Ramping up testing for COVID-19: That’s Carte Blanche, this Sunday 12 April 2020 at 19:00, only on M-Net.
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Claire: “Health professionals are collecting samples and facilitating COVID-19 tests and our labs are busy processing them as fast as they possibly can. The capacity to do the mass testing of the entire South African population may be there, but what happens if we can’t get the actual test kits into the country due to the high global demand?”
Ramping Up Testing for COVID-19
Well into South Africa’s stringent 21-day national lockdown and with government on high alert, the number of positive patients is still steadily rising and with a delay in obtaining results, it seems the country’s infection rate may be skewed. Countries that have seemed to get on top of the COVID-19 pandemic appear to have rolled out testing to the highest number of people. Now the national Health Department has set out an ambitious plan to screen and test thousands in every province. So could an intensified roll-out of screening and testing finally be the difference?
Producer: Julian Sun
Presenter: Claire Mawisa
#Masks4All
In the new normal – as the world adjusts to the reality of a rampant, highly infectious virus – entering a crowded public space without a mask is becoming increasingly frowned upon. But will a mask keep you safe? Or keep the world safe from you, if you’re infected? Carte Blanche investigates the science behind masks and how we need to manage the available resources to pull South Africa through the crisis and beyond.
Producer: Carol Albertyn Christie
Presenter: Claire Mawisa
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Against the Ropes: The Public Protector
In March, the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane suffered yet another defeat when the high court set aside her report on the president’s CR 17 campaign funds. The damning judgment is one of several high-profile matters where the courts have either questioned her competence, her honesty or her understanding of the law. She says she is being unfairly targeted. But now a bigger battle looms for Mkhwebane, as parliament may soon begin proceedings that could remove her from office, and some of her most senior staff have spoken out about her leadership of this important institution.
Producer: Joy Summers
Presenter: Derek Watts
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Forever Diamonds
With estimated returns of over 50 to 100% a controversial Gauteng diamond dealer has lured a string of investors to buy into his dreams of selling Namaqualand diamonds at vast profits. Carte Blanche investigates how several unsuspecting South Africans, who invested millions into the mouth-watering scheme, were short-changed as the extravagant promises came to naught.
Producer: Graham Coetzer
Presenter: Derek Watts
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