{"id":19020,"date":"2023-07-28T10:25:20","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T08:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=19020"},"modified":"2023-07-28T10:25:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T08:25:22","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-30-july-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2023\/07\/28\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-30-july-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 30 July 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cFor five years, I lived in a cottage on the Morgenster Wine Estate overlooking vineyards and olive groves. It was a glorious existence, hedonistic even, punctuated only occasionally by work and life\u2019s other onerous distractions. And just a few kilometres away, sandwiched between Somerset West and the False Bay coast, was Macassar; even then, poor, depressing, crime-ridden. It was and remains an ugly metaphor for the disparities that so haunt our country. \u00a0And there I was, in the middle of it.\u201d –<\/em> John Webb, Executive Producer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Broadcast Bandit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s a man of many faces: events planner, film director, pastor, gold trader… and Disney and Netflix distributor. But many say he\u2019s nothing but a con artist. Claiming to be a big-time television producer, he\u2019s taken several broadcasting hopefuls for an expensive ride. Would-be producers paid him their life savings to shoot pilot episodes, drinking in his promises of lucrative deals on television and streaming platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frustratingly, they were left to foot the bill for cast and crew when their erstwhile mentor did a runner, leaving a trail of fake identities and broken dreams. After a year of searching, Carte Blanche catches up with a scamster who\u2019s traded his director’s chair for a pulpit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Sasha Schwendenwein | Research: Laura Byrne | Presenter: Lourensa Eckard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dancing with Putin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

South Africa\u2019s friendship with Russia is a political football that temporarily came to rest last week. On Friday, the High Court confirmed that we\u2019d be required to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes were he to attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg next month. The Department of Justice has now requested a warrant of arrest, while the Presidency confirmed that Putin will attend the summit virtually. It\u2019s a temporary solution to a diplomatic impasse \u2013 arrest a high-profile guest or refuse and violate international law \u2013 but the debate around Russia\u2019s engagement in Africa is far from settled. Is modern Russia a colonial power bent on exploiting the continent, or does it remain the Soviet friend of its liberation movements? Carte Blanche examines this political quagmire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Marion Edmunds | Presenter: Govan Whittles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Macassar\u2019s Dumping Ground<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In May this year, a body was found on a beach in Macassar in the Western Cape. The victim, a young woman, had been brutally raped and murdered before being dumped in the sand. There were no witnesses, and over the next few days, three more bodies were discovered in this small community. But it wasn\u2019t always like this: elderly residents who have lived in the once-peaceful fishing village their whole lives recall happier times. But in the past decade, conditions have deteriorated so dramatically that Macassar is no longer safe, with gangs from inside and outside the area roaming the streets. With the police apparently powerless to help, Macassar is under siege.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Catherine Rice | Presenter: Erin Bates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tractor Tannie<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mom of two, Corn\u00e9 Else has brought a new twist to the moniker \u201csoccer mom\u201d. For thirteen days this year, Corn\u00e9 drove the family\u2019s battered 59-year-old tractor close to two thousand kilometres through some of South Africa\u2019s smallest towns. She was raising money to send her daughter to a sporting World Championships. Not soccer, though, or even netball. No, this was funding for tug of war. Corn\u00e9\u2019s daughter Marconette is a South African champion and she\u2019s been invited to the World Champs in Switzerland. But, in the absence of government funding, Corn\u00e9 – with a little help from generous friends and family – devised a cunning plan to get her daughter to Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Producer: Tarryn Crossman | Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

JZ, Phone Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Will Jacob Zuma go back to prison? First, he needs to come back to SA. Then, medical xenophobia under the spotlight this week. And why every day should be Mandela Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Broken Peace: A Westbury Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For days, heavy rains in the Western Cape wreaked havoc on the province. With no electricity and no food supplies coming in, Citrusdal was cut off and farmers suffered devastating losses. We visit a community in turmoil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Shooting for Success<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In a community overcome by drug abuse and teen pregnancy, one woman is using sports to bring change. Now, a battered netball court has become the building blocks for a better future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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