{"id":3852,"date":"2017-04-06T18:05:43","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T16:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=3852"},"modified":"2017-04-06T18:05:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T16:05:43","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-9-april-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/04\/06\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-9-april-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche &#8211; 9 April 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2681\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/CarteBlanche.jpg?resize=118%2C116\" alt=\"\" width=\"118\" height=\"116\" \/>On M-Net &amp; M-Net HD [101], Sunday 9 April 2017 at 19:00 &amp; again on M-Net Plus 1 [901] at 20:00<\/p>\n<h3>Terror Arms Cache<\/h3>\n<p>A large cache of assault weapons including bombs, hand grenades, a suicide vest and automatic rifles were found in a building in Randburg. Experts believe it\u2019s an unusual choice of weapons for Johannesburg\u2019s criminal underworld, so could these arms be intended for terror attacks on our shores? Carte Blanche investigates whether South Africa\u2019s defence and intelligence systems are prepared to face possible terrorist threats.<\/p>\n<p>Producer: Johann Botha<br \/>\nPresenter: Devi Sankaree Govender<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/carteblanche.dstv.com\/coming-arms-cache\/\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the trailer<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\nSA\u2019s sovereign credit rating downgraded to junk status<\/h3>\n<p>Just days after President Jacob Zuma reshuffled his cabinet and fired Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his Deputy Mcebisi Jonas, international ratings agency Standard and Poor\u2019s downgraded South Africa\u2019s long-term currency sovereign credit rating to junk status. As experts count the cost of higher interest rates on bonds and vehicle repayments for ordinary South Africans, Carte Blanche examines the consequences of being relegated to junk status.<\/p>\n<p>Producer: Graham Coetzer<br \/>\nPresenter: Devi Sankaree Govender<br \/>\nResearcher: Tony Beamish<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/carteblanche.dstv.com\/coming-junk-status\/\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the trailer<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\nImmersive Technology<\/h3>\n<p>Virtual reality technology is revolutionizing the way designers, architects and artists create. From K53 driver training to virtual field trips for disabled and distant students, this cutting-edge, locally developed technology is transforming education in schools and training in the workplace. Carte Blanche looks at the world through a different lens.<\/p>\n<p>Producer: James Carrol<br \/>\nPresenter: Claire Mawisa<\/p>\n<p>Line-ups are subject to change. Stories can be viewed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carteblanche.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.carteblanche.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carteblanchetv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carte Blanche<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/latest\/?q=%23carteblanche\" target=\"_blank\">#CarteBlanche<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\">@carteblanchetv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=%23CarteBlanche\" target=\"_blank\">#CarteBlanche<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\">@carteblanchetv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/carteblanche\/\" target=\"_blank\">#CarteBlanche<\/a><br \/>\nWeChat:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/carteblanche.dstv.com\/WeChat\" target=\"_blank\">ID: carteblanchetv<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On M-Net &amp; M-Net HD [101], Sunday 9 April 2017 at 19:00 &amp; again on M-Net Plus 1 [901] at 20:00 Terror Arms Cache A large cache of assault weapons including bombs, hand grenades, a suicide vest and automatic rifles were found in a building in Randburg. Experts believe it\u2019s an unusual choice of weapons&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/04\/06\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-9-april-2017\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Coming Up On Carte Blanche &#8211; 9 April 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":[65,21,126],"class_list":["post-3852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-television","tag-carte-blanche","tag-mnet","tag-mnet-plus","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3852","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=3852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3852\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}