{"id":23738,"date":"2025-06-27T15:44:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T13:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=23738"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:44:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T13:44:53","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-29-june-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2025\/06\/27\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-29-june-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 29 June 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cThe producer of Sunday night’s story on Centurion’s sinkholes described it as being like a slice of pizza. The tomato and cheese represent areas at high risk of developing massive sinkholes, while the sprinkling of green herbs are the safe areas. It’s a frightening prospect when you consider just how much cheese and tomato are on a pizza. \u00a0I’m sure the anxious residents of Centurion would much rather be living on a focaccia.\u201d – John Webb, Executive Producer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Living on Cheese<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Centurion: where a water or sewage leak can literally dissolve the ground beneath your feet. Add aging infrastructure and poor maintenance to a foundation of dolomite, and you\u2019ve got a disaster unfolding in plain sight. There are currently 63 recorded sinkholes affecting hospitals, businesses and private homes \u2013 not to mention motorists and pedestrians. Property values are diving, home insurance won\u2019t cover repairs, and residents are desperate. And with each sinkhole costing millions to repair, there is no quick fix. Carte Blanche <\/strong>takes a sinkhole safari to spot Centurion\u2019s Big Five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Kate Barry | Presenter: Lourensa Eckard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Beauty Underground<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the flourishing world of unlicensed cosmetics, air hostesses and exotic dancers are performing illegal medical procedures with unauthorised products \u2013 at a fraction of the usual cost. But what sounds too good to be true usually is. Counterfeit, non-medical grade products can cause infection, allergic reactions and long-term complications. As unregistered, untrained injectors flood social media to advertise their services, thousands of customers are signing up. Can anything be done to hold them to account?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Latashia Naidoo | Presenter: Lourensa Eckard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Rhino Whisperer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For eight months, he lived among the giants. When Justin Terblanche saw poachers reduce a crash of nineteen rhino to just four in the space of a few years, he couldn\u2019t stand by \u2013 so he took action. From all-night patrols with a rifle and a flashlight, eventually he moved into the bush. Sleeping under the stars, learning the rhinos\u2019 sounds and movements \u2013 and enduring his share of bruises \u2013 he earned their trust so that he could protect them. And in time, something remarkable happened: they let him in. It\u2019s a story of tragedy and hope, of the quiet bond between a man and the last of his herd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Tarryn Crossman | Presenter: Govan Whittles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOW STREAMING<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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