{"id":18221,"date":"2023-03-24T16:26:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T14:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=18221"},"modified":"2023-03-24T16:26:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T14:26:53","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-26-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2023\/03\/24\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-26-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 26 March 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WORLD WIDE WEBB<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe murder of Cloete Murray and his son, Thomas, is stomach-churning. Both were at the forefront of attempts to recover the proceeds of state capture, so piecing together a possible motive for their assassination isn\u2019t difficult. They lived in a space where making enemies was easy and took their last breaths in a country in which death is often the price of principle.\u201d<\/em> – John Webb, Executive Producer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Murray & Son<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A tall building towers over Pretoria. It\u2019s home to the Master\u2019s Office that administers deceased estates and oversees liquidations – some involving major companies under investigation for millions made in the state capture years. Among the liquidators’ responsibilities is attempting to recover money owed to creditors. Cloete Murray was the driving force in the liquidation of BOSASA, a company at the centre of serious allegations of fraud and corruption and owing substantial amounts to creditors including SARS. Murray wasn\u2019t afraid of asking difficult questions of the many company directors he investigated and there were attempts to remove him from the Bosasa case that went as high as the Supreme Court of Appeal. None was successful. Murray\u2019s story is inextricably linked to those of two senior former officials in the Master\u2019s Office who believe they were removed because of their role in Murray\u2019s appointment to the Bosasa liquidation. Last year, Carte Blanche told this story, and interviewed Cloete Murray. But on Saturday he and his son were shot and killed in what is believed to have been an assassination. Carte Blanche investigates the final days before this dark and unspeakable crime took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Joy Summers | Presenter: Bongani Bingwa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Black Beach Hell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 2013, Daniel Janse van Rensburg was illegally detained for more than 400 days in one of Equatorial Guinea\u2019s worst prisons. Notorious for the brutalisation and neglect of prisoners, inmates at Black Beach are denied visiting rights and medical treatment. After eventually being released and returning to South Africa, Daniel sued the country\u2019s vice president, Teodorin Obiang, the man he believes had him incarcerated at Black Beach. In 2021, the Western Cape High Court awarded him R39 million for his losses and suffering and illegal incarceration and ordered the attachment of Obiang\u2019s assets. Then, on the 9th of February this year, two days after a super yacht belonging to Obiang was seized in Cape Town, two South African citizens were detained in Equatorial Guinea and sent to Black Beach. Coincidence or a perverse act of revenge?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Annalise Lubbe | Presenter: Masa Kekana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Batting for Change<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It began as a gift from father to son. Professional cricket coach, Shahied Adonis, wanted to help his boy get into one of the most prestigious but expensive schools in the Western Cape. His only means was through the sport his father loved: cricket. For two years, Adonis coached his son to becoming a competitive cricketer, earning him a bursary and a chance to realise his dream. For Adonis, something clicked. He realised that, through providing free cricket coaching clinics, he could help children with difficult upbringings realise their dreams, too – using cricket to reimagine a different future. And so, his program Dlala Africa took shape. In gang ridden Manenburg on the Cape Flats, Adonis is using the gentleman\u2019s game to make a lasting difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Floris Kotze | Presenter: Claire Mawisa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

The Indignity of Pit Toilets – When Will it End?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In this week\u2019s episode of The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick, Ferial
Haffajee and Carte Blanche producer Siniketiwe Hlanze discuss the surprise contender who put up her hand to lead the DA. They also unpack suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane\u2019s ongoing inquiry. And another child dies in a pit toilet – how many more deaths before government acts?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Feeling Chatty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

ChatGPT \u2013 an AI chatbot you can have conversations with, placing the sum total of human knowledge and creativity right at your fingertips. If this is the beginning\u2026 how will it end?<\/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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