{"id":9581,"date":"2020-03-06T15:03:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T13:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=9581"},"modified":"2020-03-06T15:03:45","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T13:03:45","slug":"coming-up-on-carte-blanche-8-march-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/03\/06\/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-8-march-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 8 March 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shock Reveal, \u201cBird Island\u201d Withdrawn
This is an extended 90-minute broadcast.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carte Blanche\u200e this Sunday only on M-Net & M-Net HD [101], 23 February 2020 at 19:00 & again on M-Net Plus 1 [901] at 20:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N V E S T I G A T I V E > E X P O S \u00c9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Corrupt Billionaire: Isabel dos Santos<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

With a fortune estimated at around US$2.2 billion, Africa\u2019s richest woman Isabel dos Santos is under criminal investigation in her homeland. The BBC\u2019s Panorama chronicles how the daughter of former Angolan president Jos\u00e9 Eduardo dos Santos has been exposed through the \u201cLuanda Leaks\u201d project, which saw around 715,000 documents like emails, contracts and accounts from 1980 to 2018 detail the billionaire\u2019s business operations. While 30% of Angolans live on less than US$2 a day, this film investigates how Dos Santos exploited her country at the expense of ordinary Angolans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: BBC Panorama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renal Roulette<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

They say it\u2019s like playing Russian roulette with patients\u2019 lives. With limited resources in the public sector for relatively pricey, but life-saving treatments like dialysis, state hospitals are forced to ration these services, resulting in thousands of patients not getting the urgent care they need. Carte Blanche investigates what the future holds for South Africans with chronic kidney disease if they don\u2019t qualify for kidney transplants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Sophia Phirippides | Presenter: Macfarlane Moleli<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the trailer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Lost Boys of Bird Island\u201d Withdrawn<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Billed as an expos\u00e9 of former National Party cabinet ministers taking coloured boys for illicit rendezvous to Bird Island off Port Elizabeth in the 1980s, the controversial \u201cLost Boys of Bird Island\u201d book has now been withdrawn by its publishers. Unsold copies have been removed from bookstores. We reveal new evidence that suggests key events depicted in the book could not possibly have happened and speak to Barend du Plessis, one of the minsters named in media reports on the book, who has been given a formal apology for being linked to the allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Liz Fish | Presenter: Derek Watts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents Fight Back<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

It was a landmark ruling \u2013 the Makhanda High Court ordering the Makana Municipality to be dissolved and placed under administration for violating its constitutional mandate by failing to provide basic services to the community. Now as mismanagement and corruption continue to plague most municipalities around the country, this new court judgment is helping fed-up residents finally fight back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer: Ntokozo Miya and Mduduzi Miya | Presenter: Claire Mawisa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the trailer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Twitter: @carteblanchetv<\/a> #CarteBlanche<\/a>
Instagram: @carteblanchetv<\/a> #CarteBlanche<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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