{"id":24495,"date":"2026-02-20T17:12:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=24495"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:12:26","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-22-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/02\/20\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-22-february-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 22 February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cStories about the health impacts of pollution are complex. Establishing causality is challenging in the absence of proper research. However, it\u2019s noticeable that the suited executives of companies hellbent on denying those links rarely build their homes in the shadow of a chimney stack.\u201d – John Webb, Executive Producer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pride, Pollution & Prejudice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a small community with a proud history in the southern United States. But this town, home to descendants of freed slaves, is fighting for survival. And the threat to its future? A South African petrochemical giant that champions transformation and empowerment at home. As residents battle the health impacts of chemical pollution and demand fair prices for their properties, their town is eaten up, street by street. Carte<\/strong><\/em> Blanche<\/strong><\/em> travels across the Atlantic Ocean to tell a story of poisoned land, lost heritage, and corporate legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer & Presenter: Nickolaus Bauer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Trusted Source<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Allegations of faulty ventilation, rusting equipment, poor cleaning standards – and warnings ignored. What\u2019s going on inside this leading pharmaceutical company? It\u2019s an old and well-respected local company, trusted to produce household pharmaceutical brands. But a whistleblower claims that, behind closed doors, manufacturing standards are slipping. From damaged conveyor belts to ventilation so poor, dust obscures visibility on the production line, the allegations are explosive. Carte<\/strong><\/em> Blanche<\/strong><\/em> investigates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Harri Vithi | Presenter: Claire Mawisa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COMING SOON<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Science of Laughter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In our most overstretched hospitals, children and their families face illness and grief. But support comes from an unlikely source. We meet the heroes prescribing a quiet, unlikely brand of healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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James Ketchell: Around the World<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An adventurer stops over in Cape Town mid-journey around the world. James Ketchell is chasing a record and, in the process, helping science too. That\u2019s coming your way this March only on Carte<\/strong><\/em> Blanche<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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