{"id":16466,"date":"2022-08-05T14:27:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T12:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=16466"},"modified":"2022-08-05T14:27:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T12:27:48","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-7-august-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/08\/05\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-7-august-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 7 August 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ultimate Price<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A thorn in the side of organised crime, and a spear in the fight for justice: that\u2019s how colleagues describe Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear, a highly decorated detective. His investigations disrupted the complex patterns of gang warfare and police complicity on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape. It was a dangerous job at the best of times, and Kinnear should\u2019ve enjoyed the support of his commanding officers. But according to an explosive new report, he was abandoned by his police bosses at the height of his investigations. Kinnear paid the ultimate price. After being tracked for weeks, he was gunned down on his doorstep. Now his wife, Nicolette, is demanding justice for her husband\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Marion Edmunds | Presenter: Masa Kekana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Health Crisis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The sums don\u2019t add up \u2013 in South Africa, over half the money spent on healthcare services only reaches 16 percent of the population. It\u2019s a worrying figure, and a reflection of one glaring aspect of the country\u2019s inequality crisis. But a plan is in motion – National Health Insurance (NHI). Carte Blanche catches up on the NHI juggernaut. Is it steamrolling on or trundling slowly towards completion? And on the ground, what are we having to live and die through as we wait for the transformation of South Africa’s healthcare system?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Sophia Phirippides | Presenter: Claire Mawisa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rocky Road<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jaundr\u00e9 Kidson knew how notorious the N4 between Pretoria and Rustenburg was. It wasn\u2019t roadworks or careless drivers that he feared, but the violent criminals known to be lurking in the shadows. Running along the border between two provinces, this road is the hunting ground for would-be robbers who set up spikes, rocks, and other homemade devices to cause tyre failure and force vehicles to a halt. In May this year, while travelling home with his wife and small baby, Jaundr\u00e9 had no other choice but to take this route. Careful as he was, he couldn\u2019t have predicted that they would soon become the next targets of a violent group of criminals. Carte Blanche investigates the tragic circumstances which led to this young father losing his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Floris Kotze | Presenter: Derek Watts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Naked and Afraid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a very public test of endurance – two strangers, meeting for the first time, bound by a single purpose: to survive 21 days in the wilderness while completely naked. Naked and Afraid<\/em> is one of the most extreme and popular reality television shows and, when South African Warrick Harvey was offered the opportunity to participate, it was a dream come true. But after three weeks of living in the wild with no food, the reality of reality TV finally hit home. Painfully underweight and emotionally withdrawn, how did Warrick survive the torment that followed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Tarryn Crossman | Presenter: Masa Kekana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAKING A DIFFERENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saving Lives at Tygerberg<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our most recent data indicate that well over 250 000 children have been assisted through these initiatives across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where It All Began<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 2008, Carte Blanche launched an initiative to give back to communities through a series of programmes that will benefit South African hospitals and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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