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  • On Special Assignment: Dismantling Verwoerd's Apartheid (2 November 2016)
    2 Nov 2016 14:23 (0 replies)

    Special Assignment asks: how we do undo the brutal psychological and socio-economic damage inflicted by Verwoerd's regime?

  • Special Assignment exposé: Is your doctor a real doctor?
    15 Jan 2015 19:32 (0 replies)

    Doctors selling their practice numbers for cash. Fake doctors treating patients. On Sunday (18th) Special Assignment airs an exposé of undercover footage.

  • On Special Assignment: Homes of Horrors (17 August 2014)
    13 Aug 2014 17:07 (0 replies)

    On Sunday Special Assignment exposes another case of horrific child abuse in the wake of the House of Horrors captivity case.

  • Special Assignment moves to Sundays
    3 Oct 2013 00:00 (1 replies)

    Time change! ... Special Assignment moves to Sundays on SABC3 as from 6 October. Two and a Half Men 8 takes over it's previous time slot.

  • Special Assignment: Who owns your debt? (II)
    20 Aug 2013 00:00 (1 replies)

    Banks selling off loans and debt to third parties, missing paperwork and contracts. On Thursday (22nd) Special Assignment speaks to a Reserve Bank whistle-blower.

  • Special Assignment: The value of human life?
    15 Apr 2013 00:00 (0 replies)

    What rights do South Africans have when it comes to health care? On Thursday (18th) Special Assignment exposes two cases of hospital horror treatment.

  • Special Assignment: Cash-For-Land Scams
    21 Nov 2012 00:00 (51 replies)

    On Thursday (22nd) Special Assignment investigates who's involved in the cash-for-land scams that have hit the people in Lenasia who've had their homes demolished.

  • Special Assignment: Survival Sex
    29 Aug 2012 00:00 (20 replies)

    On Thursday night Special Assignment reveals the stories of young girls who've resorted to prositition to survive to ask: why is society turning a blind eye?

  • Special Assignment: Over Her Head
    20 Jun 2012 00:00 (11 replies)

    On Thursday Special Assignment investigates the plight of unemployed mothers by following homeless and pregnant Haadia Williams as she tries to find a home.

  • On Special Assignment: Short Changed
    11 Jun 2012 00:00 (1 replies)

    This Thursday Special Assignment exposes the corrupt activities involved in the selling and purchasing of illegal panel vans that are being sold as taxi's.

  • On Special Assignment: Scraping the bottom of the barrel (7 June)
    6 Jun 2012 00:00 (1 replies)

    On Thursday Special Assignment exposes the plight of unemployed people who don't qualify for social grants and the things they're doing to survive.

  • On Special Assignment: Our Bodies ... Their Battleground (17 May)
    14 May 2012 00:00 (0 replies)

    This Thursday Special Assignment explores the crisis of rape during conflict and exposes the struggle to find lasting solutions to deal with the crime.

  • On Special Assignment: the Return of the Farang (3 May)
    2 May 2012 00:00 (2 replies)

    On Thursday (3 May) Special Assignment features an interview with Shani Krebs who spent 18 years in a Bangkok jail after being arrested for carrying heroin.

  • Pollsmoor's got no more talent (23 February 2012)
    23 Feb 2012 00:00 (0 replies)

    Pollsmoor prison had a successful rehab programme called Pollsmoor's Got Talent. It's been shut down with no explanation. Special Assignment investigates why.

  • Trapped in the Chambers (16 February)
    15 Feb 2012 00:00 (1 replies)

    On Thursday Special Assignment exposes the tragic story of an innocent man who got sick in prison and died before he could enjoy justice and freedom.

  • To toll or not? (10 November)
    7 Nov 2011 00:00 (0 replies)

    This Thursday (10th) Special Assignment looks at the Gauteng Freewy Improvement Project to innvestigate the cost implications and the flaws surrounding it.

  • Behind Her Smile (21 September 2011)
    18 Sep 2011 00:00 (7 replies)

    On Wednesday Special Assignment looks at the battle against breast cancer through the story of 38-year-old Nosipho Mgoma who's fighting for her life.

  • Sex Sells (24 August 2011)
    22 Aug 2011 00:00 (2 replies)

    This Wednesday Special Assignment debates the police sex pictures published in the Sowetan and asks: should the paper have published them? Was it newsworthy?

  • Medical Greed! (21 March 2011)
    21 Mar 2011 00:00 (2 replies)

    Tonight Special Assignment investigates South Africa’s biggest private hospital, Netcare’s controversial role in the cash-for-kidneys scam.

