{"id":23631,"date":"2025-05-16T14:56:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T12:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=23631"},"modified":"2025-05-16T14:56:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T12:56:43","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-18-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2025\/05\/16\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-18-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 18 May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“So, industrial scale mining is being presented as the answer to Oyster Bay\u2019s \u201csand migration\u201d problem. I\u2019m a layman on these matters, so how was the issue dealt with over the past I don\u2019t know two, three hundred years? Has the sand recently developed a will of its own, marching single-mindedly on the town and its residents, hoping one day to swallow them whole? Or is it possible we\u2019ve interfered with nature\u2019s ability to regulate itself and now have no choice but to turn to a potentially damaging industrial solution?\u201d – John Webb, Executive Producer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Refugee Roulette<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Backlogs, red tape and exploitation: that\u2019s what greets asylum seekers at South Africa\u2019s borders. The law requires refugees to renew their applications every three months. But it\u2019s not enough to jump through hoops: it\u2019s pay up, or get out. As Home Affairs juggles a backlog that\u2019s left tens of thousands in limbo, we uncover a web of corrupt officials and agents allegedly exploiting those fleeing conflict and persecution in their home countries. And as deportation looms, families who have called South Africa their home for decades pay the human cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Busisiwe Gumede-Chizhanje | Presenter: Masa Kekana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sand Wars<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A battle is brewing in a tiny coastal Eastern Cape town where pristine dunes meet a controversial mining plan. If the plan is passed, 20 to 40 truckloads of sand will be removed from the beach every day for up to five years. The mining company and some beachfront residents believes it\u2019s the answer to the town\u2019s sand migration problem, while others claim there\u2019s been poor public participation and insist the mine will destroy the fragile dune and beach ecosystems. Essential environmental management or resource exploitation? The conflict threatens to break Oyster Bay in two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Rags to Ruin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Accra: the gateway to Africa\u2019s vast second-hand clothing industry. Used clothes are shipped in by the tonne from Europe, America and Asia, fuelling the livelihoods of thousands of resellers. But the industry threatens the very communities that depend on it. Discarded clothes clog rivers and beaches, saturate landfills and pollute the air and water. Ghana is the developed world’s garbage can, and it’s drowning under tonnes of unusable, unsellable fast fashion.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Radio T\u00e9l\u00e9vision Suisse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Small Town: Richmond<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the home of a celebrated literary festival, a world-class art gallery and a boutique book binding centre. No, this isn\u2019t Berlin, Paris or New York. Welcome to Richmond: a tiny Northern Cape town off the N1 between Johannesburg and Cape Town. Steeped in history \u2013 from horse breeding to South African War skirmishes \u2013 Richmond may look like nothing more than a rest stop. But it\u2019s a hidden Karoo gem bursting with character. In our latest Small Town feature, Carte Blanche <\/strong>gets a taste of life in this quirky dorp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Diana Lucas | Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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