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On M-Net & M-Net HD [101], Sunday 17 September 2017 at 19:00 & again on M-Net Plus 1 [901] at 20:00<\/p>\nOn M-Net & M-Net HD [101], Sunday 17 September 2017 at 19:00 & again on M-Net Plus 1 [901] at 20:00<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s been days since parts of the Johannesburg inner city, were plunged into darkness after a cable theft syndicate struck, making off with 6 kilometres of copper cables from underground tunnels. The electricity power outages put a grinding halt to businesses and left thousands of residents fed up.\u00a0 It\u2019s estimated that damages will amount to around R240 million, but it\u2019s small enterprises and big corporates that will really feel the losses. What\u2019s the real cost to Johannesburg\u2019s struggling economy?<\/p>\n
Producer: Sophia Phirippides
\nPresenter: Macfarlane Moleli
\nResearcher: Sinethemba Nogude<\/p>\n
Poultry Farms look like toxic waste sites; workers wear safety gear and have to go through several decontamination chambers before entering and leaving the farms. Bird flu strain H5N8 has struck and it\u2019s the most deadly bird flu virus to hit the commercial poultry industry. For smaller players like duck farmer Leon Groeneveld, this outbreak has been crippling. Carte Blanche asks: what does the future hold for the already embattled poultry industry?<\/p>\n
Producer: Liz Fish For many people catching a flight to Cape Town or Durban, is an everyday experience but for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, it\u2019s the opportunity of a lifetime. Volunteer pilots from around the country are participating in an extraordinary initiative to take hundreds of children on their first flight and inspire a generation of youngsters to reach for greater heights.\u00a0 Carte Blanche joins the Children\u2019s Flight.<\/p>\n Producer: Ben Dwork Line-ups are subject to change. Stories can be viewed at www.carteblanche.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n Facebook:\u00a0Carte Blanche<\/a> #CarteBlanche<\/a> On M-Net & M-Net HD [101], Sunday 17 September 2017 at 19:00 & again on M-Net Plus 1 [901] at 20:00 Cable Theft \u2013 A City in Darkness It\u2019s been days since parts of the Johannesburg inner city, were plunged into darkness after a cable theft syndicate struck, making off with 6 kilometres… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 17 September 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-5047","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\/5047","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=5047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5047\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPresenter: Derek Watts
\nWatch the trailer<\/a><\/p>\nThe Children\u2019s Flight<\/h3>\n
\nPresenter: Claire Mawisa
\nResearcher: Laura Byrne
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