  • for the men ... (30 November 2010)
    30 Nov 2010 00:00 (1 replies)

    What can men do to ensure that other men don't abuse their partners? ... part 2 of the Special Assignment series about women who kill their partners.

  • till death ... (23 November 2010)
    21 Nov 2010 00:00 (4 replies)

    What should happen to women who kill their abusive partners? Special Assignment investigates how such women are double-victims: of their partners, then prison.

  • Positive Ladies Soccer Club (9 November 2010)
    8 Nov 2010 00:00 (1 replies)

    There are 2 000 HIV-related deaths in Zimbabwe every week. Special Assignment shows how a group of HIV+ women took control of their health - by playing soccer.

  • From The Mule's Mouth (2 November)
    25 Oct 2010 00:00 (1 replies)

    This Tuesday Special Assignment interviews Tessa Beetge: the convicted drug mule; jailed in Brazil; involved in the drug-smuggling case against Sheryl Cwele.

  • Hard To Swallow (7 September 2010)
    7 Sep 2010 00:00 (0 replies)

    Tonight: Special Assignment's cameras go inside hectic Brazilian prisons to find a South African who's been arrested on drug charges. Will she come home?

  • 'Don't Look' (At The Porn) (31 August)
    31 Aug 2010 00:00 (0 replies)

    After weeks of being blah-boring-yawn Special Assignment delivers something interesting tonight. Should the government ban internet porn to protect kids? ...

  • Darfur Peacekeepers: Before and After (24 August 2010)
    22 Aug 2010 00:00 (0 replies)

    On Tuesday Special Assignment screens a documentary about an 800-soldier South African unit and their peacekeeping duties in Darfur.

  • Media Freedom Dinner Debate (17 August)
    17 Aug 2010 00:00 (4 replies)

    On Special Assigment: City Press editor Ferial Haffajee, media ethics scholar Franz Kruger and ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu debate media freedom.

  • Fallen Off The Map (3 August 2010)
    3 Aug 2010 00:00 (2 replies)

    Sweeping the North West province: a revolt against poor service delivery. Special Assignment looks at the protests; and rate payers' refusal to pay.

  • Pollsmoor's Got Talent (17 November 2009)
    16 Nov 2009 00:00 (2 replies)

    Pollsmoor prison has turned into TV studio's: complete with television studio, sound booth, video editing suite and a talent show called Jail Star (no kidding).

  • Fighting For Breath (20 October 2009)
    20 Oct 2009 00:00 (0 replies)

    The residents of a town called Danielskuil are fighting for breath and say that a lime mine's making them sick. The mine denies it. Special Assignment investigates.

  • Gender Agenda (8 September 2009)
    8 Sep 2009 00:00 (1 replies)

    Special Assignment asks: is the Commission for Gender Equality actually doing anything and worth the millions in tax money it gets annually?

  • Forced Love (25 August 2009)
    25 Aug 2009 00:00 (36 replies)

    Teenage girls are being abducted in the Eastern Cape. Are they being forced into marraige? Who's taking them and why? Special Assignment investigates.

  • The Forest Pygmies (18 August 2009)
    17 Aug 2009 00:00 (1 replies)

    Special Assignment spotlights the Baka - the very first people to inhabit the Congo, whose lifestyle is under dangerous threat.

  • Smile, You're On Camera! (11 August)
    11 Aug 2009 00:00 (5 replies)

    Tonight Special Assignment broadcasts a month-long investigation into the millions of rands being raked in by the Jo'burg Metro Police.

  • Brothers In Arms (4 August 2009)
    4 Aug 2009 00:00 (0 replies)

    Special Assignment investigates the battle of injured South Africans who can't get medical care when they get home from Iraq.

  • Vuk'uzenzele (7 July 2009)
    6 Jul 2009 00:00 (0 replies)

    One lone woman has taken on the world in Du Noon where she's opened a haven for children with disabilties. Special Assignment pays her a visit.

  • Doctors Crisis (30 June 2009)
    30 Jun 2009 00:00 (0 replies)

    Tonight's Special Assignment visits hospitals to look at the working conditions of underpaid doctors and the impact on patients, who have to fight to be seen.

  • Street Of Dreams (23 June 2009) - Rescheduled
    22 Jun 2009 00:00 (0 replies)

    Homeless and destitute they took occupation of houses and refused to move out. Tuesday's Special Assignment covers the biggest home invasion in SA.

  • Surgeon and Gardener (2 June 2009)
    2 Jun 2009 00:00 (16 replies)

    In 1967, Professor Chris Barnard performed the worlds first heart transplant. But did he really? ... Or did someone else? ... Special Assignment investigates.

