{"id":17818,"date":"2023-01-27T15:31:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T13:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=17818"},"modified":"2023-01-27T15:31:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T13:31:37","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-29-january-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2023\/01\/27\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-29-january-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 29 January 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WORLD WIDE WEBB<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNaively, I believed there were some in society immune to the toxic pull of corruption. University administrators and lecturers, for example. Surely the people tasked with educating our young people wouldn\u2019t betray their calling? Well, it seems the lure of undeserved riches is enticing enough to pollute even the intellectual mind. And worryingly, those who stand against it, are left to fight a lonely battle.\u201d<\/em> – John Webb, Executive Producer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tiger on the Loose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

She was an eight-year-old Bengal tiger named Sheba, hand-reared and loved. But tigers are apex predators, so when this fully-grown female escaped from her enclosure in the South of Johannesburg, locals panicked. Her owner, Rassie Erasmus, conscious of the danger she posed, was among them. As reports emerged of Sheba feasting on domestic animals, residents grew increasingly alarmed, fearing they may be next. It became clear to Erasmus what needed to be done: Sheba would have to be killed. It\u2019s a story that enraged and baffled in equal measure. What explains government’s reluctance to ban the keeping of exotic cats as pets? And was her death the only possible solution? Carte Blanche investigates and discovers there may be more to this story than meets the eye (of the tiger).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Kate Barry | Research: Sasha Schwendenwein | Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fort Hare Hit List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It’s just after 4AM on a Friday morning in the Eastern Cape-town of Alice. Despite the hour in this usually quiet neighbourhood, a man casually emerges from the darkness, peaks over a high wall and fires three bullets. The target? The home of Fort Hare\u2019s Vice Chancellor, Professor Sakhele Buhlungu. It\u2019s an unnerving pretext to a murder just weeks later: the victim another senior official at the university. But the reign of terror doesn\u2019t end there. In January this year, Professor Buhlungu’s bodyguard is gunned down in an official vehicle outside the VC\u2019s home. Carte Blanche investigates a university, uncovering decades long fraud and corruption in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Sipha Kema | Presenter: Masa Kekana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cheeky Bikers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Skinny van Schalkwyk is no ordinary woman\u2026 A self-declared \u201cbiker chick\u201d, she bought her first motorbike – a pink Yamaha R6 – almost two decades ago and has never looked back. From track racing to epic adventure rides and stunts, Skinny lives for the roar of her bike\u2019s engine and the freedom it brings. But she also has a deep love for the outdoors and, six years ago – together with her \u201csidekick\u201d Chikita – started the annual \u201cAnti-Pants, Anti-Poaching\u201d bike rally. It\u2019s an off-the-wall way of contributing to nature conservation. This year more than 200 trouserless bikers joined them in contributing much-needed cash to the protection of giraffe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Stenette Grosskopf | Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CARTE BLANCHE: THE PODCAST<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In this week\u2019s episode of The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick, Ferial and Masa chat about loadshedding (what else?), the lawfare playing out between Ramaphosa and Zuma, and how young innovators hope to secure Africa’s food security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen Now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young Farmers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The pace of transformation in agriculture has been described as lacklustre. But a growing cohort of black farmers are making moves in the industry with minimal support from government or commercial banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen Now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PICKS OF THE WEEK<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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