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After re-screening some of their most talked-about inserts of 2016 during the festive season,M-Net\u2019s top-notch investigative journalism programme Carte Blanche is back in full force on Sunday (15 January) with a special 90-minute episode. Due to the high age-restriction of Deadpool, this week\u2019s blockbuster premiere on M-Net 101, Carte Blanche will thus be on air from 19:00 until 20:30.<\/p>\n
\u201cViewers should take special note of this week Sunday\u2019s M-Net 101 jam-packed, unmissable line-up,\u201d says M-Net\u2019s Head of Publicity, Lani Lombard. \u201cFor those who missed the Golden Globe awards, there will be a rebroadcast at 14:00. Thereafter nerves will be on edge in the penultimate episode of Spellbound at 17:00,which will see word wizards fighting it out to be in the final. Leading up to Carte Blanche and Deadpool, The Voice SA coach Lira will also shine in the electrifying music special M-Net and Friends, at 17:30. Also remember, for the convenience of viewers who don\u2019t have PVRs, the entire M-Net 101 line-up can also be enjoyed an hour later on M-Net Plus 1, channel 901 on DStv Premium.\u201d<\/p>\n
This week\u2019s stories on Carte Blanche:<\/p>\n
While government commends what is said to be the best matric pass rate in recent times, many education experts have cautioned against celebrating what some describe as one of the worst education systems in the world. Closer analysis suggests that, when the very high number of school drop-outs is taken into account, the pass rate is in fact far lower than that reported. Carte Blanche investigates the complex factors eating away at South Africa\u2019s education system.<\/p>\n
Producer: Est\u00e9 de Klerk
\nPresenter: John Webb
\nResearcher: Chwayitisa Futshane<\/p>\n
Are your net-surfing habits exposing your every move, from your shopping choices to travel arrangements and even your location? Every time we go online we leave a digital footprint, making us vulnerable to anyone from corporate marketing sleuths to criminals with malicious intent and even governments interested in our lives. Carte Blanche discovers how easy it is to exploit connected devices and track users\u2019 online behaviour.<\/p>\n
Producer: Sophia Phirippides Today\u2019s decisions on South Africa’s future electricity supply will impact the country for generations to come. Coal, solar, wind, gas or nuclear? How much of each and at what cost? Eskom and government remain committed to a hotly contested and very expensive nuclear build program, but leading energy experts have challenged the recently announced plan. Carte Blanche examines government’s energy ambitions.<\/p>\n Producer: Marzanne van den Berg & Anna-Maria van Niekerk The South African poultry industry is in dire crisis and thousands of workers stand to lose their jobs as local production faces collapse. Role players blame cheap chicken imports from Brazil and the United States for flooding the market, leaving local producers unable to compete. Government has intervened and is working with poultry producers to address the industry\u2019s challenges, but is it too little too late? Carte Blanche asks if tighter import regulations and so-called \u2018anti-dumping measures\u2019 will safeguard local production?<\/p>\n Producer: Liz Fish It\u2019s said memory is the mother of all wisdom, a fundamental part of being human. But, the most common form of dementia\u2014Alzheimer\u2019s disease\u2014accounts for up to 70 percent of cases. And, after the age of 65, the chance of getting the disease doubles every five years. There is no cure, only the prospect of the cruel and undignified descent. But mounting research suggests that Alzheimer’s can be delayed and even prevented. Carte Blanche explores the lifestyle choices\u2014from what we eat to how much we move, even how we sleep\u2014that may affect our chances of cognitive decline in the future. Is the power to push back the disease largely in our hands?<\/p>\n Producer: Dr Geraldine McKenna<\/p>\n Line-ups are subject to change. Stories can be viewed at www.carteblanche.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n Facebook:\u00a0Carte Blanche<\/a> #CarteBlanche<\/a> After re-screening some of their most talked-about inserts of 2016 during the festive season,M-Net\u2019s top-notch investigative journalism programme Carte Blanche is back in full force on Sunday (15 January) with a special 90-minute episode. Due to the high age-restriction of Deadpool, this week\u2019s blockbuster premiere on M-Net 101, Carte Blanche will thus be on air… Continue reading Carte Blanche Returns With 90-minute Episode This Sunday – 15 January 2017<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[65,21],"class_list":["post-3281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-television","tag-carte-blanche","tag-mnet","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3281","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=3281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3281\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPresenter: Bongani Bingwa
\nWatch the\u00a0trailer<\/a><\/p>\nEnergy Future Uncertain<\/h6>\n
\nPresenter: Devi Sankaree Govender
\nWatch the\u00a0trailer<\/a><\/p>\nChicken Industry on a Knife Edge<\/h6>\n
\nPresenter: Bongani Bingwa<\/p>\nAlzheimer\u2019s: Can we Prevent it?<\/h6>\n
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