  • Eish-kom! (19 May 2009)
    19 May 2009 00:00 (1 replies)

    Who are the people ripping off electricty metres with illegal connections? Could it be Eskom? Special Assignment speaks to a former employee who says it is.

  • Child Brutes (5 May 2009)
    5 May 2009 00:00 (0 replies)

    Tonight Special Assignment tells the story of a young boy who was kidnapped and tortured by two 11-year olds.

  • Vendawood (28 April 2009)
    28 Apr 2009 00:00 (35 replies)

    Tonight Special Assignment visits Venda to uncover the secret of popular indie movies that are being filmed behind boababs.

  • The Kei Rippers (21 April 2009)
    21 Apr 2009 00:00 (2 replies)

    Tonight Special Assignment investigates smuggling, satanism, muti and serial killings in Butterworth, where people are being murdered for body parts.

  • Political Satire (14 April 2009)
    13 Apr 2009 00:00 (11 replies)

    On Tuesday Special Assignment looks at censorship and satire in SA, with a focus on the lawsuit against Zapiro and the canning of a TV series called Z-News.

  • Back! Due To Public Demand: Hell Hole (7 April 2009)
    6 Apr 2009 00:00 (11 replies)

    This week's Special Assignment about the murder happening in Zimbabwean prisons will be rebroadcast next Tuesday due to the response the show has received.

  • Stripped (24 March 2009)
    24 Mar 2009 00:00 (0 replies)

    Stripping is a multi-million rand legal industry in SA yet there are no laws protecting those who work the trade. Special Assignment investigates.

  • Thai Prisons (17 March 2009)
    16 Mar 2009 00:00 (53 replies)

    Tonight Special Assignment goes behind the walls of Thai prisons to tell the story of South Africans incarcarated in them for drug smuggling.

  • Ha Ri Vayi (We Are Not Going) (10 March 2009)
    10 Mar 2009 00:00 (26 replies)

    Tonight Special Assignment looks at the controversy surrounding the bus transit system incl. the taxi industry protests against it and commuters who need wheels

  • Dik Getik (3 March 2009)
    3 Mar 2009 00:00 (11 replies)

    Special Assignment relaunches with a new look, feel and format tonight. Coming up in the episode: a camera gets attacked while investigating the horrors of tik.

  • Gift To Timbuktu (17 February 2009)
    17 Feb 2009 00:00 (8 replies)

    Tonight Special Assignment follows ancient manuscripts that have been restored over six years and housed in their 13th century home in Timbuktu.

  • Baby Michael (13 January 2009)
    11 Jan 2009 00:00 (16 replies)

    On Tuesday Special Assignment tells the story of baby Michael Connor, who was abused by his parents and rendered quadraplegic before he turned six months old.

  • Battle of the T-Shirts (11 November onwards)
    10 Nov 2008 00:00 (1 replies)

    On Tuesday Special Assignment changes the shows regular format to host a series of debates between the T-shirts aka SA's political parties.

  • Black Men Can't Scrum? (30 September 2008)
    30 Sep 2008 00:00 (0 replies)

    Tonight Special Assignment looks at Rugby in SA and investigates the allegations that there's a deeply-entrenched bias against black players in the sport.

  • Court In The Act (16 September 2008)
    16 Sep 2008 00:00 (0 replies)

    Despite new laws to protect child victims, only 7 out of every 100 cases of sexual crimes against children result in jail time. Special Assignment investigates.

  • Cellphone Sleaze (9 September 2008)
    8 Sep 2008 00:00 (8 replies)

    Special Assignment also looks at technology, it's impact on the sexual behaviour of the youth and the trend of porn predators targeting kids.

  • Thembi's Story (12 August)
    12 Aug 2008 00:00 (27 replies)

    Special Assignment investigates the case of Thembi, who's boyfriend lied to her about his HIV status. The show asks: "What should the law do?"

  • 10th Anniversary Special (22 July)
    22 Jul 2008 00:00 (0 replies)

    Special Assignment celebrates the show's 10th anniversary with a look back at the first episode ever broadcast.

  • Finale For A Paedophile (15 July)
    15 Jul 2008 00:00 (3 replies)

    After the threat of legal action, Special Assignment follows up on the shows' expose of an alledged paedophile that was broadcast at the beginning of June.

  • Ashes To Ashes (1 July 2008)
    1 Jul 2008 00:00 (0 replies)

    Special Assignment looks at the aftermath of the xenophobic violence and travels to Mozambique to see what impact it's had on the rest of Africa.

