{"id":24952,"date":"2026-08-07T16:19:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=24952"},"modified":"2026-08-07T16:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:19:17","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-9-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-9-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche &#8211; 9 August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThe Con Court judgement on the Tafelberg School site in Sea Point is, at its surface, a seminal ruling. Its unequivocal statement that all spheres of government across the country are obliged to provide affordable homes for people close to their places of work leaves no room for debate. Now, hands up those of you who think this will lead to a dramatic surge in centrally located, well-managed accommodation in numbers large enough to make a dent in the housing and spatial crisis the judgement aims to address?\u201d <\/em><strong>&#8211; John Webb, Executive Producer<\/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 9 August - Right to the city | Carte Blanche | M-Net\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZDQ6LQpclf4?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\">Right to the City<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every morning, Nadia leaves home before dawn to make the long commute from her home in Hanover Park to Sea Point in Cape Town\u2019s tourist hub. It\u2019s a daily journey taken by millions of working-class South Africans between our cities\u2019 lower-cost outskirts and their centres, where money and opportunity are distilled. But now, a prime government-owned site in Sea Point has become the symbol of a struggle for urban spatial justice. Will a landmark Constitutional Court judgement spark a reckoning with the geographical legacy of our divided cities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Producer: Leigh-Anne Jansen | Presenter: Govan Whittles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Masked Men<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beaten, tied up and held hostage before losing treasured family heirlooms; hospitalised with lasting injuries, too traumatised to return to their houses\u2026 Residents of the Cape Winelands are under siege. A wave of violent home invasions has swept the region\u2019s rolling hills, turning a peaceful haven into a place of fear. Swift, organised and ruthless, are these masked gangs part of a syndicate finding new hunting ground in the Winelands? Carte Blanche investigates the devastating loss of the place every family should feel safe: home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Producer &amp; Presenter: Catherine Rice<\/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 9 august - Queen bees | Carte Blanche | M-Net\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zv4Fg33aGWI?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\">The Queen Bee Effect<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An autoimmune disease brought her career to a standstill, bees gave her a second chance&#8230; When Lulu Letlape became a beekeeper, she found something she never expected: a mentor, a path back to health, and a new purpose. Now, she\u2019s creating opportunities for other women to do the same. Some come from abusive backgrounds. Some were once terrified of bees. But somewhere along the way, fear turned into confidence, independence and self-belief. Carte Blanche meets Lulu and her Queen Bees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Producer: Beth Neale | Presenter: Claire Mawisa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">COMING SOON<\/h2>\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 SOON! Ancient vines | Carte Blanche | M-Net\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kUdoWM0btdU?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\">Ancient Vines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His roots are in the Western Cape. But for a decade, he\u2019s called this historic Spanish region home. Now, modern philosophies meet a centuries-old tradition.<\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facebook:&nbsp;<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\">&nbsp;#CarteBlanche<\/a><br \/>Bluesky:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/carteblanche.co.za\">@carteblanche.co.za<\/a><br \/>TikTok:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@carteblanchetv101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@carteblanchetv101<\/a><br \/>Youtube:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">carteblancheTV #CarteBlanche<\/a><br \/>Instagram:&nbsp;<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\">&nbsp;#CarteBlanche<\/a><br \/>Twitter \/ X:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@carteblanchetv<\/a><br \/>Threads:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">carteblanchetv<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Con Court judgement on the Tafelberg School site in Sea Point is, at its surface, a seminal ruling. Its unequivocal statement that all spheres of government across the country are obliged to provide affordable homes for people close to their places of work leaves no room for debate. Now, hands up those of you&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-9-august-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Coming Up On Carte Blanche &#8211; 9 August 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[97,10],"tags":[65,21],"class_list":["post-24952","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:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CarteBlanche2026-banner.jpg?fit=600%2C222&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24952","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=24952"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24953,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24952\/revisions\/24953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}