{"id":16379,"date":"2022-07-29T14:51:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T12:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=16379"},"modified":"2022-07-29T14:51:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T12:51:42","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-31-july-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/07\/29\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-31-july-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 31 July 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Medical Emergency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Xhora, a village in the Eastern Cape, a 21-year-old, heavily pregnant woman repeatedly calls for an ambulance. Three hours later, there\u2019s still no response and she has no other means to get herself to a hospital almost 90 minutes away. But in these isolated communities, she is not alone. Residents say Emergency Medical Services (EMS) have become almost mythical in these parts and, for those lucky enough to get an ambulance, the vehicles are often ill-equipped to assist patients. EMS medics have also had enough and, in April, embarked on an illegal strike to get government\u2019s attention. They say they\u2019re struggling to get to their patients and, when they do, the vehicles often don\u2019t have basic supplies like oxygen or even a stretcher. Carte Blanche investigates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Sinethemba Nogude | Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Business Behind Bars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was convicted of child rape, sexual assault, fraud, exposing children to pornography, and accessing child pornography. A lengthy rap sheet of horrors that landed him in a maximum security prison.\u00a0But known paedophile Dawie de Villiers has re-emerged, supposedly heading up a major international publishing business under a new pseudonym \u2013 and he\u2019s doing it from inside prison. Carte Blanche\u00a0investigates how a paedophile, convicted for selling pictures of children on the dark web, now has unlimited and unmonitored access to the very thing that landed him in prison: the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Jana Marx | Presenter: Claire Mawisa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Of Guns and Gangs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Cape Flats in the Western Cape, school children are often forced to run for cover during indiscriminate gun battles between rival gangs. But it\u2019s not just gang wars causing concern. More recently, some taverns in Gauteng have come under siege as gunmen carelessly spray bullets at unsuspecting partygoers. Mass shootings are a growing problem throughout the country and, as our team discovers, illegal guns are at the centre of this crisis. This Sunday, Carte Blanche hits the streets in some of Cape Town\u2019s most dangerous neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Nicky Troll | Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ahead of the Curve<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For weeks, South Africa suffered crippling levels of power cuts throughout the country. In some areas, there would be no electricity for up to ten hours in a single day. But as Eskom ramped up the dreaded load shedding schedules, Cape Town kept its lights\u00a0for longer.\u00a0The secret, is the Steenbras Dam\u00a0power plant\u00a0. It acts like a massive battery that is charged up to be used when the power\u00a0at\u00a0peak periods\u00a0, providing 180MW more power into the city\u2019s grid. A lifeline, for the Mother City. Now as President Ramaphosa makes bold promises to resolve the country\u2019s power crisis, the City is\u00a0rapidly moving forward\u00a0to add even more capacity to the grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Liz Fish | Presenter: Masa Kekana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unique stories. Unique perspectives.<\/strong> Carte Blanche: The Podcast delves beneath the headlines into South African and global issues, bringing you the stories that matter. Find it on all major podcast platforms<\/strong> now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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