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Derek Watts: \u201c<\/em><\/strong>A kidnapping is a heartless act that leaves a family traumatised, helpless and confused. Add a specialist cop demanding a bribe to find the victim, and the loved ones must lose all faith in the law and humanity.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Held for Ransom <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kidnappings for ransom are becoming an all too common occurrence in South Africa. In Limpopo, four brothers were recently abducted on their way to school by masked gunmen, and returned unharmed three weeks later. Now, as criminals become more brazen, Carte Blanche investigates how a senior police kidnappings investigator also demanded a handsome payment from a victim\u2019s family for simply doing his job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Producer: Graham Coetzer | Presenter: Derek Watts<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch the trailer<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Green House Effect <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n A cutting-edge custom design, completely off the grid and built in no more than 12 weeks: that was the vision sold by the developer of environmentally-friendly homes. But once the money was in, some unsuspecting buyers were left out of pocket, homeless and furious. Carte Blanche investigates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Producer: Nicky Troll | Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch the trailer<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n R E P O R T A G E \u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n Majuba’s White Elephant <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n It took Eskom six years and R8 billion to construct a railway line to one of its largest power stations, Majuba in Mpumalanga. But the line\u202fhas never been used and now vandalism and alleged sabotage have rendered it unusable. So, why does Eskom claim the problems at Majuba have been resolved?\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n Producer: Anina Peens | Presenter: Masa Kekana <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch the trailer<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n S P O R T S \u202f\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sports in a Bubble <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Playing for a national team like the Springboks or the Proteas means constantly performing in a high-pressure environment, often spending months away from home. So imagine having to do that inside a bio-secure bubble, cut off from a world grappling with the impact of the Covid pandemic. Now, researchers are analysing how these measures are impacting the performance and mental health of some of our top sports stars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Producer:\u00a0Julian Sun\u00a0| Presenter:\u00a0Masa Kekana<\/strong><\/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 Facebook: Carte Blanche<\/a> #CarteBlanche<\/a> Held for Ransom: Watch Carte Blanche, this\u202fSunday\u202f21 November 2021 at 19:00, only on M-Net I N V E S T I G A T I O N S\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Derek Watts: \u201cA kidnapping is a heartless act that leaves a family traumatised, helpless and confused. Add a specialist cop demanding a bribe to find the victim, and the… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 21 November 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-13598","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\/13598","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=13598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13598\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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