{"id":5947,"date":"2018-01-25T14:37:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T12:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=5947"},"modified":"2018-01-25T14:37:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T12:37:46","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-28-january-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/01\/25\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-28-january-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche &#8211; 28 January 2018"},"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 28 January 2017 at 19:00 &amp; again on M-Net Plus 1 [901] at 20:00<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Please note: this an extended 90-minute broadcast<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Life Esidimeni Hearings Continued<\/h3>\n<p>Former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu was finally in the hot seat at the Life Esidimeni Arbitration hearings this week where she apologised to families of victims of the tragedy. \u00a0\u00a0But in her testimony, she took no responsibility and shifted blame to then suspended Gauteng Health Department head Barney Selebano and Mental Health director, Dr Makgabo Manamela, both of whom had recently resigned from their posts. Meanwhile, affected families still need real answers and the big question remains: who will take ultimate responsibility for the tragic deaths of 143 State patients?<\/p>\n<p>Producer: Anna-Maria van Niekerk and Marzanne van den Berg<br \/>\nPresenter: Devi Sankaree Govender<br \/>\nResearcher: Siniketiwe Hlanze<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/carteblanche.dstv.com\/coming-esidimeni-arbitration-hearings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the trailer<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Trillian: Bianca Goodson Speaks<\/h3>\n<p>In an in-depth interview, former Trillian executive, Bianca Goodson lifts the lid on the inner workings of the Gupta empire, revealing how Gupta-linked companies planned to siphon billions from State-owned enterprises. Goodson also opens up to Carte Blanche about the secret life of a whistle-blower \u2013 the fear, anxiety and depression associated with speaking up.<\/p>\n<p>Producer: Graham Coetzer<br \/>\nPresenter: Macfarlane Moleli<\/p>\n<h3>Estina \u2013 Dairy Farm<\/h3>\n<p>In 2014, Carte Blanche investigated how a massive agricultural project, the Estina Diary Farm, which was meant to benefit local Free State farmers, became just another scheme for the Gupta family to milk the state of millions of tax-payers\u2019 funds.\u00a0 Now, as the National Prosecuting Authority hones in on one of the biggest money laundering schemes, the dairy farm has once again taken centre stage in ongoing investigations into the State Capture project.<\/p>\n<p>Producer: Kate Barry<br \/>\nPresenter: Devi Sankaree Govender<br \/>\nResearcher: Sasha Schwendenwein<\/p>\n<h3>Eskom: Deflections and Denials<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s been a busy few days for Eskom, from the announcement of the new Board to the resignation of former CFO Anoj Singh.\u00a0 This week Singh and Head of Generation, Matshela Koko, also appeared before parliament&#8217;s inquiry into the power utility, but if MPs were hoping for straight answers they were bitterly disappointed.\u00a0 Instead, Singh and Koko denied, deflected or simply couldn\u2019t recall their roles in the events which some MPs say, brought Eskom to its knees.\u00a0 Carte Blanche unpacks this developing story.<\/p>\n<p>Producer: Joy Summers<br \/>\nPresenter:\u00a0 Devi Sankaree Govender<br \/>\nResearcher: Tony Beamish<\/p>\n<h3>Hugh Masekela: A Giant Has Fallen<\/h3>\n<p>An international icon, trumpeter, composer and musician, \u201cthe father of South African jazz\u201d, died earlier this week at the age of 78, after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer.\u00a0 Hugh Masekela was a legend in jazz circles and during apartheid, used his music as a protest tool against the government in a bid to advocate for political change in South Africa.\u00a0 Carte Blanche pays tribute to a South African music giant.<\/p>\n<p>Producer: Julian Sun<br \/>\nPresenter: Bongani Bingwa<br \/>\nResearcher: Siniketiwe Hlanze<\/p>\n<h3>SA Skier Qualifies For Olympics<\/h3>\n<p>Barkly East at the foot of the Maluti mountains in the Eastern Cape, is about as far as you can get from the famous ski resorts of the world and these slopes only have snow for 3 months of the year. Yet from this small town, a young man has emerged who has actually qualified for the winter Olympics next month in South Korea. Carte Blanche goes skiing with 22-year-old Sive Speelman.<\/p>\n<p>Producer: Sasha Schwendenwein<br \/>\nPresenter: Derek Watts<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/carteblanche.dstv.com\/coming-sive-speelman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the trailer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Line-ups are subject to change. Stories can be viewed at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carteblanche.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.carteblanche.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carteblanchetv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carte Blanche<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/latest\/?q=%23carteblanche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CarteBlanche<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@carteblanchetv<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=%23CarteBlanche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CarteBlanche<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carteblanchetv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@carteblanchetv<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/carteblanche\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CarteBlanche<\/a><br \/>\nWeChat:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/carteblanche.dstv.com\/WeChat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ID: carteblanchetv<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On M-Net &amp; M-Net HD [101], Sunday 28 January 2017 at 19:00 &amp; again on M-Net Plus 1 [901] at 20:00 &nbsp; &nbsp; Please note: this an extended 90-minute broadcast Life Esidimeni Hearings Continued Former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu was finally in the hot seat at the Life Esidimeni Arbitration hearings this week where&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/01\/25\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-28-january-2018\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Coming Up On Carte Blanche &#8211; 28 January 2018<\/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-5947","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\/5947","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=5947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5947\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}