Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 15 September 2024

“Inserts about wildlife and the environment are notoriously tricky to produce, not least because of the entrenched opinions on each side of a particular debate. Our experience has been that a defensive politician is far easier to handle than a righteously indignant activist. Then again, good luck to them. Without their passionate dedication, where would conservation… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 15 September 2024

Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 8 September 2024

“Many years ago, I worked for a radio news service that shared offices with the SA Press Association in downtown Joburg. Landlines rang incessantly over the clatter of keyboards being hammered by reporters and copy editors who’d honed their skills on typewriters. Sitting on stained red couches in an unventilated smoking room, we’d share views on the… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 8 September 2024

Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 1 September 2024

“Tonight’s broadcast will be a seminal moment for our team. Months of investigation, weeks of legal wrangling and no shortage of frayed emotions later, we finally air one of the most significant stories we’ve produced on alleged medical malpractice. Our interviewees have harrowing stories to tell and the attempts at silencing them have been, frankly, shameful.” –… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 1 September 2024

Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 25 August 2024

“There was a lot of interest in our Ozempic story several weeks ago, which prompted us to broadcast this Sunday’s foreign special. The content differs in many ways, but the premise is similar: in a scenario in which billions are poured into marketing unhealthy lifestyles, and in a society quick to pass judgment, how far will… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 25 August 2024

Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 11 August 2024

“Is it just me, or have wild animals become the latest “must-have” in our country’s ubiquitous lifestyle estates? Once content with a clubhouse and gym, no high-end gated community can now consider itself worthy of the name without a herd or two of impala or zebra. To each their own, I suppose. But Bali-inspired architecture… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 11 August 2024

Meet South Africa’s Next Generation of Olympic Swimming Superstars with M-Net Local Documentary “Outside Lane”

Every four years, the Olympics captures the planet’s imagination as we witness superhuman feats of speed, strength, endurance, and determination from athletes who have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of perfection. Outside Lane – on M-Net Channel 101 from 15 August at 8pm – follows four South African swimmers in a quest for success… Continue reading Meet South Africa’s Next Generation of Olympic Swimming Superstars with M-Net Local Documentary “Outside Lane”