{"id":2558,"date":"2016-10-13T14:17:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T12:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=2558"},"modified":"2016-10-13T18:32:13","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T16:32:13","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-16-october-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2016\/10\/13\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-16-october-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 16 October 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coming up on Carte Blanche\u200e<\/strong>
\nOn M-Net & M-Net HD [101], Sunday 16 October 2016 at 19:00 & again on M-Net Plus 1 [901] at 20:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

#FeesMustFall<\/h6>\n

As violent student protests continued on campuses across the country, and spilt onto the streets this week, the remainder of the 2016 academic year hangs in the balance. But as universities take strain, government seemingly refuses to intervene. Can South Africa afford to meet the unwavering student demands for free education and is there a way forward for higher education?<\/p>\n

Producer: Nicky Troll
\nPresenter: Bongani Bingwa
\nResearcher: Chwayitisa Futshane
\nWatch the\u00a0trailer<\/a><\/p>\n

Mechanical heart<\/h6>\n

Philasande Dladla was an ordinary ten-year-old Johannesburg boy until he contracted what seemed to be nothing more than the common flu virus. But suddenly diagnosed with acute heart failure, he faced a desperate fight for survival. In a first on the African continent, doctors managed to save his life by replacing his failing heart with not one, but two so-called mechanical hearts. Carte Blanche witnesses the miracle of modern medical technology at work.<\/p>\n

Producer: Chwayitisa Futshane
\nPresenter: John Webb<\/p>\n

Pressure on Pravin<\/h6>\n

In February this year, just before Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan delivered a highly anticipated budget speech, news broke that he was being investigated by the Hawks in relation to an intelligence unit within the SA Revenue Service established in 2007\u2014during his tenure as Commissioner there. In August Gordhan declined to appear before the Hawks as requested. Then, on Tuesday\u2014two weeks before delivery of his medium term budget\u2014the NPA announced that a summons, on charges of alleged fraud, had been delivered to him. Support for Gordhan has poured in from various quarters and, while the Minister has spent much time reassuring investors that the economy is making a turnaround, every move against him has sent shock waves through the markets and hit the rand hard, renewing fears of a downgrade to junk status. Carte Blanche brings key analysis to these developments.<\/p>\n

Producer: Este de Klerk
\nPresenter: Derek Watts
\nResearcher: Laura Byrne<\/p>\n

Tutu talks Joy<\/h6>\n

In a world suffering turmoil, war, famine and more, is it still possible to find a sense of joyfulness? Carte Blanche reports on a week-long conversation between friends, confidantes and winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The product? Their advice for living with joy.<\/p>\n

Producer: Michael Duffett
\nPresenter: John Webb
\nWatch the\u00a0trailer<\/a><\/p>\n

Online Gaming Explosion<\/p>\n

With up to 1.7 billion gamers on the planet, the online games your parents thought were a waste of life could make you rich? Carte Blanche meets South Africa\u2019s top competitive video games, fighting to the virtual death for massive cash prizes and crushing the stereotype of geeks hiding in basements. Producer: James Carroll<\/p>\n

Presenter: John Webb<\/p>\n

Line-ups are subject to change. Stories can be viewed atwww.carteblanche.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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