{"id":22063,"date":"2024-05-10T16:04:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=22063"},"modified":"2024-05-10T16:04:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:04:23","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-12-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/05\/10\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-12-may-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 12 May 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cAbout 10 days ago, after a period of ineffective self-medication, I encountered a South African doctor at a clinic in Dublin. A dull discomfort\u00a0in a lower wisdom tooth had progressed into pain so unrelenting, it would have floored a bullock – or similar-sized mammal. As we spoke briefly about home, cursed the Irish weather and the cost of living, she wrote a prescription for an appropriate pain killer, anti-inflammatories and – \u201cjust in case there was an infection\u201d (which there wasn’t) – a supply of antibiotics. It\u2019s the type of thinking that\u2019s landed us in a potentially catastrophic medical crisis.\u201d\u00a0– John Webb, Executive Producer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Broken Promises: Northern Cape<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In an informal settlement in the Northern Cape… Tannie Nellie Frans, an elderly woman who\u2019s been living in the area for over 50 years, waits for promised government houses to be built across the road from her home. Her community has also been promised a new school and a hospital, something they\u2019ve needed for years. Despite repeated promises, Tannie Nellie hasn\u2019t seen a single contractor on the site. But in this province, unfulfilled promises are a regular feature of residents\u2019 complaints and even the capital, Kimberley, hasn\u2019t been spared. Government has neglected the water system for decades and national funding has been misused and mismanaged by both provincial and local governments. Carte Blanche continues its election coverage in this forgotten part of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Anina Peens | Presenter: Govan Whittles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Superbug Takeover<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Superbugs – or antibiotic-resistant bacteria – have become one of the biggest threats to human health worldwide. Due to the overuse and misuse of antibiotics, these life-threatening bugs have developed resistance to medication and are rapidly proliferating, causing many infections to become untreatable. Until now, the focus of research has primarily been on human health and animals. But scientists have now identified the role of the environment in the spread of superbugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Mart-Marie Faure | Presenter: Erin Bates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Full Steam Ahead<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the Eastern Free State, at the foot of the majestic Maluti mountains, Oom Gert Jubileus is working on one of his beloved steam trains. It\u2019s part of the world\u2019s biggest working collection of narrow-gauge steam locomotives; an invaluable heritage that takes visitors back in time. This museum of locomotives consists of 69 steam engines, many of them completely restored. Oom Gert, a long-serving train driver, takes Carte Blanche on a nostalgic journey to a bygone era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Catherine Rice | Presenter: Claire Mawisa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

The Great Divide<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Worker\u2019s Day or Unemployment Day? Millions of South Africans have little to celebrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the search for missing Joshlin Smith continues, we look at the growing crisis our children face. Then, a major political move to free two South Africans imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea. And is that some hope we see on the horizon? Eskom says: you bet. But first \u2013 small parties with a potentially big swing. As more fringe parties grab the attention of major contenders, we ask whether organisations vying for independent territories could have any impact on SA politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n