{"id":12951,"date":"2021-09-16T14:29:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T12:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=12951"},"modified":"2021-09-16T14:29:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T12:29:02","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-19-september-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/09\/16\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-19-september-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 19 September 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mining Held Hostage: Watch Carte Blanche, this Sunday\u202f19 September 2021 at 19:00, only on M-Net<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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R E P O R T A G E    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bongani\u00a0Bingwa:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cAfter 28 years in power, the ANC has long delayed its proper transition from a liberation movement to a modern political party running a sophisticated economy. That mistake has not yet proved fatal, but is certainly catching up with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANC Running on Empty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After 28 years in power the ANC is facing tough challenges: dogged by crippling factional battles, declining electoral support, claims of corruption and mismanagement and now the party can barely pay salaries. Although it receives the lion’s share of funds from the Electoral Commission, its accounts have been garnisheed by SARS for failure to pay PAYE on behalf of employees. To compound its problems, new legislation around party funding means substantial donors can longer hide in the shadows but must disclose funds in excess of R100 000. The once mighty juggernaut of its election machinery has been reduced to a shadow of its former self \u2013 the party will be going into the November elections limping, hardly assured that all its candidates will even make it on the ballot paper. Is South Africa\u2019s governing party on the brink of financial ruin? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producers: Busisiwe Gumede-Chizhanje\u00a0&\u00a0Siniketiwe\u00a0Hlanze\u00a0| Presenter: Bongani\u00a0Bingwa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the Trailer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

C O N F R O N T A T I O N<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mining Held Hostage<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a country built on mining, the ownership of South Africa\u2019s mineral riches has always been contested terrain. Over the decades,\u00a0Carte Blanche has tracked the steady rise\u00a0in\u00a0illegal mining\u00a0practices\u00a0\u2013\u00a0from gold to coal to chrome\u00a0\u2013\u00a0as\u00a0small-scale\u00a0zama\u00a0zamas\u00a0flourish in the absence of government action or decisive policing. Now adding a layer of sophistication and expanding in scale, the so-called procurement mafia,\u00a0consisting of\u00a0organised criminal syndicates running protection rackets and moving in with large-scale earth moving equipment and setting up permanent operations,\u00a0is turning mining into a war zone. In one mine alone, police raids\u00a0led to\u00a0the confiscation\u00a0of\u00a0equipment and commodities\u00a0worth more\u00a0than\u00a0R13 million. Despite this, authorities\u00a0have not been able to stop the brazen\u202flooting of chrome and hijacking of mining\u00a0sites and\u00a0rights\u00a0in Limpopo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Nicky Troll | Presenter: Derek Watts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the Trailer<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S C I E N C E   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vaccine Confidence\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0
Widespread internet access means information at our fingertips and research shows South Africans are using\u00a0multiple\u00a0online\u00a0sources\u00a0to inform themselves on COVID-19 vaccines. But in an era of weaponised digital propaganda, disinformation is taking a toll on those people who need\u00a0clear,\u00a0reliable,\u00a0factual information\u00a0to\u00a0empower\u00a0informed choices. While the number of adults opting to get jabbed in South Africa has risen from 67\u00a0percent\u00a0in January to 72\u00a0percent\u00a0in July, it leaves just under\u00a0a third\u00a0of people still unable or unwilling to trust the science that vaccines are\u00a0safe and effective.\u00a0Carte Blanche examines how the burden of COVID-19 shifts to\u00a0the unvaccinated as the jab keeps more people out of hospital and off ventilators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer:\u00a0Stenette\u00a0Grosskopf | Researcher: Laura Byrne | Presenter: Masa Kekana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the Trailer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

C E L E B R A T I O N   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masa Kekana:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cSpending time with Dr\u00a0Sebopet\u0161a\u00a0moved me. His passion for education and not only the children, but the parents too, is palpable. Imagine what he could do with better resources? It\u2019s a shame he operates with so little.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Power of a Principled Life \u202f<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching is a difficult profession, especially in some of South Africa\u2019s poorest schools. But for many educators, it\u2019s a rewarding calling. Now, despite the odds, a headmaster working in a remote village in Limpopo has won the Global Principals’ Award. With over 200,000 entries from 110 countries over six continents in the last five years, the award celebrates excellence in education on a global scale. With his spirit of relentless excellence that inspires his pupils, parents and teachers and the life motto: \u2018hard work kills nobody\u2019, Dr Ngwako Sebopet\u0161a has a message that reverberates beyond his home base. Carte Blanche visits Rathaga Primary school in the Mapone District of rural Limpopo \u2013 far from the resources and amenities that modern education often depends on \u2013 to meet a community and a leader inspired by lifelong learning and an ethic of passionate care for every child.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Sophia Phirippides | Presenter: Masa Kekana <\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the Trailer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note: Carte Blanche line-ups are subject to change. Stories can be viewed at www.carteblanche.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mining Held Hostage: Watch Carte Blanche, this Sunday\u202f19 September 2021 at 19:00, only on M-Net R E P O R T A G E     Bongani\u00a0Bingwa:\u00a0\u201cAfter 28 years in power, the ANC has long delayed its proper transition from a liberation movement to a modern political party running a sophisticated economy. That mistake has not yet… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 19 September 2021<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[65,21],"class_list":["post-12951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-television","tag-carte-blanche","tag-mnet","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12951\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}