Coming up on
Carte Blanche this Sunday (24 November, 2013):
Construction CollapseTragedy in Tongaat as the concrete floor of a building collapses on top of workers ... They shouldn’t have been on-site in the first place because of a court order halting construction a month ago.
Carte Blanche finds out who was behind this disaster and why the building industry often seems to be a law unto itself.
Producer: Julie Laurenz
Presenter: Derek Watts
Journalist: Sasha Schwendenwein
The AG Bows Out He was a model public servant who favoured constructive dialogue to promote accountability. But now, after seven years the Auditor-General has switched off his calculator, leaving big shoes for someone to fill. Carte Blanche chats to Terence Nombembe.
Producer: Joy Summers
Presenter: Derek Watts
Journalist: Bombi Mavundza
Thuli Fights BackIs she naive, courageous, or merely doing her job? Public Protector Thuli Madonsela speaks out about the drama that once again catapulted her office into the spotlight and made the rest of us even more suspicious about the funding for the President’s private home at Nkandla.
Producer: Este de Klerk
Presenter: Bongani Bingwa
Journalist: Chwayitisa Futshane
The Car Clockers
Meet those who turn back the odometers on used cars to inflate the price and dupe the buyer. It’s not a new phenomenon; Carte Blanche first reported on this method of tampering with the mileage of cars in 1995. But, it’s still happening and more sophisticated technology makes it that much harder to detect.
Producer: Nicky Troll
Presenter: Devi Sankaree Govender
Journalist: Wynand Grobler
Wedded Wanderers
Browse a while on the internet and you may be shocked to discover how many dating sites there are that cater for married people only. And a surprising number of active participants are women, according to a new study, which describes female infidelity figures as astonishing.
Carte Blanche bares all with the King of Infidelity and finds out if online searching leads to offline sexual encounters.
Producer: Bernadette Maguire
Presenter: Devi Sankaree Govender
Carte Blanche is on M-Net on Sundays at 19h00.