{"id":17785,"date":"2023-01-22T00:31:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T22:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=17785"},"modified":"2023-01-22T00:31:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T22:31:14","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-22-january-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2023\/01\/22\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-22-january-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 22 January 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WORLD WIDE WEBB<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGosh, I need to write a pithy quote for our weekly press release. I hope the computer battery I\u2019ve been unable to charge doesn\u2019t quit on me befo…\u201d<\/em> – John Webb, Executive Producer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Powerless and Peeved<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wracked by corruption, financial mismanagement and ineptitude, Eskom was looted from inside and out. Now on its knees, it\u2019s nonetheless charging consumers more for a service that it\u2019s failing to deliver. After weeks of relentless loadshedding \u2013 much of it at stage 6 \u2013 there are mounting threats of protests from enraged South Africans, and the president is feeling the heat. But how do we avoid a very grim energy outlook without urgent, workable solutions on the table? There are no easy answers for the national utility, but that\u2019s unlikely to win them any sympathy among an increasingly fed-up citizenry. Carte Blanche contemplates what\u2019s next for a powerless nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Nicky Troll | Presenter: Masa Kekana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To Ban or Not to Ban<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The number of pit bull attacks in South Africa is alarming. Last year, a three-year-old toddler was brutally mauled to death by two aggressive pit bulls. The young boy is just one of several who\u2019ve died or been severely injured by this unpredictable breed. Originally bred as fighting dog – able to kill opponents quickly and viciously while enduring excruciating pain – critics say it\u2019s no wonder there\u2019s now a pit bull problem. Poor breeding coupled with a genetic code wired for violence are a blueprint for tragedy. Others, though, argue that the animals\u2019 owners are to blame. Amid growing calls for a ban on the breed, Carte Blanche investigates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Trekking Antarctica<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the coldest place on earth, a continent virtually uninhabited and covered almost entirely by ice. The temperatures are unforgiving, threatening dangerous frostbite. But while conditions in Antartica have always been extreme, it\u2019s showing the visible effects of damage to the environment by humans. As the earth warms, the ice in the region is rapidly melting, causing dramatic changes on the continent. Alarmingly, the impacts of climate change at the Earth\u2019s southern tip are felt around the world. Not for nothing do the experts say: what happens in Antartica, doesn\u2019t stay in Antartica. Carte Blanche set off on an expedition to wildest Antarctica, along with some young South Africans brimming with ideas about helping save our planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Diana Lucas | Presenter: Derek Watts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Piano Prodigy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The piano is one of the most difficult musical instruments to play, let alone master, and few people have the talent and dedication to become a virtuoso or world-class performer. But Mike Wang is no ordinary pianist. He immigrated to South Africa with his family when he was just eight years old. Now, at just 16, he recently won the National Youth Music Competition, a prestigious event focusing on young classical musicians. Some of the competition’s judges believe Mike could be South Africa\u2019s next great piano prodigy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Latashia Naidoo | Presenter: Masa Kekana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CARTE BLANCHE: THE PODCAST<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Loadshedding, the Presidential Race & X-ray Goggles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Following the chaotic ANC National Elective Conference in December last year, it only made sense to start off The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick with a focus on the power games that are guaranteed to intensify in the run-up to the 2024 election year. But it\u2019s not all doom and gloom – Ferial Haffajee tells us about X-ray glasses that could revolutionise the medical field. This and a whole lot more in the first instalment of our weekly news wrap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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