{"id":16663,"date":"2022-08-26T16:12:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T14:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=16663"},"modified":"2022-08-26T16:12:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T14:12:03","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-28-august-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/08\/26\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-28-august-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 28 August 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WORLD WIDE WEBB<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI remember well that afternoon in the stands at FNB Stadium: Bafana Bafana thumped Tunisia on their way to ultimately winning the Africa Cup of Nations. Those were better days for our men\u2019s team, now a shadow of their former selves, unable to qualify for World Cups or win anything substantive. And as they\u2019ve slipped into sporting oblivion, our national women\u2019s team, Banyana Banyana, is filling the void. Surely, they deserve pay parity and a professional league in return.\u201d \u2013 John Webb, Executive Producer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weaponizing the Police<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Imagine getting arrested and sent to prison for something you didn\u2019t do. That\u2019s the horrifying fate of some remand detainees being held in South Africa\u2019s most notorious maximum-security prisons. They say police are failing to properly investigate allegations before sending people to jail, with some landing behind bars after a single spurious complaint. For many, there\u2019s no recourse. Are the police being used to settle personal scores? And could you be next? Carte Blanche investigates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Joy Summers | Research: Laura Byrne | Presenter: Derek Watts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marikana\u2019s Long Shadow<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

This month marks ten years since the massacre at Marikana, where police shot and killed 34 striking miners. Despite the findings of an independent inquiry, no one within the police has been held accountable. Yet, evidence suggests police abuses didn\u2019t end on the day of the shooting. In the weeks after the massacre, scores of miners were arrested, many claiming they were assaulted or tortured. Never-before-seen documents now reveal how police management unilaterally exonerated 77 officers implicated in these assaults and torture cases. Ten years on, there is every indication that the brutality at Marikana, and the lack of accountability that followed, is systemically rooted within the culture of the police service. No clearer is that demonstrated than in CCTV footage captured on the streets of New Germany north of Durban showing the premeditated killing of a defenceless suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Daneel Knoetze | Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Champions of Africa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since her playing days, Desiree Ellis had always dreamt of lifting the coveted Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations with Banyana Banyana. But for years, the women\u2019s national football side was a team largely ignored and unsupported. Later appointed the national women\u2019s coach, Ellis kept trying until years of dedication and perseverance culminated in one spectacular night in July when Banyana Banyana finally were crowned the Champions of Africa! Now, the women\u2019s game is gaining momentum the world over, evidenced by the record-breaking crowds at the recent European Championships in England. Could our African triumph herald a new dawn for women\u2019s football in South Africa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Diana Lucas | Research: Siniketiwe Hlanze | Presenter: Claire Mawisa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sami Hall Says<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sami Hall grew up wanting to be a star. But she soon realised the road to fame isn’t always straightforward. As adulting pushed her dreams aside, she turned to TikTok to give her inner actress a voice. Little did she know this was exactly what would place her in the comedic spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Night Shift<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Even for the most highly trained emergency specialists in Mitchells Plain\u2019s trauma centre, the caseload is becoming nearly unbearable. We\u2019re given an all-access pass to see what happens behind the frontline on a Saturday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Welcome to Funny Farm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There’s a market for everything at Funny Farm, an informal settlement in Alberton, Gauteng. Anything from drugs to weapons and, in some cases, even children, are for sale. We go inside this criminal cesspool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WATCH IT AGAIN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow the Manganese Road<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Poison hidden in plain sight: black manganese dust, blasted from the iconic Kalahari Basin and trucked to the port of Port Elizabeth in vast amounts. But could the manganese rush be making Nelson Mandela Bay and its people sick?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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