never really understood the notion that hunting benefits conservation. I appreciate that more hunting requires more animals, but is that truly a benefit? How much of the foreign currency generated by trophy hunting finds its way back into grassroots conservation?  Into research? Into community projects? Not much, is my guess. Then again, I’ve never really… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 5 May 2024

A CARTE BLANCHE DOCUMENTARY “Some weeks ago, I was sent a photo of an exhausted but smiling crew outside an airfield in the Northern Cape. Laden with gear, they were about to board the final flight of an exhausting production schedule incorporating five provinces, close to 30 interviews, and several sleep-deprived nights. And yet, despite… Continue reading 30 Years of Democracy – Carte Blanche 28 April 2024