{"id":25055,"date":"2026-10-31T11:45:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T09:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=25055"},"modified":"2026-10-31T11:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T09:45:26","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-1-november-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/10\/31\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-1-november-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche &#8211; 1 November 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cRarely, if ever, have I seen Tatjana Smith as emotional as she was in her recent interview with us. And who can blame her? That our greatest-ever Olympian was treated with such apparent disdain by swimming\u2019s administrators is unforgivable. Sadly, hers is not an isolated case, as our recent reports on the controlling bodies of other sports have shown.\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 1 November - Sink or Swim | Carte Blanche | M-Net\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zajg92YNrHA?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\">Sink or Swim<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What happens when the organisation meant to develop aquatic sport becomes the obstacle athletes say they have to overcome? In August, World Aquatics&#8217; independent disciplinary body provisionally suspended two executives at Swimming South Africa (SSA) over alleged Integrity Code violations. It\u2019s a dramatic development in an ongoing saga of governance battles, funding controversies and legal challenges. One champion athlete\u2019s dispute over prize money and sponsorships; insiders raising questions; public outcry from swimming legends\u2026 The scandals are mounting. Carte Blanche examines a crisis affecting everyone from grassroots athletes to Olympic medallists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Producer: Harri Vithi | Presenter: Erin Bates<\/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 1 November - Skin Trade | Carte Blanche | M-Net\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iWLdNJxjCbI?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\">A Trade in Skins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly ten years ago, Carte Blanche investigated the brutal slaughter of donkeys for their skins in the Northern Cape. A decade later, has anything changed? Used to make traditional Chinese medicine, donkey skins are in such high demand that the African Union has placed a moratorium on their slaughter. At home, it\u2019s still legal \u2013 and, theoretically, regulated. But raids reveal dozens of carcasses in backyard butcheries, and insiders claim thousands of horses and donkeys are making their way into an illicit hide and meat market. Carte Blanche steps back into a trade where the line between legal trade and crime blurs \u2013 and cruelty is often the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Producer: Carol Albertyn Christie | 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 1 November - The Hani Legacy | Carte Blanche | M-Net\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-0RCnjlzrmI?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 Hani Legacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Angry, cynical, and poor\u2026 South Africans have lost faith in the promises of liberation. In three decades of democracy, cities have crumbled, mass unemployment has driven crime to new heights, and political support for the ANC has been decimated. Now, as the country gears up for local elections, one family hopes that their name will help shape the future. Giant of the armed struggle, Chris Hani, was assassinated in 1993, leaving behind his children and his wife, Limpho. Now, the family have commissioned friend and author Zakes Mda to write an autobiography of his life. And Limpho and her youngest daughter Lindiwe are calling for accountability and renewal in the name of a freedom fighter who, more than five decades ago, foreshadowed the erosion of his beloved party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Producer: Joy Summers | Presenter: Claire Mawisa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">MISSED THESE MOMENTS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Culling Comeback - Show Me the Science | Carte Blanche | M-Net #news\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0B_ITCF2-UY?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\">Culling Comeback?<br \/>Show Me the Science!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike the government, investigative wildlife journalist Adam Cruise doesn&#8217;t believe the decision to cull elephants is scientifically or rationally sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Warning Bells - On Deaf Ears | Carte Blanche | M-Net  #news\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qqqQkzzjIg0?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\">Warning Bells:<br \/>On Deaf Ears<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This boy befriended the teen who allegedly stabbed a six-year-old girl at a KZN school. He says he tried to report the teen&#8217;s worrying behaviour to police, but he was turned away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Skeleton School - Know Your Politicians | Carte Blanche | M-Net #news\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FBj-hzPzMeA?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\">Skeleton School:<br \/>Know Your Politicians<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yahweh 1 Construction and Projects is owned by Phumeza Mangcu. Despite questions around a multimillion-rand school construction project, she&#8217;s in the race to become mayor of Tshwane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Culling Comeback - Failure to Act | Carte Blanche | M-Net #news\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0RmaIcOgfQE?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\">Culling Comback?<br \/>Failure to Act<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 25 years, a birth control campaign has been successfully curbing the growth of some elephant herds in South Africa &#8211; at little to no cost to the government. But North West province has failed to dose a single elephant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Warning Bells: The TCC | Carte Blanche | M-Net  #news\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d731LfMFyCs?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\">Warning Bells:<br \/>The TCC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While investigating the months leading up to the stabbing of a six-year-old girl at a KZN school, details revealed a teen boy seemingly enticed by several extreme online subcultures, including one widely known as the TCC (True Crime Community).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Skeleton School - A Money Grab | Carte Blanche | M-Net #news\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TPWJbooTHyQ?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skeleton School:<br \/>A Money Grab<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gauteng government claims Semphato School is 94% complete. But subcontractor Nhlanhla Mkhize says he soon realised all was not well with the R133-million project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JOIN THE #CARTEBLANCHE CHAT<\/p>\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=\"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=\"noopener\">Carte Blanche<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/latest\/?q=%23carteblanche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"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=\"noopener\">@carteblanchetv101<\/a><br \/>Youtube:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carteblancheTV #CarteBlanche<\/a><br \/>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@carteblanchetv<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/carteblanche\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;#CarteBlanche<\/a><br \/>Twitter \/ X:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@carteblanchetv<\/a><br \/>Threads:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carteblanchetv<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cRarely, if ever, have I seen Tatjana Smith as emotional as she was in her recent interview with us. And who can blame her? That our greatest-ever Olympian was treated with such apparent disdain by swimming\u2019s administrators is unforgivable. Sadly, hers is not an isolated case, as our recent reports on the controlling bodies of&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/10\/31\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-1-november-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Coming Up On Carte Blanche &#8211; 1 November 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-25055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-online","category-television","tag-carte-blanche","tag-mnet","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"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","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25055","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=25055"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25056,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25055\/revisions\/25056"}],"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=25055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}