{"id":20999,"date":"2024-01-26T18:20:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T16:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=20999"},"modified":"2024-01-26T18:20:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T16:20:44","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-28-january-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/01\/26\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-28-january-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 28 January 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot to be outraged about right now. Much of what is happening in the world appears to be edging us closer to some sort of cataclysm. And all the while, the level-headed among us are numb-struck by world leaders prepared to sacrifice anything – including all of us – to assuage their narcissism. How can they be so narrow-minded, so thoughtless, so selfish? Well, watch Sunday\u2019s show for a microcosm of what drives depravity; of a mind that recognises the evil in what it does, and does it anyway.\u201d <\/em>~ John Webb, Executive Producer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Menacing Midwife<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, Carte Blanche exposed a Pretoria-based midwife accused of using an extremely dangerous drug to speed up her patients’ deliveries without their consent. Five babies died and several others were left severely disabled. Yolande Maritz\u2019s licence to practice was revoked. But four years later, she\u2019s back. Now, practicing under a new name, our undercover investigation reveals how the disgraced midwife has continued to offer home births and has delivered at least one baby. It didn\u2019t take long to catch her in the act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Tarryn Crossman | Presenter: Masa Kekana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Champagne Sewage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

He may be one of the most fortunate businessmen in Gauteng. A well-connected entrepreneur, he has been awarded over two billion rands\u2019 worth of tenders by several provincial governments. But with questionable links to high-ranking politicians, this flamboyant businessman has gained a reputation for pocketing the money and leaving a string of unfinished projects behind him. In the Free State, a project to eradicate the bucket system in an impoverished community has ended in despair as sewage continues to flow down the streets. His companies have become notorious for non-delivery… but government keeps awarding him tenders. Carte Blanche asks why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Harri Vithi | Presenter: Masa Kekana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hopped Up About Hyacinth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In Hartbeespoort, Gauteng millions of tiny insects are hard at work, eradicating the water hyacinth suffocating the dam. It\u2019s an invasive South American weed that, when left to bloom, depletes the oxygen in the water, killing fish and preventing boats from using the dam. For years, the Madibeng Local Municipality has tried unsuccessfully to eliminate the weed, but it always grows back. Now, scientists have introduced water hyacinth planthoppers: host-specific natural enemies of water hyacinth. But this new attempt to kill off the weed hasn\u2019t been without controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Sasha Schwendenwein | Presenter: Govan Whittles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Promises, Promises, Promises<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Joining us this week is financial journalist, Ray Mahlaka to help us dissect everything from elections to what\u2019s been happening at this past week\u2019s World Economic Forum\u2019s annual meeting in Davos. Then, we ask the question: is it too late for Transnet? And promises, promises, promises. As election season kicks off, Ray tells us what he wants to see and hear from SA\u2019s politicians. That and more, so let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n