{"id":23695,"date":"2025-05-30T16:23:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=23695"},"modified":"2025-05-30T16:23:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:23:27","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-1-june-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2025\/05\/30\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-1-june-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 1 June 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cIt\u2019s counterintuitive, at least for the less narcissistically inclined, for filmmakers to turn the camera on themselves. Ours is to tell other people’s stories, not our own. And yet, occasionally, we become the story \u2013 even fleetingly \u2013 and we\u2019re compelled to reflect on how our own experiences coalesce with those of our case studies. Sunday\u2019s Mountain Syndicate investigation is one such occasion.\u201d – John Webb, Executive Producer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mountain Syndicate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a chilling mix of extortion and manipulation. Around Soshanguve, children are disappearing into the clutches of a shadowy group allegedly posing as a traditional initiation school. For desperate parents receiving a ransom call, the group seems to be no more than a kidnapping syndicate. But why do police turn a blind eye, even when terrified parents plead for help? And why are some of the \u201crescued\u201d children so detached, secretive and desperate to return to the bush? What\u2019s really happening inside this so-called school?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Busisiwe Gumede-Chizhanje | Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Death Behind Bars<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In an overcrowded Cape Town prison, an awaiting trial inmate lies naked and severely beaten. Hours later, he\u2019s declared dead. The official report: the alleged gangster died in a prison fight. But leaked information suggests the story may be far more sinister. What really happened that day? From horrific photos to reports of broken security cameras and attack dogs\u2026 Whispers swirl and more questions are raised than answers. Carte Blanche investigates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Marion Edmunds | Presenter: Lourensa Eckard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Arts vs Diplomacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Even as US President Donald Trump accused the South African government of white genocide in Washington, a very different encounter was taking place on home soil. South Africa-born US-based soprano Goitsemang Lehobye stepped onto a stage in Pretoria alongside the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra \u2013 and the music began. At a time of increasing American hostility towards immigrants, Lehobye is the embodiment of a polarised global environment \u2013 and a symbol of how music can bridge the divide. When politics falter, what might be possible if we let the music soar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Matuba Mahlatjie | Presenter: Masa Kekana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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JOIN THE #CARTEBLANCHE CONVERSATION<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s counterintuitive, at least for the less narcissistically inclined, for filmmakers to turn the camera on themselves. Ours is to tell other people’s stories, not our own. And yet, occasionally, we become the story \u2013 even fleetingly \u2013 and we\u2019re compelled to reflect on how our own experiences coalesce with those of our case studies.… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 1 June 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-23695","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\/23695","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=23695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23695\/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=23695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}