{"id":18311,"date":"2023-04-07T18:29:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T16:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=18311"},"modified":"2023-04-07T18:29:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T16:29:25","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-9-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2023\/04\/07\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-9-april-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 9 April 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cUnder normal circumstances, I\u2019d search for an anecdote with a – sometimes tenuous \u2013 link to one of the stories in our Sunday line-up. But it\u2019s Easter, and so, if you\u2019ll permit me some poetic licence, I\u2019ll simply raise my Mopane Worm infused tipple and wish you all a blessed break.\u201d –<\/em> John Webb, Executive Producer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bloem Brouhaha<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bloemfontein is home to the University of the Free State and the Central University of Technology. It\u2019s now a bona fide student town as thousands flock to these campuses from around the country. But there isn\u2019t enough on-site accommodation to house them all; conditions ripe for manipulation. Some have spotted a lucrative opportunity to illegally convert their own homes into crowded student digs., or to build cramped digs on any available open stand. It\u2019s caused havoc in some suburbs as service delivery, intended for smaller suburbs, is stretched to the limit. Residents who\u2019ve for years called these once quiet suburbs home, now contend with overflowing sewage, raucous parties, and plummeting property prices. Carte Blanche goes knocking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Liz Fish | Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Munching on Masonja<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In Limpopo, Mopane Worms are a sought-after delicacy and good business for traders. They\u2019re harvested throughout the province and sold to eager buyers on street corners and online. But they remain an acquired taste, and as villages expand in Limpopo, mopane forests are being chopped down for fencing & firewood. But change is in the air \u2013 quite literally \u2013 as climate change is forcing a re-think in our consumption of methane producing livestock. Some young South Africans are seizing the moment, determined to popularise mopane worms as a greener \u2013 and surprisingly tasty \u2013 gastronomic alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Carol Albertyn Christie | Presenter: Masa Kekana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Senior and Single<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In a dimly lit caf\u00e9 in New York, a group of men and women \u2013 all strangers and all single – anxiously gather, each with a strong drink in hand. They\u2019ve come for a specially organised evening of speed dating but with a twist; no one here is younger than 58. At a time when love and relationships seem to be the preserve of the young and restless, some seniors are making bold moves for a second, sometimes third chance at a happy ending. These are the senior singles, searching for love and lust in the Big Apple. But they\u2019re not alone. Almost starved of more personal affection during the peak of the COVID pandemic, these older-aged singles are shaking off their frail and vulnerable image. In their later years, they\u2019re navigating dating and sex on a renewed quest for intimacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: SBS Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Prison Breaks, Likable Leaders & Luh Twizzy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been a week of the bizarre and strange as South Africans come to terms with the Thabo Bester prison break scandal, we try and make sense of a TikTok challenge, and we celebrate a small victory against corruption. That and more in this week\u2019s The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick and Carte Blanche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Steytlerville Follies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A quaint little hotel in the Eastern Cape countryside and a couple who created a life filled with everything they love. Join us for the Steytlerville Follies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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