{"id":24737,"date":"2026-04-24T10:18:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=24737"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:18:33","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-26-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/04\/24\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-26-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche &#8211; 26 April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u201cI read this week that Jan Wilkens had died. \u00a0To those not born in the 1900s, the name will mean very little. But to some of us he was the inspiration for afternoons spent round-housing plywood tomato boxes and grappling with the family labrador. A barrel-chested man, he was probably no more than a touch over six foot, but to kids like me he seemed a giant. I\u2019d watch him wrestle all manner of rogues on television, convinced he\u2019d beaten them to within an inch of their lives. \u00a0Ah, yes\u2026 The innocence of an evening spent watching grown men slapping the s*&amp;t out of each other. \u00a0RIP Jan.\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\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coming up on 26 April - Football fail | Carte Blanche | M-Net\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g6nYiGwXFZY?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\">Football School Fallout<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It was founded in 1994 to train budding football stars from underprivileged backgrounds. But today, is a proud legacy under threat from controversial new owners? At a high school dedicated to the beautiful game, lessons started weeks late, staff face retrenchment or massive salary cuts, and learners say they\u2019re not getting enough to eat. What\u2019s gone wrong behind the doors of this elite academy? <em><strong>Carte Blanche<\/strong><\/em> investigates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Producer: Kate Barry | 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\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coming up on 26 April - Under siege | Carte Blanche | M-Net\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B6EZF9wqsps?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\">Glenharvie Down<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a thriving mining community on the West Rand, now the target of vandalism, crime and zama zama turf wars. A community is under siege: an execution in broad daylight; a farmer ambushed and his home burned down; residents sheltering inside as running gun battles erupt in the streets. One man is rallying the community to fight back \u2013 but is he fighting a losing battle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Producer: Graham Coetzer | Presenter: &nbsp;Lourensa Eckard<\/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\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coming up on 26 April - House of pain | Carte Blanche | M-Net\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OveMF7yRrFc?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\">House of Pain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By day, they\u2019re ordinary professionals. By night, villains, heroes and champions. In Cape Town\u2019s northern suburbs, men and women in face paint and leather battle it out in front of a roaring crowd. It looks like theatre; it feels like sport: it\u2019s South Africa\u2019s unknown wrestling scene. Is it sport, performance art, or delusion? Why would adult professionals risk serious injury for a side gig? &nbsp;Is wrestling a bizarre pastime, or a serious athletic pursuit fighting for legitimacy? <em><strong>Carte Blanche <\/strong><\/em>enters the ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Producer: Sinethemba Nogude | Presenter: Erin Bates<\/strong><\/p>\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 \/>Bluesky:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/carteblanche.co.za\">@carteblanche.co.za<\/a><br \/>TikTok:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@carteblanchetv101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@carteblanchetv101<\/a><br \/>Youtube:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">carteblancheTV #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 \/>Twitter \/ X:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@carteblanchetv<\/a><br \/>Threads:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">carteblanchetv<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI read this week that Jan Wilkens had died. \u00a0To those not born in the 1900s, the name will mean very little. But to some of us he was the inspiration for afternoons spent round-housing plywood tomato boxes and grappling with the family labrador. 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