{"id":17945,"date":"2023-02-17T14:01:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T12:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=17945"},"modified":"2023-02-17T14:01:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T12:01:38","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-17-february-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2023\/02\/17\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-17-february-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 17 February 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WORLD WIDE WEBB<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cForgive the question, but are you old enough to remember the cinema releases of The Karate Kid and the first Rocky? And, if you are, do you recall feeling utterly inspired by them? Driven by an inexplicable primal urge to head home, wrap a dressing gown cord around your forehead, and unleash a flurry of backyard roundhouses on villainous plywood tomato boxes. Just me? Well, that might explain why I\u2019m so excited about Sunday\u2019s profile of our country\u2019s two top MMA fighters. This type of access is rare. In fact, about as rare as their talent.\u201d<\/em> – John Webb, Executive Producer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stinkholes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Khutsong near Carletonville on Gauteng\u2019s West Rand is built on dolomite. It\u2019s a soluble rock which means, over time, its structure is weakened by moisture in the ground, affecting its integrity and causing fractures and fault lines. Houses in the area are quite literally built on shaky ground. But, in Khutsong, there\u2019s another problem: the cavities created by collapsing dolomite are being filled with sewage; a malodorous and disturbing clue about the danger underfoot. Apart from the giant sinkholes threatening to swallow the area, their contents point to the near-total collapse of the entire sewage system in the Merafong municipality. Carte Blanche visits a communi.ty living on the edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Anina Peens | Presenter: Derek Watts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Murder in Morningside<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s late on a Friday night in Durban. A group of people emerge from a restaurant, among them arguably the country\u2019s most famous musician. They\u2019re in a jovial mood, hugging and shaking hands. Seconds later, a man rushes towards them, a gun in hand. He shoots before disappearing into the darkness. At the same time, another assailant fires at the group from a different direction. As chaos erupts, Kiernan Forbes, also known as AKA, and his friend, Tebello \u201cTibz\u201d Motsoane, lie dead on the pavement. Their murder makes instant news on social media, and almost immediately speculation circulates on the motive for the killing. Could it be the work of KwaZulu-Natal\u2019s notorious iinkabi \u2013 faceless guns for hire, apparently untouchable by law enforcement? As Forbes becomes the third musician gunned down in South Africa in the space of just four months, Carte Blanche investigates.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Latashia Naidoo | Presenter: Bongani Bingwa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ella\u2019s Triumph<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 1943, at the height of Germany\u2019s occupation of Poland during the second World War, Ella Blumenthal was just 22. A young Jewish activist, she\u2019d already lost almost every member of her family to Adolf Hitler\u2019s regime. Like millions of others, she and her niece had been rounded up by the Nazis and sent to concentration camps. They endured the horror of three of the camps \u2013 including the notorious Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp – and, for two long years, they were subjected to starvation, torture, and humiliation. But they both survived. Now, at 101, Ella is the oldest living survivor of the Holocaust in South Africa, and is subject of a documentary called I Am Here. Retracing her remarkable will to survive and thrive, it\u2019s a celebration of a vivacious, outspoken and unique personality with a flair for fashion. Carte Blanche meets this extraordinary woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Latashia Naidoo | Presenter: Claire Mawisa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Into the Octagon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the shadows of the arena a hulking figure stands, draped in a South African flag. After saying a prayer, his face is smeared in Vaseline, and he steps into an Octagon fenced by chain-link. This is the famed Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), probably the globe\u2019s most brutal sport, and South African Dricus \u2018Stillknocks\u2019 du Plessis one of its best exponents. It\u2019s taken Dricus months of training to get here, but these days he\u2019s joined at the UFC\u2019s regular fight nights by his prot\u00e9g\u00e9, Cameron Saaiman. At 22, his young understudy has already put on some dominant performances in the Octagon and is being billed as the sport\u2019s future. As he and Dricus prepare for UFC 285, Carte Blanche is invited into their secretive fight camp where their physical and mental preparation pushes them to their limits.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Sinethemba Nogude | Presenter: Derek Watts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Masa Versus the Machine, the Solar Revolution & School Violence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

ChatGPT – no, it\u2019s not the latest Gauteng Province chatbot. It\u2019s an AI-based service that\u2019s taken the world (and the Daily Maverick newsroom) by storm. Ferial and Masa try and wrap their heads around this latest tech revolution in this week\u2019s episode of The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

EXTRA: T\u00fcrkiye-Syria Earthquake<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When disaster struck parts of T\u00fcrkiye and Syria early in February, Dr Simpiwe Sobuwa immediately packed his bags to assist Gift of the Givers in providing aid to affected residents. He speaks to Carte Blanche producer Siniketiwe Hlanze from Antakya in T\u00fcrkiye about his experiences on the ground and the tireless search for survivors.<\/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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