  • The Ballot Of Thorns (24 June)
    24 Jun 2008 00:00 (0 replies)

    Special Assignment investigates the violent situation in Zimbabwe in the build-up to the polls.

  • Mineral Curse (10 June)
    10 Jun 2008 00:00 (0 replies)

    Special Assignment investigates the tensions between mines and communities who are being forced off their land because it's rich in minerals.

  • Prelude For A Paedophile (3 June)
    3 Jun 2008 00:00 (0 replies)

    Special Assignment investigates the story of an alledged paedophile who's preying on young streetchildren in Cape Town. The children speak out.

  • Killing Waters (27 May 2008)
    27 May 2008 00:00 (4 replies)

    Nearly 123 children have died in an Eastern Cape district since the beginning of the year. Special Assignment investigates the water that's killing them.

  • Hambani Makwere - Kwere (20 May 2008)
    20 May 2008 00:00 (198 replies)

    Tonight Special Assignment investigates the Alexandra violence in a special report on xenophobia, the reasons for it and the people caught in the crossfire.

  • A Matter Of Honour (13 May 2008)
    13 May 2008 00:00 (1 replies)

    Special Assignment goes undercover with a hidden camera to expose that women are being mistreated when they report rape cases to the police.

  • Journey To The End Of The Earth (29 April, 2008)
    29 Apr 2008 00:00 (0 replies)

    Special Assignment joins a group of ex-combatants on a trip from Pretoria to Southern Angola to investigate the aftermath of the Angolan border war.

  • Rights Of Passage (22 April, 2008)
    22 Apr 2008 00:00 (57 replies)

    Tonight Special Assignment investigates the high number of deaths that continue to happen in adulthood initiation ceremonies.

  • Aluta Continua (1 April, 2008)
    31 Mar 2008 00:00 (0 replies)

    A Special Assignment investigation into freedom of speech and how it's being censored in the public and private sector when employees speak out about problems.

  • Episode 31: Thembisa's Bones (22 August)
    21 Aug 2006 00:00 (1 replies)

    An investigation into the injustices happening in the rural areas of SA where people are at the mercy of criminals who are getting away with horrific crimes.

  • Episode 30: End Of The Line (15 August)
    15 Aug 2006 00:00 (0 replies)

    A special investigation into how the government refuses to take responsibility for the safety of Metrorail passengers. What's going to happen in 2010?

  • Episode 29: Bunny Town (8 August)
    8 Aug 2006 00:00 (0 replies)

    Young boys are being taken off the streets of Cape Town to be sexually abused by paedophiles. The police and shelters know about it and nobody's doing a thing.

  • Episode 28: Heavy Weight! (1 August)
    31 Jul 2006 00:00 (0 replies)

    In South Africa, almost a third of adult males and more than half of all women are overweight. This statistic keeps increasing - Special Assignment asks why.

  • Episode 27: Imali Yeqolo - Rent A Womb (25 July)
    25 Jul 2006 00:00 (0 replies)

    An investigation into how South Africa is following the UK trend of teenage girls falling pregnant to get a government grant which they spend on themselves.

  • Episode 26: The Jacob Zuma Story (11 July)
    10 Jul 2006 00:00 (0 replies)

    On the eve of Jacob Zuma's corruption trial Special Assignment biographies Zuma's life and visits his ancestral village to see how his family feel about him.

  • Episode 25: For The Boys (4 July)
    1 Jul 2006 00:00 (0 replies)

    Special Assignment investigates the brutal consequences of male rape in prison and the ways sexual violence has become ritualised into prison gang culture.

  • Episode 24: Sncedeni - Help Us (27June)
    26 Jun 2006 00:00 (0 replies)

    This week's Special Assignment investigates why many divorced South African women aren't receiving their maintenance money when their ex-husbands have paid it.

  • Episode 23: Housed In Controversy (20June)
    18 Jun 2006 00:00 (0 replies)

    Episode preview for Special Assignment, 20 June 2006, episode 23: Housed In Controversy.

  • Episode 22: Destination Unknown (13 June)
    12 Jun 2006 00:00 (0 replies)

    Episode preview for Special Assignment, 13 June 2006, episode 22: Destination Unknown.

  • Episode 21 (6 June)
    5 Jun 2006 00:00 (0 replies)

    Episode preview for Special Assignment, 6 June 2006, episode 21

  • Episode 20 (30 May)
    29 May 2006 00:00 (0 replies)

    Episode summary for Special Assignment, 31 May 2006, episode 20.

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