{"id":23556,"date":"2025-05-04T12:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T10:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=23556"},"modified":"2025-05-04T12:26:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T10:26:15","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-4-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2025\/05\/04\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-4-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche &#8211; 4 May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u201cThere\u2019s a moment towards the end of our investigation into a childcare NGO that I consider one of the most profoundly sad I\u2019ve ever seen on Carte Blanche. A young woman, recently reunited with her child after a years\u2019 long separation, says it sometimes feels as if they\u2019re complete strangers. Some might consider it relatively benign, but its dialogue delivered with such sorrow as to feel like a violent punch to the gut.\u201d <strong>&#8211; John Webb, Executive Producer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/sMoK_n0W_7w\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Childcare Captured<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a well-respected organisation tasked with protecting society\u2019s most vulnerable. So, why is this child protection service allegedly targeting vulnerable families and systematically stripping them of their children? As parents \u2013 often unaware of their rights \u2013 struggle to fight back, their children disappear into an unsafe and overburdened foster system. <strong>Carte Blanche<\/strong> investigates a disturbing pattern of alleged unchecked authority, fabricated allegations, legal shortcuts and a devastating disregard for law \u2013 all under the guise of protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Producer: Tarryn Crossman | Presenter: Govan Whittles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/wAtF2V0tLew\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LifePod: Harvesting Hope<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 5000 people in South Africa are waiting for life-saving organ transplants \u2013 often for years. But a group of University of Stellenbosch medical students is hoping to change that with LifePod, the country\u2019s first dedicated transplant ICU at Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape. This new unit will ensure deceased organ donors can be moved out of busy trauma wards, helping to free up beds and speed up the donor process. LifePod has the potential of saving up to 100 lives a year, while giving back hope to those caught in South Africa\u2019s organ donor crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Producer: Catherine Rice | Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">NOW STREAMING<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Air traffic mayday! | Carte Blanche | M-Net\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/38nkPjvilzk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aviation Crisis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re one of the roughly 2.5 million people who fly domestically in our country each year, you\u2019ll be alarmed by this story. It\u2019s about the management and staffing crisis at ATNS, the state-owned company that manages our air traffic. But this isn\u2019t a controversy limited to the boardroom \u2013 according to some industry insiders, it impacts passenger safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dstv.com\/m-net\/en-za\/show\/carte-blanche\/season\/38\/videos\/air-traffic-mayday-\/video\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dstv.com\/m-net\/en-za\/show\/carte-blanche\/season\/38\/videos\/air-traffic-mayday-\/video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get the Full Story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Isle of Man: Tax haven? | Carte Blanche | M-Net\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f_EowzW_VSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tax Haven or Tax Heaven?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past 10 years, almost 130 000 people have left South Africa with close to a million now living abroad. They relocate for different reasons, with job security and safety top of the list. But as recent budgetary decisions have shown, many of us are buckling under a mounting tax burden \u2013 and some are prepared to fight against any suggested increases. So, is that why a small, largely rural island of no more than 90 000 people is proving so popular with South African expats? We travel to the Isle of Man to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dstv.com\/m-net\/en-za\/show\/carte-blanche\/season\/38\/videos\/isle-of-man-tax-haven-\/video\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dstv.com\/m-net\/en-za\/show\/carte-blanche\/season\/38\/videos\/isle-of-man-tax-haven-\/video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find Out More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">NEWS &amp; VIEWS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hot property | Carte Blanche | M-Net\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yf0Oh7N_68Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JPC Corruption Charges<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In October 2023, <strong>Carte Blanche <\/strong>shone the spotlight on the Johannesburg Property Company (JPC), revealing significant governance and financial irregularities. Our expos\u00e9 raised questions about the entity&#8217;s oversight capabilities over its vast multi-billion rand property portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dstv.com\/m-net\/en-za\/show\/carte-blanche\/season\/38\/videos\/hot-property\/video\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dstv.com\/m-net\/en-za\/show\/carte-blanche\/season\/38\/videos\/hot-property\/video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Revisit Our Investigation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequent investigations by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) uncovered collusion between City of Johannesburg (COJ) supply chain officials, politicians, and service providers, leading to calls for comprehensive lifestyle audits of all COJ officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This past week, the Democratic Alliance(DA) in Johannesburg acted on the SIU\u2019s report and opened criminal cases against several JPC and COJ officials implicated in the misconduct. The DA has also written to the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), National Treasury and the Auditor General, urging investigations into potential violations of the Municipal Finance Management Act and Municipal Systems Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In October 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CarteBlanche?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CarteBlanche<\/a> asked who&#39;s really in charge at the Joburg Property Company (JPC). At the time, we found over 30,000 properties tied to a patronage network seemingly involving politicians. Whistleblowers alleged widespread corruption while investigations stalled.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/drpZTbwoHx\">pic.twitter.com\/drpZTbwoHx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Carte Blanche (@carteblanchetv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carteblanchetv\/status\/1917497722971775346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JOIN THE #CARTEBLANCHE CONVERSATION<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note: Carte Blanche line-ups are subject to change. Stories can be viewed at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/m-net.dstv.com\/show\/carte-blanche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.carteblanche.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carteblanchetv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carte Blanche<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/latest\/?q=%23carteblanche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0#CarteBlanche<\/a><br \/>Twitter \/ X:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@carteblanchetv<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=%23CarteBlanche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0#CarteBlanche<\/a><br \/>Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@carteblanchetv<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/carteblanche\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0#CarteBlanche<\/a><br \/>Youtube:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">carteblancheTV #CarteBlanche<\/a><br \/>TikTok: @carteblanchetv101<br \/>Threads:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">carteblanchetv<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a moment towards the end of our investigation into a childcare NGO that I consider one of the most profoundly sad I\u2019ve ever seen on Carte Blanche. A young woman, recently reunited with her child after a years\u2019 long separation, says it sometimes feels as if they\u2019re complete strangers. Some might consider it relatively&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2025\/05\/04\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-4-may-2025\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Coming Up On Carte Blanche &#8211; 4 May 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,10],"tags":[65,21],"class_list":["post-23556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-online","category-television","tag-carte-blanche","tag-mnet","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CarteBlanche2025.avif","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}